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They dumped chemical weapons waste here - then people had to stay

For decades, this city was exposed to large amounts of chemical waste, including byproducts linked to weapons production. The contamination affected the air, water, and soil, creating conditions that ...
The National Interest

America Must Confront Sudan’s Chemical Weapons Program

The Sudanese government has regularly used chemical weapons against its domestic opponents, believing that it can act with impunity. The United States should show otherwise. The world ought to be ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

What should be done about Iran’s potential secret chemical and biological weapons programs?

Ahead of a televised address Wednesday, critics wanted US President Donald Trump to lay out a clear roadmap for ending the now month-long war in Iran and clarify the objectives for having started it.
Slate

Trump DOJ Refuses to Rule Out Second Amendment Right to Nuclear Weapons

Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is pushing back ...
NBC News

Marine corporal accused of stealing and selling weapons from California's Camp Pendleton

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California's Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including a shoulder-fired missile system, and conspiring to sell ...
Reuters

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries supplying Iran with weapons

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, ...
Business Insider

The US military is pushing up production for the weapons that could matter most in a major war

The Department of Defense is signing new deals with defense companies to boost production of critical weapons. Key missiles and interceptors have seen extensive use in recent conflicts. Officials and ...
CNN

Cornered and wounded, will Iran now go for a nuclear bomb?

When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s ...
Time

Trump Says His Goal Is to Stop Iran Getting a Nuclear Bomb. But the Result Might Be Lots More Nukes Across the Globe

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about U.S.-Iran negotiations, which he said must result in Tehran giving up its nuclear ambitions, before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International ...
CNN

As arms agreements fray, China secretly expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure

When three villagers from China’s Sichuan province wrote to local officials in 2022 asking why the government was confiscating their land and evicting them from their homes, they received a terse ...
C&EN

White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support

For the fourth time, President Donald J. Trump has proposed eliminating the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), an independent body that investigates the causes of significant ...