In the wake of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings and the release of the movie "Oppenheimer," it's a good time to talk about ending the threat of these dreadful weapons. I ...

President Bush's new concept of deterrence in the post-Cold War world, which embraces the U.S. deploying offensive and defensive forces, stands in sharp contrast to deterrence strategy outlined in a ...

George Washington’s first message to Congress contained the words, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” Though he didn’t mention the word, he was speaking ...

For Washington, the challenge is balancing aggression and restraint. It is caught in a vortex; to continue attacks on Iran can escalate the war and not to continue can bruise the ego of Donald Trump, ...

I urge citizens to oppose the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005. This legislation would dramatically expand the use of the death penalty and could result in the conviction of ...