Who is ‘Miss Atomic Bomb?’: How one man’s obsession solved 68-year-old mystery behind iconic photo
It wasn’t going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as “Miss Atomic Bomb.” All Robert Friedrichs had to go on was a stage ...
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
Leftist Candidate Holds Narrowing Lead a Week from South Korean Presidential Election
South Korea’s presidential election will be held on June 3. The last round of polls taken before polling is suspended under South Korean election law showed Lee Jae-myung, candidate of ...
Why a Maximalist Approach to Iran Talks Won’t Work
A fifth round of nuclear talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff concluded in Rome last week with “some but not conclusive” progress, the ...
The U.S. Military Needs to Relearn Nuclear Signaling
For decades, the United States’ extended nuclear deterrent has backstopped nuclear stability and supported nuclear nonproliferation among U.S. allies. Nuclear-sharing agreements and security guarantees have solidified nuclear deterrence, and combined ...
Could Iranian Nukes Be a Business Opportunity for the U.S.?
A bold idea quietly surfaced last month in U.S.-Iranian negotiations: What if the United States didn’t just try to contain Iran’s nuclear program—but helped build it? The idea is aimed ...
Iran Nuclear Talks Are Running Into Red Lines
Although U.S. President Donald Trump suggested last week that a nuclear deal with Iran was “close,” that doesn’t actually seem to be the case as both sides are digging in ...
This Technology Could Be a Game-Changer for North Korea
In December 2023, I noticed something peculiar on satellite imagery of North Korea’s Pyongyang Sunan International Airport: An old Soviet cargo aircraft was being modified with structural pylons above its ...
What Trump Got Right in the Middle East
Sometimes, the significance of a news event can be measured by the degree to which the mainstream media downplays or ignores it altogether. This appeared to be the case this ...
Another Clash Over Kashmir Is Coming
The dust has yet to settle on the most recent Pakistan-India crisis, but another one is already—and inevitably—around the corner within the next few years. The Pakistani Army, which rules ...
Trump’s Gulf Dealmaking Bonanza
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we are in the process of booking our flights to The Hague for next month’s NATO summit. Stay tuned for special on-the ...
