Albuquerque Journal, August 6, 2008

Sixty-three years ago this week, the United States was the first 9and last—so far) nation to use nuclear weapons in war, detonating two warheads in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, japan. Tens of thousands were killed instantly, and by the end of 1945 another 200,000 had died from radiation-related ailments.

This somber anniversary provides an opportunity to assess the range of nuclear threats bedeviling international relations and threatening the future, and a chance to recommit to the work of nuclear disarmament.

The New York Observer, by Allen McDuffee, July 28,2008

"...William Hartung of the New America Foundation contended that a Rumsfeldian approach to restructuring the U.S. military base network at this point is "a case of way too little, way too late." And given the denigration of the American global reputation caused by its irresponsible actions in Iraq, he said, "One of the best ways to restore confidence in the U.S. globally would be to adopt a non-interventionist posture" that would include "substantial cutbacks in the U.S. overseas base structure..."

Huffington Post, Joe Cirincione Blog, July 16, 2008

One week after military maneuvers raised fears of war and the price of oil, a senior US official will meet with the Iranian nuclear negotiator. A deal may be in the works.

The Christian Science Monitor,
By Howard LaFranchi, July 10, 2008

WASHINGTON - Considered a lost hope just last month, a US-India nuclear energy deal has sprung back to life and may yet end up one of the most significant geopolitical initiatives of the Bush presidency.

According to a new New York Times/CBS News poll Americans are more dissatisfied with the country’s direction than at any time since the New York Times/CBS News poll began asking about the subject in the early 1990s... Two-thirds said that the war had contributed greatly to the country's economic problems.

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Twenty-three US groups launched an effort to stop a US deal aimed at providing India with civilian nuclear fuel and technology, saying it would instead beef up New Delhi's atomic weapons capability.

Arms Control Experts, Environmental Activists, Consumer Advocates, Religious Groups and Doctors Find Proposed Agreement Would Dangerously Undermine National Security, Global Stability.