On March 26, we ran a blog post by Sufyan bin Uzayr subtitled: “The U.S., hooked on Russian enriched uranium, is in no position to impose long-term sanctions on Russia.” In other words, collateral damage from sanctions might include an end to Russia supplying the United States with enriched uranium.

Many breathed a huge sigh of relief when George Bush appointed Robert Gates secretary of defense. Compared to Donald Rumsfeld, who he replaced, he seemed like the voice of sanity.

At a news conference at the end of Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague on March 25, President Obama sought to put in perspective any threat to U.S. national security that Russia’s annexation of Crimea might pose.

March 13, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ran a piece by Sokov with the paradoxical title “Why Russia calls a limited nuclear strike ‘de-escalation’.”

The man who brought the ability to make nuclear weapons to Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and Libya now wants to start a political movement.