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Weapons of mass destruction

A TSA agent wears a black ribbon over his badge during a memorial service for a slain colleague.

How the fight against terrorism has transformed America since 9/11

Books

Journalist Lawrence Wright told the story of al-Qaeda’s rise and the planning of 9/11. Now, he’s worried that Washington’s reaction to terrorism is robbing a generation of basic freedoms.

The Iraqi army destroys what it says is an IED planted by ISIS containing chlorine gas in March 2015.

A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback

Conflict
A soldier from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade adjusts his gas mask prior to an air analysis mission near an oil and gas separation plant at the Baba Gurgur oil field outside northern Iraq's town of Kirkuk on May 3, 2003.

The Army’s secrecy habit kept US troops from getting needed treatment after chemical weapons exposure

Health
U.S. President Barack Obama looks up as he and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a joint news conference at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. World leaders called on Tuesday for

From Russia-US relations to global terrorism, nuclear insecurity is as big a threat as ever

Global Politics
The World

Iran pursues nuclear ambitions, produces yellowcake uranium

Environment
Libya chemical weapons

The chemical weapons have been destroyed, not in Syria, but in Libya

Conflict & Justice

While all the attention is focused on Syria’s chemical weapons, Libya has secretly destroyed its last remaining batch.

A resident gestures as he talks to a U.S. soldier from 2nd Brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne on patrol in Baghdad's Adhamiya district January 5, 2008.

How wars end part I: Iraq

Conflict & Justice

In the spring of 2003, for a brief moment, many Americans bought the idea, that the Iraq war was over. But why didn’t the war end with the fall of Baghdad? And why were we programmed to think it might?

Chinese commando guards

Finally, the chemical weapon materials are moving out of Syria

Conflict & Justice

After months of diplomacy, preparation and training, the first batch of Syria’s chemical weapons are out of the country and in international waters. It’s just the start.

Chemical Weapons Training at US base

The plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons is simple, at least on paper

Conflict & Justice

Chemical weapon experts generally do their clean up work to neutralize weapons after conflicts are over. In Syria, they have to operate in the midst of a civil war, and so they are getting special training at a US military facility in Germany.

A Lebanese nun argues the US and others are wrong about Syria and should negotiate peace

Conflict & Justice

Mother Agnes is the Lebanese nun who stirred controversy after she disputed evidence of a chemical attack by the Syrian government. She’s now calling for a negotiated solution to the Syrian conflict.