Tom Arms
26 July 2025
The drone and the death of compromise
The first unmanned flying weapon was launched over a century ago – the full implications of that flight are only now being understood
Read the full article13 June 2025
The father of Iran’s nuclear programme
One day an engineer at a metals company in the Netherlands stole a trove of nuclear secrets and offered them for sale – his first customer was Iran
Read the full article03 May 2025
On the Arctic at least, Trump is right
Russia and China’s superiority in the ‘High North’ could allow them to sever a key supply route between America and Europe
Read the full article20 April 2025
Europe’s explosive history with the bomb
Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?
Read the full article02 February 2025
What Trump doesn’t understand about Greenland
A complex set of historic agreements between the US and Denmark means that if he wants Greenland, Trump might have to give up something in return
Read the full article18 August 2024
The most dangerous idea in Europe
How a Frenchman in a ruined château poisoned western politics
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