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Americans like to think the war in Afghanistan is over, but that would be a serious mistake.

The Nth Country experiment showed that three post-docs with no nuclear knowledge could design a working atom bomb.

Tritium on Ice: The Dangerous New Alliance of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power By Kenneth D. Bergeron MIT Press, 2002 232 pages; $24.95

He knew “preventive war” wouldn't prevent anything but peace.

The president's national security adviser believes the United States should use “anticipatory defense” against any country it thinks might attack.

Richard Nixon thought a secret, worldwide nuclear alert would remain unknown to the American public, and he was right. But his strategy–to threaten the Soviets into helping bring an end to the Vietnam war–was unsuccessful. They may not even have noticed.

The United States may have rejected the bioweapons protocol because it is committed to continuing and expanding its secret programs.

Forget hawks and doves. The post-Cold War political struggle is between “dominators” and “conciliators.” Right now, thanks especially to Osama bin Laden, those who believe U.S. national security lies in raw military power, not cooperative agreements, are in control.

The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI By Ronald Kessler, St. Martin's Press, 2002, 488 pages; $27.95 Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed in Counterintelligence But Promoted the Politics of McCarthyism in the Cold War Years By Athan Theoharis, Ivan R. Dee Press, 2002, 307 pages; $27.50