Fred Kaplan

Fred Kaplan is the author of The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War and the novel A Capital Calamity.

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This Could Be the Real Decisive Factor in the War With Iran—and Hegseth Seems Oblivious to It
Fred Kaplan
March 13, 2026 5:40 AM
The U.S. Bombed an Elementary School in Iran. Trump’s Response Makes It Worse.
Fred Kaplan
March 10, 2026 3:12 PM
Trump’s Real Plan for Iran Might Be Coming Into View
Fred Kaplan
March 06, 2026 3:27 PM
As He Tries to Rationalize His War in Iran, Trump Cannot Stop Telling On Himself
Fred Kaplan
March 04, 2026 5:12 PM
Trump Still Doesn’t Seem to Have a Strategy in Iran
Fred Kaplan
March 02, 2026 4:11 PM
This Is Different From Trump’s Past Strikes on Iran and Venezuela
Fred Kaplan
Feb 28, 2026 2:52 PM
The Iranians Offered a Good Deal. I Think I Know What Trump Is Really Afraid Of.
Fred Kaplan
Feb 27, 2026 1:50 PM
Why This Iran Comment From Trump’s Top General Is a Big Deal
Fred Kaplan
Feb 24, 2026 3:21 PM
Wait, Is Trump About to Go to War With Iran?
Fred Kaplan
Feb 19, 2026 4:17 PM
AOC Just Debuted on a New International Stage. How Did She Do?
Fred Kaplan
Feb 17, 2026 5:35 PM
Pete Hegseth Has Outdone Himself
Fred Kaplan
Feb 09, 2026 3:09 PM
The Real Reason Trump Wants to Let Our Nuclear Weapons Treaty With Russia Die
Fred Kaplan
Feb 06, 2026 3:50 PM
For the First Time in Half a Century, We Won’t Have a Nuclear Treaty With Russia. Trump Is Totally Unprepared.
Fred Kaplan
Feb 03, 2026 3:15 PM
NATO Is Doing Military Exercises—Without America. That Does Not Mean Anything Good.
Fred Kaplan
Feb 02, 2026 5:45 AM
A Seat on Trump’s “Board of Peace” Costs $1 Billion. Guess Who Gets the Money.
Fred Kaplan
Jan 28, 2026 3:46 PM
Our European Allies Just Exposed Trump’s Core Weakness—and Also America’s
Fred Kaplan
Jan 23, 2026 2:37 PM
At Davos, Trump’s Speech Stood Out—but Another One Mattered Much More
Fred Kaplan
Jan 21, 2026 3:58 PM
It Might Have Seemed as if Trump Couldn’t Get More Irrational. Greenland Proves He’s Just Getting Started.
Fred Kaplan
Jan 20, 2026 3:05 PM
It’s Time to Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security
Fred Kaplan
Jan 15, 2026 5:45 AM
The Defense Department’s Case Against Mark Kelly Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds
Fred Kaplan
Jan 13, 2026 3:53 PM