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Rob Goldston

Jan 14, 2024, 9:46 AM

Soon after the October 7 attack, Hamas politburo member Ghazi Hamad said that the Palestinian nation was “proud to sacrifice martyrs.” I don’t see pride in the eyes of the Gazans who have lost family members in this war....

Aug 11, 2015, 7:46 AM

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One of the ’29 Scientists’ responds

A rebuttal to Emily Landau’s critique: It's a good deal for the Mideast and for Israel -- the alternative is a nightmare

Jul 17, 2015, 7:26 AM

Please, let’s not miss this opportunity

To my Israeli friends: The deal between the P5+1 and Iran is extremely good for Israel. It is vastly better than the world we will face together if the US Congress prevents my country from signing on. For example, a...

Mar 12, 2015, 4:36 AM

Analysis of Bibi’s Speech

At his recent speech to the US Congress Prime Minister Netanyahu indicated what he considered to be two major failings of the emerging deal with Iran: During an interim period of about ten years, the deal would only limit Iran’s breakout...

About Me

Rob Goldston is a professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He teaches and writes about nuclear energy, with special focus on nuclear proliferation risks. He was director of the US Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory from 1997 to 2009. He won a 2014 "Leading Global Thinkers" award from Foreign Policy Magazine for his work on arms control.