On July 16, 1945, in a stretch of New Mexico desert called the Jornada del Muerto, scientists of the Manhattan Project ...

Nuclear war has always existed in the background of modern life as the kind of threat that is too big to fully process, so ...

Henry Kissinger often said that nuclear arms are “weapons in search of a doctrine.” After the Cold War, some strategists have ...

Key Points and Summary - Nuclear war remains unlikely, but not impossible—and five regions stand out as potential flashpoints in 2026. -Dr. Brent M. Eastwood walks through scenarios where Israel could ...

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The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly scramble up the escalation ladder through deep strikes into Russia, with alleged ...

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex dates back to the height of the Cold War and was built to withstand Soviet nuclear attacks.

President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war in Iran backfired, leaving Tehran stronger than it was before. “How has this in any way made things better?” asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...

When President Donald Trump went to war with Iran, he cited its supposedly imminent nuclear threat. But he’d spent months ...

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed how easily modern, interconnected food systems can be disrupted by armed ...

In the wake of Operation Epic Fury, both supporters and critics of the president have described the joint U.S.- Israeli bombing campaigns as “exquisite.” Iran’s supreme leader, in addition to vast ...