At the height of Cold War tensions, the UK had plans about what to do if a nuclear strike happened.

Nuclear war has always existed in the background of modern life as the kind of threat that is too big to fully process, so most of us simply don’t. It lives in the same mental drawer as asteroid ...

The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly ...

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 ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said it completed ‘Diamond stamping' of the new B61-13 nuclear bomb, ...

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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 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...