Nuclear Weapons

Two men in suits greet each other on a red carpet at an airport, with an airplane and several people standing in the background.

After New START: Why new formats of strategic arms control need a common view

By Alexey Arbatov, Konstantin Bogdanov | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A man in academic regalia speaks at a podium with the presidential seal during an outdoor ceremony at The American University, with people seated behind him.

Beyond ‘Pax Americana’: How JFK’s lessons on unilateral nuclear restraint show that Trump should do more

By Matthew Bunn | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A French military jet flies above a French Air Force refueling aircraft in midair against a clear sky.

How France’s new nuclear doctrine strengthens NATO

By Etienne Marcuz | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

President of the Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Do Hung Viet, at work at UN headquarters in New York last week. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

The 11th NPT Review Conference ends with a whimper

By Mark Goodman | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A group of people in formal attire sit around a table with phones and documents; one person wears a "USA" cap. A map and security personnel are visible in the background.

Why Congress and senior officials must deny Trump a ‘nuclear escape’ in Iran

By Paul Slovic, Rose McDermott | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Lessons learned from an Army Corps radioactive waste disposal plan for Michigan that went South

By Chanese A. Forté | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion, Voices of Tomorrow

A barren landscape with dry, leafless trees and dusty ground under a hazy sky with the sun partially visible.

How nuclear war would impact the global food system. And how to prepare for it

By Florian Ulrich Jehn | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons

Why I started a ‘hotline’ for young people seeking peace

By Ivan Siluianov | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Personal Essay, Voices of Tomorrow

A large firestorm cloud rises over Hiroshima after the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945, with smoke spreading across the city below.

‘Not the most cheerful thing I’ve ever done.’ Susan Solomon on the National Academies report on the effects of nuclear war

By François Diaz-Maurin | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons

An artist's impression of a giant asteroid colliding with Earth.

‘Earth in flames,’ Brian Toon and Alan Robock on whether humans will die from an asteroid or nuclear war first

By François Diaz-Maurin | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons

Leaders from the United States and China sit around a conference table with documents, flowers, and flags, engaging in a formal discussion.

How Trump can play a strong hand at the Beijing Summit

By Mallory Stewart, Jackson du Pont | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A rocket launches into a blue sky, leaving behind a trail of smoke and dust. A red and white launch tower stands on the left.

Russian nuclear weapons, 2026

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight-Boyle | Analysis, Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons