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2020 presidential election

Nuclear launch console.

Hot-button campaign issue: 2020 Democrats disagree on nuclear launch authority

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

John Holdren

The overwhelming case for no first use

By John P. Holdren | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Alexandra Bell

What the presidential candidates should be asked about arms control and nonproliferation

By Alexandra Bell | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A Minuteman III missile crew on alert.

Why nuclear weapons should be a major focus of the 2020 campaign

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Weapons