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Iran-Israel conflict

The nuclear year in review: Welcome to the antechamber of the next nuclear crisis

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Members of Israel's Home Front Command and police forces inspect a crater left by an exploded projectile at a heavily-damaged school building in Israel's southern city of Gedera on October 1, 2024, after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and other Iran-backed militants. Reports said Iran fired between 150 and 200 missiles in the attack, the country's second on Israel after a missile and drone attack in April in response to a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Carnegie nuclear expert James Acton explains why it would be counterproductive for Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program

By John Mecklin | Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Watch the 2025 Doomsday Clock announcement on January 28