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The new Woodward and Costa book shows why no president should have “sole authority” to start a nuclear war

By Jessica Sleight | Nuclear Risk

Supporters of US President Donald Trump, including member of the QAnon conspiracy group Jake A, aka Yellowstone Wolf (C), enter the US Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Pelosi seeks Trump’s immediate removal amid worries about his access to nuclear launch codes

By | Nuclear Risk

An expert proposal: How to limit presidential authority to order the use of nuclear weapons

By Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright, Steve Fetter | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons