New special issue: Russia after Putin

nuclear war

Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else. (RU)

By François Diaz-Maurin | Investigative Reporting, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else.

By François Diaz-Maurin | Investigative Reporting, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

JFK in White House in Cuban Missile Crisis

60 years later: How many nuclear weapons did the US and USSR have in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Analysis

“Not a bluff:” Losing ground in Ukraine, Putin raises nuclear threats

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

NPT Review Conference: Will it rise to the proliferation challenges?

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Will Putin go nuclear? An updated timeline of expert comments

By Susan D’Agostino, François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Rebuttal: Current nuclear weapons policy not safe or sane

By Stewart Prager, Alan Kaptanoglu | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Will Putin go nuclear? A timeline of expert comments

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

10 must-read Twitter threads on the war in Ukraine

By Dawn Stover | Biosecurity, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Robert Socolow

Global collapse is in view

By Robert Socolow | Analysis, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk

New sarcophagus, Chernobyl power plant. Credit: Timon91. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Russian forces now control Chernobyl, inviting speculation and uncertainty

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Sharon Weiner and Moritz Kütt try on the VR headsets for The Nuclear Biscuit, a virtual reality experience they created that allows players to wargame a missile attack from the point of view of the US president. Photo used with permission from Sharon Weiner.

A VR journey into the nuclear bunker offers chilling lessons on US nuclear policy

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons