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Question for the candidates: What is your plan to prevent the next dangerous and expensive nuclear arms race?

By Laura Grego | Nuclear Weapons

Question for the candidates: Should the president retain the sole authority to order the use of nuclear weapons?

By Mackenzie Knight | Nuclear Weapons

Trump could win back the nuclear codes. Biden should put guardrails on the nuclear arsenal—now.

By Tom Z. Collina | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

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

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

By Jessica Sleight | 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

Trump’s COVID infection shows why it’s time to retire the nuclear football

By Tom Z. Collina | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

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Watch now: The Button Global Webinar

By Bulletin Staff | Nuclear Risk

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

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture

By Bruce G. Blair | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture

By Bruce G. Blair