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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

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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 | Nuclear Risk

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

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

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Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture

By Bruce G. Blair | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

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Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture

By Bruce G. Blair