tactical nuclear weapons

UK considers reintroducing air-launched tactical nuclear weapons

By Ian J. Stewart | Nuclear Weapons

Why North Korea may use nuclear weapons first, and why current US policy toward Pyongyang is unsustainable

By Robert E. Kelly | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Oppenheimer envisioned the tactical use of nuclear weapons. Putin now threatens it

By Matthew Evangelista | Nuclear Weapons

Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile system with two 9M723K5 missiles, at a Russian demonstration of military technology in 2017. The Iskander system is reported to be capable of firing ballistic missiles that can carry a tactical nuclear warhead. Photo by Vitaly Kuzmin

Karaganov’s case for Russian nuclear preemption: responsible strategizing or dangerous delusion?

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Why US policy on North Korea should prioritize nonproliferation, not denuclearization

By Jordan Chase, Eliana Johns | Nuclear Weapons

A launch of the Russian Iskander-M, which can carry a tactical nuclear warhead, at the Kapustin Yar proving ground in March 2018. Photo credit: the websites (mil.ru, минобороны.рф) of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Rhetoric in Ukraine has reinforced the fallacy of limited nuclear exchange

By John Gower, Andrew Weber | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Russia-Belarus nuclear sharing would mirror NATO’s—and worsen Europe’s security

By Nikolai N. Sokov | Nuclear Weapons

The Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3M can deliver nuclear weapons by missiles or by gravity bombs. Image originally posted to Flickr by Dmitry Terekhov at: https://flickr.com/photos/44400809@N07/19230388334. Licensed under cc-by-sa-2.0.

Russian military doctrine calls a limited nuclear strike “de-escalation.” Here’s why.

By Nikolai N. Sokov | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The USS Ohio submarine with its missile tubes open

Why, in nuclear weapons policy, sometimes fewer options are better

By Erik Gartzke | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The USS Ohio submarine with its missile tubes open

The low-yield nuclear warhead: A dangerous weapon based on bad strategic thinking

By Andrew Facini | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A map showing nuclear strikes during an India-Pakistan war scenario

How an India-Pakistan nuclear war could start—and have global consequences

By Alan Robock, Owen Brian Toon, Charles G. Bardeen, Lili Xia, Hans M. Kristensen, Matthew McKinzie, R. J. Peterson, Cheryl S. Harrison, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Richard P. Turco | Doomsday Clock, Nuclear Weapons

Erdogan and Trump shake hands

Getting the nukes out of Turkey: A how-to guide

By John Krzyzaniak | Nuclear Risk, What We’re Reading