Whether it’s nuclear war, climate change, or a pandemic, parents and teachers face a serious challenge when it comes to communicating big risks to …
This Day In History — March 24
2010: The US and Russia reach agreements for a historic new treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals. 2011: Fighter jets hit …
Congress should allow its members to vote remotely
AT THE height of the Cold War in the late 1950s, when the threat of nuclear war seemed very real, the U.S. government built a bunker where members …
Coronavirus in the UK: 25 must-read novels about plagues, pandemics and panic
After a nuclear war, survivors left in Australia eke out their last months before the arrival of lethal radioactive fallout. Then they hear a garbled Morse …
It may have brought the end of the dinosaurs, not cold, but dark
Tabor says that similar things can happen in a nuclear winter that can happen after a nuclear war. Large amounts of ash were sprayed into the upper …
The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it’s like to stand at ground zero
“In that period many leaders in the Western world genuinely thought there was a real risk of a third world war, which would be nuclear,” he says.
Dems on a Death Trip as They Play Politics in a Pandemic
Nuclear war? Think of the possibilities! You could ask for almost anything—assuming there’s anybody left to ask. But Rahm’s watchwords (echoed …
Use this pandemic to prepare for the next, worse one
Ever since the U.S. and Soviet Union decided on Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) as their nuclear war policy default, Civil Defense was deemed …
Danger: Why Iran’s Deadly Missiles Would Matter During a War
5, Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran, targeting the country’s banks, airline, shipping firms and atomic energy agency. “The United States is …
“We have to fight this war without any weapons” – Jewel Aich
Japan is still paying the price of the nuclear attack back in the time of the Second World War. The pandemic is more dangerous than any man-made …