Rogov asks readers to consider the possible case scenarios: Scenario 1: The Cold War boils over into a “hot” nuclear war; Scenario 2: Depletion of …
How COVID-19 might affect US nuclear weapons and planning
Nuclear War and Deterring Conventional Conflict. The principal driving factor behind the size of U.S. nuclear forces comes from Russian nuclear forces …
What the Cold War Can Teach Us About Deterring China
In one swift strike, the Soviets could theoretically win a nuclear war. The Carter administration’s response to this existential conundrum was, in part, …
EUROSOLAR Call: Our Future Needs Renewable Energies And Not A Nuclear Deterrent
Instead of pursuing anachronistic Cold War policies such as “nuclear sharing”, we need to focus on what really matters. The corona pandemic is a …
Nuclear numbers game: What’s on China’s mind?
Xijin writes, “If the US initiates a nuclear war with China, it must not have any chance of winning — that’s the kind of nuclear deterrent China must secure.” …
Bay Area online political events: Mayors and coronavirus Rep. Ro Khanna
Nuclear weapons: A panel discussion on how to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Speakers include former Gov. Jerry Brown, former Defense …
Meet the Triomphant-Class: France’s Nuclear Deterrent at Sea
Though France did have a nuclear triad of land, sea, and air-based nuclear weapons for most of the Cold War, the land-based component of the …
How We’ll Live on the Moon
Solar collectors, photovoltaic systems and small nuclear powerplants … own follies ruin Earth through nuclear war or otherwise then a second world …
Why France Once Had Its Nuclear Weapons Aimed at Germany
During the Cold War, France had Germany zeroed in with tactical nuclear missiles—in case of a Soviet invasion.
Coronavirus: How to prevent a new nuclear arms race – and future pandemics
In 1942, during the Second World War, Japanese soldiers landed on the Aleutians following their attack on Pearl Harbour – the first time the US was …