… could be coming, with many Cold War relics popping up across the map and easter egg hunts involving nuclear warheads and rusty old telephones.
In Retrospect: A Strange Love (for ‘Dr. Strangelove’)
Turgidson, toying with unsubstantiated casualty figures of a nuclear war, claims a coordinated preemptive strike limits retaliation to a “modest” 20 …
From the Archives, 1980: Reagan in landslide US election victory
Two thought there could be nuclear war during his presidency. Another was worried that Mr Reagan will be “trigger happy.” But a banker interviewed …
Trump the Only Leader to Put US Foreign Policy Right
Although the foreign policy establishment shrieked that our new president’s approach was increasing the risk of nuclear war with North Korea, it turned …
Trump the Only Leader to Put US Foreign Policy Right
Following the end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the political … of nuclear war with North Korea, it turned out to be exactly the right approach, …
Who is Maestro? The Future, Evil Version of The Hulk, Explained
Published in 1992, the story takes place in an alternate future where the Earth has been decimated by nuclear warfare. Survivors have gathered in a …
What I Want From Fallout 5
The Fallout 4 intro tried to draw comparisons between the brewing nuclear war and World War 2, implicitly painting it as some sort of noble struggle …
US-China Competition Won’t Produce a New Bipolar World
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in an intense nuclear arms race that drove the two countries to build massive …
Why Has ‘Pacifist’ Japan Stockpiled Enough Plutonium to Make 6000 Nuclear Weapons?
In May, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority approved plans for an Aomori plant to … By the end of the war, Japan had been fighting for 14 years.
Takeaways from the 20th annual Trottier Public Science Symposium
She researches and reports on scientific topics ranging from orgasms to nuclear war, providing her listeners with a nuanced take on how science …