Maria Diaz-Islas is a Spring Fellow with Beyond the Bomb, a campaign against nuclear violence. We are currently living in an apocalyptic state.
In Defense of US Generalship
The goal was to prevent a crisis from spinning out of control and leading to uncontrolled escalation, possibly to nuclear war. Advertisement. Military …
China wants to rule the waves; here’s how the US can stop it
Today, the Chinese have only six nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, 10 nuclear-powered attack subs, two aircraft carriers and a single …
Low-Intensity Warfare (LIW): Timeline
That asymmetry can be in power capabilities, in alliances or in the possession of nuclear weapons. In addition, LIW contains a limit in its nature, such …
Note found in a bottle in the age of COVID-19
“Are you terrified of climate change, of nuclear war, or of economic collapse? Are you staying up late worrying about the lead and the other deadly …
Feeling Anxious? Here’s How to Talk to Your Kids About The Coronavirus Pandemic
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 …