It is appropriate at this time as the world may be inching towards a nuclear war. Though no one has used a nuclear weapon in actual combat since the …
Scott Gabriel Knowles Is on a Quest to Understand What the Pandemic Reveals About Americans
… says; he believes that building would have survived a similar attack. … civil preparedness in Philadelphia for a nuclear attack during the Cold War.
US-Russia nuclear talks to continue in Vienna
Analysts are warning of the potential for another Cold-War era arms race in light of China’s rapid military expansion and Russia’s recent alleged test of …
Revisiting Noah Harari’s Existential challenges to our species
These three challenges are Nuclear wars, ecological collapse and technological disruption. Nuclear war and ecological collapse are already the …
What aircraft gunner Paul Newman said after nuclear attacks on Japan ended the war 75 years ago
In a radio address to his nation, Emperor Hirohito announced his decision to accept the Potsdam Declaration bringing World War II to a close — at an …
How the Coronavirus Exposed the Flaws in America’s Security Strategy
And what of the War on Terror? … simply another tool of war dominated strategic thought, particularly the idea that a nuclear war could actually be won …
World War II at 75: General Electric and the Atomic Age
For the finale, Leonard writes about GE and the Nuclear Age — the early days of the Cold War. Last Sunday, Aug. 9, marked the 75th anniversary of the …
INTERVIEW/ John Mearsheimer: US-China rift runs real risk of escalating into a nuclear war
Q: Unlike in the Cold War era, no one knows exactly how many nuclear weapons China possesses. You have said that since Eastern Asia has no …
Letter: Exposing ourselves to zoonoses
We have long assumed the demise of humankind would come from a massive explosive disaster: nuclear war, super volcanoes, asteroid collision.
Pakistan at 73: Where next for the Muslim world’s only nuclear power
In the past 41 years Pakistan has been the focal point for superpower wars and has been on a war footing for most of its existence. The consequence of …