During this period, the world lived in constant fear, and the possibility of nuclear war colored every geopolitical decision. I remember as a child hearing …
Patrick Nagatani: Chain Reaction Opens at the Bruce Museum
As a Japanese-American, nuclear weapons were a particularly resonant subject for Nagatani, whose parents were both put in internment camps …
Russia, China Pledge to Not Use Nuclear Weapons First, Avoid Firing Missiles at Each Other
“The contracting parties reaffirm their commitment that they will not be the first to use nuclear weapons against each other nor target strategic nuclear …
Let’s rein in our military spending
The Pentagon is proposing at least $170 billion to modernize their nuclear weapons over the next five years. So now we have the latest Air Force …
Rose Gottemoeller Talks New START and the Future of Arms Control
… on strategic stability issues and reaffirmed that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”—harkening back to the 1985 agreement by …
War in space will ‘look a lot like the Cold War‘: report
And we’ve seen that before,” he said, referring to nuclear weapons. Hammett also urged military professionals to consider the unique requirements of …
Struggling to lose weight? A new device that wires your jaw together could help
… 80s often make a comeback—fashions, He-Man, retro consoles—but some are less welcome than others, such as the threat of global nuclear war.
France Was Ready to Launch a Nuclear War on Germany to Stop Russia
During the Cold War, France had Germany zeroed in with tactical nuclear missiles—in case of a Soviet invasion. Strategic Dyad Today, France has the …
Nuclear Power Could Ease Climate Change, But Plants Are In Political Crosshairs
“Even if the Cold War’s been over for a few decades at this point, we’re still carrying these unexamined assumptions of what nuclear means, the fear of …
Mike Gravel Was on the Right Side of History
They were code for the threat of nuclear war. And for all the mockery it earned, it was Gravel’s position — that the United States shouldn’t drop a nuke …
