A government report in the late-1950s concluded that a nuclear war would annihilate the country and that civil defence was pointless. With Trump in …
Naval Group begins sea trials of SSN Suffren
Naval Group has announced the start of sea trials for the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine manufactured for the French Navy. A total of …
India, Pakistan ‘nuclear purchase networks larger than thought’
A few years later, in 2002, the two foes almost went to war for a fourth time, following an attack by Pakistan-based armed groups on the Parliament in …
Going Viral
Our doomsday scenarios often involve nuclear war, zombie humans, space alien invasion, asteroid impact, supervolcanic eruption, solar flares and …
Current Economic Policies Have Capitalism on Life Support: Effective Actions to Rescue It
As President Kennedy had in mind, the risk of nuclear war could be reduced and world peace initiated. Rather than bombing, invading, and occupying …
Global health governance in the post-COVID-19 era
In a “TED Talk” in 2015, entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates said: “When I was a kid, the disaster we worried about most was a nuclear war.
The Precipice – Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity: a thesis of sweeping optimism
As the atomic fireball rose into the desert sky, one observer, Harvard … book is not just a familiar story of the perils of climate change or nuclear war.
Not your normal ‘Roller Coaster’: The conclusion of Cold War experiences from the other side
As promised, here is the rest of the story about Bob Schultz and his experiences at nuclear weapons tests. Enjoy! ***. In the spring of 1963, I departed the …
COVID-19 and Future of Non-Traditional Threats to National Security
… Cold War era focus of security and strategic studies was centered on nuclear … During First and Second World Wars era, use of military forces and …
How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine
The USS Narwhal, also known by its hull number SSN-671, was a totally unique and experimental nuclear-powered attack submarine and one of the …