Plokhy argues in Chornobyl occupation book that Russia’s nuclear blackmail is ‘warning for the future’
The specter of nuclear war cast a long shadow over the 20th century, serving as a reminder of humanity's capacity for ...
President Trump can stop Iran's march to nuclear weapons: 're-establish credible military threat', report says
A new report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies provides recommendations for how the Trump administration can ...
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When The Pentagon Planned To Drop 80 Nukes On North Korea
If, for example, a North Korean missile was simply being tested—even in a flagrantly hostile way, as most of Pyongyang’s tests are—the Americans would not shoot the missile down. On the other hand, if ...
Book excerpt: "A Different Russia" by Marvin Kalb
The veteran CBS and NBC journalist writes about covering the 1963 Cold War summit between President John F. Kennedy and ...
Donald Trump Makes Major Nuclear Weapons Announcement
Just days earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his country's nuclear arsenal, currently comprised of ...
A brief history of missing US nuclear weapons
Only one (or possibly two) of the missing bombs was fully assembled at the time it was lost. The total number of confirmed ...