World War II was brought to its chilling climax in two brilliant, white flashes in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but while one chapter of history ended, another began. That of the ...

Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?

A Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile ...

The course examines the problem of nuclear intelligence by revisiting key cases in the history of nuclear proliferation: Germany in World War II, the Soviet Union in the mid-late 1940s, the early NIEs ...

Arguably Right: The test explosion of an American nuclear bomb in the Marshall Islands. John Swift examines a vital element of the Cold War and assesses the motives of the Superpowers. Soviet leaders ...

There is no general nuclear strike, but Russia warns Europe ... And while history may help us to think about the shape of a future war, the lessons of history are seldom learnt.

Unpacking the history of the decades-long global conflict ... This panel debate explored the 'imaginary war' and how culture and individuals struggled to comprehend nuclear war. We know a lot about ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program.

DEFCON 2, one step from nuclear war, is implemented when an enemy attack is expected. Troops are poised for combat at this time. DEFCON 2 represents “a readiness posture requiring a further ...

Any stories we tell about the end of the world will have to be fictional, since once the real thing occurs, no one will be ...

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