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How nuclear war would impact the global food system. And how to prepare for it
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (506+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Florian Ulrich Jehn | Interview | May 18, 2026 Editor's note: This is part of the "Nuclear winter: Why study it now?" series. The war in Ukraine has been enough to disrupt the food system on a global scale....
Why I started a "hotline" for young people seeking peace
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (391+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Ivan Siluianov | Voices of Tomorrow | May 18, 2026 "How do our country's actions comply with the international law we study so diligently?" I asked. Other questions followed. The chat quickly filled with sharp, critical remarks. "I don't…...
'Not the most cheerful thing I've ever done.' Susan Solomon on the National Academies report on the effects of nuclear war
2+ day, 59+ min ago (1425+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Fran'ois Diaz-Maurin | Interview | May 16, 2026 Editor's note: This is part of the "Nuclear winter: Why study it now?" series. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Fran'ois Diaz-Maurin: Could you explain your expertise and…...
'Earth in flames,' Brian Toon and Alan Robock on whether humans will die from an asteroid or nuclear war first
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1190+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Fran'ois Diaz-Maurin | Interview | May 14, 2026 An artist's impression of a giant asteroid colliding with Earth. A similar event'although a much smaller one'occurred 66 million years ago, causing the extinction of dinosaurs. Nuclear war has the potential to…...
How Trump can play a strong hand at the Beijing Summit
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (270+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Mallory Stewart, Jackson du Pont | Analysis | May 14, 2026 This week, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing for the first leader-leader summit since Joe Biden and Xi met in San Francisco in 2023. Amid the…...
How Russia signals nuclear resolve with civilian nuclear energy infrastructure
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (325+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Elena Tiedens | Voices of Tomorrow | May 14, 2026 In Ukraine, Russia's occupation of Zaporizhzhia has become an essential aspect of its nuclear posture, which treats a potential Ukrainian defense of the plant as a nuclear redline. Although…...
The past and future of deterrence is arms control
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (33+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Andrew Facini | May 13, 2026 By Matthew Kroenig, Alyxandra Marine By Olamide Samuel, Kudakwashe Mapako By Richard Aslin, Nigel Goldenfeld, Lynn Nadel By Syed Ali Zia Jaffery...
Arms control is not about making agreements with your friends'Interview with Jane Vaynman
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (53+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Dan Drollette Jr | May 13, 2026 Keywords: New START, Trump, escalation, nuclear arms control, post-World War II international order, trust Topics: Magazine, Nuclear Weapons By Olamide Samuel, Kudakwashe Mapako By Matthew Kroenig, Alyxandra Marine By Richard Aslin,…...
Arms control, risk reduction, and the art of the possible
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (180+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By Jack Kennedy | May 13, 2026 Carr, E. H. 1939. The Twenty Years" Crisis. 2016 edn. Palgrave Macmillan. Glaser, Charles L. 1992. "Political Consequences of Military Strategy: Expanding and Refining the Spiral and Deterrence Models." World Politics 44 (4): 97538. Goldman, Emily O. 1994. Sunken Treaties: Naval Arms Control…...
Introduction: Arms control is dead. Long live arms control
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (87+ words) Follow our Iran coverage By John Mecklin | May 13, 2026 These and the other viewpoints presented in this issue are perhaps rendered more relevant by the issue's capstone, a Nuclear Notebook column detailing a Russian nuclear arsenal estimated to include 4, 400 stockpiled warheads....