Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film

The four-star general in charge of developing Golden Dome, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, defended the military’s ...
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsOpinion

The illusion of deterrence: Why India isn’t buying Pakistan’s nuclear threats

Pakistan’s nuclear threats against India lack credibility and are mainly intended to trigger US intervention. The danger is ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Three nuclear policy challenges for the second Trump administration

The incoming Trump administration will have to deal with many challenges in domestic and foreign policy, including threats and dangers related to nuclear weapons, deterrence, and arms control. Three ...
Defense News

For nuclear deterrence, US policymakers must rely on facts, not hype

Personnel test load an unarmed B61-12 bomb, which can be outfitted with a nuclear warhead, on a B-2 Spirit bomber in 2022 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (A1C Devan Halstead/U.S. Air Force) ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Hiroshima marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing; local leaders call for nuclear disarmament

Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterrent resulting from uneasiness over Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas, commenting Sunday as the city ...
War on the Rocks

U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence without Weapons — Will It Work?

Your adversaries and closest allies might not need nuclear weapons to achieve deterrence — they just need you to believe they could build them at any moment. This strategy, which I detailed in a new ...
Military.com

Macron to Discuss Nuclear Deterrence with European Allies. A Look at France's Unique Strategy

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron says that he's ready to start discussions on nuclear deterrence with European allies. Macron has hinted that France could help to protect other nations after U ...
Yahoo

Iran and Israel’s “Threshold War” Has Rewritten Nuclear Escalation Rules

Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global ...
NPR

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...
Yahoo

Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules

Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel's waves of strikes against Iran, on June 15, 2025. Photo by Khoshiran/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Israel’s ...
The Hill

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...