How Trump Inadvertently Eulogized an Anti-Nuclear Russian Folk Hero at the U.N.
In 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world from a catastrophic nuclear exchange. Decades later, his reasoned calm is sorely missed.
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How Proactive Can We Expect China to Be About North Korea?
North Korea and China actually share the same end game: Compel the U.S. to abandon its defense of South Korea.
Trump’s Nuclear Showdown With North Korea Is Decades in the Making
The biggest mistake the U.S. ever made was relying on human beings to keep the world from nuclear annihilation.
The Psychology of a Nuclear Standoff
A prominent scholar of international relations analyzes the disquieting events of recent days.
How We Learned to Set Aside Our Moral Qualms and Love the Bomb
On the tenth anniversary of America's optional war, how ready would Americans be to nuke another country?