We explore how the Soviet Union planned to keep fighting during and after a nuclear war, long after most people assume ...

During the Cold War, many European countries were packed with underground nuclear bunkers to shield civilians in case of attack. However, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many were decommissioned, ...

Nuclear war remains extremely unlikely, although the topic has been in the news much more than we'd like lately. This has left some people wondering which American cities would fare better if such an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer ...

If anything, the widespread lack of comprehension (and so protest) is one big reason nuclear war remains so chillingly possible. A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise ...

Technological innovation and strategic competition appear to be increasing the risk of nuclear war. Mending the fraying international nuclear nonproliferation and arms control regimes should be a top ...

Erin D. Dumbacher is the Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The United States has the power and a process to respond when it is under nuclear attack, but only ...