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5 places a nuclear war could start in 2026

Key Points and Summary - Nuclear war remains unlikely, but not impossible—and five regions stand out as potential flashpoints in 2026. -Dr. Brent M. Eastwood walks through scenarios where Israel ...

What if a virus were engineered to kill? It could “make nuclear war look like child’s play”

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobson walks through a nightmare biological warfare scenario that could take the U.S. from ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How nuclear war would impact the global food system. And how to prepare for it

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed how easily modern, interconnected food systems can be disrupted by armed ...
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Would a nuclear war really end civilization? A rundown of the different theories

Theories about the consequences of a global nuclear war—often described in terms like nuclear holocaust—span multiple disciplines, from climate science to geopolitics. The following is structured ...
Los Angeles Times

The threat of nuclear war never went away

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred “At the end of the Cold War, global powers ...
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Which states would be safe in a nuclear war? Map has some surprising answers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the event of a nuclear war, ever wonder where you'd be and what your chances of survival would be?" Well, a map showing the ...
Forbes

How This 38-Year-Old HBO Film Reflects The Threat Of War

In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...
CNN

Iran’s nuclear stockpile — a key part of negotiations to end the war and a focus of Trump’s — explained

What happens to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, including the 970 pounds that it has highly concentrated to near-weapons grade, is one of the primary sticking points as the US and Iran have trudged ...
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Russia could use nuclear weapons as 'last option' in expanding Ukraine war, warns Turkish foreign minister

Turkey’s foreign minister has warned that an “expanding war of destruction” could cause Russia to use nuclear weapons as “the ...