With thousands of nuclear weapons on high alert, the greatest risk may not be intent but accident, as history shows how easily errors, false alarms, and misjudgments can spiral into catastrophe.

Nuclear expert Alex Wellerstein revealed which US cities and locations would be targeted should a war break out between America and Russia.

This Issue Brief presents the findings of the artificial intelligence (AI) simulations conducted after The Heritage Foundation’s October 2025 tabletop exercise (TTX) on U.S.–China theater nuclear ...

On the Wednesday, January 7, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Nuclear Sponge” is a five-part project by USA TODAY that dives into the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg ...

Friction is the difference between war on paper and war as it actually is. —Carl von Clausewitz, On War North Korea is not Venezuela. While US President Donald J. Trump characterized his recent ...