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Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction; in contrast to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can produce destruction in a much shorter time and can have a long-lasting radiological result.
Despite decades of arms control agreements there are still about 13,000 nuclear warheads globally, 90% of them Russian and American. Six other countries are declared nuclear powers: the UK,...
Mar 7, 2024 · Kathleen Kingsbury, Opinion Editor. The threat of nuclear war has dangled over humankind for much too long. We have survived so far through luck and brinkmanship. But the old, limited...
Mar 16, 2020 · 16 March 2020. How a small nuclear war would transform the entire planet. As geopolitical tensions rise in nuclear-armed states, scientists are modelling the global impact of nuclear war. By....
Apr 5, 2022 · 10 March 2022. By Seth Baum,Features correspondent. Diego Herrera/Getty Images. The threat of nuclear war looms over the invasion of Ukraine (Credit: Diego Herrera/Getty Images) How do...
Mar 16, 2022 · As Russia and NATO escalate their standoff over Ukraine, nuclear strategists and former U.S. officials warn that there is a remote but growing risk of an unintended slide into direct conflict —...
Aug 1, 2022 · 1 August 2022. Reuters. The Secretary General warned the world had been "lucky" to avoid global nuclear war. The world is one misstep from devastating nuclear war and in peril not seen since...
