Nuclear power

Black and white photo of young people protesting against nuclear weapons, holding sign that reads 'stop nuclear weapons'

Why I Will See “Oppenheimer” Before “Barbie” Why I Will See “Oppenheimer” Before “Barbie”

How my father’s life working to end the nuclear threat influences me.

Jul 18, 2023 / Michele Willens

Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future

Caution should be our guiding principle.

Jun 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Why Eisenhower’s “Chance for Peace” Address Still Matters Why Eisenhower’s “Chance for Peace” Address Still Matters

The speech was an indictment of nuclear buildup and excessive military spending.

Apr 19, 2023 / William D. Hartung

Tesla electric vehicle on display

When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough

Experts have identified “positive” tipping points as the next big climate solution. But technical fixes don’t matter without political will.

Mar 22, 2023 / Audrey Carleton

A mockup of a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War

The ongoing war is edging Ukraine and the surrounding countries toward the brink of a catastrophic nuclear crisis.

Mar 1, 2023 / Joshua Frank

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

Nuclear Fusion Isn’t the Silver Bullet We Want It to Be Nuclear Fusion Isn’t the Silver Bullet We Want It to Be

It’s not about creating future clean energy and never has been. It’s about “protecting” the world’s greatest capitalist superpower.

Jan 30, 2023 / Joshua Frank

Chinese military march in front of missile

A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US

How the media is misrepresenting what’s in the document.

Jan 12, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War

NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.

Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens

A mockup of a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely. Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely.

Even given Europe's energy crisis, the case against nuclear power has never been so conclusive—and so important.

Oct 13, 2022 / Paul Hockenos

Protesters dressed with cutout faces of Biden and Putin prepare to throw nuclear weapons in the garbage

The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today

That pivotal moment proves that de-escalation and diplomacy can prevail.

Oct 11, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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