The contours of World War III are visible in numerous conflicts. The president of the United States is not ready.

This series of articles examines why today’s nuclear landscape is more complicated and, in many ways, more precarious than ...

Rana Sanaullah, adviser to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stated that the danger of nuclear escalation loomed over ...

The American president has the sole authority to order a nuclear strike, even if every adviser in the room is against it.

It's Donald Trump's war now. The decision to bomb Iran illustrates the conflict between some of the president's fundamental ...

Iran just ended its cooperation with international inspectors, suggesting no post-bombing deal is imminent. That may point to ...

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Gary Samore, director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University and ...

President Trump warned Tehran against retaliation against the U.S., saying Iran can choose between “peace or tragedy.” ...

A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the ...

Explore the terrifying reality of nuclear war and the global nuclear arms race. Are nuclear weapons really as catastrophic as we think? We dive deep into the history of nuclear weapons, from the early ...

The world is grappling with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran.