In this week's It’s Debatable article, Rosen and Moster debate if President Trump's foreign policy actions have increased the risk of nuclear war.

Nine nations hold nuclear weapons, many on high alert. As global tensions rise, the greater danger may come from miscalculation, malfunction, or human error, not deliberate attack. From submarine ...

A meeting between US and Iranian officials in Istanbul is seen as a best-case scenario, sources familiar with the plans said.

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 ...

Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of ...

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He also referenced Operation Midnight Hammer — the 2025 US strikes against nuclear sites in Iran — and warned that the next ...

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

US air and naval forces conduct limited, precision strikes targeting military bases of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards ...

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 ...