Nuclear Weapons

The threat of nuclear confrontation is growing. But even unused, nuclear weapons have a destructive impact. Read More

Aubrey Odom; Inkstick Media
The Link Between Mormon Tithes and Nuclear Weapons
by Taylor Barnes

Church-owned Ensign Peak Advisors holds Northrop Grumman stock — despite Latter-day Saints’ historic opposition to nuclear weapons.

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The New York Times
The Human Toll of Nuclear Testing ›
by W.J. Hennigan
Aubrey Odom; Inkstick Media
The Link Between Mormon Tithes and Nuclear Weapons ›
by Taylor Barnes
Hiroshima after the bomb
Nuclear War is a Melted Wristwatch ›
by Emily Faux
Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks ›
by Associated Press
James Lee Chiahan for The New York Times
The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This ›
by W.J. Hennigan
James Lee Chiahan/The New York Times
The U.S. Has Received a Rare Invitation From China. There Is Only One Right Answer. ›
by W.J. Hennigan
The New York Times Opinion: At the Brink ›
‘Oppenheimer’ Is the Origin Story. These Three Movies Reveal Our Nuclear Present. ›
by W.J. Hennigan
An-My Lê
The Danger of the President’s Nuclear Powers ›
by W.J. Hennigan
Joseph Rotblat, the winner of the Nobel 1995 Peace
Joseph Rotblat, the Scientist Who Walked Away from Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb ›
by Ambassador Tom Loftus
Nuclear War Is Called Unimaginable. In Fact, It’s Not Imagined Enough. ›
by W.J. Hennigan
Tim McDonagh for The New York Times
The New York Times Announces a New Series on Nuclear Threats ›
Ukrainian soldier holding a flower
Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine ›
by Mariana Budjeryn
Doreen Jenness, the widow of Air Force Capt. Jason Jenness, sits for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Missoula, Montana, August 2023. Capt. Jenness was a Malmstrom missileer who died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2001 at the age of 31.
The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show ›
by Tara Copp
Jeffrey Lewis
New podcast ‘The Reason We’re All Still Here’ explores nuclear history ›
by Melissa Rossi
Robots consider intercontinental missiles in stormy landscape
AI may not launch a nuke, but it may convince you to ›
by Eliana Johns
U.S. and South Korean soldiers try to connect a floating bridge during the combined wet gap rosing military drill between South Korea and the United States as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise in Cheorwon, South Korea, on August. 31, 2023
South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions ›
by Foster Klug
Melissa Parke, the newly appointed executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
ICAN’s new leader stresses the humanitarian and environmental costs of nuclear weapons ›
by Jon Letman
A U.S. Atomic Energy Commission photograph from July 26, 1957, showing an individual using a Geiger counter to examine a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) for potential radioactivity in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, likely from Enewetak Atoll.
What Radioactive Animals Teach Us About Nuclear Fallout ›
by Rasha Aridi
At the New Employee Training (NET) facility of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), empty waste drums are set up for a “Container Handling for Waste Operators” training session.
TIME Nuclear Security Reporting Fellowship ›
Yoichi Funabashi, Chairman, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), Japan and Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Switzerland during the Nuclear Threats to International Security Session at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2018.
Nobel Peace Prize-winner and nuclear weapons abolitionist Beatrice Fihn talks about her next act ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Equipment frames the cooling towers of the Temelin nuclear power plant near the town of tyn nad Vitavou, Zcexh Republic, on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
Putin profits off U.S. and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel ›
by Associated Press
A mushroom column from the Trinity test in 1945.
How Oppenheimer’s Bombs Compare To Today’s Nukes ›
by Rasha Aridi
Portrait of W.J. Hennigan
Outrider Fellow W.J. Hennigan Joins The New York Times ›
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk prior to the Supreme State Council of the Union State Russia-Belarus meeting in Mosco, Russia, April 6, 2023
Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus raises tensions ›
by Associated Press
At the New Employee Training (NET) facility of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), empty waste drums are set up for a “Container Handling for Waste Operators” training session.
In the Lab Oppenheimer Built, the U.S. Is Building Nuclear Bomb Cores Again ›
by W.J. Hennigan
Revisiting The Nuclear Age With ‘Oppenheimer’ ›
by Rasha Aridi
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, an ambassador with a lot of experience.
Tactical nukes in Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’ and pop culture’s impact on politics  ›
by Kelsey D. Atherton
A row of US Army 25mm rounds of depleted uranium ammunition,
The U.S. Will Send Depleted Uranium Munitions to Ukraine  ›
by Kathryn Higley
Wagner's Revolt in Russia Stirred Fears of a Nuclear Crisis ›
by W.J. Hennigan
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the annual meeting of the Arms Control Association at the National Press Club on June 2 in Washington. Sullivan spoke on a range of topics, including the Biden administration's willingness to engage with Russia on nuclear arms control after Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries.
Fearing 3-Way Arms Race, U.S. Seeks Nuclear Talks With Russia and China ›
by W.J. Hennigan
TIME and Outrider Foundation announce collaboration on fellowship program supporting critical nuclear security reporting  ›
An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that U.S. airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it ›
by Jon Gambrell
In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri. That U.S. bomb, designed to destroy underground sites at the height of concerns a decade ago over Iran's nuclear program, has briefly reappeared amid new tensions with the Islamic Republic.
U.S. bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions ›
by Jon Gambrell
Oregon Road '83
Oregon Road '83 ›
Outrider bomb blast simulator
Nuclear Bomb Blast Simulator ›
Photo by Adam Reynolds and Jeanine Michna-Bales
‘Countdown,’ a new book and photo exhibit, offers a look inside nuclear command centers and bunkers ›
by Robert K. Elder
A photo showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Outrider announces nuclear security reporting initiative in collaboration with the Associated Press and the Carnegie Corporation of New York ›
Gas Masks; Getty Images
Could Nuclear Power Plants Become Radioactive Weapons? ›
by Melissa Rossi
Man With Circuit Board Brain
Could a Chatbot Teach You How to Build a Dirty Bomb? ›
by Matt Korda
SNAFU Podcast
‘SNAFU’ Podcast Explores the ‘Able Archer’ NATO Exercise That Nearly Led to Nuclear War ›
by Robert K. Elder
One advantage of former military bases is a wide variety of buildings and spaces, which allows enterprises to expand as they increase. At Brunswick Landing, a shuttered firing range is now a brewery, and a former commissary is now an online furniture store.
How One Cold War Town Reinvented Itself ›
by Taylor Barnes
How a Rural Corner of South Carolina Struggles With Its Cold War Legacy and Modern Economic Reality ›
by Taylor Barnes
The F-35, the most expensive weapons project in U.S. history, is emblematic of a strategy that military contractors use to shore up political support: spreading a weapon’s supply chain and contracts to as many congressional districts as possible.
Why—and How—the U.S. Embraced the Defense Spending and Made It an Industry ›
by Taylor Barnes
Haruka Noishiki
They Survived the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Haruka Noishiki Is Making Sure Their Stories Are not Forgotten ›
by Daron Murphy
Sunken Nuclear Submarines in the Arctic Map
A ‘Chernobyl in Slow Motion’ Under Arctic Seas ›
by Melissa Rossi
Want to Fix Education, Healthcare, and Climate Change? Let’s Start with the Money We Spend on Nuclear Weapons ›
by Daron Murphy
Tactical nuclear air-to-air rocket Douglas AIR-2A Genie on display in SD Air and Space Museum, Box Elder, South Dakota
What Are Tactical Nuclear Weapons? An International Security Expert Explains And Assesses What They Mean For The War In Ukraine ›
by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun
Putin and Biden
Increased Nuclear Secrecy Makes Us All Less Safe ›
by Matt Korda
House of the Dragon
The Most Important Conversation about Nuclear Weapons is Happening on ‘House of the Dragon’ ›
by Maureen Ryan
Tina Cordova
Nuclear Testing Claimed Lives in New Mexico. Decades Later, Resident Tina Cordova is Still Fighting for Justice. ›
by Daron Murphy
Secretary William J. Perry
How the U.S. Lost Russia—and How We Can Restore Relations ›
by William J. Perry
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on August 29, 2017 and released on August 30, 2017 shows North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang.
North Korea will conduct another nuclear test. It's only a matter of when. ›
by Robert K. Elder
Portrait of Togzhan Kassenova, courtesy Elliott O'Donovan
How Kazakhstan gave up nuclear weapons ›
by Jon Letman
Chief Yowell's people were forced from the land now used as the Nevada test site, in the 1940s when the military first laid claim to it
How Native Lands Became a Target for Nuclear Waste  ›
by Sanjana Manjeshwar
Why did NYC’s nuclear warning fall on deaf ears? ›
by Matt Korda
Blessing Bombs, Putin’s Altar Boy, and Twisting Russian Orthodoxy to Sanctify Nuclear War ›
by Cathleen Falsani
Statutes;
Deciphering Putin’s Nuclear Doctrine ›
by Elena Chernenko
Ukrainian Flag
Demanding Truth Amid the Horrors of War: On Political Language and the Invasion of Ukraine ›
by Lovely Umayam
Coretta Scott King holds a sign at a protest
The Black Community Has Always Sought a World Free From Nuclear Weapons ›
by Mari Faines
protestor with skittles bag taped to his mouth
From Sanford to Hiroshima: Trayvon Martin, Nuclear Weapons, and the Concept of the “Other” ›
by Vincent Intondi
Tavita i vs. Koriate iaon te Boom Ae Mwakaroiroi ›
by Ambassador Teburoro Tito / Christian Ciobanu
group of protestors with "I can't breathe" T-shirts on
What the Nuclear Policy Community Needs to Understand About Intersectionality ›
by Mari Faines
Why is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine? ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Nuclear Weapons and Reproductive Justice ›
by Nylah Burton
police in armored vehicle
When All You Have is a Hammer... ›
by Yasmeen Silva
Is Biden Taking Nuclear Policy Seriously? ›
by Jasmine Owens
group of celebrating Afghans
What Does the Fall of Afghanistan Mean for Regional Nuclear Security? ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Afghan reguees stand on tarmack
Afghanistan War Vets Want To End Military-First Foreign Policy ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Let's Not Lose Our Shit About China's Silos ›
by Terrell J. Starr
image of finger pointing at lung xray
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is About to Expire ›
by Phil Harrison
man walks by building with Black Lives Matter messages in chalk on the walls
Could Person-Centered Security be America’s Future? ›
by Emily Enright
girls gives a peace sign
Less is More: the Feminist Case Against Minimum Deterrence ›
by Laura Rose Brown
man in gas mask
The Rocky Flats Raid ›
by Jasmine Owens
island scene
A Journey Home ›
by Daphne Peter, Marcina Langrine, Joyce Hirose, Neimony Netwan, Trina Marty, Benetick Kabua-Maddison / Edited by Lovely Umayam of the Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts Collective
Film, Advocacy, and Reckoning with the Harm Caused by U.S. Nuclear Weapons ›
by Outrider Staff
officials sit at a table
Iran's Elections Could Complicate a Return to the Iran Deal ›
by Terrell J. Starr
peace activists with Biden and Putin masks
Biden and No First Use: an Opportunity for the Taking ›
by Emily Enright
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the National Security Pipeline ›
by Wardah Amir
pentagon aerial view
Politics of the Defense Budget ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Taking Peace Seriously ›
by Lovely Umayam
woman speaks at podium
Rep. Barbara Lee: on 40 Years of Seeking Justice ›
by Terrell J. Starr
Officials in suits stand in front of their countries' respective flags, in front of a room of reporters.
Can the Iran Deal be Saved? ›
by Jasmine Owens
missile in red square
New START, Explained ›
by Terrell J. Starr
nuclear submarine ballistic missile launch
How to Launch a Nuclear Weapon ›
by Jasmine Owens
woman takes man's temperature
Pandemic Chronicles: Echos of History in the COVID-19 Response for the Navajo Nation ›
by Marina Favaro
Trinity test site
Remembering an Incomplete Nuclear History ›
by Martin Pfeiffer
police officer running
The Problem with Threatening Violence to Keep the Peace ›
by Terrell J. Starr
man dances on missile
Lessons from Dr. Strangelove: The Risks of Deploying Low-Yield Nukes on Submarines ›
by Natasha E. Bajema
painting of statue of liberty with a skull for its face
Is the United States Still a Great Power? ›
by Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins
Resuming Nuclear Testing is a Very Bad Idea ›
by Cheryl Rofer
Q&A: Open Skies Treaty ›
by Jasmine Owens
healthcare workders stand in formation
Pandemic Chronicles: Missiles vs. Medical Masks ›
by Marina Favaro
Pandemic Chronicles: Are We Fighting a War Against COVID-19? ›
by Marina Favaro
Pandemic Chronicles: The Unhealthy Symbiosis of the Military-Industrial Complex ›
by Jasmine Owens
crews fumigate and disinfect
Pandemics, Power Struggles, and Proliferation ›
by Jasmine Owens
troilus-and-cressida-v.viii-peter-paul-rubens-1577-1632-achilles-kills-hector
A Shakespearean Take on Low-yield Nuclear Weapons ›
by Ambassador Tom Loftus
Rocky Flats workers help a skilled trades worker, put on his anti-contamination suit.
Frontline Communities and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex ›
by Nancy Wolfe
sign splashed with blood
Beating Swords into Plowshares ›
by Patrick O'Neill
family photo of Baltimore City Council
Stepping Back from the Brink ›
by Tara Drozdenko
man stares at camera
Nixon's Drunken Run-ins With the Bomb ›
by Laicie Heeley
woman's eye with heads-up display
Can Humans Resist the Allure of Machine Speed for Nuclear Weapons? ›
by Natasha E. Bajema
two women with raised fists
What Does Feminism Have to Do With Nuclear Policy? ›
by Marissa Conway
world leaders look up to the sky
Where Would Europe Stand on a U.S. No First Use Policy? ›
by Maxwell Downman
hand smashes warhead model
How to Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb ›
by Outrider Staff
Group photo in front of protest signs
Uranium Mining and My Family's Story ›
by Tommy Rock, Ph.D.
woman and child walk by missile display
Q&A: No First Use of Nuclear Weapons ›
by Jasmine Owens / Tara Drozdenko
Protestors in Trump and Putin masks
INF Treaty Withdrawal and the U.S.-Europe Alliance ›
by Maxwell Downman
Martin Luther King Jr at the microphone
Nuclear Weapons and the Legacy of Dr. King ›
by Vincent Intondi
What You(th) Can Do About Nuclear Weapons ›
by Erin Connolly / Sara Z. Kutchesfahani
Local Action for Global Change ›
by Jasmine Owens / Tara Drozdenko
Trump in front of a blue background
Q&A: INF Treaty Withdrawal ›
by Tara Drozdenko
NATO Heads of State and Government stand for an official portrait.
Why NATO Matters ›
by Maxwell Downman
Photo of presidential candidate Donald Trump behind a sign calling for the end of the Iran Deal.
The Iran Deal: A Conversation Between Close Allies ›
by Paul Ingram / Tara Drozdenko