As the video illustrates, it doesn’t matter much who starts the war: when one side launches nuclear missiles, the other side detects them and fires back before impact. Ballistic missiles from U.S.

Escalating global tensions have increased the risk of nuclear conflict, with experts warning that major US cities like New ...

Studies of the potential climate effects of nuclear war in the 1980s focused on northern hemisphere, large-scale nuclear conflicts, and predicted more extreme global “nuclear winter” scenarios.

WASHINGTON — If a nuclear war ever erupts, survival would hinge less on luck and more on geography, timing, and isolation. The grim reality is that a full-scale nuclear exchange between major powers ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The thought of nuclear war feels like something pulled from a Cold War documentary or a dystopian movie — not a real possibility.

If anything, the widespread lack of comprehension (and so protest) is one big reason why nuclear war remains so chillingly possible. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top ...