The Pentagon is expected to deliver plans for a “Golden Dome” to Trump this week. In the crudest sense, the Golden Dome is a missile defense system that would shoot nukes, missiles, and drones that threaten the U.S. out of the sky. A scientific study published earlier this month detailed the scientific impossibility of the […]
Putin Dangles a Nuclear Arms Treaty While Accusing Ukraine of ‘Hysteria’
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire in February 2026. While answering questions in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin dangled the possibility of extending it. The cost of the nuclear arms control treaty was subtle but clear. Putin wants everyone to ignore Kyiv’s “hysteria” over not being […]
Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of Nukes. He Spent His First Presidency Making That Impossible
Between Donald Trump’s words and his actions falls the nuclear shadow. Yesterday while speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump fantasized about cutting the U.S. military budget in half and stressed the need to get rid of nuclear weapons. “There’s no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons, we already have so […]
Scientists Debunk Claim That Iran’s 2024 Earthquake Was a Nuclear Weapons Test
On October 5, 2024, Iran was struck by an earthquake. Just minutes later, rumors began to spread on social media that it hadn’t been a natural event, but a secret Iranian nuclear weapons test. Now, researchers led by Johns Hopkins University have debunked these claims in a study published on February 3 in the journal […]
OpenAI Is Getting Into the Nuclear Weapons Game
Los Alamos National Laboratory and OpenAI announced a new partnership this morning that will be “focused on reducing the risk of nuclear war and securing nuclear materials and weapons worldwide.” Sam Altman of OpenAI announced the partnership during a company event this morning and Los Alamos confirmed it with a press release on its website. […]