Accidents and Disasters

soldiers surround unmanned robotic ground weapon in field

When AI and Robotics Combine When AI and Robotics Combine

The coming advent of “killer robots.”

Aug 9, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

black-and-white photo of Hiroshima, japan, following the united states' atomic bomb.

Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It. Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It.

A world beyond the bomb is not a utopian fantasy.

Aug 8, 2023 / Derek Johnson

Dr. Strangelove, lobbycard.

While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse

In a world hurtling towards catastrophe, the super-rich prefer bunkers to solutions.

Jul 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance

Can you believe we’re fighting this shit all over again?

Jul 20, 2023 / Joshua Frank

Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself

The potential for nuclear disaster and the slow destruction of climate change are both man-made.

Jul 18, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

Elliott Abrams looking pensive

Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy

Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.

Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District's headquarters and return to their base on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

“Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks” “Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks”

How Rostov-on-Don survived its one-day blockade during Prigozhin’s armed mutiny.

Jun 28, 2023 / Gleb Golod

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule

With his opposition defeated and demoralized, Turkey's autocratic president now has a free hand.

Jun 28, 2023 / Kaya Genç

Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future

Caution should be our guiding principle.

Jun 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

China's Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu salutes the audience before delivering a speech during the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 4, 2023.

The US Versus China The US Versus China

Continued failures to resolve fundamental differences over Taiwan could lead to war.

Jun 14, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

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