Are nuclear war and climate catastrophe two separate crises, or one civilizational threat with two faces?
An interview with Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes and geopolitical economist Radhika Desai
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An interview with Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes and geopolitical economist Radhika Desai

A peaceful protest against nuclear weapons takes place at the main gate to Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday, August 8, 1-3 p.m., on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
"We know from back in the Cold War how many times we got really close to nuclear war, nuclear weapon use, and even potentially nuclear war. I mean, the number of examples is staggering."

Here I am sharing a July 9, 2026 article I published in “Current Affairs” that concerns the testing of (unarmed) ICBMs undertaken by Vandenberg Space Force Base.
"If we've survived these dozens of of near misses because of good luck, that doesn't last forever."

A new short film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Judith Ehrlich

What would it take for humanity, let alone the US, to survive another quarter of a millennium?
"There are signs that the nuclear escalation ladder is getting shorter."

The Middle East does not need more war. What it needs is to be freed of Israel’s nuclear weapons.

"Even though there are all these risks, we are not in a dialogue."