NPR: nuclear war https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=507144253 nuclear war en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:58:03 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: nuclear war https://www.npr.org/tags/507144253/nuclear-war Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection Critics argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:14:14 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/18/nx-s1-5232639/nuclear-bunker-sales-increase https://www.npr.org/2024/12/18/nx-s1-5232639/nuclear-bunker-sales-increase

Critics argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.

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]]> The Associated Press The game theory that led to nuclear standoffs Last week, Vladimir Putin vowed to make new nuclear weapons and consider placing them close to NATO countries. Meanwhile, here in the US, the government boosted its nuclear weapon spending by 18% between 2022 and 2023. <br><br>The world is closer to nuclear war than it's been in at least forty years. <br><br>Today on the show: The game theory of nuclear war. When can mathematical models help us, and when can they lead us astray ... even to the brink of destruction? <br><br>Guest Kelly Clancy's book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700440/playing-with-reality-by-kelly-clancy/"><em>Playing With Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World</em></a>. <br><br><strong>Related Episodes: <br></strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/1197962873/how-to-get-russia-to-pay-ukraine">How to get Russia to pay Ukraine</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/14/1046180183/congressional-game-theory">Congressional game theory</a><br><br><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. <br><br>Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:11:08 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/1197967395/game-theory-nuclear-war-putin https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/1197967395/game-theory-nuclear-war-putin

Last week, Vladimir Putin vowed to make new nuclear weapons and consider placing them close to NATO countries. Meanwhile, here in the US, the government boosted its nuclear weapon spending by 18% between 2022 and 2023.

The world is closer to nuclear war than it's been in at least forty years.

Today on the show: The game theory of nuclear war. When can mathematical models help us, and when can they lead us astray ... even to the brink of destruction?

Guest Kelly Clancy's book is Playing With Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World.

Related Episodes:
How to get Russia to pay Ukraine
Congressional game theory

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]]> Darian Woods Putin warns of nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:08:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234943055/russia-putin-threatens-nuclear-war https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234943055/russia-putin-threatens-nuclear-war

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued explicit nuclear threats to the West, even as he assured Russians their country could both win the war in Ukraine and thrive economically.

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]]> Charles Maynes Opinion: The specter of nuclear Armageddon NPR's Scott Simon reflects on President Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons in Russia's war against Ukraine. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:47:15 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/10/15/1129241636/opinion-the-specter-of-nuclear-armageddon https://www.npr.org/2022/10/15/1129241636/opinion-the-specter-of-nuclear-armageddon NPR's Scott Simon reflects on President Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons in Russia's war against Ukraine.

]]> Scott Simon Doomsday Clock Moves Closer To Midnight, We're 2 Minutes From World Annihilation Scientists who assess threats each year and express their concerns using the clock are worried about President Trump's unpredictability and governments' failure to trust each other. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:04:57 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/25/580670125/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-were-2-minutes-from-world-annihilation https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/25/580670125/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-were-2-minutes-from-world-annihilation Scientists who assess threats each year and express their concerns using the clock are worried about President Trump's unpredictability and governments' failure to trust each other.

]]> Vanessa Romo As Rhetoric Ramps Up, Are Today's Kids Worried About Nuclear War? NPR's Scott Simon remembers the era of "duck and cover" and making grisly jokes with other kids about nuclear war. But he also remembers the nightmares, and hopes kids aren't simlarly troubled now. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 07:39:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/08/12/542910251/as-rhetoric-ramps-up-are-today-s-kids-worried-about-nuclear-war https://www.npr.org/2017/08/12/542910251/as-rhetoric-ramps-up-are-today-s-kids-worried-about-nuclear-war NPR's Scott Simon remembers the era of "duck and cover" and making grisly jokes with other kids about nuclear war. But he also remembers the nightmares, and hopes kids aren't simlarly troubled now.

]]> Scott Simon In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself' In <em>Raven Rock,</em> Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.<em></em> Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:39:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/06/21/533711528/in-the-event-of-attack-heres-how-the-government-plans-to-save-itself https://www.npr.org/2017/06/21/533711528/in-the-event-of-attack-heres-how-the-government-plans-to-save-itself

In Raven Rock, Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.

]]> Terry Gross From A Science Perspective: Books Trump Should Read Before Getting The Nuclear Codes On Thursday, President-elect Trump tweeted that the U.S. should "expand its nuclear capability." Guest bloggers Annie Tomlinson and Vincent Ialenti suggest books to aid in the nuclear decisions ahead. Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:09:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/27/503828494/from-a-science-perspective-books-trump-should-read-before-getting-the-nuclear-co https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/27/503828494/from-a-science-perspective-books-trump-should-read-before-getting-the-nuclear-co

On Thursday, President-elect Trump tweeted that the U.S. should "expand its nuclear capability." Guest bloggers Annie Tomlinson and Vincent Ialenti suggest books to aid in the nuclear decisions ahead.

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