Opinion Today: It’s time to protest nuclear war again

Our fears have turned elsewhere while the threat has remained. That’s dangerous. 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A massive fireball blooms so quickly that it seems instantaneous. … Nearly everything flammable below ignites: wood, plastics, oil. Small animals burst into flame, then turn to ash. … Buildings, trees and other living things are torn apart and thrown at one another. … The wreckage — what once was asphalt, steel, soil, glass, flesh and bone — is suctioned into the roiling stem of a mushroom cloud rising for miles. These harrowing scenes, written by W.J. Hennigan and accompanied by evocative animated visuals by Tim McDonagh and Jil Tai, are from [the first part](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL251Y2xlYXItd2FyLXByZXZlbnRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of Times Opinion’s latest series, At the Brink. They are meant to catch your attention, for the threat we face is urgent. [As I write in my introduction to the project](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL251Y2xlYXItd2VhcG9ucy1ueXRpbWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2Njc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeIsxuVlYDezflIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the threat of nuclear war has dangled over humankind for much too long. We have survived so far through luck and brinkmanship. But the old, limited safeguards that kept the Cold War cold are long gone. Nuclear powers are getting more numerous and less cautious. We’ve condemned another generation to live on a planet that is one grave act of hubris or human error away from destruction without demanding any action from our leaders. That must change. This project is the culmination of nearly a year of reporting and research. We plan to explore the next arms race, where the present dangers lie and what could be done to make the world safer again. We begin that discussion today by laying out, in gripping detail, what’s at stake in modern life if a single nuclear weapon were used. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, threatened in his 2024 annual speech that more direct Western intervention could lead to nuclear conflict. Yet an American intelligence assessment suggests the world may have wandered far too close to the brink of a nuclear launch even earlier in Mr. Putin’s invasion. This is the first telling of the Biden administration’s efforts to avoid that fate, and if they failed, how they hoped to contain the catastrophic aftermath. Mr. Hennigan explores what happened during that tense time, what officials were thinking, what they did and how they’re approaching a volatile future. Within two years, the last major remaining arms treaty between the United States and Russia will expire. Yet amid mounting global instability and shifting geopolitics, world leaders aren’t turning to diplomacy. Instead, they have responded by building more technologically advanced weapons. Over the past several months, I’ve been asked, including by colleagues, why I’ve wanted to raise awareness on nuclear arms control when the world faces so many other challenges — climate change, rising authoritarianism and economic inequality, as well as the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwMzA0JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNFcDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Part of the answer is that both of those active conflicts would be far more catastrophic if nuclear weapons were introduced into them. The other answer lies in our recent history. When the people around the world in the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s began to understand the nuclear peril of that era, a vocal constituency demanded — and achieved — change. Fear of mutual annihilation last century spurred governments to work together to create a set of global agreements to lower the risk. But today, the nuclear safety net has become threadbare. The good news is that it can be built back up. American leadership requires that Washington marshal international support for this mission — but it also requires leading by example. There are several actions that the U.S. president could take without buy-in from a Congress unlikely to cooperate. 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Nuclear use has always been the exception: There is no scenario in which there is enough time for voters to weigh in on whether to deploy a nuclear weapon. Citizens, therefore, need to exert their influence well before the country finds itself in such a situation. We should not allow the next generation to inherit a world more dangerous than the one we were given. Explore the project: [[Article Image] Tim McDonagh](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL251Y2xlYXItd2FyLXByZXZlbnRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [The Brink The risk of nuclear conflict is rising. It’s time for the world to pull itself back from the edge. By W.j. 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This is how they did it. By Frank Bruni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2RlbW9jcmF0cy1nb3Zlcm5vci1zaGFwaXJvLWJlc2hlYXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [An illustration of an open padlock. Its combination wheels show an assortment of red and blue states. Five states, colored purple, are lined up to unlock the lock.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2RlbW9jcmF0cy1nb3Zlcm5vci1zaGFwaXJvLWJlc2hlYXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay Italy’s Oscar Nominee Is a Great Film, but It Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story “Io Capitano” ends where many would have wanted it to continue. By Richard Braude](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL29zY2Fycy1pdGFseS1pby1jYXBpdGFuby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjY3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiLMblZWA3s35SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A photograph of a group of migrants crossing a desert superimposed over a portrait of a young African man.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL29zY2Fycy1pdGFseS1pby1jYXBpdGFuby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjY3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiLMblZWA3s35SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Guest Essay The Miracle Weight-Loss Drug Is Also a Major Budgetary Threat Ozempic threatens to bust the national budget. That may finally force the government to address the problem of overly expensive medical treatments. By Brian Deese, Jonathan Gruber and Ryan Cummings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL296ZW1waWMtd2Vnb3Z5LW1lZGljYXJlLWZlZGVyYWwtYnVkZ2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2Njc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeIsxuVlYDezflIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL296ZW1waWMtd2Vnb3Z5LW1lZGljYXJlLWZlZGVyYWwtYnVkZ2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2Njc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeIsxuVlYDezflIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Guest Essay Flaco Never Had a Chance As human populations grow and the built environment expands, protecting the creatures who share our ecosystems will become more difficult and crucial. By Margaret Renkl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2ZsYWNvLW93bC1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2Njc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeIsxuVlYDezflIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [A silhouette of an owl, sitting on a tree branch, at night. A large full moon is in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC9vcGluaW9uL2ZsYWNvLW93bC1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDAzMDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2Njc4Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeIsxuVlYDezflIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Guest Essay Easing the Daily Reality of My Strangeness D.E.I. efforts have their flaws, but for Black faculty members and students on campus, they can ease a sense of not belonging. By Esau McCaulley](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2RlaS1ibGFjay1wcm9mZXNzb3ItYWNhZGVtaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A black-and-white illustration of an African American person wearing glasses, in profile, standing between shelves in a library.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2RlaS1ibGFjay1wcm9mZXNzb3ItYWNhZGVtaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay Living Slow Deaths Behind Bars Parole reform has been languishing in the New York State Legislature. By Barbara Hanson Treen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLXBhcm9sZS1yZWZvcm0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [An illustration of a flower growing on a prison wall.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLXBhcm9sZS1yZWZvcm0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay An Analog Library of All the Lives I’ve Lived What is lost when journaling moves into the cloud? By Josephine Sittenfeld](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2pvdXJuYWxpbmctZGlhcnktaXBob25lLWFwcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjY3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiLMblZWA3s35SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Sixteen diaries of various types.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2pvdXJuYWxpbmctZGlhcnktaXBob25lLWFwcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwMzA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjY3OCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiLMblZWA3s35SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Jessica Grose A.I. Is Making the Sexual Exploitation of Girls Even Worse Parents, schools and our laws need to catch up to technology, fast. By Jessica Grose](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2RlZXBmYWtlcy10ZWVuYWdlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [An illustration that includes a photo of a cellphone with a blurred image on its screen.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnyEssP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wMi9vcGluaW9uL2RlZXBmYWtlcy10ZWVuYWdlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDMwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY2Nzgmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4izG5WVgN7N-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay The Fires Sweeping Across Texas Offer a Terrifying Warning We’re entering clima incognita. 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