For the first time in 80 years, nuclear war is a real possibility

For the first time in 80 years, nuclear war is a real possibility

This is only a few years ago, the assumption that a country with nuclear deterrence could be attacked militarily on its territory by another military power which, it did not have, seemed to hold fantasies, or rather nightmares. For three years now, it seems that many of these certitures, which surrounded [...]

Nuclear war has never been more likely. Here’s what it would look like now.

It was only a game. But this 2023 exercise conducted in Washingtonillustrated just how easily the current global crises could escalate intonuclear war. So where might a nuclear war start exactly? What would it looklike? And how many of us would survive? There are many potentialflashpoints. This week, we were reminded of the perils of escalation whenIndia and Pakistan launched tit-for-tat air, missile and drone attacksfollowing the deadly terrori…