An Arms Race Quietly Unfolds in Space

For years, Hollywood has been trying to figure out how to get young people into movie theaters. This spring, it has happened at an unthinkable scale thanks to two low-budget horror films made by 20-something directors. Today my colleague Kyle Buchanan explains what younger audien ... Show More

After days of promising that a cease-fire was near, President Trump announced late Sunday that he had reached a deal with Iran. Today, David Sanger, who spoke to the president, explains what is and is not included in the framework agreement, and how much closer it gets both sides ... Show More

Almost 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg directed “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the story of an average man who discovers that humanity may not be alone in the universe. Over the decades, Spielberg has directed several movies about what would happen if humanity made contact ... Show More

Time may be running out to save tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol. Russia is saying it will destroy everything in its path as it intensifies its attack. Further, Russia tested a nuclear-capable missile in the midst of war as Putin delivers a ... Show More

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations today said the world narrowly avoided a nuclear catastrophe. Video shows Russian forces fired upon Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as they moved to capture it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian tanks also fired ... Show More

<p>Alors que le contexte international demeure très tendu, et que certains observateurs n'excluent pas la possibilité d'une attaque russe contre des pays membres de l'OTAN, les préparatifs militaires de Moscou sont scrutés de près par les responsables américains.</p><br><p>Or, un ... Show More

A senior U.S. defense official tells CNN that Russian forces have launched “more than 1,080 missiles” since the beginning of their invasion. Ukraine’s military says six missiles were fired at Lviv, the western city near Poland’s border that has been relatively untouched. Retired ... Show More

On this episode of Cyber we talk about an old technology that suddenly feels very new. The bomb. That’s right, this episode is all about nuclear weapons. Thanks to Moscow’s war in Ukraine and Putin’s implicit and explicit threats to use them should Russian territory be threatened ... Show More

A nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought,” warned NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg last Wednesday. It’s a prospect that many in Canada haven’t had to consider since the end of the Cold War, but experts say the risk hasn't disappeared. A few weeks ago, Front B ... Show More

Putin is upping the ante personally, launching a nuclear threat as Ukraine asks the U.S. for America’s cluster munitions, which are deadly bombs banned in more than 100 countries. Plus, 25 right-wing extremists, conspired by QAnon, are accused of plotting to overthrow the German ... Show More