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☆ Opinion | Where the World Plans to Test Nuclear Weapons Next
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kathleen Kingsbury | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A nuclear weapon doesn’t need to be used in war to have lasting impact. More than 2,000 such weapons were tested during the 20th century, leaving behind generational fallout that affects human beings, public health and the environment. Hennigan details in his latest for Times Opinion’s “At the Brink” series, the United States, Russia and China are all modernizing their testing facilities. None of the nations have conducted an underground nuclear test since they all signed the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. But the United States and China never ratified the document into force, and Russia rescinded its ratification in November, a step backward for international arms control.

Persons: Times Opinion’s, James Martin Organizations: Times, Planet Labs PBC, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Locations: United States, Russia, China

☆ At the Brink: Confronting the Risk of Nuclear War - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Kathleen Kingsbury | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In New York Times Opinion’s latest series, At the Brink, we’re looking at the reality of nuclear weapons today. Within two years, the last major remaining arms treaty between the United States and Russia is to expire. Part of the answer is that both of those active conflicts would be far more catastrophic if nuclear weapons were introduced into them. Their efforts helped to end atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, which, in certain cases, had poisoned people and the environment. The United States could insist on robust controls for artificial intelligence in the launch processes of nuclear weapons.

Persons: We’ve, Vladimir Putin, Biden, Hennigan, aren’t, Donald Trump, I’ve, “, —, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase Organizations: New York Times, JPMorgan Locations: Ukraine, United States, Russia, Iran, China, Poland, Japan, Saudi Arabia

The scenes of devastation from Gaza are widespread on social media, but mainstream news organizations, including The New York Times, often have a directive to not publish overly graphic photographs. In this audio essay, the Opinion columnist Lydia Polgreen argues that there are times when we should not look away — and that it is our moral obligation to bear witness to images of war. The image discussed in this audio essay is not depicted on this page. You can also read a note about Times Opinion’s editorial decision to not publish the image in full here. (A full transcript of this audio essay will be available midday on the Times website.)

Persons: Lydia Polgreen Organizations: The New York Times, Times Locations: Gaza

☆ Opinion | We Talked to 10 Graduates About Their College Regrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Gus Wezerek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

By Gus Wezerek Mr. Wezerek is a graphics editor for Opinion. He had promised me that if I studied Spanish during high school, I could join him on a business trip abroad. More than a thousand people wrote in after Times Opinion asked readers to share their college regrets. As part of Times Opinion’s close look at the college selection process, we’re also inaugurating a tool that we hope will help students avoid college regret. Most of all, I hope that today’s high school seniors don’t brood over dream schools that they didn’t get into.

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