On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union conducted an atmospheric test of the largest thermonuclear weapon ever created: The Tsar Bomba. Named for its unmatched destructive potential, the “emperor of bombs” yielded a blast of 50 megatons, nearly 2,000 times more powerful than the bomb the United States dropped on Nagasaki. The bomb was so […]
Chance of nuclear use still low
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with unaffiliated Russian-language channel RTVI explaining that while the situation in Ukraine worsens, he does not believe Russian nuclear weapons use is likely. Clip below is in Russian.
60 Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis, We Should Learn from the Past, Not Manipulate It
By John Erath This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, generally considered to be the closest the world came to all out nuclear war. Perhaps inevitably, much of the commentary has highlighted supposed parallels to the current situation, specifically Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons in support of its aggression against […]
Russia’s Nuclear Threats Prompt Memories Of Cuban Missile Crisis
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsy on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis about comparisons to then and now, when tensions are as high as they were then.
Timeline: The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day nuclear crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Learn more.
