Inside America’s plan to remake its atomic arsenal

Our December Issue is now available! Our special report takes you inside America's plan to remake its atomic arsenal. Not long ago a global drawdown of nuclear weapons seemed, if not likely, at least possible. Times have changed. The U.S. is modernizing its nuclear arsenal, with plans to make new warheads for the first time since the end of the Cold War. The military says the project will make us all safer. Critics say the program is dangerous beyond belief. Sunya Bhutta Chief Engagement Editor Scientific American Read the Issue The New Nuclear Age Inside the $1.5-Trillion Nuclear Weapons Program You've Never Heard Of A road trip through the communities shouldering the U.S.'s nuclear missile revival. Read Now   Behind the Scenes at a U.S. Factory Building New Nuclear Bombs The U.S. is ramping up construction of new "plutonium pits" for nuclear weapons. Read Now   Who Would Take the Brunt of an Attack on U.S. Nuclear Missile Silos? These fallout maps show the toll of a potential nuclear attack on missile silos in the U.S. heartland. Read Now   The U.S.'s Plans to Modernize Nuclear Weapons Are Dangerous and Unnecessary The U.S. should back away from updating its obsolescent nuclear weapons, in particular silo-launched missiles that needlessly risk catastrophe. Read Now   What Radioactive Fallout Tells Us about Our Nuclear Future The U.S. has embarked on the largest and most expensive nuclear build-out ever. Watch Now

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