Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.

The New York Times
@davidho well ackshually a small nuclear war would have a cooling effect, with soot from burning cities obscuring the sun. Also Hiroshima and Nagasaki are thriving cities so radiation is no biggie.

@davidho

As Trump said, you can control the weather with nukes.

/sarc

The threat to the climate from UK nuclear weapons & military activity

Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, highlights the possibility of nuclear winter if UK nuclear weapons were ever launched, and new data on the size of the UK's military carbon footprint.  Online publication: 3 November 2025; updated 22 November 2025 This presentation was given at two conferences: 

Scientists for Global Responsibility