
A flash. A roar. A ball of fire. In this Opinion Video, New York Times show you what would happen if even just one tactical nuclear bomb was used again today. Drawing on extensive interviews with scientists and military officials, they say that this scenario is a precise imagining of what it would mean to experience a nuclear explosion. The risk of nuclear conflict is higher now than any time since the Cold War, and a single warhead could leave thousands dead, exponentially more wounded and ecosystems scarred for years.
Over the past year, NYT Opinion has been reporting on threat of nuclear war through their series At the Brink.