social media Just the name "Threads" re-traumatizes viewers of unbelievably grim postapocalyptic BBC drama aired 40 years ago Rob Beschizza

History Watch: The BBC's 1982 guide to nuclear armageddon Rob Beschizza

climate change The Pentagon wants to spend $100 billion on a new nuclear arsenal Thom Dunn

happy mutants I reviewed William Gibson's novel "Agency" for today's LA Times Cory Doctorow

animation This dark and amazing animation about the end of humankind aired on Ed Sullivan in 1956 David Pescovitz

climate change Humanity isn't likely to extinguish itself, writes SETI scientist David Pescovitz

nuclear war The story of Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet missile commander whose disobedience averted nuclear war Cory Doctorow

mistakes Nuclear War Survival Skills (PDF) Rob Beschizza

trump North Korea says it won't nuke Guam this week while Kim Jong-Un waits for Trump's next move Xeni Jardin

war Listen: 'Nuclear War,' Sun Ra (1982) Xeni Jardin

Book Will malfunction or incompetence start World War Three? Andrea James

religion Pacifist sect controls a Mayan-inspired pyramid in North Dakota Andrea James

Games We might be getting that New Vegas followup, but not in the way anyone expected Grant St. Clair

surveillance This windowless NYC skyscraper is reportedly an NSA spy hub Ellsworth Toohey

hoaxes John Titor, the internet's most famous time traveler, vanished in 2001 Ellsworth Toohey

politics County with 37 data centers tells schools to turn off lights to save electricity Rob Beschizza

politics Indiana declares June "Nuclear Family Month" Jennifer Sandlin

Games New God of War game does not feature the god of war Grant St. Clair

Stable Genius As war looms, Grandpa Pudding Brains delivers emergency remarks on decorative water features Jason Weisberger

Games Someone modded Skyrim into Fallout 4's Pip-Boy games Grant St. Clair