Josh Harkinson

Mother Jones magazine

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Reporter for Mother Jones magazine, where he covers nuclear policy

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The Cold War is over, and even the commander of America’s nuclear forces says an atomic attack by Russia is “hardly worth discussing.”

Are America’s Aging Nuclear Weapons Worth Restoring?

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