5 Best Nuclear War Podcasts to Listen to in 2026

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Grounded in arms-control expertise, nuclear weapons shows examine deterrence, nonproliferation, and policy alongside the history and human stakes of the bomb, with scholars and advocates weighing the threats. Listeners following nuclear security and disarmament get serious, well-informed analysis across these programs.

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1. Arms Control Wonk

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The nuclear weapons, arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation podcast. Companion to the popular Arms Control Wonk blog (www.armscontrolwonk.com). Hosted by Jeffrey Lewis & Aaron Stein.MORE Producer/Network Jeffrey Lewis & Aaron Stein
Email ****@armscontrolwonk.com
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2. NukeTalk

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Nuclear weapons aren't just a national security issue; they are also a human rights issue. Building a safer future requires an examination of past and present nuclear policy. NukeTalk investigates nuclear weapons policy by looking at the human impact of nuclear weapons. And brings the stories of those affected to you. NukeTalk is hosted by Ploughshares.MORE Host Tom Collina
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3. Nukes of Hazard

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All things nukes and the threats they pose to humanity.
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4. The Bomb

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How the nuclear bomb shaped world history. The scientists who raced to build weapons, the spies who stole the technology and the superpowers who grappled with deployment. In Season 3, nuclear war is terrifyingly close. Can the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the USA prevent apocalypse? Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy, tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Season 2 is about Klaus Fuchs, the brilliant young physicist from a pacifist German family whose spying for Russia changed history...MORE Host Emily Strasser
Email ****@tufts.edu
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 3.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Twelve Thousand Bombs

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WGLT's Twelve Thousand Bombs podcast features conversations with leading scholars and policy advocates on the real and hypothetical impacts of nuclear war. Presented in partnership with Illinois State University physics professor Matt Caplan and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.MORE Email ****@wglt.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

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