W.J. Hennigan

Washington, D.C.

Correspondent at The New York Times Opinion

correspondent, @nytopinion.

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Articles

Ukraine’s Attack Exposed America’s Achilles’ Heel

4 days ago | flipboard.com | W.J. Hennigan

7 hours agoThe Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), set to take off from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida next week, will be piloted by an Indian as it soars towards the International Space Station (ISS). Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian air force is among the four-member multi-country crew of Ax-4 that …
Nuclear War Avoided, Again. But Next Time?

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | W.J. Hennigan

10 hours agoPost-Sindoor, A New Reality for India and PakistanTopic: SecurityBlog Brand: Silk Road RivalriesRegion: AsiaTags: Asim Munir, India, Kashmir, Narendra Modi, and PakistanPost-Sindoor, A New Reality …15 hours agoIndia pushes back on Trump claiming credit for India-Pakistan ceasefireThe president boasted about the strategy he claimed to use with India and Pakistan.
Nuclear War Avoided, Again. But Next Time?

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | W.J. Hennigan

After four days of exchanging airstrikes and drone attacks on military infrastructure brought India and Pakistan to the precipice of war, these nuclear-armed nations are holding to a tenuous cease-fire. The world may have sidestepped a disaster.
Pete Hegseth Blunders Into His Forever War

1 month ago | nytimes.com | W.J. Hennigan

President Trump came into office promising to disentangle the U.S. military from its costly forever wars in the Middle East. Three months in, he is embroiled in the same sort of open-ended military campaign that plagued his predecessors, and one that holds the potential for wider war with Iran.
The Message Pete Hegseth Sends the Troops

2 months ago | nytimes.com | W.J. Hennigan

Mr. Hegseth, so far, has insisted he didn't do anything wrong in the ordeal, which began March 24 after The Atlantic's editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he had been inadvertently added to a Signal chat by Michael Waltz, President Trump's national security adviser. The text exchange Mr. Goldberg published two days later, which was among senior Trump administration national security officials - all of them political, none military - discussed preparations for a military operation in Yemen.
Trump Is Reshaping the Nuclear Landscape

2 months ago | nytimes.com | W.J. Hennigan

President Trump's deference to Russia, his unprecedented rebuke of Volodymyr Zelensky and his no-holds-barred approach in prodding European partners to spend more on their military budgets are having an unintended impact among America's longtime allies: a possible nuclear free-for-all.
Nuclear Weapons: The Price

Oct 13, 2024 | transcend.org | W.J. Hennigan

W.J. Hennigan | The New York Times – TRANSCEND Media Service The United States is set to spend an estimated $1.7 trillion over 30 years to revamp its own nuclear arsenal. 10 Oct 2024 – To understand how the USA is preparing for its nuclear future, follow Melissa Durkee’s fifth-grade students as they shuffle into Room 38 at Preston Veterans’ Memorial School in Preston, Conn.
The Victims of US Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This

May 22, 2024 | rsn.org | W.J. Hennigan

The men and women came to Capitol Hill last week bearing surgical scars, long medical histories and fading photographs of loved ones long dead. They came from across the country to walk the halls of Congress and show lawmakers the human cost of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. They call themselves downwinders — a global community of people who lived near nuclear testing sites. In America, more than 100 nuclear devices were exploded in aboveground tests in New Mexico and Nevada from 1945 to 1962.
The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This

May 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | W.J. Hennigan

The men and women came to Capitol Hill last week bearing surgical scars, lengthy medical histories and fading photographs of loved ones long dead. They came from across the country to walk the halls of Congress and show lawmakers the human cost of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. They call themselves "downwinders" - a global community of people who lived near nuclear testing sites.
Estados Unidos recibió una inusual invitación “nuclear” de China: sólo hay una respuesta correcta

Apr 16, 2024 | infobae.com | W.J. Hennigan

A mediados del siglo pasado, mientras Estados Unidos y Rusia acumulaban rápidamente miles de armas nucleares, China se mantuvo al margen de la carrera armamentista y centró su energía en hacer crecer su economía y ampliar su influencia regional. Beijing construyó cientos de armas nucleares durante esos años, pero los líderes de la nación insistieron en que su modesto arsenal era simplemente para defensa propia.