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Audio Essay: A Nuclear Weapon Strikes. What Happens Next?
Produced by W.J. Hennigan
January 29, 2025
Audio Essay: A Nuclear Weapon Strikes. What Happens Next?
Illustration by Akshita Chandra/The New York Times; Photograph by Getty Images 

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W.J. Hennigan is a New York Times Opinion correspondent covering the U.S. military and national security issues from Washington, D.C.

 
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