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Nuclear Deterrence - Page 3

September 13, 2026
Business

Chubu Electric Chiefs Set to Quit Over Nuclear Safety Scandal

Chubu Electric Power Co.’s top two executives are set to step down over the falsification of safety data used in regulatory reviews for the proposed restart of some of its nuclear reactors,

Columns/Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Iran Is Being Driven Towards the Nuclear Threshold

The gravest danger in the present war is not that Iran has already decided to manufacture a nuclear weapon. There is no verified evidence of such a decision. The danger is that another major US escalation could convince Tehran that

August 25, 2026

Nuclear War: Still a Possibility?

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in U.S. tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was supposed to take parallel steps, but he

IAEA Finds Tonnes of Nuclear Material in Syria

Syria/World

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have discovered several tonnes of nuclear material in Syria at a site that had not previously been known

Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions: How Close Are They Really?

March 5, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy

President Trump justified his June strikes on Iran, asserting that the United States could not allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon. He later claimed the attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme.

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US Weighs Withdrawing Missile Defences from South Korea as Iran War Drags On

March 3, 2026
South Korea/World

The United States is considering relocating key missile defence systems and military assets from South Korea to the Middle East as its ongoing military campaign against Iran shows signs of extending beyond

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U.S. Warns China Could Match American Nuclear Arsenal Within Five Years

February 25, 2026
Business/Geopolitics

A senior U.S. official warned on Tuesday that China is expanding its nuclear arsenal so rapidly that it could achieve parity with the United States within four to five years, intensifying concerns

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The Bombs Which Polish the Skulls of the Dead

February 20, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On 5 February 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired, ending the last surviving legal constraint on the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Russian Federation.

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U.S. Updates Allegation of Secret Chinese Nuclear Test, Beijing Denies Claim

February 18, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy

The United States has updated its allegation that China conducted an underground nuclear test in June 2020, providing new details from seismic monitoring data that suggest a possible concealed detonation. Assistant Secretary

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China Rejects US Nuclear Test Claims, Warns of ‘Pretext’ for Renewed Testing

February 12, 2026
China/World

China has strongly denied recent accusations by the United States that it conducted a nuclear explosive test, calling the claims “completely groundless” and politically motivated. Li Song, China’s permanent representative to the

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Iran Ex-Commander Alleges Saudi Arabia Has Nuclear Weapons

February 11, 2026
Geopolitics/News

A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hussein Kanani, has claimed that Saudi Arabia already possesses nuclear weapons, making the allegation during a televised interview amid heightened tensions between

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The End of New Start: Are We on the Brink of a Global Nuclear Arms Race?

February 5, 2026
Defence/News

The expiration of the New Start treaty between the United States and Russia has sparked urgent concern among policymakers, military analysts, and global security experts. Signed in 2010 by President Obama and

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Zero enrichment or no deal

February 4, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Correspondent in Doha The gap between Washington and Tehran has rarely looked wider. As U.S. and Iranian officials prepare for indirect talks in Istanbul under heavy regional mediation, both sides

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World on the Brink as U.S. and Russia Near Nuclear Free-for-All

February 1, 2026
Russia/United States/World

The United States and Russia are on the verge of entering their first unrestrained nuclear arms race since the Cold War unless a last-minute agreement is reached before the New START treaty

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Japan’s Nuclear Silence Is Shattering—And Asia May Be Next

January 24, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The world’s most dangerous conflict equations are increasingly being drawn not between nuclear equals, but between nuclear-armed states and those without the bomb. Already, two such wars are ongoing: Russia versus Ukraine

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India Confirms No Nuclear Threats During Operation Sindoor

January 14, 2026
India/World

India’s Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Tuesday clarified that no discussions of nuclear warfare took place between Indian and Pakistani military officials during Operation Sindoor, the May 2025 cross-border

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North Korea Warns Japan’s Nuclear Ambitions Risk Global Disaster

December 23, 2025
Japan/North Korea/World

North Korea has accused Japan of seeking nuclear weapons and warned that such a move would bring “a great disaster to mankind,” according to a statement carried by the North Korean state

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Japan Moves to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant After Fukushima

December 22, 2025
Education/Health/Social

Japan is poised to take a major step in its post-Fukushima energy shift as the Niigata regional assembly prepares to endorse the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant, nearly 15

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Israeli Media Warnings Fuel Fears of Looming Strike on Iran

December 22, 2025
Defence/News

Fresh warnings from Israeli media and a wave of increasingly sharp rhetoric from both Tehran and Tel Aviv are fueling concerns that Israel may be moving closer to a direct military strike

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