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Nuclear Deterrence - Page 3

October 15, 2026
Iran/United States/World

US reportedly weighs deploying ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran’s energy and nuclear sites

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the use of America’s largest conventional bomb against Iran’s energy and nuclear infrastructure, according to CNN, as concerns grow over the possibility

Artificial Intelligence

Nuclear War and Malicious AI Among 17 Major Threats to Humanity

Nuclear war, the malicious use of artificial intelligence and climate change are among the major threats that could endanger humanity’s future, according to a commission of 37 experts whose assessment identifies 17 critical risks to global health through the end

October 11, 2026

Iran Offers Nuclear Inspectors Access in Return for Sanctions Relief

Iran/World

Iran has offered to restore nuclear inspectors’ access to bombed facilities in exchange for sanctions relief, according to people familiar with private discussions, a

Chubu Electric Chiefs Set to Quit Over Nuclear Safety Scandal

Business

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

Fifteen Years After Disaster, Businesses Return to Fukushima’s Ground Zero

March 11, 2026
Business

On a quiet coastal plot in the town of Futaba in northeastern Japan, an ultramodern textile factory now stands where destruction once defined the landscape. Opened just three years ago, the facility

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Africa’s Nuclear Past: The Continent That Built — and Then Abandoned — the Bomb

March 11, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

In a world where nuclear weapons remain the ultimate symbol of military power and deterrence, Africa occupies a unique place in global security history. Few people realize that the continent once possessed

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Finland Moves to Lift Nuclear Weapons Ban as NATO Tensions With Russia Grow

March 6, 2026
Geopolitics/World

Finland plans to remove a long-standing legal ban on nuclear weapons on its territory, the government announced on Thursday, in a move that could allow the deployment of atomic arms on Finnish

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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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