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Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to Washington

After decades of progress on limiting the buildup of nuclear weapons, Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted renewed nuclear tensions between Russia and the U.S.

The Conversation

US Envoy: Iran Is Very Close to Producing Nuclear Weapon

US envoy to Iran Robert Malley confirmed that Tehran is "very, very close" to obtaining sufficient quantities of enriched uranium to produce a nuclear weapon.

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. Seeks ‘Guardrails’ in China Talks to Avoid Conflict, State Department Says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss nuclear weapon stockpiles and climate change in visit early next month

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Analysis: Stakes rise as Iran can fuel 'several' atom bombs

Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses

The Independent UK

Ukraine War Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 90 Seconds to Midnight

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight. “We are really closer to that doomsday,” former Mongolian president Elbegdorj Tsakhia said Tuesday at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia must play an active role in ending nuclear arms race, cross-party MPs urge

Statement calls for Albanese government to join landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons

The Guardian - AU

North Korea uranium mine COLLAPSES as Kim Jong-un plans to build more nuclear weapons

The Pyongsan mine is North Korea's main source of uranium ore, which can be refined into yellowcake and ultimately weapons-grade uranium. It has been hit by a series of cave-ins

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Russia Produces First Nuclear Warheads for Poseidon Super Torpedo

Russia has produced the first nuclear warheads for the Poseidon super torpedoes to be deployed on the Belgorod nuclear submarine, TASS reported on Monday, citing an unidentified defense source. "The first Poseidon ammunition loads have been manufactured, and the Belgorod submarine will receive them in the near future," TASS quoted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S.-Japan warn against use of force or coercion anywhere in world

The United States and Japan on Friday reiterated the importance of peace and stability in Taiwan Strait and warned against any use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in Ukraine.

Reuters

Donald Trump ‘considered using nuclear weapon on North Korea and blaming another country’, book claims

The allegations have reportedly been made in a new version of a book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Evening Standard

North Korea Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles after Unprecedented Year of Tests

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid speculation it could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kim Jong Un to ring in new year with missiles and nuclear threats

Kim Jong Un in 2022 fired off missiles at a record pace, lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons and thumbed his nose at global sanctions. He’s likely to turn up the heat even more in the coming year.

Tribune News Service

IAEA's Grossi on Ukraine: 'We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon will take place'

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addressed the danger of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine in an interview with FRANCE 24 from Vienna. "We expect that no use of a nuclear weapon whatsoever will take place in this or in any other…

France 24

US Hints at Military Option to Prevent a 'Nuclear Iran'

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley revealed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden was ready to resort to the military option to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon in case sanctions and diplomacy failed. Speaking to Foreign Policy, Malley hinted at several measures. “We will have the sanctions;…

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Analysis-China has limited power, and perhaps little desire, to curb North Korea

U.S. President Joe Biden last week asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, if he could try to talk North Korea out of a new nuclear weapon test but he acknowledged that he did not know if China had the capacity to do so.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain to Call Out Iran as ‘Threat’ to Middle East Security

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will call out Iran and Russia as threats to the security of the Middle East in a speech to global leaders in Bahrain on Saturday. Speaking at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain, he will commit to working with partners in the region to…

The Independent UK

Cleverly accuses Iran of spreading ‘bloodshed and destruction’

The Foreign Secretary says the regime in Tehran is closer than ever before to acquiring a nuclear weapon.

The Independent UK

CIA director Burns to meet Russian counterpart in Turkey

CIA Director Bill Burns is to meet with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine

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Washington: Tehran Seeks Moscow’s Help to Create Nuclear Weapon

Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program, according to US intelligence officials, as Tehran looks for a backup plan should a lasting nuclear deal with world powers fail to materialize. The intelligence suggests that Iran has been asking Russia for help acquiring additional nuclear materials and with…

The Independent UK

Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor

Ukrainians no longer ask if their country will be hit by Russia with nuclear weapons

Evening Standard

Russian ambassador says Putin ‘will not use tactical nuclear weapon’ in Ukraine

Andrei Kelin added that the UK was ‘too deep’ in its involvement

The Independent UK

US, South Korea warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime

Daily Mirror

Russian army discussing when and how to use nuclear weapons, US officials warn

A National Security Council official said the United States has been “clear from the outset that Russia’s comments about the potential use of nuclear weapons are deeply concerning” and that officials are taking them seriously

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top Biden Envoy Pushes Back on Criticism of Iran Strategy

A top Biden administration official on Monday pushed back against growing criticism from Iranian American activists who are calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal. The US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, said that the administration “makes no apology” for “trying…

Daily Mirror

US warns North Korea that use of nuclear weapons 'will result in end of Kim's regime'

The warning came as North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles towards Japan. US officials said: "There is no scenario in which the Kim regime could employ nuclear weapons and survive"

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