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Scottish Secretary ditches 'lifelong' opposition to nuclear weapons

THE Scottish Secretary has ended his “lifelong” opposition to nuclear weapons – and said he will look to remove his name from a Nobel…

The National (Scotland)

An international law expert says US strikes on Iran were illegal. Here’s why

ANALYSIS: Donald Rothwell says, under the UN Charter, there are just two ways in which a state can lawfully use force against another state

The Independent UK

Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent

After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”.

The Conversation

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Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics

US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which he foreshadowed on and off for the past few days, has revealed a surprisingly broad middle ground in US politics, even as it has provoked controversy in the international community.

The Conversation

Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie

The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itself

The Guardian - US

Hegseth’s call for ‘peace’ shows Trump thinks he can have it both ways despite his punishing Iran ‘Hammer’ strike

NEWS ANALYSIS: How US could now be headed for another Iraq War-style 'break it, you bought it' involvement in Middle East, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Trump administration denies wanting war with Iran or regime change after nuclear site bombing raid

With the world reeling after Trump’s attack on Iran, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth insisted that the operation was only about ending Tehran’s ambitions for nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

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‘No danger of blowing up Reading’: the site building UK’s next nuclear weapons

A £15bn replacement for Britain’s arsenal is being designed at Aldermaston under the pro-nuclear Labour government

The Guardian - UK

What is a ‘bunker buster’? An expert explains what the US dropped on Iran

Late on Saturday night, local time, the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, marking its open participation in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

The Conversation

Australia urged to press US to ‘act responsibly’ as threat of nuclear disaster rises amid Israel-Iran conflict

Nobel prize-winning anti-nuclear group calls for ‘urgent de-escalation and a return to diplomacy’

The Guardian - AU

What I saw as one of the only people allowed inside Britain’s only nuclear bunker

The media have been allowed inside the Atomic Weapons Establishment for the first time in a decade. Robert Fox takes a journey into the heart of Britain’s nuclear weapons programme - at a time of increased global tension

Evening Standard

Fact-checking Trump, Gabbard comments on Iran nuclear capability - Roll Call

DNI Tulsi Gabbard says she and Trump are on the same page on Iran's nuclear capabilities. But their public statements contradict.

Roll Call

Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal?

International law proscribes the use of force except in self-defence – but what constitutes self-defence?

Al Jazeera

Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East

Letters: Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh Bains

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The Conversation

What UK involvement in Iran could look like – and the political questions it raises

At the time of writing, US President Donald Trump is deliberating over whether to join Israel’s air campaign to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme. This is already a contentious issue within Washington DC and the Trump administration. But if the president decides to take the US into a war…

Al Jazeera

How Trump’s position has changed on Iran, splitting MAGA base

‘I may do it. I may not’: Trump’s position on the Iran-Israel conflict has shifted over the past week of violence.

Euronews

Nuclear weapons: Which country's arsenal is growing fastest?

Most dangerous point since 'end of Cold War', experts say, as all nine nuclear powers strengthened their arsenals in 2024.

The National (Scotland)

The facts are clear. So why won't the BBC report on Israel's nuclear weapons?

DOES Israel have nuclear weapons? Yes. Will the BBC report that fact? Apparently not ...

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The Guardian - UK

Grooming gang survivors tell MPs to stop ‘tug-of-war with vulnerable women’ – as it happened

Two survivors urged politicians and those without experience of abuse to allow women to shape the investigation

The Guardian - US

Most Trump supporters want to keep US military out of Israel-Iran conflict, poll finds

Findings show public appetite for peaceful approach to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambition of acquiring nuclear arms

Al Jazeera

Is Iran ‘very close’ to building a nuclear bomb as Trump claims?

The US president’s own intelligence chief and the IAEA don’t think Iran is building nuclear weapons at all.

The Conversation

The commitment trap: How Israel, Iran and the US risk becoming prisoners to policies

The latest escalation in the Middle East is in many ways the inevitable culmination of a long-simmering rivalry. Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capability and Israel’s determination to stop that from happening meant that such an outcome was always in the cards.

The Conversation

Iran’s long history of revolution, defiance and outside interference – and why its future is so uncertain

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone beyond his initial aim of destroying Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. He has called on the Iranian people to rise up against their dictatorial Islamic regime and ostensibly transform Iran along the lines of Israeli interests.

The Guardian - US

Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel

President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons

Latin Times

Israel Reportedly Found Out Iran Was Researching How To Build Triggering System For Nuclear Weapons

Israel reportedly found out Iran was conducting renewed nuclear research, including how to build a triggering system for a weapon. However, U.S. officials were not convinced it pointed at it wanting to build a weapon

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