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‘You and the Atom Bomb’: how George Orwell’s 1945 essay predicted the Cold War and nuclear proliferation

August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Just a month after the attacks, on 19 October 1945, George Orwell published an essay in the London Tribune, entitled “You and the Atom Bomb”. In it, he surmised what if “the great nations make…

The Conversation

Key US nuclear agency to send 80% of workforce home as shutdown drags on

About 1,400 staff at NNSA, which manages America’s nuclear weapons stockpile, to be furloughed on Monday

The Guardian - US

Most US Nuke Workers To Be Sent Home As Shutdown Bites

The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services.

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NATO exercise to start next week with focus on protecting alliance's nuclear weapons

Steadfast Noon will run for about two weeks and will be led by the Netherlands and involve 71 aircraft from 14 NATO countries.

Euronews

NATO begins its huge nuclear ‘Steadfast Noon’ exercise next week

Bomber aircraft and fighter jets that can carry nuclear warheads are taking part

The Independent UK

‘I call it the n-word’ Trump goes off script while discussing nuclear weapons with military command

Donald Trump has dubbed nuclear weapons the “n-word” as he appears to go off script whilst addressing military leaders.

The Independent UK

North Korea vows never to give up its nuclear weapons on return to UN General Assembly

Kim Jong Un’s vice foreign minister equates nukes to North Korea’s right to existence

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North Korea developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching US, Seoul warns

South Korea’s Lee warns that Pyongyang is in the last stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US with a nuclear weapon

The Independent UK

Russia to respect nuclear arms limits with US for one more year, Putin says

The New START deal, signed by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers.

Euronews

North Korea’s Kim says he can talk to Trump, but on one condition

Kim Jong Un says he has ‘fond memories with Trump’

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un Has 'Fond Memories' Of Trump But Open To Talks With US Only If Washington Drops This 'Absurd Obsession'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled he is open to talks with Washington if the United States abandons its insistence that Pyongyang give up nuclear weapons, reviving a long-stalled diplomatic track while reaffirming he will not disarm.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-un open to nuclear talks with US, saying he has ‘fond memories’ of previous Trump meeting

Comments from North Korea’s leader come as South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung says he could accept a deal that sees the North retain its nuclear weapons

The Guardian - AU

North Korea’s Kim says open to US talks if denuclearisation demands dropped

Kim Jong Un also said he had ‘fond memories’ of Trump, in a speech to Pyongyang’s Supreme People’s Assembly.

Al Jazeera

Russia raises tensions with NATO as Putin shows off his battlefield nuclear weapons

One year ago this month, Putin outlined a revision of Moscow's nuclear doctrine

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'Unacceptable': Labour refuse to disclose detail of serious Trident nuclear incident

TRIDENT bosses have failed to disclose any information to the Scottish Government about a radioactive leak at the nuclear weapons base at Coulport,…

The Independent UK

War games involving Russia and Belarus start this week. What to know about the military drills

The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons

On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged drones

The Independent UK

Satellite images show construction at site linked to Israel’s suspected nuclear programme

Israel does not confirm or deny having atomic weapons

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China rejects joining Trump-proposed denuclearisation talks with US and Russia

A spokesperson for Beijing's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was "neither reasonable nor realistic" to expect China to participate in the discussions.

Al Jazeera

Why has Pakistan launched a new rocket command after India conflict?

Experts say India found holes in Pakistan’s strategic defence options during the May fight. Pakistan wants to fix them.

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Trump’s cuts leave America’s nuclear weapons workers in limbo, now unable to claim compensation for cancers caused by work

"I've contacted politicians and the White House and haven't heard anything back."

The Independent UK

Workers who developed cancer while building America’s nuclear weapons struggle to make medical claims after Trump cuts

Unless the Trump administration chooses to renew the compensation program former nuclear weapons employees who are hoping to receive assistance with their medical payments will no longer have the opportunity.

Euronews

Taiwan court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

Illegal transfers at sea are one of the few ways North Korea, largely isolated from the international community, can obtain fuel because of strict United Nations sanctions against its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.

Euronews

South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion

Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities aimed at expanding his nuclear weapons programme.

The National (Scotland)

Call for MoD to investigate serious nuclear incident at Faslane naval base

THE SNP have demanded urgent answers in a letter to the Ministry of Defence after the UK Government confirmed a serious nuclear incident took place…

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