The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

50 years of UN environmental diplomacy: What's worked and the trends ahead

In 1972, acid rain was destroying trees. Birds were dying from DDT poisoning, and countries were contending with oil spills, contamination from nuclear weapons testing and the environmental harm of the Vietnam War. Air pollution was crossing borders and harming neighboring countries.

The Conversation · May 31, 2022

An independent Scotland could be frozen out of NATO over anti-nuclear stance, warns expert

Rear Admiral John Gower said Scottish voters are not aware of the "repercussions" of getting rid of nuclear weapons

Daily Record · May 29, 2022

Russia unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine, says its ambassador to UK

Andrei Kelin said there is a ‘very strict provision’ on the use of such weapons

Evening Standard · May 29, 2022

US calls for vote soon on new UN sanctions on North Korea

The United States is calling for a vote “in the coming days” on a U.N. resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its recent launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Commentary: Reseal the deal with Iran

It could be make or break time for the Iran nuclear deal.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022

As Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?

Extreme weather events are the new normal. The use of nuclear weapons by Vladimir Putin’s Russian military is now an unthinkable possibility. And Xi Jinping’s China, our largest trading partner and rising superpower, is pulling down the shutters.

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week as the allies face a growing threat from North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

A Fight Over Taiwan Could Go Nuclear

Wargaming Reveals How a U.S.-Chinese Conflict Might Escalate

Foreign Affairs · May 20, 2022

SNP under fire for post-indy nuclear weapons comments from anti-bomb campaigners

THE SNP have come under fire after a senior party figure suggested a Scotland could temporarily host the UK’s nuclear weapons after independence.

The National (Scotland) · May 19, 2022

NATO not planning nuclear arms or bases in Finland: PM

Sanna Marin says alliance has not indicated that membership would mean a scaled-up military footprint.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2022