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Trump's ex-national security advisor wants to restart US nuke testing. Nuclear experts warn that's not a good idea.

Robert O'Brien's call to restart nuclear weapons testing was met with resounding criticism from experts, who called it ignorant and dangerous.

New Report Highlights Rising Investments in Nuclear Arsenals

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The nine nuclear-armed nations in the world continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals amid growing reliance on them as deterrence in 2023, a fresh report issued on June 17 by a Swedish think tank said. "While the global total of nuclear…

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Ex-Trump Adviser Wants Him to Reverse 30-Year-Old Nuclear Weapons Policy

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Robert O'Brien penned an essay this week discussing how Trump encouraged peace across the globe.

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Biden — losing Iran’s dangerous game — is stumbling into a nuclear armageddon trap

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As the Biden administration continues its dangerous miscalculations in the Middle East, the US stumbles further into the nuclear weapons trap that Tehran is laying in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Ukraine strikes Russia despite nuclear fears

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An overnight attack on two oil depots inside Russia's Rostov region was reportedly carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, just days after several countries agreed with Kyiv that it could use Western weapons to hit targets on…

US, Israel examining new information about Iran's suspected nuclear activity

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Senior US officials said the "suspicious and alarming" information points to computer models that Iranian scientists have made recently can be used for research and development of nuclear weapon.

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Alarming discovery of Iran nuclear activity could ‘upend’ US assessment of weapons capability: expert

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Iran may be a step closer to a nuclear weapon than previously realized after U.S. intelligence discovered a modeling program that could be used for weaponization.

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White House ‘comfortable’ with its nuclear position after Nato chief suggests increase in deployed weapons

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White House spokesperson John Kirby says the US are ‘comfortable’ with their current level of deterrence in Europe

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Map shows where all the world’s nuclear weapons are

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It should come as no surprise that Russia sits at the top of the nuclear food chain.

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U.S. and Israel assessing new intelligence about Iran nuclear models

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U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies are looking into new information about computer modeling by Iranian scientists that could be used for research and development of nuclear weapons, two U.S. officials plus one current and one former…

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India possesses more nuclear weapons than Pakistan; China has… | 8 takeaways from SIPRI report

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The SIPRI report says China's nuclear arsenal increased from 410 warheads in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024, and it is expected to keep growing.

Monday, Jun 17

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India expanding its nuclear arsenal with eye on China: SIPRI

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SIPRI estimates India has 172 warheads, while China has 500 and Pakistan has 170. Russia and the US hold almost 90% of all nuclear weapons.

Row as Nato chief hints at talks to increase availability of nuclear weapons

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Jens Stoltenberg accused of ‘escalation of tension’ as he warns of growing threat from Russia and China

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Warning Issued Over North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal

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North Korea has grown its nuclear arsenal and now possesses up to 50 weapons, a think tanks estimated.

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Nuclear spending by top 9 world powers surged to $91.4B in 2023, watchdog says

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Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states jumped by an estimated 13.4% to $91.4 billion led by the United States which accounted for more than half of the total spend, says a new report.

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NATO chief saber-rattling with nuclear weapons – Kremlin

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has criticized NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg for remarks about nuclear weapons Read Full Article at RT.com

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Watchdog warns reliance on nuclear weapons rising amid global tension

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SIPRI notes the effects of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza in reducing international security.