New nuclear arms race
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The 9 countries armed with nukes as US set to resume weapons testing - IN FOCUS: There has been renewed focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, James C Reynolds and Maryam Zakir-
Introduction - What is a Cyber Arms Race? The Cyber Arms Race can trace its roots to 1949 when the Soviet Union tested their first nuclear weapon. This development sparked the Cold War nuclear arms race; a competition between the United States and Soviet ...
The nuclear non-proliferation treaty between the world’s major powers was one of the greatest diplomatic achievements of the 20th century – given multiple countries already have arsenals big enough to end civilisation as we know it, stopping the nuclear arms race is part of what keeps all of us alive.
Russia and the US have reignited global fears of a new nuclear arms race as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump announce fresh weapons tests, signalling escalating strategic rivalry with China watching closely.
The last remaining arms control treaty between Russia and the US, New Start, is set to expire in February 2026.
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Column: The threat of nuclear war never went away
A new film illustrates the need for public engagement and outcry about the continued threat of nuclear weapons, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ former Gov. Jerry
Ukraine's leader warns of breakneck innovation in weapons Russia's war in Ukraine is driving arms race, he tells UN Ukraine moving to open up its arms exports to allies UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged world ...
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China must not be allowed to win the AI arms race
The United States and China are locked in an arms race that might determine the fate of the free world. But unlike the last Cold War, the competition isn’t just over nuclear weapons or advanced missiles.
Trump’s abrupt order to resume US nuclear testing after 33 years has sparked fears of a new Cold War, risking a global chain reaction that could destabilise decades of nuclear restraint. Read here
The last time the US tested a nuclear weapon was in 1992, when Congress pushed to halt such trials in the wake of the Cold war.