DONALD Trump’s order to restart nuclear weapons tests after 30 years has sparked fears of a return to the worst days of the Cold War – and a “perilous” new era. In The

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.

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 last remaining arms control treaty between Russia and the US, New Start, is set to expire in February 2026.

At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.”

Former President Donald Trump has called for the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing, breaking a 30-year moratorium. This move, aimed at matching Russia and China's alleged secret tests, reignites fears of a global 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.

There has been renewed focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, James C Reynolds and Maryam Zakir-Hussain report