Trump asks Pentagon to immediately start testing US nuclear weapons, and the immediate reaction is, well, pretty understandable. It’s a headline that grabs you by the throat, doesn’t it? The idea of restarting nuclear weapons testing isn’t something you shrug off lightly. The sheer weight of potential consequences, the decades of international efforts to curb proliferation, and the inherent risks all combine to make this a deeply unsettling prospect.
Trump asks Pentagon to immediately start testing US nuclear weapons, and the thing that’s immediately striking is the timing. It’s often mentioned that he made this statement ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.… Continue reading
China’s nuclear warhead count rose by an estimated 100 in 2024, reaching 600, surpassing all other nations in expansion rate, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Despite a slight overall global decrease to 12,241 warheads, the report highlights a worrying new nuclear arms race. The US and Russia possess the largest arsenals, holding 5,177 and 5,459 warheads respectively. China’s Foreign Ministry countered these findings, asserting that its nuclear arsenal remains minimal and solely for national security.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Russia will end its self-imposed moratorium on deploying intermediate- and short-range nuclear missiles, citing the US’s global deployment of similar weapons. This decision follows a recent Russian missile test and is presented as a retaliatory measure to US and UK arms supplies to Ukraine. The US plans to deploy long-range missiles in Germany in 2026, a move defended by Germany but criticized by Russia as a significant threat. This escalation reverses decades of arms control agreements, raising concerns about a new arms race and global instability.
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