by Sharon Zhang | Feb 20, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq War, Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio, News Analysis, Nuclear Weapons, Steve Witkoff
The Trump administration is reportedly on the verge of attacking Iran in order to force Islamic Republic officials to agree to President Donald Trump’s demands for a nuclear deal, and to potentially push for regime change, which could spark a disastrous, protracted war. U.S. officials have provided no evidence for an imminent threat — the only legal justification for the use of military force…
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by Michael T. Klare | Jan 8, 2026 | Arms Race, China, New START Treaty, News Analysis, nuclear arms race, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes, Russia, Vladimir Putin
For most of us, Friday, February 6, 2026, is likely to feel no different than Thursday, February 5th. It will be a work or school day for many of us. It might involve shopping for the weekend or an evening get-together with friends, or any of the other mundane tasks of life. But from a world-historical perspective, that day will represent a dramatic turning point, with far-reaching and potentially…
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by Jon Letman | Dec 29, 2025 | Arms Control, Arms Race, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Militarism, News Analysis, nuclear testing, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons
Faster, stealthier missiles, accelerated weapons development, and the threat of an unrestrained nuclear arms race, set against the backdrop of a withering arms control regime, point to a worsening global nuclear threat as 2025 comes to a close. On top of that, just before meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in October, President Donald Trump abruptly, and very imprecisely announced in a social…
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by Chris Walker | Nov 3, 2025 | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, China, Donald Trump, News, Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons, Russia
This past week, President Donald Trump called on the Department of Defense (DOD) to restart nuclear weapons testing “immediately,” citing false claims about other countries’ nuclear arsenals and testing. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday and an interview that aired on Sunday, Trump was vague regarding the extent of the future nuclear weapons testing, including whether he would push for…
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by Jake Johnson | Oct 30, 2025 | Donald Trump, News, Nuclear Weapons, Trump Administration
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, an announcement made in a frighteningly vague social media post that threatens to shred decades of global progress and heighten tensions with China and Russia. Trump mentioned both of those nations in his post, which was published to Truth Social just ahead of the US president’s…
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