“[My time at ACA] prepared me very well for the position that I took following that with the State Department, where I then implemented and helped to implement many of the policies that we tried to promote.”
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There is no plausible military scenario, no morally defensible reason, nor any legally justifiable basis for threatening or using nuclear weapons first—if at all.
The Russian RS-28 Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile exploded in September at its test launch site.
Russia is expected to reserve the right to use nuclear weapons “when the enemy, using conventional weapons, creates a critical threat to our sovereignty,” President Vladimir Putin said.
Research suggests that the Kremlin could lose popular support if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The United States accused Iran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia, but Iran denied the accusation.
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “remains precarious” due to regular explosions and drone attacks, Rafael Mariano Grossi said after the visit.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited the nuclear power plant in the Kursk region of Russia as threats to the facility grew because of the Russian war against Ukraine.
The NPT preparatory committee meets in Geneva as states-parties discuss a path forward to the 2026 Review Conference. Kazakhstan announces a nuclear-weapons-free zones workshop. The United States continues with its ICBM modernization program.
Ukrainian drone attacks against Russian strategic early-warning radar sites raised U.S. fears that Russia could misinterpret the move.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense treaty as Russia continues to court North Korean support for its war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not rule out lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons in Russia’s nuclear posture.
U.S. presidential leadership may be the most important factor in whether the risk of nuclear arms racing, proliferation, and war will rise or fall in the years ahead.
Russia conducted military exercises involving nonstrategic nuclear weapons, framing the drills as a response to NATO’s support for Ukraine.
The State Department imposed new sanctions on Russia for using choking and riot
control agents in violation of the international chemical weapons ban.