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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.
For the second consecutive time, the UN Security Council rejected a draft Russian resolution that called on countries to ban all weapons in space.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale, illegal, and brutal assault on Ukraine in early 2022, he has issued occasional threats of nuclear weapons use against anyone who might interfere. The result is a heightened risk of nuclear war between Russia and NATO in ways not seen in the post-Cold War era.
As lawmakers urge President Biden to prioritize efforts to engage Russia and China in nuclear arms control talks, the administration updates nuclear weapons employment guidance and raises questions about China's NFU proposal.
The strike did not compromise safety at the nuclear power plant but represents a dangerous new stage in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The U.S. said it will find an alternate way to report on North Korean sanctions enforcement.
The veto fueled concerns that Moscow is developing a space-based nuclear anti-satellite capability.