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https://blog.ucs.org/tara-drozdenko/the-clock-is-ticking-on-new-start-expiration-and-a-nuclear-arms-race/
The Clock Is Ticking on New START Expiration—and a Nuclear Arms Race - Union of Concerned Scientists
Allowing the New START treaty between Russia and the United States to expire in 2026 could lead to an unconstrained race for nuclear weapons around the world.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com:443/article/implications-last-major-us-russian-nuclear-arms-control-agreements-expiration
Implications of the Last Major U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agreement's Expiration
Over time, this will intensify an ongoing buildup of nuclear capabilities across the globe and make crises involving nuclear powers more unpredictable and...
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https://theworld.org/segments/2026/02/05/understanding-the-end-of-the-remaining-us-russia-nuclear-arms-control-treaty
Understanding the end of the remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty - The World from PRX
The last remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty, New START, expired on Thursday, leaving the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals without legal limits...
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https://blog.ucs.org/robert-rust/restoring-american-deterrence-act-offers-blueprint-for-nuclear-arms-race-but-no-hope-for-winning-one/
Restoring American Deterrence Act Offers Blueprint for Nuclear Arms Race, But No Hope for Winning...
The best strategy is confidence in the continuing sufficiency of the US nuclear arsenal, and international arms control.
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https://theintercept.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-russia-invasion/
Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Arms and Got Betrayed
Mar 5, 2022 - A lesson from Ukraine after Russia's invasion: Breaking promises to small countries means they’ll never give up their nuclear weapons.
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https://www.jpost.com:443/international/article-892240
IAEA's Grossi: Nuclear arms race may be renewed as Middle East conflict grows | The Jerusalem Post
Apr 6, 2026 - He said Iran's lack of cooperation “led us to a place or a position where we lost the necessary continuity of knowledge to be able to confirm that everything...
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https://www.wisconsinproject.org/category/countries/iraq/
Iraq – Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
From 2000 to 2006, the Wisconsin Project published Iraq Watch, a website that monitored Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction capability and the companies and...
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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/deterring-the-next-nuclear-arms-race/
Deterring the next nuclear arms race — Harvard Gazette
Apr 22, 2026 - Experts assess threat landscape amid war, lapsing treaties, declining faith in U.S. security guarantee
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https://www.wisconsinproject.org/iran-watch/
Iran Watch – Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
A website that monitors Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, the entities contributing to those programs, and international efforts to impede Iran’s progress.
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https://blog.ucs.org/gregory-kulacki/china-suspended-nuclear-arms-control-talks-with-the-us-heres-why/
China Suspended Nuclear Arms Control Talks With the US. Here’s Why. - Union of Concerned Scientists
China’s decision to suspend talks followed two important meetings with US counterparts.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20250813/russia-belarus-zapad-drills-to-practice-use-of-tactical-nuclear-arms-oreshnik---reports-1122605782.html
Russia-Belarus Zapad Drills to Practice Use of Tactical Nuclear Arms, Oreshnik - Reports
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the joint Belarusian-Russian military exercises Zapad-2025 in September will practice planning the use of...
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https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/what-would-russias-break-with-the-west-mean-for-nuclear-arms-control/
What Would Russia’s Break With the West Mean for Nuclear Arms Control?
Amid the specter of war to Europe’s east, experts and the media have focused on the likelihood of Russian military escalation against Ukraine and the
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https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/29/save-new-start-nuclear-arms-treaties-must-not-expire/
Save New START- Nuclear Arms Treaties Must Not Expire - CounterPunch.org
On 5 February 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) — the last remaining arms-control pact between the United States and Russia — is set to...
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https://www.wisconsinproject.org/about-us/
About Us – Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control conducts research and advocacy to stem the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. The Wisconsin...
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https://theweek.com/history/putin-russia-second-nuclear-arms-race
Has Putin launched the second nuclear arms race? | The Week
Nov 28, 2025 - Historian Serhii Plokhy explains why the Kremlin’s nuclear proliferation has begun a dangerous new era of mutually assured destruction
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https://tass.com/world/2108625
Middle East conflict risks leading to another round of nuclear arms race — agency - World - TASS
Mar 29, 2026 - According to the media outlet, governments
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-30-me-2373-story.html
Break Open That Bottle of Whiskey : Geneva nuclear arms pact could mark an astonishing advancement...
Mar 7, 2019 - As American and Russian negotiators sat down for a grueling round of talks Monday designed to reach agreement on a historic nuclear arms control pact, the...
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https://theanalysis.news/category/politics-policy/nuclear-arms-policy/
Nuclear Arms Policy – theAnalysis.news
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https://www.sipri.org/media/newsletter/2025-march-0
New data on international arms transfers, self-reliance in arms procurement, nuclear materials...
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https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2025/nuclear-risks-grow-new-arms-race-looms-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now
Nuclear risks grow as new arms race looms—new SIPRI Yearbook out now | SIPRI
(Stockholm, 16 June 2025) The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches its annual assessment of the state of armaments,...
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/01/china/investigates-china-secretly-expanding-nuclear-weapons-infrastructure-intl-invs
As arms agreements fray, China secretly expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure | CNN
Apr 2, 2026 - When three villagers from China’s Sichuan province wrote to local officials in 2022 asking why the government was confiscating their land and evicting them...
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/china/investigates-china-secretly-expanding-nuclear-weapons-infrastructure-intl-invs
As arms agreements fray, China secretly expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure | CNN
Apr 2, 2026 - When three villagers from China’s Sichuan province wrote to local officials in 2022 asking why the government was confiscating their land and evicting them...
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https://news.antiwar.com/2026/03/25/us-arms-control-official-refuses-to-comment-when-asked-if-israel-has-nuclear-weapons/
US Arms Control Official Refuses To Comment When Asked If Israel Has Nuclear Weapons - News From...
A senior US arms control official on Wednesday refused to comment when asked during a congressional hearing if Israel has nuclear weapons, maintaining the US...
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https://www.csis.org/analysis/trumps-new-nuclear-architecture-modernization-and-arms-control
Trump’s New Nuclear Architecture for Modernization and Arms Control
Mar 13, 2026 - The Trump administration recently announced a new architecture for nuclear policy, which includes an enduring commitment to nuclear modernization and arms...
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https://thebulletin.org/premium/2022-11/nuclear-notebook-the-long-view-strategic-arms-control-after-the-new-start-treaty/
Nuclear Notebook: The long view—Strategic arms control after the New START Treaty - Bulletin of the...
Jan 20, 2023 - This Nuclear Notebook examines the topic of strategic arms control after the expiration of the New START Treaty in February 2026.
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https://euobserver.com/203534/nuclear-weapons-talk-to-fresh-arms-deals-how-polands-defence-surge-is-reshaping-europes-frontline/
Nuclear weapons talk to fresh arms deals: how Poland’s defence surge is reshaping Europe’s...
Mar 18, 2026 - Poland considers developing its own nuclear capabilities amid rising Russian threats, while the EU approves €43.7bn from the SAFE programme for defence...
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