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US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, a U.S. government representative defended the stance at a global ... Read More

Chances Of Nuclear Clashes Rising In Russian-Shaped New World Order

With doomsday nuclear weapons the last remnant of Russia's superpower status, President Vladimir Putin is stepping up threats to use them against Western powers aiding Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander ... Read More

Trump’s ill-defined nuclear test threat compels a response from Putin

President Donald Trump’s vague order to resume nuclear weapons testing has prompted Russia to say it will explore doing so, too, an unsettling development that harks back to the Cold War-era arms ... Read More

How the United States achieved its de facto nuclear test ban—and how to preserve it

President Donald Trump is off on another ill-informed ranting spree, this time claiming that he has ordered the military to resume nuclear testing. In his interview with 60 Minutes last week, he ... Read More

Russia and the US threatened to resume nuclear testing after several decades. Here is why it matters

VIENNA — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say these ... Read More

Is it time to consider a global treaty to protect against AI’s destructive uses?

Don’t call me a Luddite. The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was adopted in 1963 and has been signed by nearly all countries in the world. It was soon followed by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT). Read More