MIT professor Theodore Postol claims Iran already has enough material for 10 to 11 nuclear weapons and warns any nuclear escalation could trigger mass destruction across the region.
The expiration of the New START Treaty as of midnight on February 5 marks a grave moment for international peace and security, raising the prospect of an unconstrained nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia for the first time since the Cold War.
Congressional leaders released the compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), setting the stage for a vote this week on the annual legislation that has become a central pillar of US defence and national-security policymaking for more than six decades.
Trump made the claims after earlier announcing that the US would be "detonating nuclear weapons" after more than 30 years. His claims followed Russia's move to conduct trials of advanced nuclear-capable systems, including a Poseidon underwater drone.
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will start testing nuclear weapons “immediately” in a break from 33 years of the country's self-restraint.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law terminating the already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with the United States, aimed to limit production of nuclear weapons-grade material
At UNGA, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed that Tehran will never pursue nuclear weapons, rejected E3 snapback sanctions, and held talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron on nuclear issues and bilateral ties.
His remarks came days after India and Pakistan came on the brink of an all-out war and Islamabad repeatedly warned of the nuclear threat.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on Thursday that his country has never sought to develop nuclear weapons.
Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said that Pakistan's missile systems could potentially harm the US.
