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Global Nuclear Spending Reaches $119 Billion in 2025 Driven by U.S. and China

Modernization has raised the number of warheads kept ready for use, locking states into multi-decade costs.

Trump Envoys Meet Oak Ridge Team Preparing for Possible Iran Nuclear Deal

North Korea Condemns Iran Strikes and Tightens Nuclear Posture, Leaving a Narrow Diplomatic Opening

U.S. Orders Second Carrier Toward Middle East as Reports Outline Backing for Possible Israeli Strikes on Iran

New START Expires, Ending U.S.–Russia Nuclear Limits and Inspections

U.S. Sends Carrier and Weighs Iran Strike Options as Tehran Signals Talks and Plans Hormuz Drills

Iran Nullifies IAEA Inspection Restart Deal After U.N. Sanctions Return

North Korea Tells UN It Will Never Abandon Nuclear Arsenal

U.S. Finds Mixed Success in Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Weighs Further Attacks

Iran Refuses to Halt Uranium Enrichment as US Nuclear Talks Stall

India-Pakistan Ceasefire Holds After Days of Escalation

Study Reveals Earthquakes Can Significantly Obscure Underground Nuclear Test Signals

Iran Rejects Direct Talks with US as Military Tensions Escalate

North Korea Declares Nuclear Arsenal Non-Negotiable

Trump Orders Development of U.S. Missile Defense Shield

Kim Jong Un Vows to Expand North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal as Trump Signals Renewed Talks

US, South Korea, Japan Form New Team to Enforce North Korea Sanctions

Russia Refuses New Nuclear Treaty With US Under Current Terms