Nuclear weapon
Chinese-American seismologist detained in China after North Korea nuclear test study publication
The case of Youlin Chen, reported here for the first time, adds an irritant to the tense relationship between the nuclear-armed rivals as Trump seeks to keep the relationship steady.
Renewed US blockade on Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz closer pushes region closer to open war
Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis
Hamas documents reveal: Sinwar expected Israel to use nuclear weapons in response to October 7
The stakes of Iran diplomacy: enrichment, ballistic missiles, and Hormuz - opinion
Talks over Iran mask a deeper reality: enrichment, missiles, and Hormuz strategy persist regardless of diplomacy.
Khamenei dead, proxy networks destroyed: Has Israel won the war? - editorial
Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. But the regime survived.
IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race
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 in Iran was in peaceful use."
Seeing ‘one big thing’: Is the Iran war at risk of turning nuclear? - opinion
For Israel and the United States, a nuclear war in the Middle East could take place even while Iran is still non-nuclear.
Could Israel and the US achieve victory over Iran? An expert weighs in
Shmuel Rosner, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, shared his perspective on Israel’s current war with Iran in an interview for this week's Deep Dive.
Iranian regime hardliners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources claim
One of the sources alleged there was no plan to change Iran's nuclear doctrine yet and claimed that the regime had not decided to seek a bomb, despite enriching uranium.
Three scenarios for ending the war with Iran - opinion
The ongoing Iran war shows that ambition without clear objectives risks prolonged conflict and setbacks.
The Islamic Regime aims to breach nuclear deterrence, Israeli weapons might stop it - opinion
The central challenge of the international community is no longer preventing war between the superpowers, but rather containing attempts by radical regimes to breach the limits of deterrence.
US deploys B-2 stealth bombers, 2,200 Marines to Middle East amid war with Iran - report
The force, which may not necessarily be involved in ground combat operations in Iran, includes a squadron of F‑35 fighter jets and tiltrotor MV‑22 Osprey aircraft.
Trump's war in Iran has many explanations, but few answers - opinion
From nuclear threats to regime change, Trump’s reasons for war keep shifting, leaving allies and voters confused.
