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Nuclear nonproliferation meeting at U.N. comes amid raging global wars

The ongoing war in Ukraine, Iran's nuclear program and the war there, non-nuclear states' fears over proliferation and North Korea's developing arsenal could all be deal-breakers.

How soon would ‘friendly’ proliferation become unfriendly?

If the U.S. wouldn't mind if some allies, like Japan or South Korea, make the nuclear leap, then why shouldn't others?

G7 ‘concerned’ at Russia and China’s nuclear build-up

G7 countries on Friday insisted on their support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), warning of the dangers from a Russian and Chinese build-up. “We a...

A nuclear arms race is brewing in the Pacific

Don’t panic, but countries in our region are increasingly considering nuclear weapons, writes Anna Fifield. This story was originally published on the author’s Substack, Between Gi...

Crunch nuclear proliferation meeting at UN amid raging global wars

Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty will meet at the UN from Monday as hopes fade they can reach agreement and tensions soar between the atomic powers. In...

UN watchdog warns North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity

North Korea has made “very serious” advances in its abilities to turn out nuclear weapons, with the probable addition of a new uranium enrichment facility, as it steps up activ...

North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns

Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear complexNorth Korea has made “very serious” progress in its ability to pro...

'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at logg...

American-Israeli War on Iran Risks Fuelling the very Nuclear Proliferation it Claims to Prevent

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 28 (IPS) - As delegates from 191 countries, including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, gathered Monday at UN headquarters for a mon...

‘Looming’ risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting on Monday at the United Nations in New York as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic power...

Hidankyo voices disappointment as nuclear nonproliferation talks fail

The NPT review conference failed to adopt a final document for the third consecutive meeting due chiefly to differences over Iran's nuclear development program.

Congressional report reveals China's continuing nuclear, missile proliferation

Chinese companies are continuing to sell nuclear weapons and missile-related systems and goods to Russia, North Korea and Iran, according to a Congressional Research Service report...

Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the who...

Slain Iranian nuclear scientists raises alarm over uranium, expertise reaching black market

The killing of Iranian nuclear scientists in U.S.-Israeli strikes raises fears over nuclear proliferation as experts warn of weakened material controls.

‘Significant Stress’ as UN Prepares for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference

UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (IPS) - The Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will meet at the United Nations in N...

Only one way to stop accelerating nuclear arms race

This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the most comprehensiv...

UN event on nuclear non-proliferation treaty stumbles, US and Iran clash

A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended on Friday without agreement as the United States and Iran sparred over Ira...

Nuclear ‘Close-Calls’ Prove Deterrence No Guarantee for Peace

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - The consequences of nuclear warfare would transcend borders and the impact would be felt across generations. Yet knowing this, member states, includi...

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The war on Iran is eroding nuclear non-proliferation

US-Israeli attacks on Iran under the pretext of ending a nuclear weapons programme are damaging confidence in the NPT.

U.N. Atomic Body: 'Very Serious Increase' in North Korea Nuclear Weapons Production

The head of the United Nations nuclear body, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned on Wednesday that he had reason to believe communist North Korea had engaged in a...

North Korea’s nuclear weapons production capabilities increase significantly — IAEA

Rafael Grossi also stated that he has no reason to believe that Russia could transfer nuclear technology applicable to the military to North Korea

Report to Congress on China’s Nuclear and Missile Proliferation

The following is the May 19, 2026, Congressional Research Service in focus report, China: Nuclear and Missile Proliferation. From the Report The U.S. government for decades has exp...

Why We Need Nonproliferation

The current United States–Israeli war with Iran is intended, in part, to prevent that nation from acquiring a nuclear weapon. For Israel, a nuclear-armed Iran—sworn to the destruct...