Nuclear Weapons

GENEVA – The number of nuclear weapons deployed and ready to use swelled significantly in 2025, a report said on March 26, calling it a “concerning development” at a time of intensifying armed conflicts. In total, the world’s nine nuclear-armed states possessed 12,187 warheads combined at the start of 2026,…

The United States has presented a 15-point plan to end the war with Iran, media reports said on Tuesday, with Pakistan acting as an intermediary to deliver the proposal to Tehran. According to Israeli broadcaster N12, the draft includes commitments from Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons and to hand…

Trump claims Iran has agreed to never develop nuclear weapons amid ongoing conflict, projecting diplomatic progress, even as Tehran denies formal talks and fighting continues across the region US President Donald Trump has said that Iran has agreed it will “never have a nuclear weapon”, signalling what he described as…

Israel’s avowed goal in the Middle East war is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, the double standard associated with this is hardly sustainable in the long run. The worst-kept secret in the world of nuclear politics is that Israel possesses a formidable arsenal of nuclear weapons. It…

Nobody wins at the end of this race. Hamara / Shutterstock Nuclear arsenals remain central to global security debates, leading people to wonder: What country has the most nuclear weapons? Since the dawn of the nuclear age after World War II, countries have built nuclear weapons to deter rivals and…

By SAM HALPERN MARCH 22, 2026 22:48 Updated: MARCH 25, 2026 11:54 As Iranian missile barrages targeted Israel's southern city of Dimona over the weekend, attention turned to the facility at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, long at the center of one of Israel’s most closely guarded policies. While Israel’s…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that Iran’s Natanz facility for nuclear enrichment has been bombed by the United States and Israeli airstrikes. The Secretary General of IAEA, Rafael Grossi, reported early Saturday that Iran’s Natanz facility for nuclear enrichment had been bombed. The bombing followed the continuing…

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WORLD US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Israel would not use a nuclear weapon in its war with Iran, while also reiterating his warning that Tehran must never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons or they will use it immediately. Vanshika Tyagi Updated : Mar 17, 2026, 08:54…

President Trump said Iran was building a new site to develop nuclear weapons and “never negotiated in good faith,” which led to the strikes. He told reporters Monday after speaking with House Republicans that the new site was meant to replace the sites bombed by the U.S. last year. “Even…