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There’s Another Nukes Problem in the Middle East, Classified Docs Say Nuclear Weapons

There’s Another Nukes Problem in the Middle East, Classified Docs Say

Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing a nuclear weapons program, according to U.S. intelligence. The Washington Post reports that in classified documents provided to Congress, American intelligence agencies assess that the Saudi government wants to keep the option of building nuclear weapons open, a disturbing prospect considering that President…
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September 25, 2026
From Vienna to New York: Nuclear Governance Faces New Tests Ahead of First TPNW Review Conference Nuclear Weapons

From Vienna to New York: Nuclear Governance Faces New Tests Ahead of First TPNW Review Conference

Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Global, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: IAEA   IAEA’s 70th General Conference highlights growing strains on safeguards and nuclear security as attention shifts to the first review of…
bubmag
September 24, 2026
North Korea to keep nuclear weapons ‘forever’, says foreign minister Nuclear Weapons

North Korea to keep nuclear weapons ‘forever’, says foreign minister

SEOUL: North Korea will keep its nuclear weapons "forever", its foreign minister vowed on Thursday (Sep 24), dismissing the South Korean president's renewed calls for a denuclearised Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and…
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September 24, 2026
‘Same sense of urgency’: UN chief compares AI risk to nuclear weapons Nuclear Weapons

‘Same sense of urgency’: UN chief compares AI risk to nuclear weapons

Updated September 23, 2026 — 12:05am, first published September 22, 2026 — 2:46am New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says artificial intelligence demands the “same sense of urgency” as nuclear weapons did, warning that technology “without accountability” threatens humanity. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Guterres noted that developers were…
bubmag
September 22, 2026
U.S. Nearly Started a War Because Military Used AI to Write a Report Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Nearly Started a War Because Military Used AI to Write a Report

A wildly inaccurate U.S. military intelligence report produced with artificial intelligence almost started World War III, CNN reported Friday. In the spring, U.S. military officials launched an operation to intercept a Chinese ship they believed was transporting nuclear weapons materials in the Middle East. Service members prepared to board ships,…
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September 18, 2026
Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament Nuclear Weapons

Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament

Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Central Asian states mark the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty with a joint foreign ministers' statement Credit: Kazakhstan MFA TOKYO, Japan, Sep 11 2026 (IPS) - Twenty…
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September 11, 2026
DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk Nuclear Weapons

DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk

The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals. The area was the original source of uranium ore for the first nuclear weapons built by the US’s Manhattan Project (1942 and 1947). Two atomic…
bubmag
September 10, 2026
Are there nuclear weapons hidden in space? Why a 60-year ban on space nukes has been impossible to enforce Nuclear Weapons

Are there nuclear weapons hidden in space? Why a 60-year ban on space nukes has been impossible to enforce

Sharmila Kuthunur is an independent space journalist based in Bengaluru, India. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American, Science, Astronomy and Space.com, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. Follow her on BlueSky @skuthunur.bsky.social Read More
bubmag
September 7, 2026