U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman
Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program but have slim hopes for progress on other U.S. demands.
Nuclear Weapons
New START expires: Will a new US-Russia nuclear arms race follow?
President Donald Trump “will decide the path forward on nuclear arms control, which he will clarify on his own timeline,” a White House official told Breaking Defense.
U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
The White House confirmed a meeting would take place after days of conflicting reports on the talks’ timing, location and format.
US and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White House relents on move to Oman
Talks that had been scheduled in Turkey salvaged after Arab states convince White House not to walk away from negotiationsTalks between the US and Iran scheduled for Friday have been brought back from the brink of collapse after the US initially reject…
Canada has no nuclear weapons. After Trump’s Greenland threats, should it?
Wayne Eyre, the former chief of the defence staff, recently said Canada shouldn’t rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, but experts and the defence minister dismiss the idea.
Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between US and Russia risks new arms race
Ending of New Start treaty will remove mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenalsThe New Start treaty between the US and Russia will expire on Thursday, removing the last remaining mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenal…
‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US?
Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growingThe Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, was typically blunt when he met members of the European parliament this week. From th…
‘Deeply ideological’: the rationale behind Iran’s insistence on uranium enrichment
Tehran’s nuclear ambitions date back to the shah and the 1970s and remains undimmed despite the damage caused by sanctionsA desperate effort to avert war between the US and Iran is once again under way, but trying to locate common ground between the tw…
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse
Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight.
Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight amid threats from climate crisis and AI
Planet closer to destruction as Russia, China and US become more aggressive and nationalistic, says advocacy groupEarth is closer than it has ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the US and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversa…