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The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race

Published: August 15, 2025 3.47pm BST Author - Tom Vaughan Lecturer in International Security, University of Leeds In August 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities…

Reducing the Russian Nuclear Danger: A Way Forward

Arms Control Today December 2024By Thomas Countryman Donald Trump steps again into the U.S. presidency at a time when the risk of nuclear conflict remains unacceptably high, at a level not…

The nuclear road not taken

The nuclear era started 80 years ago with the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—and has continued to harm generations of people across the world to this very day. There was…

Britain Returns Chagos, But Shadow of Nuclear Ambiguity Over Diego Garcia Remains

Achin Vanaik May 25, 2025 The Wire As Britain hands the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, the continued exclusion of Diego Garcia from resettlement and scrutiny raises alarms. Despite Mauritius’s…

Strategic Thinking and the Nuclear Garden Path

The recent conflagration between India and Pakistan urges us to reflect once again on the logic of nuclear deterrence and its false assurances of safety. Taking off from the movie…