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By Stephen Herzog, Allison Berke, Yanliang Pan, William C. Potter, Douglas B. Shaw | Analysis
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Donald Trump's face is pictured next to a smartphone displaying one of his social media posts.

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By Jack Kennedy | Nuclear Weapons

July issue: Doomsday, the movie

By Dan Drollette Jr | Magazine

A submarine-launched missile emerges vertically from the ocean, creating a large splash and plume of water and vapor.

Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight-Boyle | Nuclear Notebook

wind farm in China, panoramic view

The clear winner of Trump’s war in the Middle East is… China, says new report

By Amy Hawkins | Analysis

Iranian flags wave in front of a nuclear power plant complex with a dome-shaped reactor building and a tall red-and-white smokestack in the background.

Beyond alarmism: A realistic assessment of Bushehr’s plutonium risk

By Sasan Karimi | Nuclear Weapons

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