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Anti-aircraft guns guarding Natanz nuclear facility. Credit: Hamed Saber. Image accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0.

Alleged sabotage at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility comes amid talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

What would Russia nuke?

By Dawn Stover | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons