Posts Tagged: nuclear weapons
Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapon in Just 12 Days, Breakout Would Be Difficult to Detect: Report
Iran's breakout time to produce enough fuel for a nuclear weapon has dropped to just 12 days, according to a new analysis of the latest...
Iran Expands Stock of Near-Weapons Grade Uranium, UN Nuclear Watchdog Reports No Progress on Talks
Iran's stock of uranium enriched up to 60 percent purity, close to weapons grade, continues to grow and there has been no progress in talks...
The Ukraine War Puts Israel in a Precarious Position
JNS.org - Ukraine’s planned spring counteroffensive is about to begin, but there is no end to the war in sight. No world leader has been...
Could Nuclear Arms Race in Asia Lead to Middle East Weapons?
For many decades, it was only the superpowers -- the United States, the Soviet Union/Russia, and China -- that held nuclear weapons. No other states...
The Noose
JNS.org - The horrors inherent in the possibility of a mullah-led Iranian regime with nuclear weapons are clear. But less seems clear—at least, to the...
US: Israeli Accused of Smuggling Military Components to Russia
i24 News - An Israeli citizen is among seven people charged by US prosecutors this week with smuggling sensitive electronics to Russia that could be...
Israel Blasts ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi After UN Speech
i24 News – Israel’s Foreign Ministry lambasted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as the “butcher of Tehran” after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly...
History in the Making: Bahrain’s First-Ever Ambassador to Israel Presents Credentials to President Isaac Herzog
Bahrain’s first-ever ambassador to Israel, Khaled Yousif Al-Jalahma, said it was a “great honor” to have handed his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on the...
Israel Among World’s Biggest Arms Exporters, Counts Up to 90 Nuclear Weapons: Report
Israel is ranked among the world’s top ten arms exporters during the past five years and has an estimated 90 operational nuclear weapons, according to...
Hiroshima Marks 75 Years Since Atomic Bombing in Scaled-Back Ceremony
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor...
The Middle East’s Nuclear Technology Clock Is Ticking
Concerns about a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race are being fueled by uncertainty over the future of Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement; a seeming US willingness...
Arab Countries Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts for Power
A clause that commits South Korean troops to come to the UAE’s defense in the event of a crisis offers insight into the security concerns...
UN Chief Calls for New Push to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a new global effort to get rid of nuclear weapons, drawing a cautious response from envoys of...
Pope Warns World Is One Step Away From Nuclear War
Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at "the very limit." His...
