Of all the questions America’s bombing of Iran has generated, two that have received little attention are how did we get here, and how do we make sure we never come this way again. The short answer is we’ve got to tighten the nuclear rules.| NPEC
China, Russia, and the Coming Cool War | npolicy.org
Last week, the New York Times spotlighted Russian efforts to restart the war-damaged Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. This news was alarming because Russia has brought Ukraine’s electrical supply system to the brink of collapse. A mishap in restarting Zaporizhzhia could cause a major accident or worse.| NPEC
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Last week marked the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As in every previous year since 1945, commentators told us what to make of these attacks. So far, however, none have yet commented on another nuclear detonation that was nearly as consequential—the Soviet Union’s first attempt at testing a hydrogen bomb—Joe-4.| NPEC
In an effort to get Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the Biden Administration is considering offering Riyadh a U.S. civilian nuclear cooperative agreement that would allow the Kingdom to enrich uranium, a process that could bring it within weeks or days of acquiring a nuclear weapon. With nuclear fuel making activities, such as uranium enrichment, there is no way to assure timely warning of possible military diversions: By the time there is a detection, it’s too late to prevent the last fe...| NPEC