Nuclear Proliferation

Haftar or Wagner? 'Non-state actors' suspected over lost uranium in Libya

Missing uranium is a growing concern as it poses a nuclear security threat if accessed by terror groups or notorious non-state actors in the region.

N Korea vows 'overwhelming nuclear force' to counter US amid military drill

Pyongyang reacts to US plans to increase its deployment of advanced military assets to the Korean Peninsula, including fighter jets and aircraft carriers.

World powers vow to stop further nuclear proliferation

The rare joint statement comes amid negotiations over reviving the Iran nuclear deal and escalating tensions between the United States, Russia and China.

Nuclear nationalism: An unintended consequence of Israel’s bombings

Israel’s bombing of an Iraqi nuclear site forty years ago didn’t end Saddam’s program — it accelerated it. This pattern is repeating with Iran today.

Does the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant create more problems than it solves?

Part of Abu Dhabi’s clean energy push, the $32 billion nuclear power station risks destabilising a volatile region with detrimental consequences for the environment.

Israel ups stockpile of nuclear warheads from 80 to 90 – report

US, Russia, UK, France, China, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea together possessed an estimated 13,400 nuclear weapons at 2020 begining, Swedish peace research institute says.

US discusses holding first nuclear test in decades – report

The discussion by President Donald Trump's administration comes after some US officials reportedly claimed that Russia and China have been holding their own low-yield tests, which both the governments have denied.

Iran says it may pull out of nuclear treaty over Europe dispute

With Britain, France and Germany launching a process against Iran for "non-compliance" of the 2015 Nuclear deal, Tehran warns that it may pull out of the Nuclear Proliferation Agreement if such moves continue.

UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano dies at 72

Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano, who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade, was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran is inching past its enrichment limit. Is there cause for concern?

Iran's uranium enrichment level has passed 4.5 percent, exceeding the cap set by the 2015 nuclear deal.

Will Iran withdraw from the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement?

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani declares that Iran will no longer honour the terms of its nuclear research and development programme, following previous violations of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Busting the myths surrounding the Iran nuclear deal

Contrary to what the nuclear deal's critics say, it was a stabilising force in the region and the Middle East needs it.