nuclear arms

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"The prospects of a new nuclear arms race are looming over us."

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

A White House official told the BBC that Trump would set out the best path forward on nuclear arms control "on his own timeline".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

In the meantime, we may well see the renewal of a nuclear arms race, reversing a trend of the past half-century.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Mr. Sanger also suggests the National Security Strategy should have more to say about the prospect of an intensifying nuclear arms race, including the threat of orbital nuclear weapons in the relatively near future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

But their pleas went unheeded; the prospect of a national strategic advantage galvanized both the U.S.S.R. and the United States, and the nuclear arms race began.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan