nuclear arms

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Recently, survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb pressed for the abolition of nuclear arms at the United Nations, calling to build a human society free from nuclear weapons and war.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Can the world avoid another nuclear arms race?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

"In terms of the current state and near future prospects of nuclear arms control architecture, things are bleak," she added.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau