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Author: DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD

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Russia’s Small Nuclear Arms Are a Risk For Putin and Ukraine

October 3, 2022October 4, 2022DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Russia’s Small Nuclear Arms Are a Risk For Putin and Ukraine

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has 2,000 small nuclear weapons, but their utility on the battlefield may not be worth the longer-term costs.

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Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era

June 1, 2022DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era

After generations of stability in nuclear arms control, a warning to Russia from President Biden shows how old norms are eroding.

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U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile

The missile, first displayed in 2020, was tested twice in recent days. While it is unclear whether it can reach the U.S., it poses a new military challenge to President Biden in the midst of the Ukraine war.

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Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation

February 27, 2022DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation

When the Russian leader ordered his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness,” the U.S. could have gone on high alert. Instead, the administration tried not to inflame him.

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As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

The Pentagon thinks Beijing may build 1,000 or more weapons by 2030. But it’s the new technologies that worry strategists.

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China’s Weapon Tests Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on China’s Weapon Tests Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says

Gen. Mark A. Milley said China’s testing of a hypersonic missile “has all of our attention.”

World

Iran Nears an Atomic Milestone

September 13, 2021September 14, 2021DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Iran Nears an Atomic Milestone

Edging close to a bomb’s worth of fuel is seen as a tactic to pressure the Biden administration into agreeing to a quick renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Trump’s Virus Treatment Revives Questions About Unchecked Nuclear Authority

October 11, 2020DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Trump’s Virus Treatment Revives Questions About Unchecked Nuclear Authority

Even before the president was given mood-altering drugs, there was a movement to end the commander in chief’s sole authority to launch nuclear weapons.

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Iran Crosses a Key Threshold: It Again Has Sufficient Fuel for a Bomb

March 3, 2020DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Iran Crosses a Key Threshold: It Again Has Sufficient Fuel for a Bomb

So far, the evidence suggests that Iran’s recent actions are calculated to pressure the Trump administration and Europe rather than rushing for a bomb.

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Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions

President Trump thought the nuclear deal was flawed because restrictions on Iran would end after 15 years. Now, responding to a U.S. strike, Iran has declared the limits over after less than five.

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