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Policy News – May 15, 2026
NPT
OPINION: Can the NPT Survive Amid
Global Disorder?
The Diplomat - Andrea Stricker
May 15, 2026
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article here
At the conference, Washington should
therefore focus on shaping a
meaningful outcome by uniting states
behind clear language condemning
proliferation risks, reinforcing the
norm against new nuclear-weapon
states, and advancing practical steps
on transparency and risk reduction.
United
States
US ramps nuclear weapons
production to Cold War levels as
China pursues ‘unprecedented’
buildup
Fox News
May 14, 2026
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article here
The U.S. is producing nuclear weapons
at levels not seen since the Cold War,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told
lawmakers Thursday, as officials
warned of a rapidly expanding Chinese
arsenal and growing nuclear threats
from Iran.
Trump
Class Battleships Will Be Nuclear
Powered
TWZ
May 11, 2026
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article here
The Navy announced its intention to
fit a nuclear propulsion system to the
Trump class warships in its latest
annual shipbuilding plan, which was
released earlier today.
Europe/Russia
US needs NATO to Counter Russian
Nukes, Finland's Stubb says
Bloomberg
May 15, 2026
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article here
The US has too much at stake in
Europe to exit the NATO defense
alliance, and gains "proximity" to
address its number one threat, Russian
nuclear weapons, through military
bases in Europe and the Nordic
countries.
OPINION: Ukraine, Russia and
the Looming Age of Nuclear Coercion
Bloomberg - Hal Brands
May 15, 2026
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article here
How close did the world come to
nuclear war in the autumn of 2022? We
don't have conclusive answers, but
accounts from decisions makers offer
one unmistakable takeaway — nuclear
coercion and crises will be recurring
features of our disordered age.
Middle
East
White
House says Xi agreed Iran can 'never
have a nuclear weapon'
The Washington Examiner
May 14, 2026
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article here
Wright said that Iran’s
enriched uranium, which President
Trump is dead-set on
confiscating, puts the regime just
weeks away from the threshold needed
to get a nuke.
The US Space Force is Watching Iran
Very Closely
The National Interest
May 14, 2026
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article here
Over the weekend, President Trump
announced that the US Space Force has
been actively monitoring
Tehran’s nuclear program, including
the remaining enriched uranium and
nuclear facilities.
East
Asia
ANALYSIS: How
Trump can play a strong hand at the
Beijing Summit
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
- Mallory Stewart and Jackson du Pont
May 14, 2026
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article here
The US president should clearly and
directly communicate that, as the two
most powerful military and economic
forces in the world, the United States
and China share reciprocal
vulnerabilities worsened by nuclear
weapons.
OPINION: The
danger of overcorrecting on North
Korea
The Korea Herald - Wang Song-taek
May 14, 2026
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article here
A new tendency is emerging in
Washington that portrays North Korea
as a strategic winner, arguing that
argue that North Korean leader Kim
Jong-un has taken advantage of the
geopolitical upheavals and
successfully repositioned his
country.
US Senate warns of China's nuclear
capabilities hours before Xi-Trump
summit
South China Morning Post
May 14, 2026
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article here
Beijing engaged in ‘unprecedented
nuclear expansion’ in recent years
that includes ‘hundreds of new missile
silos’, senator tells hearing.
