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China expands nuclear warhead
manufacturing capacity, research
finds
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China is rapidly overhauling a
network of secret facilities
used to manufacture warhead
components as it expands its
nuclear stockpile faster than
any other country, according to
an analysis of satellite
imagery. These changes are
taking place as Beijing
intensifies efforts to be able
to retaliate more quickly
against an attack, according to
expert assessments of official
publications — dramatically
raising the stakes of any
nuclear standoff.
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Cate Cadell, Christian
Sheperd, and Alvaro Valino |
The Washington Post
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Russia’s nuclear-capable
Oreshnik missiles have
entered active service,
Moscow says
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Russia’s nuclear-capable
Oreshnik missile system has
entered active service in
Belarus, Russia’s Defense
Ministry said Tuesday, as the
U.S. efforts to broker a deal to
end the nearly four-year war in
Ukraine have entered a pivotal
stage… The ministry’s
announcement followed a
statement from Belarusian
President Alexander Lukashenko,
who said earlier this month that
the Oreshnik had arrived in the
country. Lukashenko said that up
to 10 such missile systems will
be stationed in Belarus.
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North Korea Unveils the
Completed Hull of What
It Calls a Nuclear
Submarine
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The arms race between North and
South Korea has expanded
underwater as the North on
Thursday condemned the South’s
plan to build a nuclear-powered
submarine as a security threat
and unveiled the completed hull
of its own nuclear sub, which is
under construction… The North
Korean sub appeared to be
designed to carry ballistic and
cruise missiles, as well as
torpedoes, military experts
said.
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Choe Sang-Hun | The New York
Times
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Iran’s president says
answer to attack would
be harsh in apparent
response to Trump
warning
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Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian on Tuesday said his
country’s answer to an attack
would be harsh, which appeared
to be in response to a warning
by U.S. President Donald Trump
over reconstruction of Iran’s
nuclear program. “Answer of
Islamic Republic of Iran to any
cruel aggression will be harsh
and discouraging,” Pezeshkian
said on the social media
platform X. Pezeshkian did not
elaborate, but his statement
came a day after Trump suggested
the U.S. could carry out
military strikes if Iran
attempts to reconstitute its
nuclear program.
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DOE gives 3 companies
billions for nuclear
fuel enrichment
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The Department of Energy picked
three companies on Monday to
receive $2.7 billion for
domestic uranium enrichment
ahead of a 2028 deadline to cut
off Russian imports of nuclear
power plant fuel. American
companies Centrus Energy and
General Matter and French
enrichment giant Orano will get
$900 million each in
congressionally appropriated
funds, according to a press
release, with $28 million for
North Carolina’s Global Laser
Enrichment. Of the winners, only
Orano currently enriches uranium
at a commercial scale.
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Francisco “A.J.” Camacho |
E&E News
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Nuclear Notebook: The
changing nuclear
landscape in Europe
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Since Russia annexed Crimea in
2014 and invaded Ukraine in
2022, the rhetoric, prominence,
operations, and infrastructures
of nuclear weapons in Europe
have changed considerably and,
in many cases, increased. This
trend is in sharp contrast with
the two decades prior
that—despite modernization
programs—were dominated by
efforts to reduce the numbers
and role of nuclear weapons… In
this Nuclear Notebook, we
provide an overview with
examples of how the nuclear
postures in Europe are evolving,
especially the infrastructures
and operations.
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Hans M. Kristensen, Matt
Korda, Eliana Johns, and
Mackenzie Knight-Boyle |
Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists / Federation of
American Scientists
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