The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without ...

This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the most comprehensive nuclear arms ...

The new nuclear race has begun. But unlike during the Cold War, the U.S. must prepare for two peer rivals rather than one—at a time when it has lost its clear industrial and economic edge. China, ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Christine E. Wormuth of the Nuclear Threat Initiative about the state of a potential nuclear arms race now that the current nuclear-arms-control treaty has expired.

Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles parade through Red Square in Moscow as the Kremlin sabotages the last nuclear arms treaty with the U.S., potentially speeding up a new atomic arms race.

THE WORLD stands on the brink of a nuclear-arms race. If one can be avoided, a big reason will be this: currently, the first country to start such a race risks paying a terrible price. Rogue states ...

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth. The New START treaty expired on Feb. 5, 2026, ending the last ...

At the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), a blackout has continued for the second consecutive day due to the actions of Russian troops. The invaders are deliberately not reconnecting the plant ...

Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal explains why he thinks that the U.S., Russia, and China have entered a new nuclear race. For many people who grew up during the Cold War era, the fear of a ...