nuclear deterrence
Putin Warns of Nuclear Development as US-Russia New START Treaty Approaches Expiration
Oct 11, 2025 08:49 am CST
President Vladimir Putin announced Russia's ongoing development of strategic nuclear weapons while indicating indifference to US participation in extending the New START treaty expiring in 2025. Amid an accelerating arms race, Putin warned that Russia stands ready to conduct nuclear tests if other nations do so first, highlighting growing concerns about the future of nuclear arms control between the world's largest nuclear powers.
Analyzing the Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact: Strategic Implications Beyond Bilateral Relations
Oct 03, 2025 09:14 pm CST
This analysis examines the recently announced Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement and its broader implications. While the actual text remains undisclosed, this pact potentially extends Pakistan's nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia, raising questions about credibility, regional stability, and international power dynamics. The article explores how this arrangement affects Iran, Israel, India, and Western interests, suggesting the agreement represents less a bilateral security measure and more a strategic positioning in an evolving geopolitical landscape orchestrated partly by US foreign policy under Trump.
Russia Offers To Extend Nuclear Arms Limits With US By 1 Year
Sep 23, 2025 12:14 am CST
Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same.