Volume 55, Number 10
December 2025

Rose Gottemoeller

Getting the Most Out of New START Before It Expires

With two months left before the treaty expires, a quick-fix does not require negotiations, just a commitment by Russia and the United States to continue abiding by the New START limits.

Zahir Kazmi

Strengthening UNSCR 1540: Pathways for Nonproliferation and Balanced Development

UN Security Council friction and a renewed global push for nuclear power heighten the value of the resolution, which obligates states to combat WMD proliferation.

NEW VOICES

José Ignacio Salamanca Friedlaender

Solving the AI-Induced Transparency Paradox in Nuclear Command and Control

Governments pledge human control and rigorous oversight, but such assurances cannot be demonstrated while AI-nuclear systems remain fully classified.

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News and Analysis

U.S., Saudi Arabia Announce Nuclear Cooperation

North Korea Appears to Reject Trump’s Offer for Talks

U.S. Supports South Korean Enrichment, Reprocessing

Pentagon, Congress Push Military Acquisition Changes

IAEA Passes Resolution on Iran

Drone Incursions in Belgium Spark Probes, NATO-EU Response

U.S., Russia Oppose UN Resolutions on Military Use of AI

U.S. Weapons Complex Safety Board at Risk

FOCUS

Daryl G. Kimball

Trump’s Nuclear Test Rhetoric and Reality

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