Is the world entering a new nuclear arms race?
By: N. Peter Kramer
The latest agreement, New Start, between Russia and the US on limiting nuclear arms expires. The US (3700) and Russia (4300) together have about 8.000 nuclear warheads. China stood around 600 last year, but according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China could have nearly as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as Russia and the US by 2030.
Trump’s ‘Armada’ to Iran and the Return of Gunboat Diplomacy
US naval buildup in the Persian Gulf is putting pressure on the Ayatollahs, but it also raises the risk of military escalation, regional conflict, and dangerous miscalculation.
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.
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