nuclear arms
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In the second half of the 20th Century, it was the race to develop nuclear arms that occupied some of the finest minds in the US and the Soviet Union.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The question of how to limit nuclear arms is all the more pressing as it follows the expiration earlier this month of the New Start treaty that reduced U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear arms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
In the meantime, we may well see the renewal of a nuclear arms race, reversing a trend of the past half-century.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
"In terms of the current state and near future prospects of nuclear arms control architecture, things are bleak," she added.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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