Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/iran-us-enrich-uranium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #us #nuclearweapons #middleeast #donaldtrump
North Korea will convene a rare ruling party congress later this month, a key event where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to unveil his regime’s military and foreign policy goals for the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-ruling-party-congress/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #nuclearweapons #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #missiles
The U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea is to give exemptions for humanitarian aid projects in the impoverished country, diplomatic sources in Seoul have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-aid-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #southkorea #un
Iran's top diplomat said on Friday that nuclear talks with the U.S. mediated by Oman were off to a "good start” and set to continue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/politics/iran-us-oman-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #irannuclearprogram #nuclearweapons #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #oman
The United States accused Beijing on Friday of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China as well as Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/asia-pacific/us-china-secret-nuclear-testing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #us #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #russia #newstart
Iran is pushing to focus squarely on its nuclear program during talks with the United States set for Friday in Oman, while Washington's demands go beyond that. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/world/politics/iran-us-talks-thorny-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #iran #middleeast #uranium #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump
The option being talked about — whispered, actually — is the nuclear option. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/05/japan/the-list-of-japanese-security-options/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #markcarney #us #indopacific #shigeruishiba #defense #nato #sdf #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #china #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons
Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday that they feared the world was marching toward nuclear war as the last U.S.-Russian arms control treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/japan-atomic-bomb-survivor-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #newstart #usrussiarelations #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka
With the end of the last U.S.-Russian nuclear arms-control treaty, the world is entering a period of potentially unchecked nuclear weapon buildups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/new-start-expiration-arms-race-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi #ldp
Russia says the U.S. has not responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to keep observing nuclear missile and warhead limits for another 12 months as the two countries’ arms treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/russia-us-treaty-nuclear-limits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nuclearweapons #russia #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump
4. The most authoritative Italian org for nuclear disarmament, #UnionOfScientistsForDisarmament ( #USPID),founded in 1982, has petitioned #Meloni government to support negotiations for a new treaty, after #NewSTART expired.
#Meloni government did not even care to reply to USPID
5. #Meloni govt is the 1st to have officially admitted the presence of U.S. tactical #NuclearWeapons in Italy.
As revealed by #HansKristensen , #Italy is the EU country with the highest number of U.S. #TacticalNuclearWeapons and the only one with 2 nuclear bases: #Aviano and #Ghedi.
2. This is NOT the 1st time that a crucial treaty on #NuclearWeapons has expired.
Historically,when one treaty dies,another is made,but this time it is different:
it is the 1st time that a crucial treaty has expired and there are no negotiations underway to make another one
3. For the first time in half a century, we have no shield against the risk of a war escalating into the use of #NuclearWeapons.
And we are so at risk that it is 85 SECONDS to midnight; during the Cuban missile crisis, it was 7 MINUTES:
1. Today is a terrible day:
Today marks the expiration of #NewSTART, the last bilateral treaty between the US and Russia for the control of strategic nuclear weapons, those that a nuclear power can use to wipe out large portions of an enemy nation's territory
2. This is NOT the 1st time that a crucial treaty on #NuclearWeapons has expired.
Historically,when one treaty dies,another is made,but this time it is different:
it is the 1st time that a crucial treaty has expired and there are no negotiations underway to make another one
A total of 117 lawmakers said they believed Japan should sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a survey by atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/hidankyo-survey-lawmakers-nuclear-ban-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nuclearweapons #surveys #atomicbombings #diet
Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of the city of Hiroshima, has been selected as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, recognizing his efforts to promote peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/ex-hiroshima-mayor-flag-bearer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #hiroshima #2026milanocortinaolympics #atomicbombings #italy #olympics #nuclearweapons
The expiration of New START ends the last formal limit on U.S. and Russian nuclear arms, ushering in a more dangerous era marked by destabilizing tactical weapons and growing risks of miscalculation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/01/world/hello-nuclear-anarchy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nuclearweapons #russia #us #newstarttreaty #china #northkorea #defense #wmds
The U.S. and Russia could embark on a new nuclear arms race unless they reach a deal before their last remaining arms control treaty expires in less than a week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/politics/new-start-arms-race-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #nuclearweapons
The arrival of a U.S. aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given U.S. President Donald Trump more forceful options to carry out his threats to attack Iran, but they carry serious risks of retaliation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/world/politics/trump-iran-strike-options/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #iran #donaldtrump #marcorubio #nuclearweapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/north-korea-nextstage-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #kimjongun
Kathy Reid
boosted
Doomsday Clock moves closer than ever to point of human annihilation
By Annika Burgess
Atomic scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds midnight, with threats such as nuclear weapons and conflicts pushing humanity closer than ever to the point of annihilation.
