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Charles Oppenheimer Interviewed on International Review with Fyodor Lukyanov
On February 6, 2026, Oppenheimer Project Founder and Co-Executive Director Charles Oppenheimer was interviewed on the Russian news program “International Review” by host Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs. Charles discussed the inspiration behind the Oppenheimer Project, the legacy of his grandfather JRO, and the possible foundations for a new era of U.S.-Russian arms control following the expiration of the New START treaty. The interview begins at the 35-minute mark in the video. A transcript of the interview was also published on the Russia in Global Affairs website which can be found here.
Highlights:
Russia Says it Will Stick to New START’s Nuclear Arms Limits as Long as US Does
While speaking to the Russian Parliament’s lower house, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that even though the United States has not responded to Vladimir Putin’s offer to continue observing the New START limits, Russia will respect the treaty’s caps for as long as it sees the U.S. observes them too.
David S. D’Amato: Washington’s Cult of the Bomb
In an opinion essay for CounterPunch magazine, the attorney, businessman, and independent researcher David S. D’Amato questions the moral, ethical, and logical foundations of conventional American nuclear thought. Exploring the contours of misleading language, false legalism, and the “epistemic failure” of “scientific-bureaucratic rationality” in the American political system, D’Amato encourages us to think critically about what he calls “nuclear death-worship.”
France Expands Nuclear Power Production Goals
On Thursday, February 12, France announced a new law which slashes wind and solar power targets in exchange for the expansion of nuclear power production. The law comes after three years of negotiation and represents a reversal of previous legal mandates to shut over 14 reactors nationwide.
Brazil to Decide by Mid-Year Whether to Complete Angra 3 Nuclear Power Project
Also on February 12, Brazilian Management Minister Esther Dweck announced that the government of the South American country would decide by “mid-year” whether to complete construction of the long-delayed Angra 3 nuclear power plant or abandon it after more than 40 years since work on the project first began.