Jon Wolfsthal: Why President Trump should put off the new nuclear arms race for one more year
In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, former national security official and nuclear weapons policy expert Jon Wolfsthal urges the Trump administration to agree to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to extend, in principle, the New START nuclear arms control treaty for a year beyond its February 2026 expiration date.
UN nuclear ban treaty gets majority of states on board following Kyrgyzstan’s signing
With Kyrgyzstan’s signing onto the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the document is now supported by the majority of States in the international community. The TPNW now has 74 states parties who have ratified the treaty in addition to 25 signatories.
Federation of American Scientists: Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, 2025
In their newest installment to the Nuclear Notebook series, Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns and Mackenzie Knight-Boyle from the Federation of American Scientists released their report on Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
French nuclear giant joins Tennessee startup to produce US reactor fuel
Tennessee startup Standard Nuclear and French nuclear giant Framatome announced a joint venture to commercially produce tristructural isotropic fuel (TRISO) for the American domestic market by 2027.
Kentucky looking to attract nuclear energy-related investments
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for Kentucky communities, companies and organizations interested in applying for up to $2 million per project to support undertakings that attract nuclear energy-related investment across Kentucky.