The result is a dangerous stalemate — with no negotiations, no certainty over iran’s stockpile, no independent oversight The iran deal is over Strikes forced a nuclear slowdown, but iran is ramping up construction at the secretive pickaxe mountain facility while banning iaea access, pushing its program into a new, dangerous era. Middle east on edge as nuclear monitoring gap widens in the shadow of ongoing regional conflicts, a dangerous uncertainty looms over iran’s nuclear program With international monitoring mechanisms significantly weakened, negotiations stalled, and transparency at historic lows, the international community now faces a critical intelligence gap regarding tehran’s nuclear capabilities Putin’s threats have dramatically shifted the lexicon on nuclear use, lowering the psychological barrier for use and reopening a debate in ukraine on whether that nation needs a nuclear.
The world is entering an unmapped era of nuclear risk The answer is not new explosive tests, but a coordinated campaign with allies to maximize deterrence while working to establish new norms.
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