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Guardian column says Iran may seek nuclear weapons amid escalation

newsApr 26, 202614338

Simon Tisdall in the Guardian argues that Iran, which did not have a nuclear weapon before this war, may now be driven to develop one as recent attacks and seizures escalate. Tisdall points to actions by nuclear-armed powers and cites President Trump’s budget proposal to double production of new nuclear weapon cores while slashing environmental cleanup funding, moves that increase Tehran’s incentive to abandon nonproliferation offers. Tisdall warns that proliferation by a middle-ranking state like Iran would risk a regional arms race and further weaken global nonproliferation norms, raising the stakes for international security.

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