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A new model of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the solid-fuel Hwasong-18, is paraded at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to mark a key anniversary of the Korean War on 27 July, 2023. KNS / AFP

Growing insecurity has states eyeing their own nukes

With China's nuclear expansion, Russia's sabre-rattling, North Korea's new warheads, and America's future security commitments in serious doubt, Washington's allies ask: should we get our own?

Samer Elias 04 June 2026
In this image, taken from a video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on 21 May 2026, a Russian navy seaman takes part in drills of Russia's nuclear forces. Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP

Russia’s timely reminder of its vast nuclear arsenal

Military exercises in Belarus at an unusual time of year seem designed in part to make Moscow's adversaries think twice

Khattar Abu Diab 04 June 2026
An Indian army soldier stands guard near the Line of Control (LoC) in India's Kashmir region on 19 May 2025. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP

Are India and Pakistan heading for renewed war?

Since last May's brief yet dangerous military confrontation between two nuclear-armed powers, a tenuous calm has held. But should a new war erupt, the margin of error this time will be far slimmer.

Kaswar Klasra 04 June 2026
Ewan White

Did Trump's war on Iran make nuclear proliferation more likely?

Many US allies across the world are now questioning America's ability and will to protect them, making the prospect of a nuclear deterrent more appealing

Christopher Phillips 12 May 2026

Trump flexes America's nuclear muscles

Fares Garabet 03 November 2025
Mark Smith

80 years on, the world still has much to learn from Hiroshima

The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan by the US remain a subject of intense debate, and the world is still learning the lessons of those fateful events

Futoshi Matsumoto 06 August 2025
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From Buddha’s Smile to Nasr: inside India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry

The recent military flare-up begged questions on who would win in the event of a nuclear or conventional war. Here, Al Majalla compares their arsenals and respective journeys to become nuclear powers.

Mohammed Mansour 23 May 2025
Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about Al Majalla

What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

The Economist 27 April 2024
Diana Estefana Rubio

Global nuclear proliferation on the rise

At the start of 2023, nine countries collectively possessed approximately 12,512 nuclear weapons.

Al Majalla - London 03 October 2023
As cinema-goers prepare for the release of Christopher Nolan's war drama 'Oppenheimer', we take a look back at 70 years of depicting nuclear warfare in film. Eduardo Ramon

'Oppenheimer' latest in long line of Hollywood films about nuclear warfare

As cinema-goers prepare for the release of Christopher Nolan's war drama 'Oppenheimer', we take a look back at 70 years of depicting nuclear warfare in film.

Mohammad Rouda 03 July 2023
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relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand answers journalists' questions during an interview as part of her visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 May 2026. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP
Business & Economy

How Canada is navigating Trump’s threats

26, Sep 2026

Foreign Minister Anita Anand on how Ottawa is handling the US trade and tariff war

Ravi Agrawal
A B 1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident in which several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, UK, on 27 September 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard
Politics

Alleged plot against UK airbase raises eyebrows

28, Sep 2026

Five Britons arrested near RAF Fairford base out on bail, as Iran condemns 'malicious speculation' about its alleged role

Con Coughlin
Pooja Sreenivasan
Science & Technology

How AI is giving forgotten books a new lease of life

29, Sep 2026

A wave of bulk purchases is sweeping through second-hand bookshops, but the lack of transparency is raising eyebrows

Mohammed Mansour
Lina Jaradat
Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

Al Majalla - London

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