Emerging Risks

US military and intelligence agencies assess that North Korea could be ready to resume underground nuclear testing this month, according to three US officials.

Europe has seen an explosion in demand for bomb shelters and nuclear bunkers amid fears that Russia might start a nuclear war or cause a nuclear accident.

The head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, warned Congress Wednesday Washington faces a deterrence crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rapid nuclear modernization efforts.

U.S. officials believe Iran is closer to obtaining a nuclear bomb and could be just a few weeks away from reaching full breakout capabilities.

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Russia has said that the threat of a nuclear war is "very, very significant."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that peace talks with Ukraine would continue, while warning there was a "real" danger of a World War III.

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According to Asharq Al-Awsat, the Arabic newspaper headquartered in London, “With Russia preoccupied with its war in Ukraine, Tehran is carrying out the process of filling the vacuum left by Moscow in Syria.” Just as Russia filled the vacuum that the U.S. left in the Middle East, Iran is filling the void that Russia is leaving by withdrawing from Syria. And this could portend a fundamental deterioration of regional stability.