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Strategic Space
Iran at NPT RevCon 2026
Manpreet Sethi. · 10 Jun, 2026 · #5908 · Commentary
The 11th Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) took place in rather challenging circumstances from 27 April-22 May 2026. Much before the delegates convened in New York, it was feared that the Confe ...
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Strategic Space
Will Obliterating Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Ignite Nuclear Ambitions Elsewhere?
Manpreet Sethi. · 31 Mar, 2026 · #5907 · Commentary
The Israeli Air Force claimed that it had dropped over 12,000 bombs in 8,500 strikes on Iranian targets in the first 18 days of the ongoing war. Another three weeks have passed since then, with a lot more damage. The US used advanced ‘bunker buster ...
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BIMSTEC: Reviving Global Climate Leadership through Regional Minilateralism
Tapan Bharadwaj.. · 25 Jan, 2026 · #5902 · Commentary
Though hailed as the “implementation COP,” COP30 in Brazil this year, like its earlier iterations, concluded without any clear plans for future action. Weak climate leadership and poor implementation have become a clear pattern at annual COP meet ...
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Strategic Space
Living in a House of Dynamite: The Dilemmas of Nuclear Decision-Making
Manpreet Sethi. · 07 Jan, 2026 · #5899 · Commentary
Kathryn Bigelow, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, describes the contemporary nuclear scenario as ‘a house of dynamite’. The nine nuclear-armed states are inmates in a house (Earth), with each accumulating more dynamite (nuclear warheads) and b ...
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Strategic Space
Testing Times: Likely Responses and Implications
Manpreet Sethi. · 18 Nov, 2025 · #5896 · Commentary
This Halloween, President Trump spooked the world by instructing his Department of War to restart nuclear testing. The US stopped underground explosive testing in 1992 after having conducted 1,030 nuclear tests. But Trump wants to restart it because ...
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How Global Conflict Shapes the Green Transition
Siddharth Anil Nair. · 27 Dec, 2023 · #5864 · Commentary
A global green transition—our best bet to counter climate change—has been underway for about 10 years. Countries around the world have begun to leverage the power of technology with the objective of moving to more sustainable sources of ...
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Strategic Space
Nuclear Power Plants in War Zones: Risks and Remedies
Manpreet Sethi. · 30 Mar, 2023 · #5845 · Commentary
In January 2023, an
American non-governmental organisation, the Arms Control Association, announced
the winner of its annual Arms Control Person(s) of the Year. Based on an online
poll of 3,500 participants from 80 countries, the award recognised ...
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Strategic Space
A Cautious and Conservative US Nuclear Posture Review
Manpreet Sethi. · 10 Jan, 2023 · #5841 · Commentary
The much-awaited fifth
US Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was announced on 27 October
2022. It was published along with two
other documents: the National Defence Strategy and Missile
Defence Review. These three strategic reviews were released togeth ...
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The Strategist
Pushing the Doomsday Clock
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar. · 07 Dec, 2022 · #5839 · Commentary
The Doomsday
Clock is symbolic of the vulnerability of human existence.
Set every year by the Bulletin
of the Atomic Scientists, it is intended to warn of the
imminence of humanity’s annihilation due to nuclear war or climate change. The
clock ...
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Strategic Space
Emerging Missile Trends to Watch Out For
Manpreet Sethi. · 25 Nov, 2022 · #5838 · Commentary
Traditionally, much of the
focus on missiles has been on those capable of delivery of weapons of mass destruction
(WMD). But, new missile trends are emerging. While missile technology is nearly 80 years old,
modern missiles have registered huge ad ...
