Will Iran's Nuclear Weapons Trigger a New Cold War?

4 days ago · Wider escalation was (and remains) possible, and we do not know whether Iran will seek a nuclear weapon with renewed vigour in the future. So, could we live with a nuclear -armed Iran , if it does. 3 days ago · After formally cutting off International Atomic Energy Agency inspections last week, Iranian nuclear - safety regulators have stopped taking calls from the United Nations watchdog, according to. 6 days ago · Meanwhile, Iran continues to deny seeking nuclear weapons and is a longstanding signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Should Iran get nuclear weapons , that would likely embolden its regime at home and abroad, elevate the risk of nuclear terrorism, upend deterrence dynamics between Iran and Israel along. Accordingly, Iran's true nuclear status is likely to be characterized by ambiguity for the foreseeable future; if and when it acquires the bomb, it is not clear that Iran will announce the fact , or test a new weapon - at least initially . Iran will now believe it has every incentive to develop a nuclear weapon of its own to protect itself against the kind of conventional attacks that the US and Israel launched to pre-empt its. However, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi explicitly warned that military action against nuclear facilities in Iran increases the risk of radioactive material spreading, potentially. 2 days ago · Iran is said to be cutting off communication with key United Nations watchdog officials, deepening uncertainty over the status of its nuclear program and introducing additional ambiguity to the. 6 days ago · How an atomic weapon is built, and what the recent Israeli and U.S. Attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions. In recent months, Israeli leaders had issued repeated warnings that a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was imminent. Intelligence assessments in Tel Aviv claimed Iran was only weeks away.