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In Today's Proliferation News: Netanyahu orders military to attack Iran, France and the UK conduct first-ever joint nuclear exercises, and the Air Force brings its first ever Hypersonic weapon into the production stage. 1/2
China's upcoming Linglong One reactor may be the world's first Small Modular Pressurized Water land-based reactor. But is Linglong One merely a showpiece, a technology experiment, or does it foreshadow a broader shift in Chinese nuclear energy strategy?
"Israel and the US are preparing an operational plan aimed at toppling the Iranian regime...a devastating direct strike against the Iranian leadership, similar to operations carried out in the past, combined with additional military measures not previously undertaken, could set in motion a process that would ultimately bring down the regime." israelhayom.com/2026/10/26/n…
China regards its relationship with Iran as largely transactional and is not firmly committed to defending the current Iranian government, according to Tong Zhao, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
iranintl.com/en/202610227980
1/ China reportedly proposed reciprocal visits to nuclear test sites & national labs—a potentially significant and surprising step given active developments at Lop Nur & CAEP facilities.
What might explain this seeming softening of Beijing’s resistance to nuclear engagement?
cnn.com/2026/10/06/politics/…
Trump & Xi agreed on “strategic stability” without addressing the core issue the concept was meant to tackle: containing the catastrophic risks of nuclear competition.
In a new essay for @BulletinAtomic, I suggest 3 concrete steps to give that commitment substance.
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