The Preamble

The Preamble

A New Nuclear Arms Race

What's changed after the US strikes in Iran

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Elise Labott
Jul 01, 2025
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A complete assessment of the damage from American strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities will require considerable time. But that's just the beginning of our uncertainties.

The bigger story is what these strikes could unleash: a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race that was already simmering beneath the surface.

The American bombardment served as the cap…

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Global affairs journalist. I write Cosmopolitics on Substack.
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