The Australian Strategic Policy Institute is reporting that nuclear weapons are back in the spotlight due to stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations and President Donald Trump's announcement of a U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement. The Hill said nuclear weapons technology is now more complicated, involving autonomous weapons, automated threat assessments and shorter decision times, with risks from cyberattacks and over-reliance on machines.
Newsweek is reporting that a map shows U.S. allies hosting nuclear weapons, and Poland is debating whether to bring U.S. weapons of mass destruction onto its territory amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
FPRI said the Trump administration's U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal deviates from established nonproliferation norms, undermining decades of previous work. USA Today is reporting that President Donald Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran in a war that has lasted six months.
The Asia Times is reporting that Japan's hypersonic submarines will boost deterrence against China while moving its nuclear latency toward a sea-based option. The Diplomat said Japan and South Korea are reshaping Northeast Asia's nuclear politics, increasingly in concert with Washington.