Fareed’s Take: Russia and China’s new nuclear strategy
February 8, 2026
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as posted by the channelCNN’s Fareed Zakaria discusses the collapse of past nuclear deterrence initiatives and the danger in a new three-sided nuclear arms race.
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17 claims extractedNew START expiration removes nuclear limits
Russia modernizes nuclear arsenal with tactical weapons
Putin uses nuclear threats as blackmail in Ukraine
China's nuclear arsenal expanding rapidly to 1,000 warheads
China develops launch-on-warning nuclear capability
China refuses nuclear talks until arsenal matches US and Russia
Three-way nuclear competition more unpredictable than Cold War
Russia and China cooperate on nuclear military exercises
US nuclear forces inadequate against simultaneous peer adversaries
40 countries capable of developing nuclear weapons
US allies considering independent nuclear weapons programs
US military strikes Iran nuclear sites while conducting talks
Iran asserts right to uranium enrichment amid negotiations
Iran's negotiator more experienced than US counterparts
Iran nuclear negotiations difficult; war remains possible
US-Iran enmity spans 47 years with Israel-Iran proxy conflicts
Israel targets Iran's regional military capabilities since October 7
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