The New Nuclear Landscape

A one-year project to deepen the Associated Press’ reporting on nuclear security and to improve journalism on nuclear security field-wide through skills training with other news outlets.

A photo showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, Jan. 27, 2023.

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PROJECT STORIES

Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say ›

What to know about Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after report of projectile hitting its complex ›

UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment ›

Iran’s nuclear ambassador alleges that US-Israeli airstrikes targeted the Natanz enrichment facility ›

What Americans think about Trump’s judgment on military force as Iran talks resume: New AP-NORC poll ›

Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn ›

What to know as US moves military assets to Mideast and Iran nuclear talks have yet to reach a deal ›

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks ›

Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US ›

Trump’s comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here’s what to know about it ›

Putin says Russia’s nuclear-armed underwater drone was tested successfully ›

Putin brandishes a new nuclear-powered missile as he digs in over Russia’s demands on Ukraine ›

Analysis: Iran faces ‘a permanent state of crisis’ as time wanes and sanction pressure grows ›

Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold ›

Kremlin welcomes Trump’s comments on Putin’s offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact ›

Zelenskyy warns that Russian drones endanger Chernobyl and other nuclear plants in Ukraine ›

Iran weighs confrontation or diplomacy after UN sanctions reimposed over its nuclear program ›

UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran ›

UN Security Council rejects Russia and China’s last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran ›

Fearing another war with Israel, Iran begins rebuilding missile sites, but key component is missing ›

Iran’s supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmoved ›

Putin says Russia is willing to abide by nuclear arms deal with the US for 1 year after it expires ›

What to know about Iran’s nuclear program as UN ‘snapback’ sanctions deadline nears ›

Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact ›

Iran withdraws resolution banning attacks on nuclear sites following US pressure ›

Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel’s attack on Qatar ›

War games involving Russia and Belarus start this week. What to know about the military drills ›

UN nuclear chief says agreement provides for access to all of Iran’s nuclear facilities ›

Iran and nuclear watchdog sign agreement seeking path to restart cooperation ›

UN watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site ›

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says ›

UK, France and Germany initiate ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program ›

Construction intensifies at site linked to Israel’s suspected nuclear program, satellite photos show ›

Iran faces ‘snapback’ of sanctions over its nuclear program. Here’s what that means ›

IAEA chief says Iran’s cooperation with inspectors is a ‘work in progress’ as sanctions loom ›

European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid reimposition of UN sanctions ›

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing ›

Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons ›

Photos of searchers seeking victims of a Hiroshima bombing 80 years later on a nearby island ›

8 decades after atomic bombing in Hiroshima, search for missing continues on nearby island ›

Nagasaki cathedral blesses a bell that replaces one destroyed by the US atomic bomb ›

With only one nuclear arms pact left between the US and Russia, a new arms race is possible ›

Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles ›

European and Iranian diplomats meet in Istanbul as return of sanctions looms over nuclear deadlock ›

What we know about the damage done to Iran’s nuclear program ›

Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months ›

What to know about the Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by US strikes ›

Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran’s nuclear deal ›

UN nuclear agency warns of possible contamination inside Iran's Natanz site after Israeli strikes ›

Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear program are sweeping but can they decimate it? ›

What to know about inspections of Iran’s nuclear program by the IAEA ahead of a key board vote ›

IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran ‘seems to refer’ to Israeli nuclear research site ›

Iran claims without evidence that it took Israeli nuclear files ›

Iran has several major nuclear program sites, now the subject of negotiations with the US ›

Putin says Russia’s hypersonic missile has entered service and will be deployed in Belarus ›

What to know about the tensions between Iran and the US before their fifth round of nuclear talks ›

Iran and the US hold hours of expert talks in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program ›

Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s nuclear program return to secluded Oman ›

What do ‘expert level’ talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations? ›

Iran-US talks over Tehran’s nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat ›

Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks ›

Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman after Rome named by officials ›

Iran and US envoys hold 1st negotiation over Tehran’s nuclear program, and talk face-to-face ›

What to know about tensions between Iran and the US before their talks this weekend ›

Mideast mediator Oman at the center of a key first Iran-US meeting over Tehran’s nuclear program ›

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection ›

Analysis: Collapse of Syria’s Assad is a blow to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ ›

Analysis: At dueling Mideast forums, officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office ›

IAEA chief: Iran is poised to ‘quite dramatically’ increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium ›

Radiation and Russian bombs threaten this Ukrainian city, so it’s building schools underground ›

Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine ›

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea’s nuclear threat ›

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran’s long-vaunted missile program remains in question ›

Putin often cites Russia’s ‘nuclear doctrine’ governing the use of atomic weapons. But what is it? ›

Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open ›

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show ›

South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions ›

China supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s also behind their failure ›

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons ›

Putin profits off U.S. and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel ›

Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus raises tensions ›

You always hear about the ‘nuclear football.’ Here’s the behind-the-scenes story ›

An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that U.S. airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it ›

U.S. bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions ›