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@mipiacce Having a nuclear armed State be your bodyguard will theoretically make any attacker think twice. Depends on how willing Pakistan is willing to come to defence.
Of course, Pakistan is thinking about allies against India.
A nuclear admission attributed to Iran’s IRGC commander has no credible source. Meanwhile, Tehran believes time favours it, and a Saudi–Turkey–Pakistan defence pact is reshaping regional deterrence.
What does this mean for nuclear risk?
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Which development is more consequential for long-term nuclear stability: Iran concluding that sustained pressure can defeat Western nuclear constraints, or the Makkah pact changing Tehran’s regional threat calculations? Why?
New DEFCON Warning System assessment:
US–Iran missile exchanges have resumed. Cyberattacks may be opening a domestic front if linked to Iran, while possible Russian assistance could strengthen North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.
Full analysis: https://t.co/P8XLbslI19
@HormuzLetter While the U.S. has pulled some forces away, it has not abandoned those areas. And some force reduction was due to prior agreements made before U.S. action against Iran.
The OP either exaggerates or misattributes U.S. force reduction in those places.
New intelligence on Iran’s nuclear intentions, the US–Saudi nuclear agreement and policy shifts on the Korean Peninsula are reshaping the strategic picture.
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Could AI accidentally start a nuclear war?
The risk may not be a machine launching missiles on its own, but leaders making irreversible decisions based on flawed or misunderstood AI assessments.
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The Iran conflict is widening across the Gulf, threatening shipping routes and nuclear-related sites. France and Germany are also deepening deterrence cooperation.
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The U.S.–Iran ceasefire has collapsed, attacks around the Strait of Hormuz are widening, and Iran is raising possible NPT withdrawal. Our latest assessment examines the strategic and nuclear implications.
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DEFCON Warning System Update – 6 July 2026
Condition Green – DEFCON 5.
Russia is hardening its Nordic/Baltic flank, Ukraine is striking deeper into Russia’s energy infrastructure, and NATO is reinforcing deterrence.
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DEFCON Update — Iran’s inspection gap, Ukraine’s deep strikes into Russia, Russian war strain, and Finland’s NATO nuclear shift are all affecting the strategic picture.
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Reports of IRGC-linked Fars news calling for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is misleading. The article in question was user generated and not from Fars itself.