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Norway may open €2 trillion wealth fund to nuclear weapons makers

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Escalating nuclear threats and a Brexit rethink

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. Welcome to your Thursday newsletter. Today: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte tells Euronews that Russia should stop issuing nuclear threats, and the UK Prime Minister puts EU membership back on the table.

Europe News

Bulgarian PM urges EU dialogue with Russia to avert nuclear attack

"We always need to think about the worst-case scenario," Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at the Euronews' Defence Summit, warning of the risk of a Russian nuclear attack if tensions with Europe escalate.

30 September 2026

North Korea

North Korea's Kim hails 'new-type weapon' days after missile launch

North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.

22 September 2026

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NATO 'committed and ready' after shooting down drone over Lithuania

From the Baltics to Poland, Europe's eastern edge is monitoring Russia's war to prevent it spilling over its own borders.

15 September 2026

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Europe Today

Finland joins France's forward nuclear deterrence initiative

Finnish President Alexander Stubb stressed that Finland’s "foremost priority" was still to act as part of NATO and the EU and that the French initiative would not "replace or overlap with NATO’s nuclear deterrence."

14 September 2026

North Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea's military says

North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state since leader Kim Jong- un's 2019 summit with US President Donald Trump collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief.

Japan

Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing that ended WWII

Survivors have expressed frustration and worry over growing support for the possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence by the international community, including Japan.

North Korea

North Korea warns of 'military options' over Japan rearmament drive

Japan has been gradually moving away from its post-World War II pacifist status, increasing military spending, ramping up defence pacts and deploying missile launchers to its outer islands.

Europe News

Finland's parliament backs lifting total ban on nuclear weapons

Finland dropped decades of military non-alliance to join NATO in April 2023 in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Europe News

UN nuclear watchdog demands stockpile 'information' from Iran

The resolution comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, with the US having launched airstrikes against Iran early on Wednesday and Tehran firing back at countries in the region.

Europe News

US considering expanding nuclear weapons deployments in Europe

The US is reportedly in talks to expand nuclear weapons hosting in Europe, with Poland and the Baltic states eyed for NATO dual-capable aircraft bases.

Europe Today

Watch: Oreshnik—Inside Russia’s experimental missile threat

Last weekend, Russia unleashed a massive bombardment of Kyiv, leaving nearly ninety civilians wounded. Moscow also deployed its experimental, nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile. Should Europe be worried?

USA

Iran says progress on many issues with US but agreement not imminent

Writing on his social media platform, US President Donald Trump said "constructive" talks were underway but "both sides must take their time and get it right."

Europe News

Russia delivers nuclear warheads to Belarus as NATO tensions spike

Russia has delivered nuclear munitions ‌to field storage facilities in Belarus as part of major nuclear drills amid tensions with European NATO members sparked by drone incursions in the Baltic.

North Korea

North Korea says not bound by nuclear non-proliferation treaty

North Korea has insisted that it will not give up its nuclear arsenal, describing its path as "irreversible" and vowing to strengthen its capabilities.

Iran

Iran rules out restriction on enrichment programme, nuclear chief says

The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons.