The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife
Simon Tisdall
Today in Focus
Can Europe defend itself alone? – podcast
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
Iran’s supreme leader rails against Trump’s ‘bullying’ military threat
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say
Trump says he wrote to Iran and wants to negotiate nuclear weapons deal
Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape
Alexander Hurst
A proper British welcome for Donald Trump
Iran’s vice-president and most prominent reformist resigns
February 2025
As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer?
Simon Tisdall
Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Trump administration backtracks on firing nuclear arsenal workers
Cuts to nuclear security workforce were made on Thursday – but agency can’t find workers to offer them their jobs back
Trump proposes nuclear deal with Russia and China to halve defense budgets
Donald Trump signals wish to hold talks with Iran over nuclear deal
The Guardian view on Star Wars II: US plans for missile shield risk nuclear instability
January 2025
Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever to stress global catastrophe risks
Brief letters
Let’s get a heat pump into every new home
Cocksure Kim Jong-un is raising the nuclear stakes. Is it time for South Korea to follow suit?
Simon Tisdall
Working on a world free of nuclear arms
December 2024
The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war
