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Experts Urge Collaborative Nuclear Policy Amid Rising Tensions

12/13/2025

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Experts Urge Collaboration

Experts call for a collaborative, pluralistic approach to nuclear policy as tensions rise and safety views diverge.
They advocate evaluating developments like the sea-launched cruise missile within that framework and reclaiming key terms to foster dialogue.
Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump have reignited debates over nuclear testing.
Experts urge building integrated institutions and applying lessons from climate policy and public health to improve engagement on nuclear risks.

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Grossi Leads IAEA Mission

In September 2022, Rafael Mariano Grossi led an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, seized by Russia.
The plant, Europe's largest, faced a risk of disaster from nearby explosions.
The mission sought IAEA access to conflict-zone sites and warned of proliferation risks.
Despite danger, the team established a presence and pressed for a 'special status' in peace talks.

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Experts Urge Collaboration

Experts call for a collaborative, pluralistic approach to nuclear policy as tensions rise and safety views diverge.
They advocate evaluating developments like the sea-launched cruise missile within that framework and reclaiming key terms to foster dialogue.
Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump have reignited debates over nuclear testing.
Experts urge building integrated institutions and applying lessons from climate policy and public health to improve engagement on nuclear risks.

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