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Cooper Calls AI ‘Hiroshima’, Demands Global Safeguards, European NATO Lead
7/6/2026
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- Yvette Cooper likened unregulated AI fallout to Hiroshima and urged immediate global safeguards.
- She warned that unchecked AI poses a catastrophic risk and will dominate foreign policy within two years.
- Cooper said the United States will no longer act as the world’s primary peace guarantor, requiring Europe to adjust.
- She urged the UK and EU to replace bargaining with a permanent partnership featuring a more European NATO core.
