North Korea said on Monday that it had test-fired upgraded ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads a day earlier, with leader Kim Jong Un personally overseeing the launches.

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that France will raise its number of nuclear warheads from the current stock of under 300, though he did not specify the exact increase. This will mark the first time France has expanded its nuclear arsenal since at least 1992.

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Airbus board chair René Obermann said Wednesday that European nations should establish a joint tactical nuclear deterrent to counter Russia’s growing arsenal, challenging one of Europe’s long-standing defense taboos.

Chinese scientists have introduced a groundbreaking artificial intelligence system capable of distinguishing genuine nuclear warheads from decoys—marking the world’s first AI-based solution for arms control verification.