FT: World witnesses unprecedented race for nuclear weapons

Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said that tensions between the United States, Russia and China, as well as conflict in the Middle East, are creating unprecedented pressure on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

"This treaty was signed in 1968 and aims to limit the development of the world's nuclear arsenal. We are now witnessing a global race for nuclear weapons gaining momentum. This is a matter of grave concern," Caliber.Az quotes him as saying in a conversation with Financial Times. 

Nicholas Miller, an associate professor at Dartmouth College who studies nuclear proliferation, said there is a “tendency to always think that the non-proliferation treaty regime is on the verge of collapse” and that historically it has been more robust than expected.

In his view, the biggest potential risk comes from Iran, which has repeatedly announced the possible acquisition of nuclear status.