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“If It Expires, It Expires”: New START and the Return of Nuclear Anxiety

• by Syeda Saba Batool
• February 12, 2026

‘If it expires, it expires.’ The United States (US) President Donald Trump’s statement became true as the last guardrails on the world’s largest nuclear arsenals are gone. With the expiration of the

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PNRA after Fukushima: Measurable Progress, Persistent Gaps, and Why Pakistan’s Regulator Matters Now

• by Syeda Saba Batool
• December 30, 2025

To consolidate nuclear regulatory affairs and provide one-window operations, the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) was established as an independent and sovereign authority, as enshrined in PNRA Ordinance, 2001. PNRA is the