🤪 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran could push the world into a new round of the nuclear arms race — Bloomberg. Governments from the North Atlantic to the western Pacific are increasingly openly discussing the need to acquire their own nuclear arsenals. In addition, some countries that were previously satisfied with the U.S. nuclear umbrella are now welcoming France’s intention to extend its nuclear umbrella over the European continent.