Grossi Warns of Nuclear Arms Race

0:00It's April 22nd, U.S. News Today starts now, AI-powered and nationwide. I'm Cory with the story. The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grosse, just dropped a serious warning about a potential nuclear arms race heating up worldwide. With tensions like the U.S. standoff with Iran boiling over, he says the global setup feels super fragile right now, risking more countries jumping into the nuclear game. He's pointing to shaky safeguards that could crack open, sparking a chain reaction of proliferation. Debates are popping up in spots across Europe and Asia and China steadily building its arsenal, which has them worried about way more nukes out. There, a world with 20 or more nuclear arms nations, Grosse calls that straight up dangerous, way worse for everybody. He admits the old dream of total disarmament ain't happening anytime soon in this climate. We're all realists here. On Iran, he stresses any U.S. deal needs IAEA eyes on it for real credibility.

1:01Without that verification, it's just smoke. They know every site inside out and can keep things impartial. Meanwhile, President Trump mentioned possible second-round talks as early as Friday, with Pakistan mediating to cool the conflict. Keeping those non-proliferation promises strong is key to holding back the chaos.