Nuclear Materials Trafficking in 2026: Separating Strategic Reality from Public Fear

Introduction: Nuclear Trafficking Between Panic and Reality The global debate over nuclear materials trafficking has intensified sharply between 2024 and 2026 amid rising geopolitical tensions, expanding civilian nuclear programs, renewed great-power competition, and fears of state collapse or proxy proliferation. Headlines surrounding the 2026 Takeshi Ebisawa case, Iran’s enrichment escalation, North Korea’s expanding fissile-material production,…

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