Nuclear risk rises: Why Iran war is so dangerous for the world

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Mar 7, 2026

Kimberly Prost, an ICC judge who defends international justice under pressure. Tim Wright, treaty coordinator fighting for nuclear disarmament. They discuss rising nuclear risks, why strikes on Iran deepen dangers, proliferation drivers and regional security dilemmas. The conversation covers threats to global trade routes and how military options complicate diplomacy and long-term stability.

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Security Guarantees Backfire And Drive Nuclear Incentives

The perception that nuclear weapons guarantee security fuels other states' desires to acquire them, making proliferation a dangerous logic loop.
Wright warns Ukraine and Libya surrendering WMDs then suffering intervention or invasion feeds incentives to keep or seek nukes.

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Push Nuclear-Armed States To Start Disarming

Pursue disarmament alongside non-proliferation to reduce incentives for more countries to seek nuclear weapons.
Tim Wright urges nuclear-armed states to honour NPT promises to negotiate in good faith toward elimination.

INSIGHT

Hormuz Choke Threatens Food Fuel And Fertiliser

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint that links 20% of global oil supply and 11% of world trade, creating outsized ripple effects.
Ismail Golgedji explains closures disrupt fertiliser, food and fuel flows, raising input costs for exporters like New Zealand.

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Nuclear risk rises: Why Iran war is so dangerous for the world With the United States and Israel claiming their attack on Iran is to prevent the Islamic Republic getting their hands on a nuclear weapon, can war be used to stop countries getting nukes? And why has Iran been attacked while North Korea – a nuclear armed state – has been left alone? Amid the world descending into conflict, more countries are arming themselves more heavily with the weapons of mass destruction. Tim Wright is the Treaty Coordinator for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. He tells Jack Tame why his organisation is pushing for a treaty that will require all states to reduce and eventually eliminate their nuclear arsenals. Iran war: Concerns for critical Hormuz Strait supply route Auckland University professor Ismail Golgeci is an expert on international supply chains and the Gulf region. He tells Q+A why the Strait of Hormuz is so critical, and why commodities like fertiliser, food, and fuel are now in trouble. New Zealand’s economic weak points as Iran crisis deepens It’s not just the price of petrol. New Zealand is highly dependant on the wider global economy, and the Iran war is putting pressure in unexpected and uncomfortable places. Business Desk senior correspondent Dileepa Fonseka and 1News business correspondent Jason Walls go through where some of New Zealand’s weak points are, why this is likely to lead to a quicker than expected rise in interest rates, and the unknown factors that could spell further trouble. Pursuing justice despite Trump backlash: ICC Judge Kimberly Prost International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost talks to Q+A with Jack Tame about the costs she’s faced since being sanctioned by the Trump administration for attempting to investigate allegations of war crimes, and why the mission of the ICC is so important. She also responds to criticism of the ICC, including about who prosecutions are brought against, and whether the court oversteps its bounds. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.