Eroding Nuclear Restraint: From Natanz to South Asia’s Next Crisis
By Anum A Khan The recent U.S.-Israel attack on Iran’s Natanz uranium-enrichment facility and the Iranian attack targeting Israel’s own nuclear enrichment facility near Dimona reflect an accelerating and dangerous shift in global nuclear politics: the erosion of the international norm against attacking critical infrastructure during a conflict. In the June 2025 war as well as the current conflict, the…
