The jury is still out on what Donald Trump’s second term will mean for nuclear power, but the potential implications are profound both for the US and beyond.

Chris Wright, Trump's energy secretary, expressed optimism about nuclear power's role in America's energy future. "We're committed to bringing advanced nuclear technology to market," Wright said during a press briefing. "This administration understands that energy abundance and environmental responsibility can coexist."

With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, experts urge us all to reengage with nuclear security issues.

Marc Andreessen, the prolific venture capitalist known for backing Facebook, GitHub, Pinterest and Twitter in their early days, has declared nuclear the “silver bullet for virtually unlimited zero-emissions energy today”. His fund, Andreesen Horowitz, has invested in micro-reactor firm Radiant Nuclear.

The announcement comes as the power giant tries to expand renewables, gas and nuclear at the dawn of President Donald Trump's second term.

Brandon Williams served aboard a nuclear submarine and represented a New York congressional district for one term, but has said little about his experience in the management of atomic weapons.

North Korea’s state media reported on Donald Trump’s inauguration in its first direct acknowledgement of his return to the White House and adopted a neutral tone without referencing the president’s characterization of Pyongyang as a “nuclear power.

Trump’s suggestion of a trilateral arms agreement between the United States, Russia, and China is strategically interesting—but doomed to failure.

It appears that the biggest winners under Trump's executive orders are domestic oil and gas exploration and production companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp. ( XOM ), Chevron Corp. ( CVX) and EOG Resources Inc. ( EOG ).

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

But they warn that, if that fails, Iran is on a collision course with the west. European powers that opposed Trump’s maximum pressure during his first term have become more angry with Iran’s behaviour, including the continued expansion of its nuclear activity, its arms sales to Russia and its alleged targeting of citizens in the west.