Nuclear weapon mentions in online press worldwide 2017-2024
However, the number of articles on the topic increased not only due to the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. In the fall of 2022, global media widely covered tests of nuclear-capable missiles by North Korea. At the beginning of the observed period, the article count was higher due to the coverage of tensions between North Korea and the United States over the former's nuclear program as well as the United States' withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, in 2018.