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Coin Bureau - The Doomsday Clock Just Hit 89 Seconds

Posted by Simon Keighley on February 17, 2026 - 8:03am

The Doomsday Clock Just Hit 89 Seconds (And Your Portfolio Is NOT Ready)

Coin Bureau - The Doomsday Clock Just Hit 89 Seconds (And Your Portfolio Is NOT Ready)

"The Doomsday Clock just hit 89 seconds to midnight. New START has expired, and for the first time in 50+ years, the US and Russia have zero nuclear treaty constraints. But this isn't a Cold War rerun -- it's a three-way arms race with China sprinting to 1,000+ warheads by 2030.

In this video, we break down the collapse of nuclear arms control, the trillion-dollar defense spending surge, and what this geopolitical fragmentation means for your portfolio in 2026 -- from defense stocks and uranium to gold and the bond market."

~ Coin Bureau

The video discusses the expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia in early 2026, marking the first time in over fifty years that the world's major nuclear powers have no bilateral constraints on their arsenals. This collapse in arms control has sparked a three-way nuclear race involving the US, Russia, and a rapidly expanding China, leading to a massive surge in global defense spending that threatens to bankrupt nations already struggling with high debt and interest payments. The host explains that this shift marks the end of the peace dividend era and the beginning of a security super cycle where defense contractors see record backlogs and guaranteed revenue driven by existential fear. For investors, this new geopolitical reality suggests a structural growth trend in defense stocks and uranium, while traditional portfolios face risks from inflation and fiscal dominance, prompting a flight to hard assets like gold and bitcoin as hedges against a potential liquidity crisis or government currency debasement.

 

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro: The New Nuclear Arms Race
0:25 New START Treaty Expires: Global Risk Spikes
1:10 A Three-Way Nuclear Arms Race Begins (US, Russia, China)
2:11 How 50 Years of Arms Control Collapsed
3:36 China’s Rapid Nuclear Build-Up Explained
5:02 $140B Sentinel Missile Cost Overrun
7:48 $1T U.S. Defense Budget & Nuclear Modernization
8:09 NATO’s New 5% GDP Defense Target
10:43 The Defense “Supercycle” for Investors
13:03 Gold, Uranium & What This Means for Your Portfolio

 

Source - Coin Bureau Finance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtLFbmCF2io


 

Disclaimer: This video is provided for informational purposes only, and not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or any other advice.

 

 

 

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