AM Nukes Roundup – August 4 – Iran Denies Talks With the U.S. Are Back On. Trump Insists They Are

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South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?

PEACE & SECURITY | AM NUKES ROUNDUP News, Analysis & Resources View in browser  August 4, 2026 TOP SIX Iran Denies Talks With the U.S. Are Back On. Trump Insists They Are Miranda Jeyaretnam, Chantelle Lee, TIME - August 3   South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next? Se Eun Gong, NPR - August 3   China missile test shakes Pacific islands' anti-nuclear unity Yukio Tajima, Rurika Imahashi, Nikkei Asia - August 3   Yoel Guzansky: The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf OPINION: Foreign Affairs - August 3   Zhou Bo: China’s military goal is to stand neck and neck with the US: ex-PLA colonel OPINION: South China Morning Post - August 3   April Arnold, Al Mauroni: Possible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy OPINION: War on the Rocks - August 3   PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR August 5: Anniversary of the Partial Test Ban Treaty (1963) August 6: Anniversary of Hiroshima bombing (1945) August 6: Anniversary of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (1985) August 8: Anniversary of "Fire and Fury" (2017) August 9: Anniversary of Nagasaki bombing (1945) Click here for our editorial calendar >> AMPLIFY THIS POST NEWS CLIPS CHINA   China missile test shakes Pacific islands' anti-nuclear unity Yukio Tajima, Rurika Imahashi, Nikkei Asia - August 3   KOREA   South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next? Se Eun Gong, NPR - August 3   IRAN   Iran Denies Talks With the U.S. Are Back On. Trump Insists They Are Miranda Jeyaretnam, Chantelle Lee, TIME - August 3   Kalshi traders are not expecting a U.S. and Iran nuclear deal soon Ananya Chetia, CNBC - August 3   Iran Found a ‘More Powerful Weapon Than a Nuclear Bomb’—And It’s Working Tom O'Connor, Newsweek - August 3   Trump gives Iran ‘last chance’ to sign deal before ‘decapitation’ — sets target date for Strait of Hormuz to reopen Caitlin Doornbos, New York Post - August 3   Trump says Iran talks set for Monday as Tehran and Oman discuss strait of Hormuz deal The Guardian - August 2   Trump on making a deal with Iran: ‘I’m not looking to kill people’ Ryan Mancini, The Hill - August 2   ASIA-PACIFIC   Organizers work to balance tone for Hiroshima A-bomb children’s exhibit Jiji - August 3   POP CULTURE   The Brink of War' tells story of Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear discussions Bret Baier, Amy Munneke, Fox News - August 3   WEEKLY DIGEST: CHINA CHINA NON-NUCLEAR   Exclusive: Trump envoy Steve Daines to return to Beijing as US and China lock in Xi summit agenda Khushboo Razdan, William Zheng, South China Morning Post - August 1   China Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Moves to Block Robot Imports Steve Lohr, Xinyun Wu, New York Times - July 29   Pentagon official hails ‘stronger’ military ties in rare speech at PLA anniversary event Nayan Seth, Han Li, South China Morning Post - July 29   China Closes the Satellite Gap in Space Race With the U.S. Chun Han Wong, Ashley Cai, Wall Street Journal - July 29   One Megabuyer—China—Finds a Way to Get Mideast Oil Austin Ramzy, Rebecca Feng, Wall Street Journal - July 28   CHINA NON-NUCLEAR OPINION   Natalia Cote-Muñoz: China’s Quiet Quest to Dominate Latin America OPINION: Foreign Affairs - August 3   Yu Jie: How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance PODCAST: The China-Global South Podcast - July 31   Lynn Kuok: Beijing’s Next Play for the South China Sea: How China Is Normalizing Its Control OPINION: Foreign Affairs - July 29   OPINION & COMMENTARY Yoel Guzansky: The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf OPINION: Foreign Affairs - August 3   Zhou Bo: China’s military goal is to stand neck and neck with the US: ex-PLA colonel OPINION: South China Morning Post - August 3   April Arnold, Al Mauroni: Possible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy OPINION: War on the Rocks - August 3   Jack Cohen-Joppa on chronicling 100,000 acts against nuclear war PODCAST: National Catholic Reporter - August 3   Email forwarded by a friend? Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Get in touch with ReThink's Peace & Security Team COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTISE & CAPACITY, GROUNDED IN MOVEMENT BUILDING 2443 Fillmore Street, PMB 380-7140, San Francisco, CA 94115   This newsletter is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an endorsement or statement of approval of all articles included.

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