AM Nukes Roundup – January 7 – US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?

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Lee-Xi summit exposes differences on key security issues

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup January 7, 2026   Top Six US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset? Davis Winkie, USA Today - January 6 Lee-Xi summit exposes differences on key security issues Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times - January 6 St. Louis advocacy group fights misinformation to aid radiation exposure victims Justina Coronel, KSDK - January 6 Rachel Minyoung Lee: North Korea’s Initial Reaction to US Operations in Venezuela OPINION: 38North - January 6 Harrison Berger: How the War Industry Captured U.S. Foreign Policy OPINION: American Conservative - January 6 James Anderson, David Trachtenberg: Why the US should resume testing its nuclear arsenal OPINION: Defense News - January 5 Media Intel MAGA media sites fizzle as infighting splinters messaging MAGA-aligned media apps and websites have mostly plateaued or declined in downloads and traffic over the past 1–2 years as internal conflicts and mixed messaging weaken their collective reach, with Fox News as the main exception. Smaller conservative outlets are especially vulnerable because they lack the resources, technology investment, and social media referrals needed to adapt to broader media market declines. As platforms struggle, influence is shifting toward individual personalities and podcasts, suggesting future reach depends more on aligned messengers than on a unified MAGA media ecosystem. Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): January 17: Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech (1961) January 22: Anniversary of TPNW entering into force (2021) Amplify this post   News Clips   US NUCLEAR US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset? Davis Winkie, USA Today - January 6 Crumbling silos, rushed deals – how US blew missile budget by billions Davis Winkie, USA Today - January 6 Is it too late to rethink US nuclear strategy? Experts review options. Davis Winkie, USA Today - January 6 How USA TODAY mapped the potential consequences of a strike on US missile silos Davis Winkie, Ramon Padilla, Shawn Sullivan, Alex Wellerstein, USA Today - January 6 How US Military Compares to NATO Without the United States Ellie Cook, Newsweek - January 6 KOREA Lee-Xi summit exposes differences on key security issues Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times - January 6 ASIA-PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS: U.S. reassured amid 1994 crisis that Japan would never go nuclear Naotaka Fujita, Asahi Shimbun - January 6 INTERNATIONAL Here’s the science behind nuclear weapons testing Emily Conover, Science - January 6 RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE St. Louis advocacy group fights misinformation to aid radiation exposure victims Justina Coronel, KSDK - January 6 More Utahns now eligible for downwinder cancer compensation Chris Reed, Fox 13 - January 6   Opinion & Commentary Rachel Minyoung Lee: North Korea’s Initial Reaction to US Operations in Venezuela OPINION: 38North - January 6 Michael MacArthur Bosack: How North Korea Responded to the US Gambit in Venezuela OPINION: The Diplomat - January 6 Harrison Berger: How the War Industry Captured U.S. Foreign Policy OPINION: American Conservative - January 6 Bruce Lear: Predictions under the golden dome OPINION: The Gazette - January 6 James Anderson, David Trachtenberg: Why the US should resume testing its nuclear arsenal OPINION: Defense News - January 5 ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team

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