AM Nukes Roundup – September 29 – U.N. to reimpose sanctions on Iran after weeks of failed diplomacy

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September 29, 2025

  Top Six


U.N. to reimpose sanctions on Iran after weeks of failed diplomacy
Karen DeYoung, John Hudson, Washington Post - September 26
North Korea's Kim calls for sharpening nuclear 'shield and sword'
Jack Kim, Reuters - September 26
Chinese army engineers run first triple-nuke-strike experiment in lab
Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post - September 28
Jon Wolfsthal: Why President Trump should put off the new nuclear arms race for one more year
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September 26
Stavros Atlamazoglou: Will the Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Prevent World War III?
OPINION: The National Interest - September 28
Charles Tiefer: Trump’s Golden Dome: Costly And Wasteful, Tied To Billionaire Thiel
OPINION: Forbes - September 26
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
October 3: Anniversary of 1st UK nuclear test (1952)
October 9: Anniversary of 1st North Korean nuclear test (2006)
October 9: Anniversary of FDR approval of Manhattan project (1942)
October 11: Anniversary Reykjavík Summit (1986)
October 15: Anniversary of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) being signed into law (1990)

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  News Clips

 

US NUCLEAR


Belgium-based US Air Force squadron includes nuclear weapons technicians in joint drill
John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes - September 26


CHINA NUCLEAR


Chinese army engineers run first triple-nuke-strike experiment in lab
Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post - September 28

China’s DF-5C nuclear ICBM: from ‘east wind’ to counterforce weapon for global strike
Seong Hyeon Choi, South China Morning Post - September 27

Beijing leads push against Trump’s bid to reclaim Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase
Seong Hyeon Choi, South China Morning Post - September 26


KOREA


N. Korea's Kim reaffirms 'invariable' stance on ensuring security through nuclear force
Kim Soo-yeon, Yonhap - September 27

North Korea is close to having an ICBM that can hit the U.S. with a nuclear weapon, South Korean leader says
Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett, ABC News - September 26

North Korea developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching US, Seoul warns
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar, The Independent - September 26

North Korea has enough nukes for regime survival but is militarily inferior: Lee
Joon Ha Park, NK News - September 26

North Korea's Kim calls for sharpening nuclear 'shield and sword'
Jack Kim, Reuters - September 26

North Korea Close to Finishing Missile Able to Strike US, South Korea says
Robert Birsel, Newsweek - September 26

North Korea expert says US faces stark choice as Kim Jong Un rejects denuclearization
Alex Wilson, Stars and Stripes - September 26


IRAN


Sanctions reimposed on Iran 10 years after landmark nuclear deal
Stuart Lau, BBC - September 28

UN arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran over nuclear programme
Michelle Nichols, Reuters - September 28

Iran weighs confrontation or diplomacy after UN sanctions reimposed over its nuclear program
Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, AP News - September 28

US, European Powers Seek Diplomacy After Iran Sanctions Snapback
Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg - September 28

Iran Responds to New Sanctions
Amira El-Fekki, Newsweek - September 28

Defiance Meets Desperation as Iran Faces Fresh UN Sanctions
Suzanne Kelly, Cipher Brief - September 28

European nations hit Iran with ‘snapback’ sanctions over its nuclear program
Tim Lister, CNN - September 27

‘Iran’s nuclear program can never be destroyed,’ country’s top nuclear negotiator says
John Yang, Satvi Sunkara, PBS - September 27

Iran hit with reimposition of sanctions over its nuclear programme
Andrew England, Abigail Hauslohner, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Steff Chávez, Financial Times - September 27

UN sanctions on Iran loom after vote to delay fails
John Irish, Parisa Hafezi, Rodrigo Campos, Michelle Nichols, Reuters - September 27

Snapback' sends West back to the drawing board on Iran's nuclear programme
Parisa Hafezi, John Irish, Francois Murphy, AP News - September 27

Iran's clerical leaders face existential crisis amid nuclear deadlock
Parisa Hafezi, John Irish, Reuters - September 27

UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, AP News - September 27

Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran
Pranav Baskar, New York Times - September 26

U.N. to reimpose sanctions on Iran after weeks of failed diplomacy
Karen DeYoung, John Hudson, Washington Post - September 26

After U.S. strikes, Iran increases work at mysterious underground site
Warren Strobel, Jarrett Ley, Washington Post - September 26

Iran Won’t Allow Nuclear Inspections if Sanctions Are Reimposed, Says Iran’s Chief Nuclear Negotiator
Sebastian Walker, PBS - September 26

UN sanctions against Iran to resume over banned nuclear activity
Lyse Doucet, Raffi Berg, BBC - September 26

UN Security Council rejects Russia and China’s last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran
Farnoush Amiri, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Edith Lederer, AP News - September 26

UN Security Council rejects China-Russia resolution extending Iran nuclear sanctions relief before deadline
Brie Stimson, Fox News - September 26


INTERNATIONAL


A-bomb survivor urges nuclear weapons abolition at UN meeting
NHK - September 27


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


Congressman: fight for radiation survivors continues
Joan Aguon Charfauros, KUAM - September 27

Natives call for Colorado downwinders to be included in RECA – but say the uranium fight isn’t over
Benjamin Rubin, The Journal - September 26

First applications approved for nuclear bomb waste exposure compensation
Russell Kinsaul, KFVS - September 25


POP CULTURE


Netflix's Nuclear War Movie Preview Will Send A Chill Down Your Spine
David Hookstead, Outkick - September 26

  Opinion & Commentary


Stavros Atlamazoglou: Will the Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Prevent World War III?
OPINION: The National Interest - September 28

Charles Tiefer: Trump’s Golden Dome: Costly And Wasteful, Tied To Billionaire Thiel
OPINION: Forbes - September 26

Jon Wolfsthal: Why President Trump should put off the new nuclear arms race for one more year
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September 26

Rebeccah Heinrichs: How US should respond after China rejects Trump nuclear talks, shows off new weapons at parade
OPINION: Fox News - September 26

Stephen Cimbala, Lawrence Korb: Why Does Vladimir Putin Want to Restart Nuclear Arms Control?
OPINION: The National Interest - September 26

Brandon Weichert: Here’s Why the Russia-North Korea Alliance Matters
OPINION: The National Interest - September 26

Lyle Goldstein: Trump’s Opportunity To Re-Engage Kim Jong Un
OPINION: RealClearDefense - September 26

James Moylan: Our fight for justice for Guam's radiation survivors is far from over
LTE: Pacific Daily News - September 26

William Lambers: Eliminating nukes is both a moral and economic imperative
OPINION: ST. Louis Post Dispatch - September 25


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