AM Nukes Roundup – June 19 – Researchers find malware that may have aimed to slow down Iran's nuclear program

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June 25: Anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950)

July 1: Anniversary of the signing of Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)

July 8: Anniversary of the International Court of Justice nuclear ruling (1996)

July 9: Anniversary of Russell-Einstein manifesto (1955)

July 10: Anniversary of South Africa joining NPT (1990)

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NEWS CLIPS

US NUCLEAR

 

‘Trillion-Dollar Scam’: Lawmakers Demand Halt to Trump’s Golden Dome Boondoggle

Brad Reed, Common Dreams - June 18

 

Lawmakers Push for More New Sensors to Track Hypersonic and Ballistic Missiles

Courtney Albon, Air & Space Forces Magazine - June 17

 

KOREA

 

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty

Kyu-seok Shim, Reuters - June 18

 

IRAN

 

Iran and the U.S. Have an Understanding. Will It Lead to a Deal?

Steven Erlanger, New York Times - June 18

 

Parts of Trump’s Iran deal sharply criticized by some key Republicans

Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post - June 18

 

First steps in peace deal demand far more from U.S. than Iran

Greg Miller, Washington Post - June 18

 

Researchers find malware that may have aimed to slow down Iran's nuclear program

Nick Fountain, NPR - June 18

 

How Trump's preliminary agreement with Iran compares to Obama's 2015 deal

Steve Inskeep, NPR - June 18

 

Secret US-Iran proposals reveal fragile path toward broader nuclear deal

Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN - June 18

 

Trump finally sealed his Iran deal. Now talks on the ‘final’ deal begin.

Alexander Smith, Brennan Leach Ryan Karlin, NBC News - June 18

 

Trump's goals for the Iran war and what he's saying now

Zak Hudak, Joe Walsh, Natalie McCormick, Maria Sullivan, Gabriella Biello, CBS News - June 18

 

Comparing’s Trump and Obama’s Iran deals, what we know

Justin Fishel, ABC News - June 18

 

How is Trump's preliminary Iran deal different than Obama's?

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY - June 18

 

Senate Republicans raise alarm over Trump’s deal with Iran

Alexander Bolton, The Hill - June 18

 

Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - June 18

 

Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for

Jeremy Bowen, BBC - June 18

 

Weapons, money and ships: How is this Iran deal different from others

Ben Chu, BBC - June 18

 

What Iran and US get from deal and why both could struggle to keep it

Amir Azimi, BBC - June 18

 

Memorandum of understanding reveals some significant wins for Iran

Julia Jester, MS Now - June 18

 

Some Republicans Finally Express Support For Trump’s Iran Deal—Without Praising It

Sara Dorn, Forbes - June 18

 

US vice president cancels trip for peace talks with Iran

Nandita Bose, Yomna Ehab, Jonathan Allen, Reuters - June 18

 

How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's

Andy Sullivan, Matt Spetalnick, Reuters - June 18

 

Vance Delays Swiss Trip as White House Says Talks Never Simple

Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg - June 18

 

Katie Britt praises Trump, but pushes for answers on fate of Iran’s nuclear program

Ruth Serven Smith, AL.com - June 18

 

Trump Iran framework gambles on diplomacy despite warning Tehran will 'lie and cheat'

Morgan Phillips, Fox News - June 18

 

JD Vance scraps overnight flight to Switzerland for first round of nuclear talks with Iran

Ryan King, New York Post - June 18

 

Hawley: Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Buried Under 1,000 Feet of Rubble,’ ‘Not Going Anywhere’

Jeff Poor, Breitbart - June 18

 

Trump Demanded Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead.

David Sanger, New York Times - June 17

 

EUROPE

 

NATO says it agrees to modernise nuclear capabilities

Lili Bayer, Reuters - June 18

 

Finnish lawmakers vote to lift ban on nuclear weapons deployments

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes - June 18

 

Finland OKs Nuclear Weapons for First Time

Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax - June 18

 

Finland's parliament votes to lift decades-old ban on nuclear weapons in historic NATO defense shift

Bonny Chu, Fox News - June 17

 

ASIA-PACIFIC

 

Japan, South Korea not for nuclear weapons: until one of them changes policy that is

Yuanyue Dang, South China Morning Post - June 18

 


OPINION & COMMENTARY

Ross Douthat: JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration

OPINION: New York Times - June 18

 

Michael Singh: This Is Not a Grand Bargain With Iran. Good.

OPINION: New York Times - June 18

 

Jonathan Chait: If Only Trump Knew What Vance Is Doing

OPINION: The Atlantic - June 18

 

Kenneth Roth: Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof

OPINION: The Guardian - June 18

 

Jessica Genauer: What’s in the US‑Iran peace deal? A lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little

OPINION: The Conversation - June 18

 

Joseph Gerson: Trump’s MOU Is an IOU: The Severe US Losses in Its Misbegotten Iran War

OPINION: Common Dreams - June 18

 

Michael Hershman: The nuclear double standard we don’t talk about

OPINION: Stars and Stripes - June 18

 


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