AM Nukes Roundup – September 16 – Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be dismantled, US's Wright says

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AM Nukes Roundup

September 16, 2025

  Top Six


Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be dismantled, US's Wright says
Francois Murphy, Reuters - September 15
North Korea nuclear weapons status 'irreversible,' state says, as US-Japan-South Korea drills begin
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News - September 15
DoD envisions prize competition for boost-phase SBI prototypes
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense - September 15
Benjamin Giltner: Scrapping ICBM Modernization Plans Would Be a Good Thing
OPINION: The National Interest - September 15
Alex Alfirraz Scheers: Why the Renaming of the US Department of War Matters
OPINION: The Diplomat - September 15
Keith Johnson: The Iran Deal That Isn’t Quite Yet
OPINION: Foreign Policy - September 15
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
September 22: Anniversary of Indian Ocean Nuke Test (1979)
September 23: Last US nuclear weapons test (1992)
September 24: Anniversary of CTBT (1996)
September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence

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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


DoD envisions prize competition for boost-phase SBI prototypes
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense - September 15


KOREA


North Korea nuclear weapons status 'irreversible,' state says, as US-Japan-South Korea drills begin
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News - September 15

North Korea threatens ‘unfavourable consequences’ over US-led drills
Park Chan-kyong, South China Morning Post - September 15

North Korea Warns US Over Nuclear War Games
Micah McCartney, Newsweek - September 15

North Korea Warns Nuclear Status Is 'Irreversible'
Robert Birsel, Newsweek - September 15


IRAN


Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be dismantled, US's Wright says
Francois Murphy, Reuters - September 15

Iran Warns of Chaos If Countries Refuse to Censure US and Israel
Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg - September 15

  Opinion & Commentary


Matthew Kroenig: Are We Overestimating Autocracies?
OPINION: Foreign Policy - September 15

Keith Johnson: The Iran Deal That Isn’t Quite Yet
OPINION: Foreign Policy - September 15

Alex Alfirraz Scheers: Why the Renaming of the US Department of War Matters
OPINION: The Diplomat - September 15

Benjamin Giltner: Scrapping ICBM Modernization Plans Would Be a Good Thing
OPINION: The National Interest - September 15

  China Non-Nuclear Brief


US, China reach framework deal on TikTok; Trump and Xi to speak on Friday
David Lawder, Pietro Lombardi, Reuters - September 15

China Pushes for Trump Visit as High-Stakes Trade Talks Begin
Lingling Wei, Wall Street Journal - September 14

Trump’s second-term China policies are confusing ‘hawks’ — and Beijing
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - September 12

China and Russia sign more deals, but Beijing keeps the upper hand
Katrina Northrop, Robyn Dixon, Lyric Li, Washington Post - September 11

China, US defence chiefs, top diplomats talk as possible Xi-Trump meeting looms
Holly Chikin, Laura Zhou, Khushboo Razdanin, South China Morning Post - September 10

House lawmakers to make official visit to China for the first time since 2019
Scott Wong, ABC - September 9

‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says
Max Bearak, New York Times - September 8

U.S.-China Rivalry Sparks a Submarine Arms Race
Mike Cherney, Austin Ramzy, Alistair MacDonald, Wall Street Journal - September 8

  China Non-Nuclear Opinion


Jennifer Kavanagh: Here’s How Trump Can Prevent a War Over Taiwan
OPINION: New York Times - September 15

Patricia Kim: Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - September 15

Joel Wuthnow: The Greatest Danger in the Taiwan Strait
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - September 15

Sophie Wushuang Yi: China’s Victory Day parade was a message to the Global South
OPINION: South China Morning Post - September 15

Duan Xiaolin, Lan Tian: Asia’s power transition is a process, not an event
OPINION: East Asia Forum - September 14

David Fickling: China’s Marshall Plan Is Running on Batteries
OPINION: Bloomberg - September 9

Chen Zheng: No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline
OPINION: South China Morning Post - September 8


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