AM Nukes Roundup – December 22 – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu expected to pitch Trump on more Iran strikes during Mar-a-Lago meeting

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AM Nukes Roundup

December 22, 2025
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  Top Six


Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu expected to pitch Trump on more Iran strikes during Mar-a-Lago meeting
Shane Galvin, New York Post - December 20
Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after senior official suggests acquiring weapons
Tim Kelly, John Geddie, Reuters - December 19
Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151-billion Golden Dome competition
Thomas Novelly, Defense One - December 19
M. Javad Zarif, Amir Parsa Garmsiri: How America and Iran Can Break the Nuclear Deadlock
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - December 22
Michiru Nishida: Cost-benefit analysis for nuclear debate in Japan
OPINION: Korea Times - December 19
Ian Davis, Michael Rustin, Jon Duke: Europe mustn’t build its own house of dynamite
LTE: The Guardian - December 19
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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151-billion Golden Dome competition
Thomas Novelly, Defense One - December 19

MDA adds 1,086 firms to its SHIELD pool for Golden Dome-related tech
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense - December 19

New Trump space policy sets 2028 deadline for Moon base, Golden Dome prototype
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense - December 19


CHINA NUCLEAR


Russia and China’s Nuclear Bomber Cooperation Is Evolving
Ryan Chan, John Feng, Newsweek - December 20


KOREA


S. Korea, Russia hold talks in Moscow on N. Korean nuclear, security issues
Yoo Jee-ho, Yonhap - December 21


IRAN


Sen. Graham: We Didn't 'Obliterate' Iran's 'Desire' for Nukes
Eric Mack, Newsmax - December 21

Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes
Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube, Dan De Luce and Carol Lee, NBC News - December 20

Netanyahu ‘expected to ask Trump for help with fresh Iran strikes’
James Reynolds, The Independent - December 20

Netanyahu Might Pitch New Iran Strikes to Trump
Eric Mack, Newsmax - December 20

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu expected to pitch Trump on more Iran strikes during Mar-a-Lago meeting
Shane Galvin, New York Post - December 20

Iran Seen Working on Nuclear Site Hit by US
Amir Daftari, Newsweek - December 19


ASIA-PACIFIC


Hiroshima urges Japan gov't maintain no-nuke policy in written opinion
Kyodo - December 22

North Korea warns Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be ‘prevented at any cost’
Vishwam Sankaran, The Independent - December 21

N. Korea slams Japan official's 'provocative' remarks on nuclear weapons
Kyodo - December 21

Senior LDP official hints at need for discussion of non-nuclear principles
Jesse Johnson, Japan Times - December 21

Taiwan’s T-Dome missile shield plan has ‘critical flaws’, mainland Chinese report says
Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post - December 20

U.S. appears to pour cold water on idea of Japan acquiring nukes
Jesse Johnson, Japan Times - December 20

North Korea's KCNA: Japan's ambition for nuclear weapons should be curbed
Reuters - December 20

Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after senior official suggests acquiring weapons
Tim Kelly, John Geddie, Reuters - December 19

China Helps Spread Rumors Japan Wants Nuclear Weapons
John Hayward, Breitbart - December 19

Japan says no nukes after official’s remark ignites media firestorm
Andrew Salmon, Washington Times - December 19


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


Idaho downwinders eligible for federal payment
Rachel Sun, Lewiston Tribune - December 20

As cleanup money grows, advocates push residents to claim radiation relief
Sylvester Brown Jr., The St. Louis American - December 18


POP CULTURE


How Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
Amy Nelson, New America - December 19

  Opinion & Commentary


M. Javad Zarif, Amir Parsa Garmsiri: How America and Iran Can Break the Nuclear Deadlock
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - December 22

Michael Rubin: Russia Must Be Broken Up
OPINION: 19FortyFive - December 22

Matthew Kroenig: What Trump’s Foreign-Policy Detractors Miss
LTE: Wall Street Journal - December 19

Ian Davis, Michael Rustin, Jon Duke: Europe mustn’t build its own house of dynamite
LTE: The Guardian - December 19

Michiru Nishida: Cost-benefit analysis for nuclear debate in Japan
OPINION: Korea Times - December 19


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