AM Nukes Roundup – March 6 – How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb? Satellite images reveal scale of damage from US-Israeli strikes

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AM Nukes Roundup

March 5, 2026

  Top Six


How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb? Satellite images reveal scale of damage from US-Israeli strikes
Tara Cobham, The Independent - March 5
Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says
Reuters - March 5
U.S. Won’t Update Nuclear Posture Review: Pentagon Policy Chief
Greg Hadley, Air and Space Forces Magazine - March 5
Richard Nephew: The Abiding Question of the Iranian Bomb
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 5
Ivana Stradner, Mark Montgomery: Escalation Without Detonation: Russia’s Nuclear Threats
OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 5
Kary Love: Iran Nuclear Bomb Bad, Saudi Arabia nuclear bomb good?
OPINION: Counterpunch - March 5
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  News Clips

 

US NUCLEAR


Americans see thwarting nuclear weapons as top US priority
Morgan Chalfant, Semafor - March 5

U.S. Won’t Update Nuclear Posture Review: Pentagon Policy Chief
Greg Hadley, Air and Space Forces Magazine - March 5

Wyka Tells County Council LANL Expects To Receive $5.2 Billion In Federal Appropriations With Significant Portion To Support Expanding Nuclear Weapons Activities
Maire O'Neill, Los Alamos Reporter - March 5


US MISSILE DEFENSE


Air Force test launches Minuteman III ICBM
Gary Warner, Stars and Stripes - March 5

US tests doomsday missile off California coast — as war in Iran rages: ‘Verify the effectiveness’
Natalie O'Neill, New York Post - March 4

Unarmed Minuteman III test launched from Vandenberg in scheduled overnight mission
Santa Maria Times - March 4


KOREA


Kim tests missile from new destroyer as North Korea draws lessons from Iran conflict
Park Chan-kyong, South China Morning Post - March 5

We will do our utmost to avoid Iran becoming North Korea,' says Israeli envoy to Seoul
Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times - March 5

US and Russia clash over North Korean nukes at UN forum
Anton Sokolin, NK News - March 5

North Korea's Kim visits naval destroyer, oversees missile test
Heejin Kim, Joyce Lee, Reuters - March 5

North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship, claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy
Kim Tong-hyung, AP News - March 5


IRAN


Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly.
Luke Broadwater, New York Times - March 5

Trump’s War
Eric Cortellessa, TIME - March 5

The U.S. and Israeli War With Iran, Explained
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Chad de Guzman, TIME - March 5

Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here's what the Trump administration has said motivated the strikes.
Joe Walsh, Kathryn Watson, Tucker Reals, CBS News - March 5

Binyamin Netanyahu has his war
Economist - March 5

Operation Epic Confusion
John Haltiwanger, Rishi Iyengar, Foreign Policy - March 5

How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb? Satellite images reveal scale of damage from US-Israeli strikes
Tara Cobham, The Independent - March 5

Leaders of Canada and Australia urge Iran war de-escalation, affirm Iranians can't have nuclear weapons
Rod McGuirk, AP News - March 5

Iran's 'death by 1,000 cuts' strategy backfires as US refuses 'nuclear roulette,' ex-special ops soldier says
Max Bacall, Fox News - March 5

Sen. Cramer to Newsmax: US May Lean On Israel to Stop Iran Nukes
Nicole Weatherholtz, Newsmax - March 5

Wesley Clark: Iran ‘Got Closer’ to Nukes ‘at Each Stage’
Ian Hanchett, Breitbart - March 5

US launches Precision Strike Missiles in Iran war in first combat use
Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Defense News - March 4


EUROPE


Finland to allow import of nuclear weapons
Ferdinand Knapp, Politico EU - March 5

Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons
Jessica Rawnsley, BBC - March 5

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says
Reuters - March 5

NATO's Rutte backs Macron's nuclear revamp but says US umbrella is ultimate guarantee
Andrew Gray, Reuters - March 5

Finland Proposes Lifting Some Nuclear Weapons Restrictions
Kirsi Heikel, Bloomberg - March 5

Can French Nuclear Weapons Protect European Allies?
Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg - March 5

Macron vows nuclear arsenal boost as Europe turns to nukes amid rising global threats
Morgan Phillips, Fox News - March 5

France, Germany create panel to advance shared nuclear deterrence plans
Linus Höller, Defense News - March 5

NATO Country Lifts Cold War–Era Ban on Importing Nuclear Weapons
Andrew Stanton, Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek - March 5


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


Department of Justice offering compensation for people exposed to Manhattan Project era radiation
Emily Crabtree, WBIR - March 4

  Opinion & Commentary


Robert Malley, Stephen Wertheim: Of Course Trump Bombed Iran
OPINION: New York Times - March 5

Peggy Noonan: There’s Reason to Worry About the Iran War
OPINION: Wall Street Journal - March 5

Keith Naughton: Trump acts — others just watch as history is made
OPINION: The Hill - March 5

Richard Nephew: The Abiding Question of the Iranian Bomb
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 5

Editorial Board: Iran's lesson for Kim Jong-un
EDITORIAL: Korea Times - March 5

Ivana Stradner, Mark Montgomery: Escalation Without Detonation: Russia’s Nuclear Threats
OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 5

Daeyeon Lee: Why US-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation Has Stalled
OPINION: National Interest - March 5

Bruce Bechtol Jr.: Iran Has An ICBM Program: They Got it From North Korea
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 5

Andrew Latham: Good News: Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs Look Destroyed. Bad News: The Regime May Survive
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 5

Steve Balestrieri: Dozen B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Performed the ‘Most Powerful Elephant Walk in U.S. Air Force History’
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 5

Ken Beckert: What if we’d had Trump at the helm in the 1930s?
LTE: Washington Times - March 5

Molly O'Neal: France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B
OPINION: Responsible Statecraft - March 5

Kary Love: Iran Nuclear Bomb Bad, Saudi Arabia nuclear bomb good?
OPINION: Counterpunch - March 5


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