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US
MISSILE DEFENSE
Beltway
bloat could doom Trump's
Golden Dome
Colin Demarest, Axios -
May 28
Senior
Canadian diplomat
compares Trump's Golden
Dome missile program to
a 'protection racket'
Rob Gillies, Associated
Press - May 28
Trump
says Canada might join
states in exchange for
free missile defense
protection
Mallory Wilson, Washington
Times - May 28
Trump
open to expanding
‘Golden Dome’ missile
defense to Canada
Emily Compagno, Fox News,
Outnumbered - May 28
Trump
Offers Canada Free
‘Golden Dome’ Protection
to Become 51st U.S.
State
Chad de Guzman, TIME - May
27
Trump
says "Golden Dome" will
be free for Canada if it
joins the U.S.
Sareen Habeshian, Axios -
May 27
Trump
Says Golden Dome Missile
System to Cost Canada
$61 Billion
Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg
- May 27
Trump
says Golden Dome system
would cost Canada $61
billion
Costas Pitas, Reuters -
May 27
Donald
Trump Makes Canada a New
Offer to Become 51st
State
Sonam Sheth, Gabe
Whisnant, Newsweek - May
27
Trump
claims Canada
‘considering’ becoming
51st US state in
exchange for Golden Dome
protection
Steven Nelson, New York
Post - May 27
Missile
Defense Agency preps
$151B contract vehicle
for Golden Dome
Nick Wakeman, Defense One
- May 27
Pentagon
gets first hypersonic
missile defense radar in
bid to keep pace with
adversaries’ arsenals
Lara Korte, Stars and
Stripes - May 27
RUSSIA
NUCLEAR
War
of words: Russia’s
Medvedev rebukes Trump
over Putin social media
post
Al Jazeera - May 28
Russia
moves to mock Trump’s
tirades against Putin
while slow-rolling
‘peace’ memo
Jamie McIntyre, Washington
Examiner - May 28
Russia
says U.S. Golden Dome
project undermines
strategic stability
Dmitry Antonov, Reuters -
May 27
Russia,
North Korea Slam Trump's
Golden Dome: 'Space
Nuclear War'
Shane Croucher, Newsweek -
May 27
Russia
and North Korea Freak
Out Over Trump’s ‘Golden
Dome’
Lauren Lewis, Daily Beast
- May 27
CHINA
NUCLEAR
New
Chinese Military
Technology Could Defeat
Trump's 'Golden Dome'
Micah McCartney, Newsweek
- May 28
Trump’s
‘Golden Dome’ Riles
Nuclear-Armed Foes
Austin Ramzy, Thomas
Grove, Timothy Martin,
Wall Street Journal - May
27
China,
North Korea, and
Russia’s Response to
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’
Proposal
Chad de Guzman, TIME - May
27
Russia,
China, North Korea
condemn Trump's $175
billion Golden Dome
missile shield
Caitlin McFall, Fox News -
May 27
As
US Nuclear Status
Slides, China Has
Learned a Terrifying
Nuclear Lesson from
Russia
Dale Hurd, Christian
Broadcasting Network - May
27
KOREA
North
Korea Blasts US
'Arrogance' Over Golden
Dome Plans
Ellie Cook, Newsweek - May
28
South
Korea’s nuclear debate:
is US promise of help
enough to deter
Pyongyang?
Park Chan-kyong, South
China Morning Post - May
28
USFK
commander rejects
speculation on troop cut
in S. Korea, reaffirms
commitment
Lee Minji, Yonhap - May 28
Whether
ROK needs nukes to deter
North Korea dominates
last presidential debate
Jeongmin Kim, NK News -
May 28
North
Korea says Trump’s
‘Golden Dome’ reeks of
‘arrogance’
Michelle Ye Hee Lee,
Washington Post - May 27
North
Korea slams Trump’s
‘Golden Dome’ plan:
‘Height of
self-righteousness’
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill
- May 27
North
Korea Says Trump’s
Golden Dome Risks ‘Space
Nuclear War’
Denny Thomas, Bloomberg -
May 27
Report:
North Korea Has Enough
Fuel for 90 Nuclear
Warheads
John Hayward, Breitbart -
May 27
Presidential
candidates differ on N.
Korea, foreign policy
Jung Mon-ho, Korea Times -
May 27
The
‘quiet’ crisis brewing
between the US and South
Korea
Christian Davies,
Financial Times - May 26
North
Korea says US space
shield is 'nuclear war
scenario'
Ju-Min Park, Reuters - May
26
IRAN
As
Trump Seeks Iran Deal,
Israel Again Raises
Possible Strikes on
Nuclear Sites
Julian Barnes, David
Sanger, Maggie Haberman,
Ronen Bergman, New York
Times - May 28
Trump
says he warned Israel
against attack on Iran
as nuclear deal ‘very
close’
Patrick Wintour, The
Guardian - May 28
Trump
confirms he cautioned
Netanyahu against
striking Iran
Barak Ravid, Axios - May
28
Trump
says he warned Netanyahu
against actions on Iran
over nuclear talks
Brett Samuels, The Hill -
May 28
Control
Risks Parvulescu: Trump
Has a Better Chance Of
Nuke Deal With Iran
Joumanna Bercetche,
Bloomberg - May 28
Trump
Warned Netanyahu Iran
Strike Would Be
‘Inappropriate’
Hadriana Lowenkron,
Bloomberg - May 28
Donald
Trump warns Benjamin
Netanyahu not to strike
Iran as US holds talks
with Tehran
Guy Chazan, Najmeh
Bozorgmehr, Financial
Times - May 28
Trump
says he warned Netanyahu
to hold off on an Iran
strike to give US more
time for nuclear talks
Jon Gambrell, Zeke Miller,
Aamer Madhani, Associated
Press - May 28
Iran
might accept U.S. IAEA
inspectors if nuclear
deal reached
Reuters - May 28
Exclusive:
Iran may pause
enrichment for US nod on
nuclear rights, release
of frozen funds, Iranian
sources say
Parisa Hafezi, John Irish,
Reuters - May 28
Israel
denies NYT report that
Israel pressing for Iran
strike
James Mackenzie, Reuters -
May 28
Israel
Plans Iran Attack Even
if Trump Reaches Nuclear
Deal: Report
Amir Daftari, Newsweek -
May 28
Trump
Says Iran Strike Would
Be 'Inappropriate' for
Israel Amid Talks
Hannah Parry and Gabe
Whisnant, Newsweek - May
28
Trump
says he told Netanyahu
not to bomb Iran with
new nuke deal ‘very
close’: ‘Don’t think
it’s appropriate right
now’
Steven Nelson, Diana
Glebova, New York Post -
May 28
Explosive
new intelligence report
reveals Iran's nuclear
weapons program still
active
Benjamin Weinthal, Fox
News - May 28
Trump
says he told Netanyahu
to hold off on Iran
nuclear strikes
Fox News - May 28
Trump
confirms he told
Netanyahu to back off
Iran strikes amid
nuclear talks
Caitlin McFall, Fox News -
May 28
Iran
threatens to end nuclear
talks with Europe over
U.K. diplomat comments
Vaughn Cockayne,
Washington Times - May 28
Trump
cautioned Netanyahu to
avoid steps that
undermine Iran nuclear
talks
Barak Ravid, Axios - May
27
President
Trump seeks new nuclear
deal with Iran
Jackie Northam, NPR - May
27
DHS
chief Noem meets
Netanyahu in Israel,
warns him not to
submarine Iran talks
Diana Glebova, New York
Post - May 27
Our
nuclear program is
absolutely peaceful':
Iran's Foreign Ministry
on Iran-US nuclear talks
Frederik Pleitgen, CNN -
May 26
Iran
says it’s ready to
compromise with Trump,
suggests US understands
its red lines
Frederik Pleitgen, Joseph
Ataman, Claudia Otto, CNN
- May 26
Iran
says it could survive if
US nuclear talks end
without a deal
Reuters - May 26
President
Trump talks progress for
Iran nuclear program
Heather Hays, Fox 4 KDFW -
May 26
INDIA/PAKISTAN
India-Pakistan
clashes renew fears over
nuclear risk
Gaya Gupta, Washington
Post - May 28
The
return of the nuclear
threat
Joshua Keating, Vox - May
27
RECA/NUCLEAR
WASTE
France
spent €90,000 countering
research into impact of
Pacific nuclear tests
Jon Henley, The Guardian -
May 27
Slightly
radioactive soil from
Fukushima will be used
in the prime minister’s
flower beds
Mari Yamayuchi, Assoiated
Press - May 27
French
Polynesia nuclear tests:
How the Atomic Energy
Commission is funding a
counter-narrative on
contamination
Tomas Statius, Le Monde /
Lighthouse Reports - May
27
Hanford
nuclear site was on the
brink of layoffs. Then
this happened in D.C.
Annette Cary, Tri-City
Herald - May 27
POP
CULTURE
Those
remaking Threads mustn’t
soften the horror
Chas Newkey-Burden, The
Spectator - May 28
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