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Peace & Security
AM Nukes Roundup
March 5, 2026
Top Six
Trump claims there would have been a nuclear war if U.S. didn't strike
Iran first
Deepa Shivaram, A Martínez, NPR - March 4
U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic
nuclear material to Iran
CBS News - March 4
Russia says France's plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilising
Dmitry Antonov, Reuters - March 4
Van Hipp: Beyond the Iran Deal: Why Trump’s refusal to ‘kick the can’
just saved generations
OPINION: Fox News - March 4
Joseph DeTrani: Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North
Korea’s New Strategy
OPINION:
The Cipher Brief - March 4 Greg Landsman: Why a Democratic Congressman
Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran
INTERVIEW: New Yorker - March 4
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
March 5: International Day for Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Awareness
March 16: Anniversary of SALT I (1972)
March 19: Anniversary of invasion of Iraq (2003)
March 29: National Vietnam War Veteran's Day
April 5: Anniversary of Obama's Prague Speech (2009)
News Clips
US NUCLEAR
Trump: 'When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen'
Yonhap - March 4
US MISSILE DEFENSE
Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on
Iran diminish stockpiles
Mike Stone, Reuters - March 4
White House to urge defense companies to up arms production as rocket
depletion worries Congress
John Seward, Washington Times - March 4
RUSSIA NUCLEAR
New START Expires As U.S. Urges ‘Modernized’ Treaty
Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Today - March 2026
CHINA NUCLEAR
Why China is unfazed by Trump’s ‘Epic Fury’
Sophia Yan, The Telegraph - March 4
U.S. Accuses China of Nuclear Test, Preparations
Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Today - March 2026
KOREA
U.S. Strikes on Iran Reinforce North Korea’s Nuclear Resolve
Dasl Yoon, Wall Street Journal - March 4
Colby says Trump gov't is 'well aware' of N. Korean nuclear issue amid
Iran operation
Song Sang-ho, Yonhap - March 4
North Korea, Russian nukes are ‘primary existential threat’ to US:
Pentagon
Joon Ha Park, NK News - March 4
IRAN
Hegseth says U.S. effort to address Iran's nuclear ambitions will send
'plenty of signals' amid N.K. criticism
Song Sang-ho, Yonhap - March 5
Spanish prime minister rebukes Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud
Anthony Faiola, Ellen Francis, Washington Post - March 4
Status of Iran's nuclear facilities remain unclear as attacks continue
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News - March 4
Trump claims there would have been a nuclear war if U.S. didn't strike
Iran first
Deepa Shivaram, A Martínez, NPR - March 4
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Stephen Zunes, Truthout - March 4
What does JD Vance think about Trump’s Iran war?
Lauren Fedor, Financial Times - March 4
Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say
Cate Brown, The Guardian - March 4
Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb,
experts warn
Julian Borger, The Guardian - March 4
Satellite images show Iranian navy and nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli
strikes
Matt Murphy, Alex Murray, Barbara Metzler, Paul Brown, BBC - March 4
Iran will target Israeli nuclear site if regime change is sought,
Iranian official says
Reuters - March 4
Trump’s Shifting Iran Strategies Risk a Chaotic Global Endgame
Peter Martin, Krishna Karra, Jonathan Tirone, Raeedah Wahid, Dave
Merrill, Tom Fevrier, Bloomberg - March 4
Physicist lawmaker warns Iran could build ‘Hiroshima-style’ weapon, says
US lacks uranium plan
Morgan Phillips, Fox News - March 4
Hegseth: US went to war because Iran 'had no intention' of signing a
nuclear deal
Meghann Myers, Defense One - March 4
Trump says Iran was two weeks away from nuclear weapon, forcing US
strike
Claire Carter, Washington Examiner - March 4
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to Trump’s seven reasons for striking Iran,
from nukes to the presidential gut
Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner - March 4
Dem Rep. Foster: Ayatollah ‘Apparently Had a Very Strong Fatwa Against’
Nukes, Don’t Know How Successor Feels
Ian Hanchett, Breitbart - March 4
Trump Strikes Iran Amid Nuclear Talks
Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Today - March 2026
Canadian PM Carney says US and Israel’s strikes on Iran mark ‘failure of
the international order’
Max Rego, The Hill - March 3
EUROPE
Europeans need to buy French if they want nuclear protection, says Le
Pen
Marion Solletty, Politico EU - March 4
Russia says France's plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilising
Dmitry Antonov, Reuters - March 4
Europe Approaches French Nuclear Offer With Caution and Optimism
Andrea Palasciano, Andra Timu, Bloomberg - March 4
ASIA-PACIFIC
Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Nuclear Material
Mark Walker, New York Times - March 4
U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic
nuclear material to Iran
CBS News - March 4
INTERNATIONAL
Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash
Sharon Zhang, Truthout - March 4
Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026
Matthew Gault, 404 Media - March 4
Polymarket Decides Incentivizing a Nuclear Detonation Might Be a Bad
Idea
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo - March 4
Polymarket takes down nuclear detonation bet after online backlash
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider - March 4
Opinion & Commentary
Greg Landsman: Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War
with Iran
INTERVIEW: New Yorker - March 4
Jessica Meyers, Diana Nerozzi, Felicia Schwartz, James Bikales, Paul
McLeary: ‘A Major Shock to the System’: POLITICO Reporters Dissect the
Iran War Fallout
OPINION: Politico - March 4
William Hartung: The Costs of the War With Iran Will Mount For Decades
OPINION: Forbes - March 4
Van Hipp: Beyond the Iran Deal: Why Trump’s refusal to ‘kick the can’
just saved generations
OPINION: Fox News - March 4
Leah Schroeder: Amid turmoil, Trump to give Saudi Arabia sweet nuclear
deal
OPINION: Responsible Statecraft - March 4
Stephen Silver: Military Quote of the Day By Albert Einstein: ‘Had I
known that the Germans would not succeed in developing an atomic bomb, I
would have done nothing for the bomb…’
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 4
Steve Balestrieri: 2,080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: The U.S Navy Can’t
Retire the Ohio-Class Nuclear Missile Submarines Now
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 4
Joseph DeTrani: Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North
Korea’s New Strategy
OPINION: The Cipher Brief - March 4
David Winston: Trump’s big bet on Operation Epic Fury
OPINION: Roll Call - March 4
Patrick Allen, Sid Sussman, Tony Quintanilla: The US attacks on Iran
violate international law and the Constitution
LTE: Chicago Tribune - March 4
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Peace & Security
AM Nukes Roundup
March 5, 2026
Top Six
Trump claims there would have been a nuclear war if U.S. didn't strike
Iran first
Deepa Shivaram, A Martínez, NPR - March 4
U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic
nuclear material to Iran
CBS News - March 4
Russia says France's plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilising
Dmitry Antonov, Reuters - March 4
Van Hipp: Beyond the Iran Deal: Why Trump’s refusal to ‘kick the can’
just saved generations
OPINION: Fox News - March 4
Joseph DeTrani: Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North
Korea’s New Strategy
OPINION:
The Cipher Brief - March 4 Greg Landsman: Why a Democratic Congressman
Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran
INTERVIEW: New Yorker - March 4
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
March 5: International Day for Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Awareness
March 16: Anniversary of SALT I (1972)
March 19: Anniversary of invasion of Iraq (2003)
March 29: National Vietnam War Veteran's Day
April 5: Anniversary of Obama's Prague Speech (2009)
News Clips
US NUCLEAR
Trump: 'When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen'
Yonhap - March 4
US MISSILE DEFENSE
Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on
Iran diminish stockpiles
Mike Stone, Reuters - March 4
White House to urge defense companies to up arms production as rocket
depletion worries Congress
John Seward, Washington Times - March 4
RUSSIA NUCLEAR
New START Expires As U.S. Urges ‘Modernized’ Treaty
Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Today - March 2026
CHINA NUCLEAR
Why China is unfazed by Trump’s ‘Epic Fury’
Sophia Yan, The Telegraph - March 4
U.S. Accuses China of Nuclear Test, Preparations
Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Today - March 2026
KOREA
U.S. Strikes on Iran Reinforce North Korea’s Nuclear Resolve
Dasl Yoon, Wall Street Journal - March 4
Colby says Trump gov't is 'well aware' of N. Korean nuclear issue amid
Iran operation
Song Sang-ho, Yonhap - March 4
North Korea, Russian nukes are ‘primary existential threat’ to US:
Pentagon
Joon Ha Park, NK News - March 4
IRAN
Hegseth says U.S. effort to address Iran's nuclear ambitions will send
'plenty of signals' amid N.K. criticism
Song Sang-ho, Yonhap - March 5
Spanish prime minister rebukes Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud
Anthony Faiola, Ellen Francis, Washington Post - March 4
Status of Iran's nuclear facilities remain unclear as attacks continue
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News - March 4
Trump claims there would have been a nuclear war if U.S. didn't strike
Iran first
Deepa Shivaram, A Martínez, NPR - March 4
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Stephen Zunes, Truthout - March 4
What does JD Vance think about Trump’s Iran war?
Lauren Fedor, Financial Times - March 4
Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say
Cate Brown, The Guardian - March 4
Attacking Iran’s nuclear programme could drive it towards a bomb,
experts warn
Julian Borger, The Guardian - March 4
Satellite images show Iranian navy and nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli
strikes
Matt Murphy, Alex Murray, Barbara Metzler, Paul Brown, BBC - March 4
Iran will target Israeli nuclear site if regime change is sought,
Iranian official says
Reuters - March 4
Trump’s Shifting Iran Strategies Risk a Chaotic Global Endgame
Peter Martin, Krishna Karra, Jonathan Tirone, Raeedah Wahid, Dave
Merrill, Tom Fevrier, Bloomberg - March 4
Physicist lawmaker warns Iran could build ‘Hiroshima-style’ weapon, says
US lacks uranium plan
Morgan Phillips, Fox News - March 4
Hegseth: US went to war because Iran 'had no intention' of signing a
nuclear deal
Meghann Myers, Defense One - March 4
Trump says Iran was two weeks away from nuclear weapon, forcing US
strike
Claire Carter, Washington Examiner - March 4
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to Trump’s seven reasons for striking Iran,
from nukes to the presidential gut
Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner - March 4
Dem Rep. Foster: Ayatollah ‘Apparently Had a Very Strong Fatwa Against’
Nukes, Don’t Know How Successor Feels
Ian Hanchett, Breitbart - March 4
Trump Strikes Iran Amid Nuclear Talks
Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Today - March 2026
Canadian PM Carney says US and Israel’s strikes on Iran mark ‘failure of
the international order’
Max Rego, The Hill - March 3
EUROPE
Europeans need to buy French if they want nuclear protection, says Le
Pen
Marion Solletty, Politico EU - March 4
Russia says France's plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilising
Dmitry Antonov, Reuters - March 4
Europe Approaches French Nuclear Offer With Caution and Optimism
Andrea Palasciano, Andra Timu, Bloomberg - March 4
ASIA-PACIFIC
Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Nuclear Material
Mark Walker, New York Times - March 4
U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic
nuclear material to Iran
CBS News - March 4
INTERNATIONAL
Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash
Sharon Zhang, Truthout - March 4
Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026
Matthew Gault, 404 Media - March 4
Polymarket Decides Incentivizing a Nuclear Detonation Might Be a Bad
Idea
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo - March 4
Polymarket takes down nuclear detonation bet after online backlash
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider - March 4
Opinion & Commentary
Greg Landsman: Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War
with Iran
INTERVIEW: New Yorker - March 4
Jessica Meyers, Diana Nerozzi, Felicia Schwartz, James Bikales, Paul
McLeary: ‘A Major Shock to the System’: POLITICO Reporters Dissect the
Iran War Fallout
OPINION: Politico - March 4
William Hartung: The Costs of the War With Iran Will Mount For Decades
OPINION: Forbes - March 4
Van Hipp: Beyond the Iran Deal: Why Trump’s refusal to ‘kick the can’
just saved generations
OPINION: Fox News - March 4
Leah Schroeder: Amid turmoil, Trump to give Saudi Arabia sweet nuclear
deal
OPINION: Responsible Statecraft - March 4
Stephen Silver: Military Quote of the Day By Albert Einstein: ‘Had I
known that the Germans would not succeed in developing an atomic bomb, I
would have done nothing for the bomb…’
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 4
Steve Balestrieri: 2,080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: The U.S Navy Can’t
Retire the Ohio-Class Nuclear Missile Submarines Now
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 4
Joseph DeTrani: Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North
Korea’s New Strategy
OPINION: The Cipher Brief - March 4
David Winston: Trump’s big bet on Operation Epic Fury
OPINION: Roll Call - March 4
Patrick Allen, Sid Sussman, Tony Quintanilla: The US attacks on Iran
violate international law and the Constitution
LTE: Chicago Tribune - March 4
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