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AM Nukes Roundup
March 2, 2026 |
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US
NUCLEAR
Pentagon
possibly having
Anthropic’s technology
posed risks: Panel
Elizabeth Vargas, News
Nation - February 28
Donald
Trump lashes out at
Anthropic
The Economist - February
28
Tomahawks
spearheaded US strike on
Iran — why presidents
reach for this missile
first
Amanda Macias, Fox News -
February 28
NC
politicians react to
US-Israel attacks on
Iran
Tamara Scott, ABC 11
(North Carolina) -
February 28
AI
willing to 'go nuclear'
in wargames, study finds
- amid 'stand-off'
between Pentagon and
leading AI lab
Tom Clarke, Sky News -
February 27
The
Air Force’s new ICBM is
nearly ready to fly, but
there’s nowhere to put
it
Stephen Clark, Ars
Technica - February 27
The
nuclear nightmare at the
heart of the
Trump-Anthropic fight
Joshua Keating, Vox -
February 27
Anthropic
Blowout With Military
Involved Use of Claude
for Incoming Nuclear
Strike
Frank Landymore, Futurism
- February 27
Routine
unarmed Minuteman III
test missile slated to
launch from Vandenberg
SFB
Lisa André, Santa Maria
Times - February 27
Trump
Unleashes Nuclear
Tantrum at Only Company
That Dares to Defy Him
Sarah Ewall-Wice, The
Daily Beast - February 27
US
MISSILE DEFENSE
Iran’s
Missile Barrage Tests
Whether US Has Enough
Interceptors
Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg -
February 28
CHINA
NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Security: China says US
fuels uncertainty in
global nuclear order
CGTN - March 2
19
deputies of China's
legislature, including 9
military officers,
removed before annual
meeting
Ken Moritsugu, Associated
Press - February 27
China
Is Launching Nuclear
Submarines—Fast. America
Is Falling Behind, and
That’s a Crisis,
Officials Say
Manasee Wagh, Popular
Mechanics - February 27
China
refutes 'unfair,
unreasonable' U.S.
trilateral nuclear talk
proposal
CGTN - February 27
KOREA
In
US strikes on Iran,
North Korea sees nuclear
vindication
Park Chan-kyong, South
China Morning Post - March
2
Why
‘twin look’ of North
Korea’s Kim Jong-un,
daughter sparks
succession talk
Park Chan-kyong, South
China Morning Post -
February 28
North
Korea’s ‘most beloved’
child: what the key
congress revealed about
Kim Jong-un’s succession
plans
Justin McCurry, The
Guardian - February 27
North
Korea’s Kim gifts rifles
to officials and his
daughter takes aim after
party congress
Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated
Press - February 27
IRAN
Why
Diplomacy Was Doomed:
Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s
Leadership Itself
Edward Wong, Michael
Crowley, New York Times -
March 1
The
C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a
Gathering of Iranian
Leaders. Then Israel
Struck.
Julian Barnes, Ronen
Bergman, Eric Schmitt,
Tyler Pager, New York
Times - March 1
Democrats
Question Trump’s Urgency
to Attack Iran
Minho Kim, New York Times
- March 1
Stock
Investors Brace for Iran
War’s Economic
Repercussions
Joe Rennison, New York
Times - March 1
How
Trump decided to strike
Iran
Peter Nicholas, Dan De
Luce, Katherine Doyle,
Julie Tsirkin, NBC News -
March 1
Do
Americans support Iran
strikes? Here's what new
poll says
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today
- March 1
Timeline
of how hostilities led
to Trump's decision to
attack Iran
Erin Mansfield, Stephen
Beard, Jennifer Borresen,
Ramon Padilla, George
Petras, USA Today - March
1
Experts
question Trump
administration claims of
Iran nuclear threat
Francesca Chambers, Ariana
Trigga, USA Today - March
1
Face
the Nation: Turner,
Cruz, panel on Iran
Margaret Brennan, CBS
News, Face the Nation -
March 1
Lawmakers
stress new urgency
around war powers votes
after Iran strikes
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News -
March 1
Trump
predicts more U.S.
casualties as Iran
operations will
"continue until all of
our objectives are
achieved"
Jordan Freiman, CBS News -
March 1
Prince
Reza Pahlavi says he
wants to lead Iran in a
transition to democracy
Scott Pelley, Michael
Karzis, Aliza Chasan,
Nicole Young, Maria
Gavrilovic, Madeleine
Carlisle, Kristin Steve,
Katie Kerbstat, CBS News,
60 Minutes Overtime -
March 1
Map
shows attack locations
across Iran, including
the capital and the site
of a major nuclear
facility
Stephen Smith, CBS News -
March 1
3
U.S. service members
killed in Iran conflict
Andrew Pantazi, Axios -
March 1
Trump
warns more U.S. troops
will "likely" die in
Iran attacks
Barak Ravid, Axios - March
1
Cotton:
US strikes will focus on
‘thousands’ of Iranian
missiles
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
- March 1
Pentagon
offers no evidence to
support claim it
attacked Iran in defense
Jack Detsch, Joe Gould,
Eli Stokols, John
Sakellariadis, Politico -
March 1
In
Khamenei's absence,
pragmatist Larijani
emerges as power broker
in Iran
Ahmed Elimam, Reuters -
March 1
US
announces its first
casualties in Iran war;
poll signals challenge
for Trump
Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali,
Reuters - March 1
US
and Israel pound Iran as
Trump signals
willingness to talk to
new leaders after
Khamenei’s death
Jon Gambrell, Melanie
Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric
Tucker, Associated Press -
March 1
What
to know about the latest
US-Israeli attacks on
Iran
Brian Melley, Angela
Charlton, Associated Press
- March 1
Military
briefing: Iran’s new
retaliation strategy
Charles Clover, Neri
Zilber, Abigail
Hauslohner, Financial
Times - March 1
Allies
of US in the Gulf bear
brunt of Iran attacks
Frank Gardner, BBC - March
1
Months
of planning behind
US-Israeli mission to
target Iran's supreme
leader
Gordon Corera, BBC - March
1
Did
Trump need Congress'
approval to attack Iran?
Here's what to know
Nardine Saad, Brandon
Drenon, BBC - March 1
What
we know so far: Supreme
Leader Khamenei killed,
as Iran launches
retaliatory strikes
Hafsa Khalil, David
Gritten, BBC - March 1
UK
to allow US to use
British bases for
defensive strikes
against Iran
Rowena Mason, Helena
Smith, The Guardian -
March 1
Trump
allies defend US-Israel
strikes on Iran as
Democrats call it a ‘war
of choice’
Edward Helmore, The
Guardian - March 1
Has
Trump misunderstood
Iran’s IRGC and the
Basij forces?
Al Jazeera - March 1
Iran's
Nuclear Materials a
Risk: Ex-US Energy
Secretary
Avril Hong, Haidi
Stroud-Watts, Bloomberg -
March 1
War
in Iran could cause the
biggest oil shock in
years
The Economist - March 1
Iran
may ‘lash out harder’ as
Khamenei’s death puts
Tehran on a war footing,
leaving the world
bracing for what’s next
Anniek Bao, CNBC - March 1
Iran's
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
is killed in Israeli
strike, ending 36-year
iron rule
Jackie Northam, James
Hider, Peter Kenyon, NPR -
March 1
‘It’s
fantastic’: Trump tells
MS NOW he’s seen
celebrations after Iran
strikes
Mychael Schnell, Laura
Barrón-López, MS NOW -
March 1
Trump
points to ‘dire threat’
to future generations in
expanding rationale for
U.S. intervention in
Iran
Erum Salam, Akayla
Gardner, Laura
Barrón-López, Adam
Hudacek, MS NOW - March 1
‘Never
seen any intelligence’
Iran was two weeks from
a nuke, as Trump said:
Sen. Coons
Alex Witt, MS NOW - March
1
Iran
was a 'clear and
present' danger for the
world: Kirk Lippold
Jon Scott, Fox News -
March 1
Sustained
war with Iran could
drain US missile
stockpiles, test
escalation control
Morgan Phillips, Fox News
- March 1
Push
from Saudis, Israel
helped move Trump to
attack Iran
Michael Birnbaum, John
Hudson, Karen DeYoung,
Natalie Allison, Souad
Mekhennet, Washington Post
- February 28
‘The
Worst-Case Outcome Is
Complete Chaos’
Shane Harris, Isaac
Stanley-Becker, Nancy
Youssef, Ashley Parker,
Jonathan Lemire, Michael
Scherer, The Atlantic -
February 28
After
Iran Strikes, Congress
Confronts Its Limited
Power Over War
Nick Popli, TIME -
February 28
U.S
and Israel Launch Major
Military Campaign
Against Iran
Brian Bennett, Richard
Hall, TIME - February 28
Trump
Calls Khamenei’s Death
‘Justice for the People
of Iran’
Richard Hall, Karl Vick,
TIME - February 28
How
the World Is Reacting to
the Attack on Iran
Rebecca Schneid, TIME -
February 28
Why
Attack Iran Now? Key
Trump Aides Blame Iran’s
‘Games, Tricks and Stall
Tactics’
Brian Bennett, TIME -
February 28
Trump
Rolls the Dice on Regime
Change With a Massive
Attack on Iran
Jared Malsin, Dov Lieber,
Shelby Holliday, Wall
Street Journal - February
28
Israel
Identifies Missile
Launches From Iran
Dov Lieber, Wall Street
Journal - February 28
Which
Iranian Nuclear Sites
Might Attacks Target?
Laurence Norman, Wall
Street Journal - February
28
Iran's
foreign minister says
he's unsure why U.S.
attacked during nuclear
talks
Henry Austin, NBC News -
February 28
Donald
Trump Launches a War of
“Epic Fury” on Iran
Robin Wright, The New
Yorker - February 28
What
the death of Iran’s
supreme leader means
Stephen Collinson, CNN -
February 28
Trump
has claimed Iran is
building missiles that
could soon hit the US.
Sources say that’s not
backed up by US
intelligence.
Jennifer Hansler, Natasha
Bertrand, Kylie Atwood,
Zachary Cohen, CNN -
February 28
U.S.
and Israel attack Iran
as Trump urges Iranians
to 'take over' the
government
Alexander Smith, Freddie
Clayton, Courtney Kube,
Corky Siemaszko, NBC News
- February 28
How
advanced is Iran's
nuclear program? Here's
what we know as U.S. and
Israel launch strikes.
Joe Walsh, CBS News -
February 28
US
military buildup around
Iran could be largest in
decades
Diana Falzone, Taylor
Delandro, Robert Sherman,
News Nation - February 28
4
reasons why the U.S.
attacked Iran with
Israel
Herb Scribner, Axios -
February 28
Exclusive:
Trump floats "off ramps"
after attacking Iran
Barak Ravid, Axios -
February 28
Kaine:
Trump ‘too mentally
incapacitated’ to
understand he set stage
for Iran nuclear
development
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill
- February 28
What
we know — and still
don’t — about the Iran
strikes
Eric Bazail-Eimil, Nahal
Toosi, Politico - February
28
US
and Israel launch
massive attack on Iran
Nahal Toosi, Ben Johansen,
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing,
Jack Detsch, Politico -
February 28
Trump’s
patience runs out:
Inside the final days
before the strike on
Iran
Sophia Cai, Felicia
Schwartz, Eli Stokols,
Jack Detsch, Politico -
February 28
Canada
backs United States
actions in Iran
Sue Allan, Politico -
February 28
Iran's
Ali Khamenei, who based
iron rule on fiery
hostility to US and
Israel, dies at 86
Parisa Hafezi, Reuters -
February 28
Why
is the US attacking
Iran?
David Brunnstrom, Reuters
- February 28
UN
nuclear watchdog sees no
'radiological impact'
from strikes on Iran
Francois Murphy, Reuters -
February 28
UK
forces join 'regional
defensive operations' as
US, Israel strike Iran
Sam Tabahriti, Reuters -
February 28
Iran’s
supreme leader killed in
major attack by US and
Israel
Jon Gambrell, Melanie
Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric
Tucker, Associated Press -
February 28
World
leaders react cautiously
to US and Israeli
strikes, death of Iran
Ali Khamenei
Claudia Ciobanu, Sam
McNeil, Sam Metz,
Associated Press -
February 28
War
powers debate
intensifies after Trump
orders attack on Iran
without approval by
Congress
Lisa Mascaro, Associated
Press - February 28
What
We Know About Iran’s
Nuclear Program
Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg
- February 28
Benjamin
Netanyahu’s ‘biggest
decision’: Israeli
leader pursues regime
change in Iran
James Shotter, Neri
Zilber, Abigail
Hauslohner, Financial
Times - February 28
Key
areas of contention
between Iran and the US
Charles Clover, Raya
Jalabi, Abigail
Hauslohner, Financial
Times - February 28
How
the world has reacted to
US and Israeli strikes
on Iran
Tom McArthur, BBC -
February 28
A
dangerous moment, but US
and Israel see
opportunity not to be
missed
Jeremy Bowen, BBC -
February 28
Trump’s
unprovoked attack on
Iran risks terror,
turmoil and the spread
of nuclear weapons
Sam Kiley, The Independent
- February 28
Iran's
supreme leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
has been killed
Daniel Estrin, Greg Myre,
Jane Arraf, Chandelis
Duster, NPR, Weekend
Edition - February 28
Political
science expert weighs in
on Iran's nuclear
program in light of U.S.
strikes
Scott Simon, NPR, Weekend
Edition - February 28
Why
Iran resists giving up
its nuclear program,
even as Trump threatens
strikes
Nabih Bulos, LA Times -
February 28
Could
Iran ‘soon’ hit US with
long-range missile?
Experts doubt Trump as
US bombs Iran.
Amy Sherman, PolitiFact -
February 28
The
U.S. and Israel Killed
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
What Comes Next?
Noah Hurowitz, The
Intercept - February 28
Counterstrikes
continue at US Navy base
in Bahrain; residential
buildings off base
attacked
Lara Korte, Shannon
Renfroe, Stars and Stripes
- February 28
Iran
was conducting a
‘last-ditch effort’ to
create a nuclear
program, resistance
official says
Laura Ingraham, Fox News -
February 28
Iran
fires missiles at US
bases across Middle East
after American strikes
on nuclear, IRGC sites
Morgan Phillips, Fox News
- February 28
US,
Israel launch ‘Operation
Epic Fury’ attack on
Iran after regime
refuses to scrap nuclear
program — Trump vows to
eliminate threats
Nicholas McEntyre, Victor
Nava, Ronny Reyes, New
York Post - February 28
US
Authorizes Embassy Staff
to Evacuate Israel,
Urging Them to Leave
“TODAY”
Sharon Zhang, Truthout -
February 27
US
positions F-22 stealth
fighters in Israel, puts
'almost any target in
Iran at risk'
Efrat Lachter, Fox News -
February 27
Second
U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Approaches Middle East
as Nuclear Deal With
Iran Remains Elusive
Robbie Gramer, Laurence
Norman, Anat Peled, Wall
Street Journal - February
27
Trump
‘Not Happy’ With Iran
Talks, but Says He
Remains Undecided on
Strikes
Tyler Pager, David Sanger,
New York Times - February
27
Trump
moves toward Iran attack
as mediator says nuclear
deal is close
Iran’s supreme leader
killed in major attack by
US and Israel - February
27
Trump
wonders why Iran won’t
‘capitulate’ on its
nuclear program. Here’s
why
Abbas Al Lawati, Nadeen
Ebrahim, CNN - February 27
Trump
says he’s unhappy with
Iran negotiations
Ben Johansen, Politico -
February 27
Iran:
US must drop ‘excessive
demands’ in nuclear
talks
Ryan Mancini, The Hill -
February 27
Iran
agreed to ‘zero
stockpiling’ of nuclear
material in US talks:
Omani foreign minister
Laura Kelly, The Hill -
February 27
IAEA
report says Iran must
allow inspections,
points at Isfahan
Francois Murphy, Reuters -
February 27
Trump
says he is ‘not happy’
with the Iran nuclear
talks but indicates
he’ll give them more
time
Sam Mednick, Michelle
Price, Matthew Lee,
Associated Press -
February 27
UN
nuclear watchdog says
it’s unable to verify
whether Iran has
suspended all uranium
enrichment
Stephenie Liechtenstein,
Associated Press -
February 27
Iran
Seen Carrying Out
Activity at Bombed
Nuclear Sites
Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg
- February 27
Gold
And Silver Rally As
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
Remains Out Of Reach
Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes
- February 27
Oman’s
foreign minister meets
with US’s Vance as Iran
tensions rise
Adam Hancock, Al Jazeera -
February 27
Mediator
says Iran has made major
nuclear program
concessions to Trump
David Rohde, Julia Jester,
Ian Sherwood, MS NOW -
February 27
In
Trump’s Case for War, a
Series of False or
Unproven Claims
Mark Mazzetti, Edward
Wong, David Sanger, Julian
Barnes, New York Times -
February 26
EUROPE
Wary
of wider conflict,
European allies stress
they didn’t join Iran
strikes
Ellen Francis, Anthony
Faiola, Greg Miller,
Washington Post - March 1
How
every EU country
responded to the strikes
on Iran
Eliza Gkritsi, Politico EU
- March 1
NATO
keeps watchful eye on
Iran’s response to
‘existential’ war
John Vandiver, Stars and
Stripes - February 28
France’s
nukes and Europe’s
worries about Trump in
spotlight as Macron
heads to top-secret sub
base
John Leicester, Associated
Press - February 27
MIDDLE
EAST
‘Nightmare
scenario’ for GCC
countries, region as
Iran unloads drones and
missiles
Agnes Helou, Breaking
Defense - March 1
This
Is the System That
Intercepted Iran’s
Missiles Over the UAE
Dana Alomar, WIRED -
February 28
Kuwait
says it intercepted
missiles aimed at base
hosting US forces
Lara Korte, Stars and
Stripes - February 28
RECA/NUCLEAR
WASTE
Where
we come from: Marshall
Islands
NonStop LOCAL KHQ -
February 28
Dozens
of Socorro Downwinders
have applied for
compensation
Jessica Carranza Pino, El
Defensor Chieftan -
February 26
POP
CULTURE
Iranian
Independent Filmmakers
Association Supports
“Targeted Actions”
Against Government
Officials in Wake of
U.S. Military Operations
Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood
Reporter - March 1
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