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AM Nukes Roundup

September 26, 2025

  Top Six


North Korea close to developing ICBM that can hit US with nuclear weapon, South Korea's Lee says
Ju-min Park, Reuters - September 25
Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - September 25
India launches new ballistic missile meant to be fired from train
Mike Glenn, Washington Times - September 25
Matthew Bunn: Putin just gave Trump the opportunity to maintain nuclear restraint. Will he seize it?
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September 25
Joseph DeTrani: Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions
OPINION: Cipher Brief - September 25
Renata Hessmann Dalaqua: A Human Rights Approach to Nuclear Regimes: Lessons from the Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
OPINION: Just Security - September 25
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
October 3: Anniversary of 1st UK nuclear test (1952)
October 9: Anniversary of 1st North Korean nuclear test (2006)
October 9: Anniversary of FDR approval of Manhattan project (1942)

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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


Golden Dome’s Greatest Challenge Is an Unpredictable Budget
Courtney Albon, Air & Space Forces Magazine - September 25


RUSSIA NUCLEAR


Putin Ally Fires Nuclear Warning at Trump’s US
Shane Croucher, Newsweek - September 25

Russian Bear nuclear bombers spotted off Alaska coast — sending US fighter jets scrambling
Ronny Reyes, New York Post - September 25


CHINA NUCLEAR


Trump's push to reclaim Bagram Air Base cites proximity to China's nuclear program
Eleanor Watson, CBS News - September 25

Why Xi Jinping now accepts Kim Jong Un at the grown-ups’ table
Economist - September 25


KOREA


North Korea close to developing ICBM that can hit US with nuclear weapon, South Korea's Lee says
Ju-min Park, Reuters - September 25

South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons
Hyung-jin Kim, AP News - September 25

S. Korea’s Lee Says North Has Enough Nuclear Arms for Survival
Heesu Lee, Bloomberg - September 26

North Korea Nuclear Update Issued by South
Robert Birsel, Newsweek - September 25

Seoul rings alarm bells over Kim’s expanding nuclear arsenal
Andrew Salmon, Washington Times - September 25


IRAN


Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - September 25

Russia, China ask UN Security Council to vote on delaying return of Iran sanctions
Michelle Nichols, Reuters - September 25

Iran says US desire for nuclear diplomacy is a deception
Elwely Elwelly, Reuters - September 25

Iran Complains to Europe: Nuclear Dialogue ‘Meaningless’ if We Face Any Consequences
Frances Martel, Breitbart - September 25


EUROPE


Fighter jets purchase would put UK in breach of nuclear treaty, says CND
Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian - September 25


INDIA/PAKISTAN


India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile As Chinese Spy Ship Watches
Ryan Chan, Newsweek - September 25

India launches new ballistic missile meant to be fired from train
Mike Glenn, Washington Times - September 25

India Just Launched A Ballistic Missile From A Train
Thomas Newdick, The War Zone - September 25


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


Kazakh Activists Shine a Light on Nuclear Fallout
Jon Letman, Inkstick Media - September 25

RECA expansion brings relief, new battles for downwinders
Donovan Quintero, Navajo Times - September 25

They got sick building nuclear weapons in Florida. Now they’re waiting on Trump.
Emily Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times - September 25

Idaho Downwinders offers assistance for local RECA claimants
Spencer Rentfro, Idaho Press - September 24


POP CULTURE


‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ takes on Iran’s nuclear program
Harry Khachatrian, Washington Examiner - September 25

  Opinion & Commentary


Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Ernest Moniz, and Meghan O’Sullivan: The Proliferation Problem Is Back
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - September 25

Vipin Narang: Why Seoul doesn’t need its own nukes to counter North Korea
PODCAST: NK News - September 25

Matthew Bunn: Putin just gave Trump the opportunity to maintain nuclear restraint. Will he seize it?
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September 25

Brandon Weichert: The US Navy Just Sent a Serious Nuclear Message to Russia and China
OPINION: The National Interest - September 25

Peter Suciu: Could NATO Station Nuclear-Capable F-35s on Russia’s Doorstep?
OPINION: The National Interest - September 25

Joseph DeTrani: Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions
OPINION: Cipher Brief - September 25

Renata Hessmann Dalaqua: A Human Rights Approach to Nuclear Regimes: Lessons from the Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
OPINION: Just Security - September 25


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