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AM Nukes Roundup

March 18, 2026

  Top Six


UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Patrick Wintour, Julian Borger, The Guardian - March 17
Pentagon’s ‘Golden Dome’ estimate increases by $10 billion to $185 billion
Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - March 17
Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages
Sophie Stuber, Al Jazeera - March 17
Amy McAuliffe: Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella
OPINION: The Conversation - March 17
Richard Shirreff: Trump’s Operation Epic Fury was staggeringly arrogant – a nuclear strike would be armageddon
OPINION: The Independent - March 17
Liang Tuang Nah: With US distracted in Iran, N Korea’s opportunistic, not suicidal
OPINION: Asia Times - March 17

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  News Clips

 

US NUCLEAR


Former Air Force missile officer claims UFOs disabled nuclear arsenal at Montana base during Cold War
Richard Pollina, New York Post - March 17


US MISSILE DEFENSE


US expands Golden Dome cost estimate to $185 billion, enlists top defense firms
Mike Stone, Reuters - March 17

US Official Leading Golden Dome Raises Price Tag by $10 Billion
Tony Capaccio, Jen Judson, Bloomberg - March 17

Pentagon’s ‘Golden Dome’ estimate increases by $10 billion to $185 billion
Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - March 17

Pentagon’s Golden Dome Cost Estimate Grows to $185 Billion
Courtney Albon, Air & Space Forces - March 17

Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer
Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews - March 17

Golden Dome’s projected cost just jumped $10 billion. Experts fear that’s just for starters.
Thomas Novelly, Defense One - March 17

To accelerate space capabilities, Pentagon ups Golden Dome spending plan by $10 billion
Ashley Roque, Breaking Defense - March 17


IRAN


Bolton: Trump didn’t make ‘compelling case’ on Iran nuclear, terror threat
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill - March 17

UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Patrick Wintour, Julian Borger, The Guardian - March 17

Trump Advisors Warn of Nuclear Spiral in Iran, Push to Nuke a New Canal for Shipping
Matt Novak, Gizmodo - March 17

The death-defying nuclear commando mission that could end the war
Ben Farmer, The Telegraph - March 17

Trump clings to self-defeating argument about Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran
Steve Benen, MS Now - March 17

Trump Disputes Adviser's Claim Israel Might Use Nuke on Iran
Michael Katz, Newsmax - March 17

Joe Kent Previously Argued Iran Was Threat to the USA, Pushed for Wiping Out Nuclear, Missile Capabilities
Jasmyn Jordan, Breitbart - March 17


EUROPE


Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages
Sophie Stuber, Al Jazeera - March 17


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


As Trump’s Iran strikes spark nuclear war fears, here a look inside old atomic fallout shelters
Tom Wrobleski, SI Live - March 17

  Opinion & Commentary


Editorial Board: Trump Can’t Spin His Way Out of This War
EDITORIAL: New York Times - March 17

Eliot Cohen: One War, Two Mistakes
OPINION: The Atlantic - March 17

Richard Shirreff: Trump’s Operation Epic Fury was staggeringly arrogant – a nuclear strike would be armageddon
OPINION: The Independent - March 17

Philip Gilligan, Simon Theobalds: Joy of chess keeps dark times in check
LTE: The Guardian - March 17

Liang Tuang Nah: With US distracted in Iran, N Korea’s opportunistic, not suicidal
OPINION: Asia Times - March 17

Matthew Bunn: Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone
OPINION: The Conversation - March 17

Amy McAuliffe: Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella
OPINION: The Conversation - March 17


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