AM Nukes Roundup - Raytheon awarded $2 billion US Air Force contract

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The defense company was awarded the contract for the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-armed cruise missile

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July 2, 2021
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Top Six

Raytheon gets $2 bln U.S. Air Force contract for nuclear cruise missile
Reuters - July 1

Exclusive-Iran restricts IAEA access to main enrichment plant after attack -diplomats
John Irish and Francois Murphy, Reuters - July 1

Nuclear Weapon Skeptics Face Turbulent Path to Rein In The Pentagon
Sara Sirota, The Intercept - July 1

Nuclear Justice for the Marshall Islands
Jon Letman, The Diplomat - July 1

Nuclear Weapons Make World War 'Impossible,' Kremlin Spokesperson Says
Jenni Fink, Newsweek - July 1

John Bolton: Donald Rumsfeld Freed the World From ‘Mutual Assured Destruction’
OPINION: Foreign Policy - July 1

Daily News Assessment: Supreme Court votes in favor of voter restrictions in Arizona; ExxonMobil lobbyist admits that the company uses its power to water down US climate legislation; At least 63 people die in Oregon heat wave; Meghan McCain is leaving The View; Britney Spears denied removal of father from conservatorship; NCAA allows players to be compensated for use of their name

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News Clips

IRAN

Exclusive-Iran restricts IAEA access to main enrichment plant after attack -diplomats
John Irish and Francois Murphy, Reuters - July 1

US must guarantee it will not leave nuclear deal again, says Iran
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - June 30
 

CHINA

U.S. calls build-up of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'
David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters - July 1

China building more than 100 ‘nuclear’ missile silos in desert
Helen Davidson, The Guardian - July 1

Satellite Photos Show China Expanding Its Mysterious Desert Airfield
NPR - July 1

The Rise of ChinaHow Communist Party Transforrmed Country into a Superpower
John Feng, Newsweek - July 1

Satellite Images Reveal Nearly 120 New Missile Silos in China
John Feng, Newsweek - July 1
 

RUSSIA

Russia says parties to nuclear talks need more time before new meeting
Reuters - July 1

Nuclear Weapons Make World War 'Impossible,' Kremlin Spokesperson Says
Jenni Fink, Newsweek - July 1
 

INTERNATIONAL

Seeking nuclear justice in the climate era
The Marshall Islands Journal - July 1

Nuclear Justice for the Marshall Islands
Jon Letman, The Diplomat - July 1
 

US

Raytheon gets $2 bln U.S. Air Force contract for nuclear cruise missile
Reuters - July 1

Raytheon Awarded $2 Billion Contract for Nuclear Cruise Missile
Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg - July 1

Nuclear Weapon Skeptics Face Turbulent Path to Rein In The Pentagon
Sara Sirota, The Intercept - July 1

Senators want to spend $30 billion upgrading DOE’s national labs, including SRNL near Aiken
Colin Demarest, Aiken Standard - July 1

OPINION & COMMENTARY

John Bolton: Donald Rumsfeld Freed the World From ‘Mutual Assured Destruction’
OPINION: Foreign Policy - July 1

John Mueller: War is on the Rocks
OPINION: War on the Rocks - July 1

Timo Kivimäki: Can China Help Create Strategic Stability on the Korean Peninsula?
OPINION: The National Interest - July 1

Laura Rockwood, Jaewoo Shin and Matthew Frank: Is North Korea At Its Breaking Point? Not Yet.
OPINION: The National Interest - July 1

Michael Peck: India Keeps Building More and More Nuclear Weapons
OPINION: The National Interest - July 1

Jackson Richman: Iran's latest nuclear stunt
OPINION: Washington Examiner - July 1
 
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