AM Nukes Roundup – May 26 – Iran Talks Bog Down Over Nuclear Program and Sanctions Relief

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NEWS CLIPS

US MISSLE DEFENSE

 

Congress and Pentagon prodded to get on the same page for Golden Dome to succeed

Kerry Picket, Washington Times - May 25

 

Think Tank Urges Clarity on Trump's Golden Dome

Michael Katz, Newsmax - May 25

 

Trump goes on Truth Social spree with AI posts on Greenland and Golden Dome defense shield for the White House

Rachel Dobkin, The Independent - May 22

 

RUSSIA

 

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Major Missile and Drone Attack

Andrew Kramer, New York Times - May 24

 

Russia’s overnight barrage on Ukraine includes use of powerful Oreshnik missile

David Stern, Kostiantyn Khudov, Catherine Belton, Washington Post - May 24

 

Russia batters Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack

Ketrin Jochecová, Politico EU - May 24

 

Russia attacks Ukraine with nuclear-capable missile for the third time since war began

Molly Parks, Washington Examiner - May 24

 

Russia Attacks Kyiv With Rare Nuclear-Capable Missile, Killing Four

Billal Rahman, Newsweek - May 24

 

Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war's biggest attacks on Kyiv

Yuliia Dysa, Max Hunder, Reuters - May 23

 

Russian nukes threaten ‘almost all’ US cities, Norway’s FM says, highlighting NATO’s value

Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Breaking Defense - May 23

 

‘Something big taking place’: Why has Russia sent more nukes to Belarus?

Mansur Mirovalev, Al Jazeera - May 22

 

IRAN

 

Iran Talks Bog Down Over Nuclear Program and Sanctions Relief

Benoit Faucon, Summer Said, Wall Street Journal - May 25

 

Why Trump’s possible Iran deal may be almost as divisive as his decision to wage war

Stephen Collinson, CNN - May 25

 

What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?

Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, Aida Karimi, CNN - May 25

 

Deal with US not imminent, Iran says

Paulin Kola, BBC - May 25

 

What an America-Iran deal might look like

The Economist - May 25

 

John Bolton: US, Iran peace talks are ‘a mistake’

Ryan Mancini, The Hill - May 25

 

Trump gives Tehran new warning on nuclear weapons as US and Iran edge towards peace deal

Holly Bancroft, The Independent - May 25

 

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed

Elwely Elwelly, Phil Stewart, Reuters - May 25

 

Israeli Leader Says He and Trump Agree on Blocking an Iranian Nuclear Weapon

Isabel Kershner, New York Times - May 24

 

To Get the Strait Open, Trump Had to Leave the Hardest Issues for Later

David Sanger, Tyler Pager, New York Times - May 24

 

Rubio Says Details on Iran Nuclear Program Still to Be Negotiated

Anton Troianovski, New York Times - May 24

 

These Are 5 of the Main Issues to Be Resolved in an Iran-U.S. Peace Deal

Amelia Nierenberg, Ephrat Livni, New York Times - May 24

 

What to Know About the Potential U.S.-Iran Peace Deal

Yan Zhuang, Amelia Nierenberg, Ephrat Livni, New York Times - May 24

 

Iran agrees in principle to dispose of highly-enriched uranium, senior U.S. official says

Jennifer Jacobs, Sara Cook, CBS News - May 24

 

Trump touts Iran breakthrough but details remain unclear

NPR - May 24

 

White House says Iran deal could take days

Barak Ravid, Axios - May 24

 

Trump outlines options for disposal of Iran’s enriched uranium

Ryan Mancini, The Hill - May 24

 

‘If Iran gets a bomb it will be Bibi’s’: Trump’s deal outline sparks alarm in Israel

Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian - May 24

 

Exclusive: What's inside the Iran deal Trump is close to signing

Barak Ravid, Axios - May 23

 

Trump says Iran deal reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated,’ will be announced soon

Hugh Son, CNBC - May 23

 

EUROPE

 

How Europe learnt to love the bomb

James Crisp, The Telegraph - May 25

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

Disappointment spreads among A-bomb survivors in Japan over NPT confab

Kyodo News - May 23

 

Conference at UN to review nuclear nonproliferation treaty fails to reach agreement

Edith Lederer, AP News - May 22

 

RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE

 

Army Corps expands Coldwater Creek contamination testing to north St. Louis subdivision

Russell Kinsaul, First Alert 4 - May 25

 

OPINION & COMMENTARY

Editorial Board: Will Trump Bail Out Iran’s Regime?

EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - May 25

 

Danny Citrinowicz: Why Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump

INTERVIEW: The New Yorker - May 25

 

William Hartung: Golden Dome Marks A Moment Of Truth For Military Tech Firms

OPINION: Forbes - May 25

 

Editorial Board: Global nuclear arms control is under a severe strain

EDITORIAL: Mainichi - May 25

 

Michael Marshall: North Korea: Time for a major policy reset

OPINION: Korea Times - May 25

 

Andrei Lankov, Justin Yeo: Why military strikes on North Korea’s nuke program would have made things worse

OPINION: NK News - May 25

 

Editorial Board: High-handedness of nuke powers must not turn into arms race

EDITORIAL: Asahi Shimbun - May 25

 

Tilman Ruff: Nuclear powers are expanding their arsenals instead of disarming. Australia doesn’t have to be complicit in this

OPINION: The Conversation - May 25

 

Editorial Board: Don’t rush into a bad Iran peace deal — they must give up nukes

EDITORIAL: New York Post - May 24

 

Sang Hun Seok: South Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Push Is a Test of Non-nuclear Deterrence

OPINION: The Diplomat - May 23

 

Algernon Austin: The Iran War is NOT About Nuclear Weapons

OPINION: Counterpunch - May 22

 

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