AM Nukes Roundup – June 18 – Global spending on nuclear weapons up 13% in record rise

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Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup June 17, 2024 A note to our readers: There will be no AM Nukes Roundup tomorrow as ReThink is closed on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. We will be back on Thursday, June 20. Thank you!   Top Six Global spending on nuclear weapons up 13% in record rise Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian - June 17 Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg - June 17 Kremlin calls NATO chief's nuclear weapons remark an 'escalation of tension' Dmitry Antonov, Kate Holton, Andrew Gray, Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters - June 17 Editorial Board: If you liked ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ you’ll find the new arms race thrilling EDITORIAL: Washington Post - June 17 Ashley Tellis, Tong Zhao: What Are China’s Nuclear Weapons For? OPINION: Foreign Affairs - June 17 Thomas DiNanno, Brian Cavanaugh, Christopher Yeaw: Cuban missile crisis 2.0? OPINION: Washington Times - June 17 Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):  June 18: Anniversary of SALT II (1979) July 1: Anniversary of the signing of Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) July 8: Anniversary of the International Court of Justice nuclear ruling (1996) Amplify this post   News Clips   US Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg - June 17 US Spent $98,000 Per Minute on Nuclear Weapons in 2023, New Report Says Jon Letman, Truthout - June 17 Lawmakers Want Briefing on Fund That Could Take Sentinel Off the Air Force Books John Tirpak, Air & Space Force Magazine - June 17 Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg - June 17 Congresswoman wants to add Metro East areas to Radiation Exposure Compensation Act KMOV - June 17 RUSSIA NUCLEAR Kremlin calls NATO chief's nuclear weapons remark an 'escalation of tension' Dmitry Antonov, Kate Holton, Andrew Gray, Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters - June 17 CHINA China expanding its nuclear arsenal: Report Nick Robertson, The Hill - June 17 China’s Nuclear Weapon Stockpile Is Growing Faster Than Any Other Country, Report Says Siladitya Ray, Forbes - June 17 KOREA How North Korea’s lucrative trade in human hair is helping it skirt the impact of sanctions Justin McCurry, The Guardian - June 17 US, South Korea, Japan to Lock In Security Ties Before Inauguration Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg - June 17 Warning Issued Over North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal Anezka Pichrtova, Newsweek - June 17 INTERNATIONAL Row as Nato chief hints at talks to increase availability of nuclear weapons Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian - June 17 Global spending on nuclear weapons up 13% in record rise Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian - June 17 Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds Jan Olsen, Associated Press - June 17 NATO Chief Touts Nuclear Move to Counter Russia, China Threat Brendan Cole, Newsweek - June 17 Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds Jan Olsen, Associated Press - June 17 NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby, boss tells UK's Telegraph Kate Holton, Reuters - June 17 The Abyss Is Beckoning': Global Nuke Spending Surged to $2,898 a Second in 2023 Jake Johnson, Common Dreams - June 17   Opinion & Commentary Editorial Board: If you liked ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ you’ll find the new arms race thrilling EDITORIAL: Washington Post - June 17 Ashley Tellis, Tong Zhao: What Are China’s Nuclear Weapons For? OPINION: Foreign Affairs - June 17 Thomas DiNanno, Brian Cavanaugh, Christopher Yeaw: Cuban missile crisis 2.0? OPINION: Washington Times - June 17 Tamlyn Hunt: Has AI Already Brought Us the Terminator Future? OPINION: Scientific American - June 17 Greg Mello: Can U.S. seize the moment for peace? OPINION: Santa Fe New Mexican - June 17   Non-nuclear China Digest What would happen if the US cuts China out of its military supplies? Liu Zhen, Seong Hyeon Choi, South China Morning Post - June 18 Xi Jinping claimed US wants China to attack Taiwan Demetri Sevastopulo, Joe Leahy, Financial Times - June 15 Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic Chris Bing, Joel Schetman, Reuters - June 14 Calls for China regime change are 'reckless': Kurt Campbell Ken Moriyasu, Nikkei Asia - June 13 China has become a scientific superpower The Economist - June 12 China urges greater BRICS role as Western sanctions mount Liz Lee, Reuters - June 11     Non-nuclear China Opinion Brian Y. S. Wong: 3 low-hanging fruit for US-China cooperation on AI OPINION: South China Morning Post - June 14 J.W. Mason: Don’t Root for China to Lose a Green Trade War OPINION: Barron's - June 11   ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team Copyright © 2024 ReThink Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email from the Peace & Security collaborative at Rethink Media. 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