AM Nukes Roundup – March 19 – Trump’s Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk

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AM Nukes Roundup

March 19, 2026

  Top Six


Trump’s Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk
David Sanger, New York Times - March 18
Israel Has Nuclear Weapons. It May Use Them.
Arron Reza Merat, Jacobin - March 18
China's nuke tests "are not small," NNSA boss says
Colin Demarest, Axios - March 18
Suzanne Maloney: Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal Was Working. Trump Tore It Up.
OPINION: New York Times - March 18
Janan Ganesh: How the world learned to love the bomb
OPINION: Financial Times - March 18
Richard Nephew: Revisionism at Fordow: Why the WSJ is wrong about the history—and future—of Iran’s nuclear program
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - March 18
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March 19: Anniversary of invasion of Iraq (2003)
March 29: National Vietnam War Veteran's Day
April 5: Anniversary of Obama's Prague Speech (2009)
April 8: Anniversary of New START Treaty Signing (2010)
April 11: Anniversary of Africa Nuclear Ban Treaty (1997)

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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


Golden Dome cost estimate grows to $185B
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill - March 18

Cost of Golden Dome defense shield rises to $185 billion, military says
Kayode Crown, AL.com - March 18

Golden Dome Defense Cost Projected at $185 Billion
Jim Mishler, Newsmax - March 18


CHINA NUCLEAR


China's nuke tests "are not small," NNSA boss says
Colin Demarest, Axios - March 18


KOREA


N. Korea expanding nukes, missiles, poses ‘significant’ threat to S. Korea, Japan: US report
Yonhap - March 19


IRAN


Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment by no means ‘obliterated’
Matthew Bunn, Asia Times - March 19

Trump’s Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk
David Sanger, New York Times - March 18

Intelligence Officials to Face Questions on Iran
Julian Barnes, New York Times - March 18

Gabbard tells senators Iranian regime is degraded but still intact
Noah Robertson, Warren Strobel, Washington Post - March 18

How China Is Quietly Helping an Isolated Iran Survive
Austin Ramzy, Rory Jones, Wall Street Journal - March 18

Takeaways from intelligence officials’ testimony amid war with Iran
Aaron Blake, CNN - March 18

Gabbard avoids answering whether Iran posed an 'imminent threat'
Beatrice Peterson, Alexander Mallin, Chris Boccia, ABC news - March 18

Intel chief Gabbard declines to say if Iran posed an 'imminent threat' to U.S.
Dan De Luce, NBC News - March 18

Republican leaders reject demands for public hearings on Trump's war with Iran
Scott Wong, Brennan Leach, Frank Thorp V, NBC News - March 18

War can't entirely eliminate Iran's nuclear program, the U.N. atomic energy chief says
Daniel Estrin, Carrie Kahn, Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Arezou Rezvani, Rebecca Rosman, Geoff Brumfiel, Alex Leff, NPR - March 18

Trump hasn't made up his mind on sending Americans into Iran to seize nuclear material, sources say
Jennifer Jacobs, Eleanor Watson, CBS News - March 18

U.S. Lawmakers Grill Trump’s Intel Chief on Iran Nuclear Threat
Rachel Oswald, Foreign Policy - March 18

WHO officials admit they are preparing for possible nuclear weapon use in Iran
Rhian Lubin, The Independent - March 18

IAEA chief skeptical Iran’s nuclear program can be eliminated with just military action
Sylvan Lane, The Hill - March 18

Gabbard, Ratcliffe dodge questions about Trump’s Iran war planning
Filip Timotija, The Hill - March 18

Ossoff grills Gabbard on whether Iran posed ‘imminent nuclear threat’
Ryan Mancini, The Hill - March 18

Gabbard defers to Trump when asked if Iran posed "imminent threat"
Avery Lotz, Axios - March 18

US intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting Donald Trump on Iran war
Amy Mackinnon, Abigail Hauslohner, Financial Times - March 18

How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - March 18

Tulsi Gabbard Refuses to Say Whether Iran Was Imminent Nuclear Threat
Edith Olmsted, New Republic - March 18

Iran says nuclear doctrine unlikely to change, Hormuz Strait needs new protocol
Jana Choukeir, Reuters - March 18

Iran's government appears intact, if degraded, US spy chief says
Patricia Zengerle, Doina Chiacu, Jonathan Landay, Reuters - March 18

Strikes may set Iran back — but likely won't end nuclear program, UN watchdog chief warns
Morgan Phillips, Fox News - March 18

Threats hearing leaves unanswered questions on Iran war
John Donnelly, Roll Call - March 18

Senator Corners Tulsi Gabbard Over Trump’s False Claim That Iran Nuclear Threat Was ‘Imminent’
Brad Reed, Common Dreams - March 18

Tulsi Gabbard declines to say whether Iran posed an ‘imminent’ nuclear threat— claims that’s Trump’s call, not intel community’s
Ryan King, Caitlin Doornbos, New York Post - March 18

‘Worst-case scenario’: Middle East nuclear concerns haunt top health officials
Rory O’Neill, Politico EU - March 17

Next US move on Iran: Seize Kharg Island, secure uranium or risk ground war escalation
Efrat Lachter, Fox News - March 17


MIDDLE EAST


Israel Has Nuclear Weapons. It May Use Them.
Arron Reza Merat, Jacobin - March 18


ASIA-PACIFIC


Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Mari Yamaguchi, AP News - March 17


RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


Health officials raise awareness of renewed RECA compensation
Aidan Mortensen, KOAL News - March 18

Idaho County Commission: Update on RECA for Idahoans
Lyn Krzeminski, Idaho County Free - March 18

  Opinion & Commentary


Suzanne Maloney: Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal Was Working. Trump Tore It Up.
OPINION: New York Times - March 18

Janan Ganesh: How the world learned to love the bomb
OPINION: Financial Times - March 18

Anton Ponomarenko: Fear and Loathing in Pyongyang: What the Iran Strikes Imply for North Korea
OPINION: The Diplomat - March 18

Richard Nephew: Revisionism at Fordow: Why the WSJ is wrong about the history—and future—of Iran’s nuclear program
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - March 18

Harrison Kass: Japan Wants to Join America’s Golden Dome
OPINION: National Interest - March 18

Megan Allen: I grew up on contaminated land without knowing it. Utah must protect its future families.
OPINION: Salt Late Tribune - March 18

Clinton Dunn: Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons. The US must honor its word.
OPINION: Idaho State Journal - March 18


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