AM Nukes Roundup – July 9 – Trump downplays Iran’s nuclear threat as ceasefire collapses

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July 9, 2026

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PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR

July 9: Anniversary of Russell-Einstein manifesto (1955)

July 10: Anniversary of South Africa joining NPT (1990)

July 10: Anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior Ship Destroyed (1985)

July 14: Anniversary of JCPOA (2015)

July 16: Anniversary of the Trinity Test (1945)

July 16: National Atomic Veterans Day

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NEWS CLIPS

US NUCLEAR

 

Why D.C. defense experts wrestled with a simulated space nuke

Colin Demarest, Axios - July 8

 

U.S. Congress Committees Seek New Nuclear Systems

Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Today - July/August 2026

 

CHINA

 

US says China gave only hours’ warning before Pacific submarine missile launch

Teresa Elena Frontado, South China Morning Post - July 8

 

US criticizes China for short notice ahead of missile test

Michael Martina, Reuters - July 8

 

Chinese nuclear missile test flight passed near Guam

Bill Gertz, Washington Times - July 8

 

Why China’s missile test triggered alarm from the U.S. and its allies

Jennifer Jett, NBC News - July 7

 

KOREA

 

Lee asks for NATO’s support in halting North Korea’s weapons pursuit

Jooheon Kim, NK News - July 8

 

IRAN

 

As Iran Cease-Fire Frays, Trump Faces a Muddled War and Unpalatable Options

David Sanger, New York Times - July 8

 

Trump says MOU is 'over', calls Iranian leaders 'scum' following latest strikes

Michelle Stoddart, David Brennan, ABC News - July 8

 

Trump downplays Iran’s nuclear threat as ceasefire collapses

Chloe Taylor, Kevin Breuninger, CNBC - July 8

 

How Iran's 'golden weapon' of Hormuz became a bigger priority than its long-disputed nuclear programme

Parisa Hafezi, Angus Mcdowall, Reuters - July 8

 

Trump says no ground invasion of Iran even to secure nuclear dust

Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - July 8

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

UK scientists propose tiny satellites to sniff out nuclear weapons in space

Michael Peel, Financial Times - July 8

 

A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo - July 8

 

Nuclear weapons lurking in space could be tracked down by satellites

Angela Di Fulvio, Nature - July 8

 

Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

Adam Kovac, Scientific American - July 8

 

Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

Tereza Pultarova, Space - July 8

 

RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE

 

State campaign helping New Mexico downwinders receive $100,000 each from federal government

Bela Olague, KRQE - July 8

 

One year after RECA expansion, nearly 15,000 Missouri claims filed and $150M paid out

Shawn Loging, First Alert 4 - July 7

 


OPINION & COMMENTARY

Editorial Board: China’s SLBM test-firing only inflames tensions in the region

EDITORIAL: Asahi Shimbun - July 8

 

Daniel Drezner: The brutal, powerful legacy of Threads

OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - July 8

 

Rebecca Fons: A film about nuclear war “too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting”

OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - July 8

 

William Astore: From Star Wars to Golden Dome: America’s $3 Trillion Nuclear Folly

OPINION: LA Progressive - July 8

 

Brian Chow: Ensuring Iran Doesn't Procure Nuclear Weapons

OPINION: RealClearDefense - July 8

 

Svitlana Matviyenko: Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror

OPINION: The Conversation - July 8

 

Mark Dubowitz: The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran

OPINION: New York Post - July 8

 


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