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Peace &
Security
AM Nukes Roundup
February 19, 2026
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Media
Intel
Subscriptions are rising at big news publishers –
even as traffic
shrinks
- The
top 10% of
publishers
grew digital
subscribers by
77% and
subscription
revenue by
120%, while
the median
publisher saw
flat
subscriber
volume —
highlighting a
widening
performance
gap tied to
scale and
product
diversification.
- Subscription
prices
increased 5%
year over year
in 2025, with
Bloomberg
raising annual
pricing 33%;
publishers are
reducing
promotional
reliance and
expanding
bundles.
- 76%
of publishers
now prioritize
subscription
and membership
revenue over
advertising,
as most major
outlets
experienced
trailing
12-month
traffic
declines
(e.g., NYT
−9.4%,
Guardian
−4.3%,
Bloomberg
−6.2%),
reinforcing
the shift
toward reader
revenue
stability.
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 News
Clips
US
NUCLEAR
Security
Forces Guarding ICBMs
Need Fresh Tactics To
Defend New Sentinel
Silos
Joseph Trevithick, The War
Zone - February 18
US
MISSILE DEFENSE
Missile
defense race shifts to
space; experts say real
battle is in first
minutes after launch
Morgan Phillips, Fox News
- February 18
Canada
is still interested in
Golden Dome. What can it
bring – and how could it
fall apart?
Ashley Roque, Breaking
Defense - February 18
CHINA
NUCLEAR
Kremlin
says neither China nor
Russia have carried out
secret nuclear tests
Felix Light, Reuters -
February 18
Mysterious
2020 explosion in China
had hallmarks of nuclear
test, US official
alleges
Anders Hagstrom, Fox News
- February 18
US
Reveals New Details of
Secret China Nuclear
Test
Micah McCartney, Newsweek
- February 18
Hidden
Chinese tests bolster
‘nuclear warfighting’
Bill Gertz, Washington
Times - February 18
KOREA
Kim
Jong Un formally deploys
50 new tactical nuke
launchers at ceremony
Colin Zwirko, NK News -
February 19
What
to expect at North
Korea’s Ninth Party
Congress, from nukes to
US ties
Chad O'Carroll, NK News -
February 18
IRAN
U.S.
Military Moves Into
Place for Possible
Strikes in Iran
Helene Cooper, Eric
Schmitt, Ronen Bergman,
New York Times - February
18
Trump
has discussed timeline
for Iran strikes —
including as soon as
this weekend — but no
decision yet
Jennifer Jacobs, James
LaPorta, CBS News -
February 18
US
and Iran say they'll
continue nuclear talks
as both build up their
military forces
Jackie Northam, Steve
Inskeep, NPR - February 18
Leavitt
Says Iran Would Be ‘Wise
to Make a Deal’ as Trump
Escalates Military
Buildup in Region
Brian Bennett, TIME -
February 18
Pompeo:
‘The Iranians have no
interest in cutting a
deal’ with Trump
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill
- February 18
Trump
moves closer to a major
war with Iran
Barak Ravid, Axios -
February 18
US
is getting closer to war
with Iran, Trump sources
warn
Harriette Boucher, The
Independent - February 18
Iran
tempts Trump with
‘trillion-dollar’
nuclear deal pitch
Tom Hussain, South China
Morning Post - February 18
Trump
sends fighter jet
squadron to ‘kick the
door down’ in Iran
Henry Bodkin, Benedict
Smith, The Telegraph -
February 18
Oil
jumps 4% after Vance
says Iran ignored key
U.S. demands, military
strikes on the table
Spencer Kimball, CNBC -
February 18
Satellite
images show Iran
repairing and fortifying
sites amid US tensions
Marine Delrue, Reuters -
February 18
World's
largest aircraft carrier
heads to Middle East as
Iran nuclear tensions
spike dramatically
Greg Wehner, Fox News -
February 18
US-Iran
conflict: All sides
brace for war as
‘nothing burger’ nuclear
negotiations prove
fruitless
Timothy Nerozz, Mike
Brest, Washington Examiner
- February 18
Iran
fortifying its military
and nuclear sites as
tensions grow with the
US, satellite images
show
Ronny Reyes, New York Post
- February 18
EUROPE
Germany
won’t build nukes but
could flash French, UK
weapons to deter foes,
Merz says
Laura Kayali, Politico EU
- February 18
Merz
Rejects German Nukes But
Backs Pact With France
and UK
Michael Nienaber,
Bloomberg - February 18
Germany
won’t build nukes but
could flash French, UK
weapons to deter foes,
Merz says
Linus Höller, Rudy
Ruitenberg, Defense News -
February 18
RECA/NUCLEAR
WASTE
NM
U.S. Sen. Luján,
advocates, urge nuclear
victims to apply for
compensation
Leah Romero, Source NM -
February 18
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