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Peace &
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AM Nukes Roundup
February 4, 2026 |
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Media
Intel
New research: Polarising news is a trap for
reader-funded
media
- Polarising,
high-emotion
“us-vs-them”
content
increases time
spent but
lowers the
likelihood
that readers
will
subscribe,
particularly
during
politically
charged
moments like
elections.
- Even
small drops in
subscription
conversion
(5–10%) erase
the revenue
gains from
higher
engagement,
showing that
not all
engagement
contributes to
sustainable
growth.
- For
reader-funded
newsrooms,
long-term
value depends
on trust and
perceived
quality;
content that
undermines
those
foundations
ultimately
weakens the
subscription
model.
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Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here
for more):
February
10: Anniversary.
of Pres. Johnson
refusing to use
nuclear weapons in
Vietnam (1967)
February
13: Anniversary
of France's First
Nuclear Test
(1959)
February
14: Anniversary
of Treaty of
Tlatelolco (1966)
February
15: Day
of protest against
Iraq invasion
(2003)
February
17: Anniversary
of the start of
the Campaign for
Nuclear
Disarmament (1958)
March 1: Anniversary
of Castle Bravo
Nuclear Test
(1954)
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 News
Clips
US
NUCLEAR
University
of Michigan, Los Alamos
react to concerns over
environmental impact,
nuclear weapons
Sam Jane, MLive.com -
February 3
US
MISSILE DEFENSE
Trump
unveiled his plans for
the Golden Dome defense
months ago. It’s barely
gotten off the ground
Brendan Rascius, The
Independent - February 3
RUSSIA
NUCLEAR
A
new nuclear arms race
beckons
Economist - February 3
Trump
prepares to let go of
arms control with Russia
Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary,
Politico - February 3
Expiry
of nuclear weapons pact
between US and Russia
risks new arms race
Julian Borger, The
Guardian - February 3
America’s
Last Nuclear Treaty With
Russia Is About to
Expire
Fred Kaplan, Slate -
February 3
Russia
is ready for new world
with no nuclear limits,
senior diplomat says
Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
- February 3
Russia
won't be provoked into
arms race after nuclear
treaty expires, Ryabkov
says
Reuters - February 3
End
of US-Russia Nuclear
Pact Inspires Limits on
New Weapons
Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg -
February 3
Barack
Obama Sends Warning
About Nuclear Arms Race
With Russia
Brendan Cole, Newsweek -
February 3
‘Era
of Unconstrained Nuclear
Competition’ Looms With
US-Russia New START
Treaty Expiring
Jessica Corbett, Common
Dreams - February 3
CHINA
NUCLEAR
Why
the collapse of the last
US-Russia nuclear treaty
matters for China and
the world
Amber Wang, South China
Morning Post - February 3
IRAN
Iran’s
President Backs ‘Fair’
Talks With U.S. as
Confrontation Looms
Sanam Mahoozi, New York
Times - February 3
U.S.-Iranian
Talks Are Still Expected
After Gulf Flare-Ups
Lara Seligman, Benoit
Faucon, Jared Malsin, Wall
Street Journal - February
3
Iran
conditionally agrees to
nuclear talks with US,
first since Trump’s
military strikes last
summer
Jessie Yeung, Jennifer
Hansler, Mohammed Tawfeeq,
Todd Symons, CNN -
February 3
As
Iran and the U.S. appear
to inch toward talks,
one protester calls on
Trump to "keep his word"
Haley Ott, CBS News -
February 3
Iran
pushes for Friday
nuclear talks in Oman
amid rising tensions
with US forces: source
Michael Dorgan, Aishah
Hasnie, Gillian Turner,
Fox News - February 3
Iran's
president strikes softer
tone on nuclear talks
after Trump's warning
that 'bad things would
happen'
Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox
News - February 3
Trump
tries gunboat diplomacy
after wavering on Iran
strikes
Barak Ravid, Marc Caputo,
Axios - February 3
Iran
risks Trump's ire with
new diplomatic demands,
provocations
Barak Ravid, Axios -
February 3
Witkoff
meets Netanyahu ahead of
new US-Iran talks
Neri Zilber, Abigail
Hauslohner, Financial
Times - February 3
Iran's
president says it is
ready to negotiate with
the US
Ottilie Mitchell, David
Gritten, BBC - February 3
Nuclear
talks between US and
Iran to take place in
Oman on Friday, Axios
reports
Kanishka Singh, Ismail
Shakil, Reuters - February
3
Iran
wants to change venue,
format of nuclear talks
with US, Axios reports
Jasper Ward, Bhargav
Acharya, Reuters -
February 3
UAE
urges US and Iran to
strike nuclear deal
ahead of talks
Maha El Dahan, Nayera
Abdallah, Reuters -
February 3
Middle
East needs long-term
solution, UAE says ahead
of US-Iran crisis talks
Maha El Dahan, Reuters -
February 3
Israel's
Netanyahu to meet US
envoy Witkoff amid
revived Iran nuclear
talks
Emily Rose, Reuters -
February 3
How
Trump's Nuclear
Brinkmanship is Forcing
Iran's Hand
Barney Henderson, Newsweek
- February 3
U.S.
and Iran plan talks in
Istanbul, as Trump warns
of ‘bad things’
Karen DeYoung, John
Hudson, Washington Post -
February 2
ASIA-PACIFIC
As
Japan prepares for
general election, what
are candidates' views on
possessing nukes?
Mainichi - February 3
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