AM Nukes Roundup – March 11 – Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission

[Ellen Thomas]

Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup March 11, 2026   Top Six Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission Ellen Mitchell, The Hill - March 10 Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security Justin McCurry, The Guardian - March 10 Greenpeace activists storm stage at France's nuclear summit, confront Macron Gianluca Lo Nostro, Reuters - March 10 Kelsey Davenport: Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? PODCAST: The Guardian - March 10 Editorial Board: The Nuclear Job in Iran Isn’t Finished EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - March 10 Ted Galen Carpenter: France, America, and the Trap of Extended Nuclear Deterrence OPINION: The American Conservative - March 10 Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): March 16: Anniversary of SALT I (1972) 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) Amplify this post   News Clips   CHINA NUCLEAR US bunker-buster hits on Iran drive China deeper underground Gabriel Honrada, Asia Times - March 10 KOREA Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security Justin McCurry, The Guardian - March 10 North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability Heejin Kim, Kyu-Seok Shim, Reuters - March 10 IRAN 5 scenarios for how the Iran war could end Herb Scribner, Axios - March 10 Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be ‘very perilous’ mission Ellen Mitchell, The Hill - March 10 America’s war aims may be diverging from Israel’s The Economist - March 10 US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say Julian Borger, The Guardian - March 10 War with Iran will end when Israel and US decide, Israeli foreign minister says Alexander Cornwell, Reuters - March 10 Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Avery Schmitz, CNN - March 9 Iranian foreign minister says negotiations with U.S. may be off the table Joshua Barajas, Steff Staples, PBS - March 9 Trump Details Iran Nuclear Site He Says Prompted US Strikes Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek - March 9 EUROPE Greenpeace activists storm stage at France's nuclear summit, confront Macron Gianluca Lo Nostro, Reuters - March 10 ASIA-PACIFIC US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East Kim Tong-hyung, AP News - March 10   Opinion & Commentary Nadia Schadlow: I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War PODCAST: New York Times - March 10 Editorial Board: The Nuclear Job in Iran Isn’t Finished EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - March 10 Abbas Araghchi: Iran's Araghchi calls U.S. strikes a 'failure' and vows to fight 'as long as it takes' INTERVIEW: Podcast - March 10 Imran Khalid: Why the NDS 2026 Golden Dome is a strategic paperweight OPINION: The Hill - March 10 Edward Luce: Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump OPINION: Financial Times - March 10 Kelsey Davenport: Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? PODCAST: The Guardian - March 10 Colin Kahl: What Is the Endgame in Iran? OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 10 Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz: Inside North Korea’s 9th Party Congress PODCAST: The Diplomat - March 10 Ted Galen Carpenter: France, America, and the Trap of Extended Nuclear Deterrence OPINION: The American Conservative - March 10 François Diaz-Maurin: Trump may send US troops to neutralize Iran’s highly enriched uranium. There are no good options OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - March 9   China Non-Nuclear For China, Billions of Dollars Are at Risk From a Widening War Alexandra Stevenson, Murphy Zhao, New York Times - March 9 Trump’s China visit limited to Beijing due to tight schedule and security needs: sources William Zheng, South China Morning Post - March 9 Iran conflict raises worries over US missile stockpiles due for Taiwan Thompson Chau, Nikkei Asia - March 9 How One Man’s Prediction Fueled Fears of a 2027 Taiwan Invasion Austin Ramzy, Chun Han Wong, Joyu Wang, Wall Street Journal - March 8 China hopes 2026 will be a ‘landmark year’ for relationship with US Huizhong Wu, AP - March 8 China lowers growth forecast, boosts military, citing ‘grave’ environment Cate Cadell, Washington Post - March 5 U.S. Has a Big Ask for China: Buy Less Oil From Russia, More From America Lingling Wei, Gavin Bade, Wall Street Journal - March 5 Trump’s Iran strikes boost China’s energy edge Sara Schonhardt, E&E News - March 5     China Non-Nuclear Opinion Neil Thomas: China’s Climate Focus is Shifting from Carbon Cuts to Green Tech Dominance OPINION: The Wire China - March 8 Christopher Carothers: China Really Thinks It Is Just Defending Itself OPINION: The Diplomat - March 8 Zichen Wang: China Won’t Play Security Patron for Iran OPINION: Foreign Policy - March 6 Yun Sun: Why China Won’t Help Iran OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 5 ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team Copyright © 2026 ReThink Media, All rights reserved. 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