AM Nukes Roundup – January 5 – N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as US capture of Maduro unnerves Kim Jong-un

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What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup January 5, 2026   Top Six N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as US capture of Maduro unnerves Kim Jong-un Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times - January 4 What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program Jon Gambrell, AP News - January 4 Why talk of a Japanese nuclear option is resurfacing – and why it alarms critics Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post - January 3 Christian Orr: The Navy Deployed a ‘Nuclear’ Aircraft Carrier and Fleet of Destroyers Right Into China’s Backyard OPINION: 19FortyFive - January 4 Brandon Weichert: Japan’s Nuclear Talk Just Woke a Sleeping Dragon—and a Madman OPINION: The National Interest - January 3 Saima Afzal: Pakistan’s nuclear command change much ado about nothing OPINION: Asia Times - January 2 Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): January 17: Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech (1961) January 22: Anniversary of TPNW entering into force (2021) Amplify this post   News Clips   RUSSIA NUCLEAR Ukrainians remember broken 1994 security promises as it negotiates with Russia Eleanor Beardsley, NPR - January 2 KOREA N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as US capture of Maduro unnerves Kim Jong-un Lee Hyo-jin, Korea Times - January 4 North Korea fires ballistic missiles, condemns US strikes on Venezuela Hyunjoo Jin, Tim Kelly, Reuters - January 4 North Korea's Kim oversaw hypersonic missile test, KCNA says Heejin Kim, Joyce Lee, Reuters - January 4 North Korea Launched Multiple Ballistic Missiles, Seoul Says Adeola Adeosun, Newsweek - January 4 IRAN Iran’s Dual Challenge: Unrest at Home, Threat of Strikes From Abroad Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times - January 4 What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program Jon Gambrell, AP News - January 4 Iran’s Refusal to Dial Back Nuclear Program Lit Fuse on Currency Crisis Benoit Faucon, Wall Street Journal - January 2 Netanyahu raised possible "round 2" strikes on Iran with Trump Barak Ravid, Axios - December 31 ASIA-PACIFIC Why talk of a Japanese nuclear option is resurfacing – and why it alarms critics Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post - January 3 Nobel-winner Nihon Hidankyo marks 70th anniversary NHK Japan - January 2 Could Japan Get a Nuclear Weapon? What To Know Micah McCartney, Newsweek - December 31   Opinion & Commentary Christian Orr: The Navy Deployed a ‘Nuclear’ Aircraft Carrier and Fleet of Destroyers Right Into China’s Backyard OPINION: 19FortyFive - January 4 Harrison Kass: 100 New H-20 Stealth Bombers? China’s Next Decade Could Change the Pacific OPINION: 19FortyFive - January 4 Brandon Weichert: Japan’s Nuclear Talk Just Woke a Sleeping Dragon—and a Madman OPINION: The National Interest - January 3 Saima Afzal: Pakistan’s nuclear command change much ado about nothing OPINION: Asia Times - January 2 ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team Copyright © 2026 ReThink Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email from the Peace & Security collaborative at Rethink Media. Our mailing address is: ReThink Media 2443 Fillmore St #380-7140 San Francisco, CA 94115-1814

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