AM Nukes Roundup – April 7 – Before winding down the war, US and Israel are determined to wipe out Iran’s nuclear expertise

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AM Nukes Roundup

April 7, 2026

  Top Six


Before winding down the war, US and Israel are determined to wipe out Iran’s nuclear expertise
Mostafa Salem, Tal Shalev, CNN - April 6
Trump's $18B Golden Dome request bets almost entirely on reconciliation
Thomas Novelly, Defense One - April 3
Global nuclear threat growing with Guam, Micronesia in the crosshairs
Joe Taitano II, Pacific Daily News - April 6
Editorial Board: The North Korea Lesson for Iran
EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - April 3
Scott Peters: Nuclear war shouldn’t come down to just one person — especially when it’s Trump
OPINION: The Hill - April 6
Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Peter Kuznick: Japan Must Stand Up for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
OPINION: The Diplomat - April 6
Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more):
April 8: Anniversary of New START Treaty Signing (2010)
April 11: Anniversary of Africa Nuclear Ban Treaty (1997)
May 8: Anniversary of Pres. Trumps withdrawal from JCPOA (2018)

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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo - April 5

Impulse Space, Anduril Building Space Technology for Golden Dome
Sana Pashankar, Bloomberg - April 4

5 things to know about Trump’s 2027 defense budget proposal
Sarah Davis, The Hill - April 3

Trump seeks $1.5tn for defence alongside domestic spending cuts
Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC - April 3

Trump's $18B Golden Dome request bets almost entirely on reconciliation
Thomas Novelly, Defense One - April 3

Golden Dome, out-years and lots of missiles: Details of Trump’s $1.5T defense budget request
Ashley Roque, Valerie Insinna, Theresa Hitchens, Michael Marrow, Diana Stancy, Carley Welch, Breaking Defense - April 3

White House requests $1.5 trillion defense budget
Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft - April 3

White House Unveils $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget. What Comes Next?
Greg Hadley, Air & Space Forces Magazine - April 3

Trump proposes $1.5 trillion defense budget, banking on $350 billion from reconciliation
Valerie Insinna, Breaking Defense - April 2

 

KOREA


What's behind North Korea's sudden push to deepen ties with China, Russia?
Park Ji-won, Korea Times - April 7

 

IRAN


Before winding down the war, US and Israel are determined to wipe out Iran’s nuclear expertise
Mostafa Salem, Tal Shalev, CNN - April 6

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes
Julian Borger, The Guardian - April 6

Former Iranian foreign minister floats plan for peace with US
Andrew England, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Financial Times - April 6

Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of inaction, warns of risk from attacks
Reuters - April 6

American E-4B ‘doomsday plane’ takes to the skies as Trump weighs all-out strikes on Iran
Ronny Reyes, New York Post - April 6

The War in Iran Is a Failure of Intelligence
Shane Harris, The Atlantic - April 5

U.S. drawn deeper into war, as Trump calls for Iran to accept a deal
David Martin, CBS News - April 5

UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal
Samia Nakhoul, Maha El Dahan, Reuters - April 5

UN watchdog voices 'deep concern' as Iran reports new attacks on nuclear plant
Ghoncheh Habibiazad, Henri Astier, BBC - April 4

 

ASIA-PACIFIC


Global nuclear threat growing with Guam, Micronesia in the crosshairs
Joe Taitano II, Pacific Daily News - April 6

 

RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE


This librarian solves Idaho RECA mysteries so others can collect the rewards.
George Prentice, Boise State Public Radio - April 6
 

  Opinion & Commentary


Marialaura De Angelis: When North Korea can strike America: a dangerous policy gap
OPINION: Asia Times - April 7

Andrew Day: Yes, Trump Might Use Nukes in Iran
OPINION: The American Conservative - April 7

Scott Peters: Nuclear war shouldn’t come down to just one person — especially when it’s Trump
OPINION: The Hill - April 6

Harlan Ullman: Iran could defeat the US just by not losing
OPINION: The Hill - April 6

Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Peter Kuznick: Japan Must Stand Up for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
OPINION: The Diplomat - April 6

Lee Kyong-hee: A new paradigm for nuclear-free Korean Peninsula
OPINION: Korea Herald - April 6

Se Young Hwang: Over Three Decades of North Korea Policy Divide: South Korea Should Give Bipartisanship a Chance
OPINION: 38North - April 6

Arun Swamy: Why not let them have nukes?
OPINION: Pacific Daily News - April 6

Louis Pumphrey: U.S. nuclear hypocrisy - demanding Iran disarm while we hold 5,177 warheads
OPINION: Cleveland.com - April 6

Goli Ameri: Iran’s nuclear gamble leaves America one choice — and it can't be a deal
OPINION: Fox News - April 6

Bill Emmott: Ongoing Iran war reveals early signs of lasting global impact
OPINION: Mainichi - April 5

Editorial Board: This is not a war of choice
EDITORIAL: The Telegraph - April 5

Tom Valovic: Can Prospects for Nuclear War Get Any Worse? Sure, We Can Put AI in Charge
OPINION: Common Dreams - April 5

Nicholas Kristof: Trump May Be Turning Iran Into Another North Korea
OPINION: New York Times - April 4

T. Douglas Reilly: No, Iran wasn't weeks away from a nuke
OPINION: Santa Fe New Mexican - April 4

Jeffrey Fields: US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
OPINION: The Conversation - April 4

Editorial Board: The North Korea Lesson for Iran
EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - April 3

Tom Bowman: Trump's belated case for war in Iran
PODCAST: NPR - April 2

Christina McAllister, Richard Cupitt: What should be done about Iran’s potential secret chemical and biological weapons programs?
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - April 2

Douglas Murray: World leaders should be grateful the US is doing what’s necessary in Iran
OPINION: New York Post - April 2


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