AM Nukes Roundup – December 19 – US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

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Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup December 19, 2025   Top Six US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states Stephanie Liechtenstein, AP News - December 18 Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country Associated Press - December 18 Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says Kyodo - December 18 Joe Cirincione: Four US presidents failed to stop North Korea’s nuclear buildup. Trump still has a shot OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - December 18 David Cortright, William Hartung: Christians Ended the Arms Race Once; Let’s Do It Again OPINION: Sojourners - December 18 Alex Richter: China’s strategic missile defense exacerbates arms race instability OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - December 18 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   US NUCLEAR What’s New for Nukes in the New NDAA? Mackenzie Knight-Boyle, Federation of the American Scientists - December 18 US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states Stephanie Liechtenstein, AP News - December 18 RUSSIA NUCLEAR Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country Associated Press - December 18 Top Putin Ally Says Nuclear-Capable Missiles to Begin ‘Combat Alert Duty’ Peter Aitken, Newsweek - December 18 IRAN Who Can Solve Iran’s Many Problems? Not I, Says the President. Farnaz Fassihi, Leily Nikounazar, New York Times - December 18 ASIA-PACIFIC Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says Kyodo - December 18   Opinion & Commentary Joe Cirincione: Four US presidents failed to stop North Korea’s nuclear buildup. Trump still has a shot OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - December 18 Alex Richter: China’s strategic missile defense exacerbates arms race instability OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - December 18 David Cortright, William Hartung: Christians Ended the Arms Race Once; Let’s Do It Again OPINION: Sojourners - December 18 Editorial Board: ‘Heaven-Talk’ and Nuclear Disarmament EDITORIAL: Sojourners - December 18 Hassan Fattahi, Zahra Mohebi-Pourkani: Examining the Three Existential Threats of the 21st Century: Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, and Nuclear Weapons OPINION: Countercurrents - December 18 ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team Copyright © 2025 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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