AM Nukes Roundup – March 17 – Trump says Israel won’t use a nuclear weapon in Iran

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AM Nukes Roundup

March 17, 2026

  Top Six


Trump says Israel won’t use a nuclear weapon in Iran
Julia Manchester, The Hill - March 16
Japan’s Takaichi prepares to lobby Trump for ‘Golden Dome’ cooperation, stability on trade and defense
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - March 16
North Korea Launches Massive Ballistic Missile Barrage Amid South Korea-US Drills
Mitch Shin, The Diplomat - March 16
Vann Van Diepen: Eight Lessons for North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Forces From the Ongoing Iran Conflict
OPINION: 38North - March 16
Glen VanHerck, Danielle Willis: Golden Dome: Redefining Homeland Defense in the Era of Complex Threats
OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 16
Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg: Glimpsing Victory in Iran
OPINION: The Atlantic - March 16
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  News Clips

 

US MISSILE DEFENSE


Japan’s Takaichi prepares to lobby Trump for ‘Golden Dome’ cooperation, stability on trade and defense
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - March 16


KOREA


North Korea Launches Massive Ballistic Missile Barrage Amid South Korea-US Drills
Mitch Shin, The Diplomat - March 16

Kim Jong-un Threatens ‘Tactical’ Nuclear Strikes During Rocket Launch with Daughter
Frances Martel, Breitbart - March 16


IRAN


Trump says Israel won’t use a nuclear weapon in Iran
Julia Manchester, The Hill - March 16

Many Americans oppose war with Iran but most support its goals, new poll shows
Howard Koplowitz, AL.com - March 16

Trump’s War May Drive Mojtaba Khamenei to Seek Nuclear Weapons After All
Tom O'Connor, Newsweek - March 16

Trump Ally’s Nuclear ‘Detonations’ Post on Strait of Hormuz Raises Eyebrows
Jenna Sundel, Newsweek - March 16

Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
David Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman, Julian Barnes, New York Times - March 15

  Opinion & Commentary


Joe Costa, Ely Ratner: The Iran war is eroding America’s China deterrent
OPINION: Washington Post - March 16

Raphael Cohen: Iran’s ‘Escalate to De-Escalate’ Strategy Won’t Work
OPINION: Foreign Policy - March 16

Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg: Glimpsing Victory in Iran
OPINION: The Atlantic - March 16

Daniel Immerwahr: What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder?
OPINION: The New Yorker - March 16

Vann Van Diepen: Eight Lessons for North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Forces From the Ongoing Iran Conflict
OPINION: 38North - March 16

Glen VanHerck, Danielle Willis: Golden Dome: Redefining Homeland Defense in the Era of Complex Threats
OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 16

Nick Cleveland- Stout, Ben Freeman: Weapons makers, foreign states lavish $32 million on US think tanks
OPINION: Responsible Statecraft - March 16

Kendra Pierre-Louis, Dan Vergano, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura: Oil reserves tapped as nuclear assertions face pushback, warming fuels hail, and microbiome affects the brain
PODCAST: Scientific American - March 16

Larry Bell: Short-Term Pain of War Worth Gain of Nuclear-Free Iran
OPINION: Newsmax - March 16

  China Non-Nuclear


Trump seeks to delay meeting with China's Xi by 'a month or so'
Bo Erickson, Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters - March 16

US, China Mull ‘Board of Trade’ to Manage Bilateral Economy Ties
Jinshan Hong, Jenny Leonard, Bloomberg - March 16

Trump’s Call for Chinese Warships Hits on Sensitive Topic for Xi
Nectar Gan, Peter Martin, Bloomberg - March 16

Mainland Chinese see Taiwan positively, won’t retreat from US trade war: survey
Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post - March 14

How the War in Iran Could Help China and Change Asia
Damien Cave, Choe Sang-Hun, Javier Hernández, Eric Schmitt, New York Times - March 13

Iran war tests Xi Jinping’s plan to build China’s stockpiles
Edward White, Financial Times - March 13

Trump’s China trip planning still scattershot, sources say
Andy Browne, Liz Hoffman, Semafor - March 9

Fears over China's intentions' fuel Asian arms buildup: SIPRI
Kenji Kawase, Nikkei Asia - March 9

  China Non-Nuclear Opinion


Zichen Wang: ‘Made in America’ Should Accept Chinese Investment
OPINION: Foreign Policy - March 16

Denis Simon: ‘Two sessions’ signals China-US tech contest is entering a new era
OPINION: South China Morning Post - March 15

Alexander Gabuev: Trump’s choices are only pushing China and Russia closer together
OPINION: Financial Times - March 13

Ulv Hanssen: The American Narrative About a Revisionist China Is Upside-Down
OPINION: The Diplomat - March 12

Oliver Stuenkel: Latin Americans Already Have a Serious Partner — and It’s Not Trump
OPINION: New York Times - March 10

Weilin Deng, Bernard Haykel: Can Beijing Help Contain Washington’s War?
OPINION: Foreign Policy - March 10


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