AM Nukes Roundup – September 25 – North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests

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Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks

PEACE & SECURITY | AM NUKES ROUNDUP News, Analysis & Resources View in browser  September 25, 2026 TOP SIX North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests Hyunsu Yim, Reuters - September 24   Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks Michael Gordon, Robbie Gramer, Wall Street Journal - September 24   After building nuclear weapons in Florida, they fought cancer. Now they fight red tape Emily Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times - September 24   David Sanger: What Safeguarding Nukes Can Teach Us About Safeguarding AI PODCAST: New York Times - September 24   Mike Guetlein: Golden Dome is the defensive shield America needs OPINION: Washington Post - September 24   Andrew Exum: Trump Could Leave the Iran Mess to His Successor OPINION: The Atlantic - September 24   PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons October 3: Anniversary of 1st UK nuclear test (1952) October 9: Anniversary of 1st North Korean nuclear test (2006) October 9: Anniversary of FDR approval of Manhattan project (1942) Click here for our editorial calendar >> AMPLIFY THIS POST NEWS CLIPS CHINA   Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks Michael Gordon, Robbie Gramer, Wall Street Journal - September 24   KOREA   South Korea has ‘pragmatic’ plan for phased denuclearisation. But will North bite? Park Chan-kyong, South China Morning Post - September 24   North Korea slams ‘unrealistic’ calls for denuclearization by US, ROK, Japan Veronica Hou, NK News - September 24   North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests Hyunsu Yim, Reuters - September 24   N. Korea Reaffirms ‘Irreversible’ Will to Retain Nuclear Arsenal Hyonhee Shin, Bloomberg - September 24   IRAN   Tucker Carlson says Trump should have been ousted over Iran threat Herb Scribner, Axios - September 24   RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE   After building nuclear weapons in Florida, they fought cancer. Now they fight red tape Emily Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times - September 24   OPINION & COMMENTARY David Sanger: What Safeguarding Nukes Can Teach Us About Safeguarding AI PODCAST: New York Times - September 24   Mike Guetlein: Golden Dome is the defensive shield America needs OPINION: Washington Post - September 24   Andrew Exum: Trump Could Leave the Iran Mess to His Successor OPINION: The Atlantic - September 24   Tong Zhao: Trump and Xi agreed on “strategic stability.” They now need to decide what it means OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September 24   Ariel Levite, Matthew Sharp: How to Fix the US-Saudi Nuclear 123 Agreement OPINION: National Interest - September 24   Melvin Goodman: Arms Control: A Model for the Control of AI? OPINION: Counterpunch - September 24   Ajay Kothari: Putin has an infinite-range nuclear missile. America has excuses OPINION: Washington Examiner - September 24   Park Joonhye: North Korea doesn’t want to talk to Trump. It wants nuclear surrender OPINION: Washington Examiner - September 24   Email forwarded by a friend? Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Get in touch with ReThink's Peace & Security Team COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTISE & CAPACITY, GROUNDED IN MOVEMENT BUILDING 2443 Fillmore Street, PMB 380-7140, San Francisco, CA 94115