AM Nukes Roundup – December 4 – Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy

[Ellen Thomas]

South Korea's president denies nuclear ambitions amid submarine deal

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup December 4, 2025   Top Six Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy Amir Vahdat, AP News - December 3 South Korea's president denies nuclear ambitions amid submarine deal Joohee Cho, ABC News - December 3 The Exploitation, Survival, and Resistance of Aboriginal Australians in ‘Contaminated Country’ Riis Williams, Outrider - December 3 Joseph DeTrani: The Strategic Failure on North Korea’s Nuclear Rise OPINION: Cipher Brief - December 3 Mathew Jie Sheng Yeo: A Return to Nuclear Testing Looks Inevitable. Here’s How to Manage It. OPINION: The Diplomat - December 3 Mason Letteau Stallings: U.S. Hawkishness on Russia Makes Deterring China Harder OPINION: American Conservative - December 3 Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): December 8: Anniversary of INF Treaty (1987) December 10: Anniversary of Nobel Win for ICAN (2017)                            Anniversary of Nobel win for IPPNW (1985) December 15: Anniversary of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Ban (1995) Amplify this post   News Clips   US NUCLEAR UFO clues emerge in decades-old images showing strange bursts over nuclear testing sites: report Julia Bonavita, Fox News - December 3 US MISSILE DEFENSE Gargantuan Golden Dome contract vehicle clears 1,000-plus firms to vie for slices of $151 billion Thomas Novelly, Defense One - December 3 Pentagon taps more than 1,000 companies that could work on Golden Dome Stephen Losey, Defense News - December 3 Missile Defense Agency clarifies ‘SHIELD’ vendor selection is not a Golden Dome preview Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews - December 3 MDA picks over 1,000 initial winners for Golden Dome contracting vehicle Ashley Roque, Breaking Defense - December 2 RUSSIA NUCLEAR We have nothing to fear from Putin’s nukes Con Coughlin, The Telegraph - December 3 KOREA South Korea's president denies nuclear ambitions amid submarine deal Joohee Cho, ABC News - December 3 IRAN Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy Amir Vahdat, AP News - December 3 RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE The Exploitation, Survival, and Resistance of Aboriginal Australians in ‘Contaminated Country’ Riis Williams, Outrider - December 3 POP CULTURE “A House of Dynamite” Is the Wrong Metaphor for US Nukes Jonah Walters, Jacobin - December 3   Opinion & Commentary Mathew Jie Sheng Yeo: A Return to Nuclear Testing Looks Inevitable. Here’s How to Manage It. OPINION: The Diplomat - December 3 Mason Letteau Stallings: U.S. Hawkishness on Russia Makes Deterring China Harder OPINION: American Conservative - December 3 Joseph DeTrani: The Strategic Failure on North Korea’s Nuclear Rise OPINION: Cipher Brief - December 3 Kyle Balzer: Yes, the U.S. Can Afford To Deter a Nuclear War OPINION: RealClearDefense - December 3 Sean Durns: China’s surging nuclear threat demands new deterrence OPINION: Washington Examiner - December 3 ### 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