AM Nukes Roundup – May 14 – Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to a nuclear weapon, Energy secretary Chris Wright warns

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Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile

PEACE & SECURITY | AM NUKES ROUNDUP News, Analysis & Resources View in browser  May 14, 2026 TOP SIX Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to a nuclear weapon, Energy secretary Chris Wright warns Ryan King, New York Post - May 13   Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile Zahra Ullah, Brad Lendon, CNN - May 13   China Missile Stocks Soar as US Golden Dome Defenses Thrown Into Doubt Ellie Cook, Newsweek - May 13   Thomas Pickering: The potential for a new Iran agreement and the future of nuclear arms control INTERVIEW: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Joseph DeTrani: The Nuclear Arms Race Is Accelerating — and the U.N. Looks Increasingly Powerless OPINION: The Cipher Brief - May 13   Peter Suciu: Why Did the US Navy Just Reveal the Location of a Nuclear-Armed Submarine? OPINION: National Interest - May 13   PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR May 18: Anniversary of India's first nuclear test (1974) May 21: Anniversary of Ukraine denuclearization agreement (1996) May 26: Anniversary of ABM Treaty (1972) May 27: Anniversary of Pres. Obama's visit to Hiroshima (2016) June 2: Anniversary of the Moscow Treaty (2002) Click here for our editorial calendar >> AMPLIFY THIS POST NEWS CLIPS US MISSLE DEFENSE   Cost estimate for 'Golden Dome' missile defense system balloons to $1.2 trillion Mike Wall, Space - May 13   7,800 Interceptors In Space At Core Of $1.2 Trillion Golden Dome Cost Estimate Joseph Trevithick, The War Zone - May 13   Golden Dome missile shield could cost $1.2 trillion, CBO report says Ben Wolfgang, Washington Times - May 13   Trump’s Golden Dome Will Cost $1.2 Trillion (With a T) Matt Novak, Gizmodo - May 13   RUSSIA   Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile Zahra Ullah, Brad Lendon, CNN - May 13   What is Putin’s powerful ‘Satan II’ nuclear missile that Russia claims could strike as far as South America? James Reynolds, The Independent - May 13   CHINA   China Missile Stocks Soar as US Golden Dome Defenses Thrown Into Doubt Ellie Cook, Newsweek - May 13   KOREA   US is insufficiently prepared for North Korea to use a tactical nuke against southern neighbors Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - May 13   IRAN   ‘Not Even A Little Bit’: Trump Shrugs Off Americans’ Economic Concerns Over Iran War Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME - May 13   Trump’s remarkable military failure shows abject fiasco of his Iran war Sam Kiley, The Independent - May 13   Trump faces split among retired US commanders over whether to resume Iran strikes Efrat Lachter, Fox News - May 13   Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to a nuclear weapon, Energy secretary Chris Wright warns Ryan King, New York Post - May 13   OPINION & COMMENTARY Wang Son-taek: The danger of overcorrecting on North Korea OPINION: Korea Herald - May 14   Andreas Kluth: A Proper Trump-Xi Summit Would Deal With Nukes OPINION: Bloomberg - May 13   Thomas Pickering: The potential for a new Iran agreement and the future of nuclear arms control INTERVIEW: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Olamide Samuel, Kudakwashe Mapako: Beyond managed rivalry: The non-nuclear-weapon state perspective on the future of arms control OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Dmitry Stefanovich: The view from Moscow: The future of nuclear arms control exists, but the path is hard OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Jack Kennedy: Arms control, risk reduction, and the art of the possible OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Matthew Kroenig, Alyxandra Marine: Washington should pursue trilateral arms control OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Andrew Facini: The past and future of deterrence is arms control OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   François Diaz-Maurin: Former assistant secretary Mallory Stewart on informal limits, behavioral arms control, and risk reduction OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - May 13   Anton Ponomarenko: Tracing Russian Linkages in North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Complex OPINION: 38North - May 13   Peter Suciu: Why Did the US Navy Just Reveal the Location of a Nuclear-Armed Submarine? OPINION: National Interest - May 13   Sergey Ivashchenko: The Strait of Hormuz as a Reciprocal Argument in the U.S.–Iran Dispute Over Uranium OPINION: RealClearDefense - May 13   Joseph DeTrani: The Nuclear Arms Race Is Accelerating — and the U.N. Looks Increasingly Powerless OPINION: The Cipher Brief - May 13   Enzo Del Brocco: Pope Leo's handling of Trump reveals power of the truth OPINION: National Catholic Reporter - May 13   Byron York: Why is there an Iran war? OPINION: Washington Examiner - May 13   Hugh Hewitt: Trump must drive home message that Islamic fanatics can’t have nukes OPINION: Washington Examiner - May 13   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   This newsletter is for informational purposes only. 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