AM Nukes Roundup – December 12 – US reaffirms extended deterrence commitment to S. Korea under Trump's 2nd term

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North Korea upgrades test facility for long-range nuclear missile engines

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup December 12, 2025   Top Six US reaffirms extended deterrence commitment to S. Korea under Trump's 2nd term Kim Hyun-soo, Yonhap - December 12 North Korea upgrades test facility for long-range nuclear missile engines Colin Zwirko, NK News - December 11 Underground nuclear tests would be authorized by provision in Defense bill Bill Gertz, Washington Times - December 11 Amy Nelson: Nuclear Policy Must Learn to Live With Disagreement OPINION: Foreign Policy - December 11 Kathleen Ellis: The Challenge of a Rising, Nuclear-Armed China OPINION: Real Clear Defense - December 10 Sen. Deb Fischer: Modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent OPINION: Washington Times - December 11 Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): December 15: Anniversary of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Ban (1995) 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 New Nuclear Weapons Testing ‘Would Be Really Damaging to U.S. interests,’ Expert Says Ankit Panda, Zoe Mason, Outrider - December 11 Underground nuclear tests would be authorized by provision in Defense bill Bill Gertz, Washington Times - December 11 US MISSILE DEFENSE The Astronomical Cost of Defeating 'Any Foreign Aerial Attack' Sana Pashankar, Becca Wasser, Kyle Kim, Stephanie Davidson - December 11 House passes $900B defense bill with pay hike for troops, Golden Dome tech and more Josh Christenson, New York Post - December 11 KOREA US reaffirms extended deterrence commitment to S. Korea under Trump's 2nd term Kim Hyun-soo, Yonhap - December 12 North Korea upgrades test facility for long-range nuclear missile engines Colin Zwirko, NK News - December 11 RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE Missouri Sen. Schmitt announces $40.5M to help with radioactive cleanup in Coldwater Creek area Marshall Griffin, Missourinet - December 11   Opinion & Commentary Amy Nelson: Nuclear Policy Must Learn to Live With Disagreement OPINION: Foreign Policy - December 11 Sen. Deb Fischer: Modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent OPINION: Washington Times - December 11 Sister Karen Berry: Potential nuclear disaster looms again OPINION: Arizona Daily Star - December 11 Harrison Kass: China’s New H-20 Strategic Stealth Bomber Can Be Summed Up in 2 Words OPINION: 19FortyFive - December 11 Andrew Facini, Mallory Stewart: We Might Regret Golden Dome’s Greatest Ambition OPINION: War on the Rocks - December 11 Kathleen Ellis: The Challenge of a Rising, Nuclear-Armed China OPINION: Real Clear Defense - December 10 ### 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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