AM Nukes Roundup – April 1 – Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks

[Ellen Thomas]

Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says

You can view this email in your browser if it gets cut off.  Peace & Security AM Nukes Roundup April 1, 2026   Top Six Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks Tyler Pager, Edward Wong, New York Times - March 31 Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post - March 31 US strikes Iran city home to nuclear site Max Rego, The Hill - March 31 Walter Pincus: How Close the Iran War Came to a Nuclear Disaster OPINION: Cipher Brief - March 31 Karl Buschmann: America needs to understand Golden Dome before it’s too late OPINION: Blaze Media - March 31 Benjamin Giltner: Europe’s Nuclear Shortcut Would Be a Strategic Mistake OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 31 Media Intel For Republicans, the political influence of X is greater than ever X remains a central engine for shaping political narratives, where viral content can rapidly escalate niche stories into national controversies—illustrated by a single video reaching 142 million views and drawing engagement from top policymakers. The platform’s dynamics increasingly favor conservatives, with research showing algorithmic amplification of right-leaning content and 74% of the top 100 political accounts in Feb 2026 skewing conservative. As liberal users disengage, the audience becomes more ideologically concentrated, deepening the imbalance and allowing political conversations and influence on the platform to continue evolving without meaningful opposition. Peace and Security Editorial Calendar (click here for more): April 5: Anniversary of Obama's Prague Speech (2009) April 8: Anniversary of New START Treaty Signing (2010) April 11: Anniversary of Africa Nuclear Ban Treaty (1997) May 8: Anniversary of Pres. Trumps withdrawal from JCPOA (2018) Amplify this post   News Clips   IRAN Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks Tyler Pager, Edward Wong, New York Times - March 31 US strikes Iran city home to nuclear site Max Rego, The Hill - March 31 Warren Buffett says Iran bomb would make nuclear disaster harder to avoid Yun Li, CNBC - March 31 U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast Jon Gambrell, David Rising, AP News - March 31 China Condemns Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities Micah McCartney, Newsweek - March 31 U.N. Nuclear Watchdog: Iran’s Nuclear Program Sustained ‘Enormous Damage,’ but Is Not ‘Destroyed’ John Hayward, Breitbart - March 30 ASIA-PACIFIC Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post - March 31 Japan nuclear policy under scrutiny as world's arsenals expand: report Kyodo - March 31 POP CULTURE Jon Stewart calls Donald Trump 'nuclear-armed man baby' amid Iran war Edward Segarra, USA TODAY - March 31 How This 38-Year-Old HBO Film Reflects The Threat Of War Mark Hughes, Forbes - March 30   Opinion & Commentary Nicole Russell: Americans don't want US troops in Iran. Will Trump care? OPINION: USA Today - March 31 Afshon Ostovar: The Real War for Iran’s Future OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 31 Brynn Tannehill: America Needs to Get Serious About Drones OPINION: The Atlantic - March 31 Nancy Youssef: No Good Way Out OPINION: The Atlantic - March 31 Debak Das: Striking Iran during talks has left a wound that won’t heal OPINION: Asia Times - March 31 Karl Buschmann: America needs to understand Golden Dome before it’s too late OPINION: Blaze Media - March 31 ML Cavanaugh: How will Iran war end? Americans’ pain will become unbearable OPINION: Los Angeles Times - March 31 Benjamin Giltner: Europe’s Nuclear Shortcut Would Be a Strategic Mistake OPINION: RealClearDefense - March 31 Antony Dabila: Nuclear Deterrence Is No Longer Enough OPINION: Project Syndicate - March 31 Walter Pincus: How Close the Iran War Came to a Nuclear Disaster OPINION: Cipher Brief - March 31 Sheri Biggs: The Cost of Hesitation: Why “Finishing the Mission” is Imperative in Iran OPINION: War on the Rocks - March 31 ### Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Email our Peace & Security Team Copyright © 2026 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

Virus-free.www.avg.com