AM Nukes Roundup – June 24 – Trump insists Iran ‘fully and completely agreed to highest level nuclear inspections’

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North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal

PEACE & SECURITY | AM NUKES ROUNDUP News, Analysis & Resources View in browser  June 24, 2026 TOP SIX Trump insists Iran ‘fully and completely agreed to highest level nuclear inspections’ Ryan Mancini, The Hill - June 23   North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal Raphael Rashid, The Guardian - June 23   China’s missile, nuclear secrets still spreading despite promises of non-proliferation, report says Gary Warner, Stars and Stripes - June 23   Jennifer Lind, Daryl Press: The Broken Nuclear Umbrella OPINION: Foreign Affairs - June 23   Patrick Drennan: The Iran Peace Deal - Winners and Losers OPINION: RealClearDefense - June 23   Joseph DeTrani: Do not let Iran enrich uranium OPINION: Washington Times - June 23   MEDIA INTEL Everyone's running anonymous political accounts now Accounts like @MaineStatePress, which had only a few hundred followers, helped drive damaging narratives against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. One post about a controversial tattoo gained millions of views, showing how small anonymous accounts can have outsized influence. Rather than building audiences from scratch, staffers transfer or repurpose existing accounts with established followings. For example, a new political brand quickly amassed 18,000+ followers after inheriting an account that had previously been a Gretchen Whitmer fan page. Campaigns, PACs, and consultants now cultivate dozens of seemingly nonpolitical accounts across platforms like Instagram and TikTok, allowing them to push messaging and influence public debate without clearly disclosing who is behind the content. PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR June 25: Anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950) July 1: Anniversary of the signing of Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) July 8: Anniversary of the International Court of Justice nuclear ruling (1996) July 9: Anniversary of Russell-Einstein manifesto (1955) July 10: Anniversary of South Africa joining NPT (1990) July 10: Anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior Ship Destroyed (1985) Click here for our editorial calendar >> AMPLIFY THIS POST NEWS CLIPS RUSSIA   Russia Nuclear Bombers Followed By NATO Fighter Jets Off Europe Ellie Cook, Newsweek - June 23   CHINA   China’s missile, nuclear secrets still spreading despite promises of non-proliferation, report says Gary Warner, Stars and Stripes - June 23   KOREA   North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal Raphael Rashid, The Guardian - June 23   South Korean president’s peace hopes dim as Pyongyang pledges arms build-up Park Chan-kyong, South China Morning Post - June 23   North Korea’s Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service Kim Tong-hyung, AP News - June 23   North Korea plans to expand nuclear assets, speed warship construction Julie Masson, Yoojin Lee, Stars and Stripes - June 23   North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports Jack Kim, Kyu-Seok Shim, Reuters - June 22   North Korea’s Kim Wants More Nuclear Forces After US-Iran War Soo-hyang Choi, Bloomberg - June 22   IRAN   Clashing U.S. and Iranian Claims on Nuclear Inspection Show Challenge Ahead Leo Sands, Leily Nikounazar, New York Times - June 23   Trump Is Making Big Claims About the Iran Talks. Iran Keeps Contradicting Him. David Sanger, Yeganeh Torbati, New York Times - June 23   Trump dismisses Iran’s rejection of nuclear inspections Adam Taylor, Victoria Craw, Washington Post - June 23   Missiles, drones and nukes: What Trump's war has gained − and cost Susan Page, USA TODAY - June 23   Trump insists Iran ‘fully and completely agreed to highest level nuclear inspections’ Ryan Mancini, The Hill - June 23   US, Iran at odds on nuclear inspections, frozen assets in deal to end war Jarrett Renshaw, Tala Ramadan, Reuters - June 23   US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections Munir Ahmed, David Rising, Jon Gambrell, AP News - June 23   U.S., Iran offer different stories on nuclear inspections as negotiations continue Tom Howell Jr., Vaughn Cockayne, Washington Times - June 23   Trump says ‘no rush’ to station nuclear weapons inspectors in Iran Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - June 23   IAEA backs Trump in latest dispute with Iran — insists deal calls for nuclear inspectors Josh Christenson, New York Post - June 23   Trump: No Rush for When Nuke Inspectors Land in Iran Michael Katz, Newsmax - June 23   OPINION & COMMENTARY Jennifer Lind, Daryl Press: The Broken Nuclear Umbrella OPINION: Foreign Affairs - June 23   Choi Jong Kun, Joel S. Wit, Lee Shin-wha, Nicholas Eberstadt, Robert Joseph, David Maxwell, Victor Cha: True North? OPINION: Foreign Affairs - June 23   Can a lasting Iran nuclear deal be forged in 60 days? LTE: Financial Times - June 23   Christopher Stone: A Response to the Opponents of Space-Based Interceptors in Golden Dome OPINION: RealClearDefense - June 23   Patrick Drennan: The Iran Peace Deal - Winners and Losers OPINION: RealClearDefense - June 23   Joseph DeTrani: Do not let Iran enrich uranium OPINION: Washington Times - June 23   Harrison Kass: Turkey Is Building Its ‘Steel Dome’ Anti-Air System on the (Relative) Cheap OPINION: National Interest - June 22   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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