AM Nukes Roundup – April 13 – Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Survived, Posing Problem for U.S. Negotiators

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April 13, 2026

  Top Six


Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Survived, Posing Problem for U.S. Negotiators
Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal - April 12
Finland Plans Anti-Nuclear Weapons Declaration as It Lifts Ban
Kirsi Heikel, Bloomberg - April 10
Nihon Hidankyo urges investment ban on makers of nuclear weapons
Japan Times - April 10
Irwin Redlener: Trump shouldn’t get away with threats of annihilation — nuclear or otherwise
OPINION: The Hill - April 12
Frank Kuhn: Disperse to Survive: The Logic of French Forward Deterrence
OPINION: War on the Rocks - April 10
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: Trump has made it even clearer. Britain must have its own tactical nukes
OPINION: Telegraph - April 10
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  News Clips

 

US NUCLEAR


An entrepreneur is transforming a Cold War-era nuclear silo into an underground data center. Look inside.
James LaForge, Business Insider - April 12

Inside the nuclear weapons research Los Alamos will conduct with University of Michigan
Sam Jane, MLive - April 12


CHINA NUCLEAR


China drills for US nuclear attack in a Taiwan war
Gabriel Honrada, Asia Times - April 9


IRAN


Netanyahu Says War With Iran Is ‘Not Yet Over’
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times - April 12

What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.
Tyler Pager, David Sanger, New York Times - April 12

Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Survived, Posing Problem for U.S. Negotiators
Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal - April 12

Trump Weighs Limited Strikes Against Iran After Peace Talks Collapse
Robbie Gramer, Alex Leary, Wall Street Journal - April 12

Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say
Kevin Liptak, CNN - April 12

U.S. and Iran Fail To Reach Deal on Ending War After Marathon Talks
Richard Hall, Nandika Chatterjee, TIME - April 12

The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse
NPR - April 12

Kaine says Trump leaving Iran nuclear deal ‘one of the worst’ foreign policy decisions by American president
Max Rego, The Hill - April 12

Iran talks leave Trump with tough decisions
Max Rego, The Hill - April 12

Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - April 12

JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
Sam Jones, The Guardian - April 12

Iran nuclear stand-off hardens after two decades of failed deals
Andrew England, Financial Times - April 12

What has US achieved in Iran?
Tom Bateman, BBC - April 12

“Let a couple nuclear bombs drop on us”: Trump says economy could be much worse in Fox News call
Alex Galbraith, Salon - April 12

US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, Sam Metz, AP News - April 12

US and Iran end 21-hour ceasefire talks without agreement before Vance departs Pakistan
Munir Ahmed, Eduardo Castillo, Ben Finley, Collin Binkely, AP News - April 12

Failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan raise questions about fragile ceasefire
Josef Federman, AP News - April 12

Vance says US-Iran talks end without deal after 21 hours of negotiations
Michael Sinkewicz, Fox News - April 12

Trump Warns US Military Ready to ‘Finish’ Iran After Talks Fail
Daniel Orton, Ellie Cook, Newsweek - April 12

Safavi to Newsmax: Iran Regime Will 'Never Abandon' Nuke Program
Newsmax - April 12

‘Crushed’: Netanyahu Says U.S.–Israel Campaign Destroyed Iran’s Nuclear, Missile Programs — Regime ‘Fighting to Survive’
Joshua Klein, Breitbart - April 12

U.S.-Iran Talks Timeline: Key Moments Between Two Adversaries
Pranav Baskar, New York Times - April 11

No deal: Vance and Iranians fail to reach agreement after marathon session
Dan Goldberg, Politico - April 11

Harward to Newsmax: Iran Should Surrender Nuclear Material in Talks
Solange Reyner, Newsmax - April 11

Douglas Murray: Uprising in Iran Had ‘Marginal’ Likelihood of Happening, Goal Should Be Nuke Disarmament
Ian Hanchett, Breitbart - April 11

What will it take for U.S. and Iran to end war? Here’s what we know.
Susannah George, Washington Post - April 10

War has given Iran new leverage for nuclear programme, say US former envoys
Andrew Roth, The Guardian - April 10

Trump warns ‘no nuclear weapons’ ahead of high stakes peace talks with Iran
James Reynolds, Alex Croft, The Independent - April 10

What’s at stake ahead of crucial U.S.-Iran peace talks as leaders meet in Pakistan
Joseph Wilkins, CNBC - April 10

Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes
Andrea Stricker, Washington Examiner - April 10


EUROPE


Finland Plans Anti-Nuclear Weapons Declaration as It Lifts Ban
Kirsi Heikel, Bloomberg - April 10


ASIA-PACIFIC


Five emerging themes for the Indo-Pacific from Trump’s Iran war
Bill Emmott, Asia Times - April 13

New Pacific security report warns Guam could be ‘sacrificed’ in limited nuclear war planning
Walter Ulloa, The Guam Daily Post - April 11

Nihon Hidankyo urges investment ban on makers of nuclear weapons
Japan Times - April 10

  Opinion & Commentary


Irwin Redlener: Trump shouldn’t get away with threats of annihilation — nuclear or otherwise
OPINION: The Hill - April 12

Chris Barrie: The Iran war has heightened the nuclear and climate threat. Australia must help the world step back from the brink
OPINION: The Guardian - April 12

Editorial Board: Trump declares victory, but the Iran war is a failure on all fronts
EDITORIAL: The Independent - April 12

Paul Iddon: Will Iran War Result In Nuclear Weapon Transfers To The Middle East?
OPINION: Forbes - April 12

Chun In-bum: Korea’s strategic reality: Trust America, prepare for the future
OPINION: Korea Times - April 12

Gideon Polya: Worsening Nuclear Holocaust & Climate Genocide Threats: Iranian Genocide Dirty Bomb Fears & Global Warming Increasing
OPINION: Countercurrents - April 12

Steve Balestrieri: More Boomers, Please: The U.S. Navy Wants 4 More Columbia-Class Nuclear Missile Submarines
OPINION: 19FortyFive - April 12

Holman Jenkins, Jr.: On Iran Outcome, Nobody Knows Anything—Yet
OPINION: Wall Street Journal - April 10

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: Trump has made it even clearer. Britain must have its own tactical nukes
OPINION: Telegraph - April 10

Frank Kuhn: Disperse to Survive: The Logic of French Forward Deterrence
OPINION: War on the Rocks - April 10

Pervez Hoodbhoy: Will Trump nuke Iran?
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - April 10


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