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AM Nukes Roundup

March 13, 2026

  Top Six


Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert
Victoria Bela, South China Morning Post - March 12
China’s nuclear warhead storage a ‘highly concentrated risk’, US report says
Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post - March 12
U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program
Nicole Sganga, CBS News - March 12
Emma Claire Foley: The Iran War Will Probably Increase Nuclear Weapons Globally
OPINION: Jacobin - March 12
Peter Kuznick, Ivana Nikolić Hughes: Will Trump Break the Nuclear Taboo?
OPINION: CommonDreams - March 12
Stavros Atlamazoglou: Could NATO Put Nuclear Weapons in Finland? It’s Not Impossible
OPINION: National Interest - March 12

Media Intel


Trump's media allies embrace oil wars
  • Right-wing media figures (especially on Fox News and Newsmax) are openly promoting the idea of the U.S. seizing Iranian oil infrastructure, like Kharg Island, and framing it as a strategic win for global oil control and leverage over rivals like China.
  • Donald Trump has acknowledged that taking Iranian oil is being discussed inside the administration, signaling that media-backed proposals are influencing real strategic considerations during the war with Iran.
  • The concept mirrors earlier moves against Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro and reflects Trump’s long-standing view that controlling foreign oil resources can reshape global energy markets and geopolitical leverage.
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  News Clips

 

RUSSIA NUCLEAR


IAEA director discusses non-proliferation with head of Russia's Rosatom
Reuters - March 12


CHINA NUCLEAR


China’s nuclear warhead storage a ‘highly concentrated risk’, US report says
Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post - March 12


KOREA


U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program
Nicole Sganga, CBS News - March 12

US Imposes Sanctions Over North Korean Fraud Targeting US Firms
Magdalena Del Valle, Bloomberg - March 12

Why Iran and North Korea are ‘highly likely’ to revive missile and nuclear cooperation
Park Chan-kyong, NK News - March 12


IRAN


Iran won't surrender "in a million years," analyst says, warning regime could push for nuclear weapons
Matt Gutman, Caitlin Yilek, CBS News - March 12

How Does This War End?
Nancy Youssef, The Atlantic - March 12

We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian - March 12

‘America’s mortal enemy’: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years
Jason Wilson, The Guardian - March 12

There are no good options for Iran’s nuclear programme
The Economist - March 12

Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert
Victoria Bela, South China Morning Post - March 12

Trump won’t say what happens if Iran keeps its uranium stockpiles
Vaughn Hillyard, Ian Sherwood, David Rohde, MS NOW - March 12

Trump’s New Nuclear Nightmare in Iran
David Corn, Mother Jones - March 12

US and allies clash with Russia and China at UN over Iran nuclear program
David Brunnstrom, Reuters - March 12

Israeli military says it targeted site used in Iran's nuclear programme
Ahmed ​Elimam, Reuters - March 12

Did B-2s Just Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Another Iranian Nuclear Site?
Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, The War Zone - March 12

How Iran’s deepest nuclear site could be the key to ending the war — and it could require boots on the ground
Ronny Reyes, New York Post - March 12

Fmr Iran Hostage to Newsmax: US Confronting Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Long Overdue
Solange Reyner, Newsmax - March 12

Ending Iran War Quickly Carries Big Risks for the U.S. and Allies
Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal - March 11

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman says war with Iran has been "effective"
Faris Tanyos, CBS News - March 11


EUROPE


Leonardo to launch Michelangelo air defense dome test in Ukraine
Tim Martin, Breaking Defense - March 12

As Starmer stumbles, Macron quietly boosts military ties with US
Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner - March 12

  Opinion & Commentary


Judith Levine: Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times
OPINION: The Guardian - March 12

Afshon Ostovar: The Dangers of a Weak Iran
OPINION: Foreign Affairs - March 12

Ankit Panda: Why a North Korean nuclear warship could become a liability for the regime
OPINION: NK News - March 12

Emma Claire Foley: The Iran War Will Probably Increase Nuclear Weapons Globally
OPINION: Jacobin - March 12

Mohammad Eslami: Plasma weapons and deterrence in the age of emerging military technologies
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - March 12

Hans Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight-Boyle: United States nuclear weapons, 2026
OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - March 12

Stavros Atlamazoglou: Could NATO Put Nuclear Weapons in Finland? It’s Not Impossible
OPINION: National Interest - March 12

Christian Orr: Nuclear-Armed Trump-Class Battleships Might Be in the U.S. Navy’s Future
OPINION: 19FortyFive - March 12

Peter Kuznick, Ivana Nikolić Hughes: Will Trump Break the Nuclear Taboo?
OPINION: CommonDreams - March 12

Farah Jan: A Blank Check for Israel and the War with Iran
OPINION: War on the Rocks - March 12

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro: Stand strong on Iran, Mr. President; real Republicans are with you
OPINION: Washington Times - March 12

John McLaughlin, Jim McLaughlin: Strong Majority Backs Trump in Stopping Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
OPINION: Newsmax - March 12


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