AM Nukes Roundup – June 2 – Trump tells CNBC: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran negotiations are over

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June 2, 2026

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PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR

June 2: Anniversary of the Moscow Treaty (2002)

June 11: Anniversary of JFK's "A Strategy of Peace" Speech (1962)

June 12: Anniversary of Singapore Summit (2018)

June 12: Anniversary of Nuclear Freeze Rally/Rally for Disarmament in NYC (1982)

June 13: Anniversary of withdrawal from ABM Treaty (2002)

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NEWS CLIPS

US MISSLE DEFENSE

 

Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome

Sandra Erwin, Space News - June 1

 

Lockheed Martin opens massive ‘Costco-sized’ missile plant in north Alabama

Scott Turner, AL.com - June 1

 

IRAN

 

Trump tells CNBC: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran negotiations are over

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC - June 1

 

Trump Says U.S., Iran Close to Deal

Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Today - June 1

 

Trump Sends Tougher Iran Proposal Back to Tehran, Demands Stricter Nuclear, Hormuz Terms

Joshua Klein, Breitbart - May 31

 

EUROPE

 

Norway becomes ninth country to sign up for French nuclear deterrence as trust in US falters

Linus Höller, Defense News - June 1

 

Another NATO ally signs onto European nuclear umbrella as continent boosts self-defense

Morgan Phillips, Fox News - June 1

 

ASIA-PACIFIC

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Vows to Keep Nuclear-Free Stance

Ainsley Thomson, Bloomberg - June 1

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

2026 NPT Review Conference Stymied by Disputes

Libby Flatoff, Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Today - June 1

 

OPINION & COMMENTARY

Kenneth Roth: Trump had no plan B for Iran. It shows

OPINION: The Guardian - June 1

 

William Becker: The world can’t bomb its way to nuclear disarmament

OPINION: The Hill - June 1

 

Sibylle Bauer, Wu Chunsi: China-Europe cooperation on arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation: options and opportunities

OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - June 1

 

Simon Ford-Coron: Cross-cultural dialogue: How Europe and China can collaborate to improve strategic stability

OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - June 1

 

Ana Palacio: Europe’s Nuclear Options

OPINION: Project Syndicate - June 1

 

Kyle Balzer, Robert Peters: Reintroduce nuclear weapons to the Pacific to reduce the chances of war with China

OPINION: Breaking Defense - June 1

 

Anik Joshi: The Recipe for an Iran Nuclear Deal Hasn’t Changed

OPINION: The American Conservative - June 1

 

Tony Perkins: Can the World Live with a Nuclear Iran?

OPINION: Newsmax - June 1

 

WEEKLY DIGEST: CHINA

CHINA NON-NUCLEAR

 

Growing US reliance on Chinese biotechs prompts national security fears

Patrick Temple-West, Financial Times - June 1

 

Exclusive: Trump ‘personally called for China’s help’ to end Ukraine war in summit with X

Dewey Sim, South China Morning Post - June 1

 

Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Comes to U.S. With a Message Straight Out of Beijing

Lingling Wei, Yoko Kubota, Joyu Wang, Wall Street Journal - May 31

 

Following Trump’s China visit, Hegseth calls for ‘quiet’ defense plan in Asia

Rebecca Tan, Lyric Li, Washington Post - May 30

 

Trump call with Taiwanese president on hold

Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Brennan, Sara Cook, Olivia Gazis, Eleanor Watson, CBS News - May 30

 

Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming

Rae Wee, Jun Yuan Yong, Reuters - May 30

 

Exclusive: The art of the deal: how Beijing pushed Trump to ‘arrest’ the trend on Taiwan arms sales

Dewey Sim, South China Morning Post - May 29

 

The world comes to Xi Jinping

Edward White, Joe Leahy, Haosiang Ko, Financial Times - May 28

 

CHINA NON-NUCLEAR OPINION

 

Rosemary Foot: China’s bounded ambition as a multilateral architect

OPINION: East Asia Forum - June 1

 

Jeremy Daum: What the 1980s ‘Japan Panic’ Tells Us About Today’s ‘China Threat’

OPINION: The Diplomat - May 29

 

Manuel Galileo: China’s weaving of a web of ties makes it a diplomatic superpower

OPINION: South China Morning Post - May 27

 

Hao Nan: The 4 trilateral frameworks defining northeast Asia’s future

OPINION: South China Morning Post - May 27

 

Eric Olander: The View from Everywhere Else: how the Global South is Reading the Beijing Summits

PODCAST: The Diplomat - May 26

 

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