Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is pleased to announce that Jodi Lieberman’s “Nuclear Roundup” is now a featured column on the Bulletin’s website. The Roundup is an indispensable daily listing of nuclear-related news and reports, delivered to your inbox. If you are a current subscriber to the Nuclear Roundup, your service will not be interrupted. If you’d like to receive daily updates, please click here to sign up. The roundup will also appear regularly in the “Columnist” section of the Bulletin’s website. Lieberman is a nonproliferation analyst at Argonne National Laboratory. She has previously held positions at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the US Departments of State and Energy, where she focused on matters related to the International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear safety and security, safeguards, and bilateral nuclear cooperation. She has published and spoken on a range of nuclear issues, including implementation of 123 agreements for nuclear cooperation with other countries, the South African nuclear weapons program, and nuclear power in Eastern Europe. Lieberman holds a master degree in international relations from Columbia University. The Nuclear Roundup has become the go-to resource for keeping up-to-date with the latest writing on arms control, nonproliferation, nuclear terrorism, and nuclear safety. The Bulletin is proud to provide a new home for this important resource. United States Obama @ the UN: Nuclear Options http://allthingsnuclear.org/syoung/obama-the-un-nuclear-options Carter to Visit 4 States Next Week http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/948973/carter-to-visit-4-states-next-week International Does Israel really have 200 nuclear weapons, or was Colin Powell exaggerating? http://thebulletin.org/does-israel-really-have-200-nuclear-weapons-or-was-colin-powell-exaggerating9896 Radioactive material flown from Scotland to US http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37406068 A Shifting Asian Nuclear Order http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/shifting-asian-nuclear-order-17763 Report: https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/a-shifting-asian-nuclear-order/SR93_Asian-nukes.pdf Is It Time for Nuclear Sharing in East Asia? http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/is-it-time-for-nuclear-sharing-in-east-asia/ North Korea Tests Missile Engine, Possibly Intended for an ICBM http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/north-korea-tests-missile-engine-possibly-intended-for-an-icbm/ Heinonen: IAEA Should Lower Minimum Amounts of Fissile Material necessary for N. Korea to Build Bombs http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/09/20/0200000000AEN20160920000200315.html?input=msn UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says Will Seek Third Term http://www.voanews.com/a/reu-un-nuclear-watchdog-chief-says-will-seek-third-term/3516391.html EU’s ex-Soviet nuclear reactors’ decommissioning over-budget and behind schedule http://www.euractiv.com/section/science-policymaking/news/eus-ex-soviet-nuclear-reactors-decommissioning-over-budget-and-behind-schedule/ Kazakhstan starts construction of Low Enriched Uranium bank http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-120670.html General Interest Deutch: Term Limits for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Ratification? http://nationalinterest.org/feature/term-limits-the-comprehensive-test-ban-treaty-ratification-17761