Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 16, 2016

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Nuclear Roundup December 16, 2016

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal U.N. nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran on Sunday http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-visit-idUSKBN14527E Iran sanctions extended, but without Obama’s signature https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-sanctions-extended-but-without-obamas-signature/2016/12/15/33eaa664-c2db-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html?utm_term=.dffdfde262b4 United States The Conservative Case for Nuclear Energy http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443120/conservative-case-nuclear-energy Donald Trump’s energy program needs a middle ground — nuclear power http://www.salon.com/2016/12/16/donald-trump-should-embrace-nuclear-power-before-we-start-to-try-to-sell-off-all-the-public-lands-for-drilling/ Trump, nuclear weapon realist, can correct Obama's idealistic blunders http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/310535-trump-nuclear-weapon-realist-can-correct-obamas Trump Should Change U.S. Policy On Nuclear Weapons http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/trump-should-change-u-s-policy-on-nuclear-weapons/ The Air Force Is Hopeful on Trump's Nuclear-Weapons Plan http://www.defensenews.com/articles/the-air-force-is-unworried-by-trumps-fickle-nuclear-weapons-talk Feds: No ‘show-stoppers’ found in nuke readiness review http://www.salon.com/2016/12/16/feds-no-show-stoppers-found-in-nuke-readiness-review/ $2.6B Contract Awarded for Sandia National Labs Management http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/26b-contract-awarded-sandia-national-labs-management-44242644 Spent nuclear fuel dropped in Savannah River Site's L Basin http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/spent-nuclear-fuel-dropped-in-savannah-river-site-s-l/article_665203ca-c30a-11e6-b626-abdc57e459b5.html International Russia to 'expand mobile nuclear missile patrols' near European borders to respond to Nato 'threats' in 2017 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-nuclear-missile-patrols-europe-nato-tensions-exercises-ukraine-sanctions-crimea-a7478966.html Assessing the ban treaty from Ukraine http://thebulletin.org/can-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-speed-their-abolition/assessing-ban-treaty-ukraine Commentary: The future of nuclear security in Southeast Asia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commentary-the-future-of-nuclear-security-in-southeast-asia/3353314.html China should seek nuclear stability, not disarmament utopia http://thebulletin.org/nuclear-order-what-role-china/china-should-seek-nuclear-stability-not-disarmament-utopia First to use or not to use first: A curious case of Indian nuclear doctrine http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/310633-first-to-use-or-not-to-use-first-a-curious-case-of-indian The Indo-Japanese nuclear deal http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/16-Dec-16/the-indo-japanese-nuclear-deal UN: Threat of a hacking attack on nuclear plants is growing https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-threat-of-a-hacking-attack-on-nuclear-plants-is-growing/2016/12/15/745d6f3a-c329-11e6-92e8-c07f4f671da4_story.html?utm_term=.504e85113389 Security Council underlines need to halt proliferation of weapons of mass destruction http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55812#.WFPwYFUrIdU General Interest Reflections on the IAEA Nuclear Security Conference: More Participants, Less Focus http://allthingsnuclear.org/elyman/reflections-on-the-iaea-nuclear-security-conference-more-participants-less-focus If nuclear war broke out where's the safest place on Earth? https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/dec/16/if-nuclear-war-broke-out-wheres-the-safest-place-on-earth Economist Found a Higher Calling: Saving the World From Nuclear War http://www.wsj.com/articles/economist-found-a-higher-calling-saving-the-world-from-nuclear-war-1481900404 Toward safer, long-life nuclear reactors—metal design could raise radiation resistance by 100 times http://phys.org/news/2016-12-safer-long-life-nuclear-reactorsmetal-resistance.html