Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 20, 2016

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Nuclear Roundup December 20, 2016

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Diplomats: UN has warned Iran about enrichment cap http://www.whig.com/article/20161219/AP/312199924# IAEA Statement on Director General’s visit to Iran https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-statement-on-director-generals-visit-to-iran With Trump Presidency Looming, Iranian Officials Vow to Accelerate Nuclear Propulsion, Ballistic Missile Programs https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/12/19/with-trump-presidency-looming-iranian-officials-vow-to-accelerate-nuclear-propulsion-ballistic-missile-systems/ Trump cannot unilaterally renegotiate JCPOA http://en.mehrnews.com/news/122088/Trump-cannot-unilaterally-renegotiate-JCPOA Iran’s nuclear program in better condition after N-deal http://en.mehrnews.com/news/122139/Iran-s-nuclear-program-in-better-condition-after-N-deal Relax: the Iran Nuclear Deal Is Doing Its Job http://nationalinterest.org/feature/relax-the-iran-nuclear-deal-doing-its-job-18790 United States What's the Department of Energy For? Monitoring Nuclear Weapons, Mostly https://www.inverse.com/article/25403-what-does-the-department-of-energy Last Call! Obama’s Final Actions on Nuclear Weapons http://blog.ucsusa.org/lisbeth-gronlund/last-call-obamas-final-actions-on-nuclear-weapons U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell Leads Call To Protect National Laboratory Employees From Blacklisting http://www.ladailypost.com/content/us-rep-eric-swalwell-leads-call-protect-national-laboratory-employees-blacklisting Text of Letter https://swalwell.house.gov/sites/swalwell.house.gov/files/wysiwyg_uploaded/Letter%20to%20Trump%20re%20DOE%20Nat%20Labs.pdf Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Comment on Sandia National Laboratories Contract Decision http://politicalnews.me/?id=42212 The U.S. Stockpile of Nuclear Weapons Defended by Military Dolphins http://ameriforce.net/u-s-stockpile-nuclear-weapons-defended-military-dolphins/ DOE: Borehole won't contain nuclear waste; RC company a finalist http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/doe-borehole-won-t-contain-nuclear-waste-rc-company-a/article_bc5564b2-899e-566f-b8a3-a32ce569a982.html International Experts: Pyongyang’s Nuclear Intentions Are Unclear https://news.usni.org/2016/12/19/experts-pyongyangs-nuclear-intentions-unclear Is North Korea's Nuclear Missile Sub Ready to Set Sail? http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a24381/north-korean-nuclear-missile-sub-update/ North Korean seismic event of May 2010 likely was earthquake, not nuclear test http://phys.org/news/2016-12-north-korean-seismic-event-earthquake.html WHY THE NORTH KOREA THREAT IS GREATLY EXAGGERATED http://www.newsweek.com/2016/12/30/north-korea-kim-jong-un-donald-trump-foreign-policy-533749.html US troops don gas masks in WMD exercise near N. Korea border http://www.stripes.com/news/us-troops-don-gas-masks-in-wmd-exercise-near-n-korea-border-1.445239 Undersea arms race: Seizure of U.S. drone shines spotlight on China’s nuclear submarine strategy http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/12/20/asia-pacific/undersea-arms-race-seizure-u-s-drone-shines-spotlight-chinas-nuclear-submarine-strategy/#.WFlKpfkrLic Gap emerges between gov't, private sector over fast reactor project http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20161220/p2a/00m/0na/017000c India Stokes Nuclear Weapon Concern in Bid for Atomic Cartel https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/india-stokes-nuclear-weapon-concern-in-bid-to-join-atomic-cartel Dangerous neighbors: German-Belgian nuclear agreement doesn't fix problem http://www.dw.com/en/dangerous-neighbors-german-belgian-nuclear-agreement-doesnt-fix-problem/a-36840437 General Interest To abolish nuclear weapons, strip away their handsome mask http://thebulletin.org/can-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-speed-their-abolition/abolish-nuclear-weapons-strip-away-their-handsome-mask Citizen Science Seismic Stations for Monitoring Regional and Local Events https://www.dropbox.com/s/oeq3t1gm2qx84ua/AGU%20Citizen%20Array.pdf?dl=0 Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. Receive this message as a forward? Subscribe to the Nuclear Roundup here.

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