Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Nuclear Roundup December 23, 2016

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Nuclear Roundup December 23, 2016

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Please note: The Nuclear Roundup will not be published the week of Monday, December 26the to Friday, December 30th. Iran Nuclear Deal Is the Iran nuclear deal already being violated? http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/56134461.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Heavy Water Loophole in the Iran Deal http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/heavy-water-loophole-in-the-iran-deal United States Sidney Drell, Who Advised US Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at 90 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/science/sidney-drell-dead.html Trump pledges to 'expand' U.S. nuclear capability http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-us-nuclear-capability-232920 Trump on nukes: 'Let it be an arms race' http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-nuclear-arms-race-russia-232944 Trump tells TV host he welcomes a new nuclear arms race http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-doubles-down-nuclear-weapons-morning-joe-let-it-be-an-arms-race-2016-12 Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Tweet, Translated and Explained http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/22/world/americas/trump-nuclear-tweet.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region Could Trump's Tweets Spark a Nuclear Arms Race? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/show-about-global-thermonuclear-war/511583/ 'Let it be an arms race': Trump's history of discussing nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trumps-history-of-discussing-nuclear-weapons/2016/12/22/63959e04-c895-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_video.html Krauthammer on Trump suggesting US must bolster Nuclear weapons arsenal http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/22/krauthammer-on-trump-suggesting-us-must-bolster-nuclear-weapons-arsenal.html Trump's nuclear tweet raises question of 'quid pro quo' for defense contractors http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/22/trump-nukes-tweet-boeing-commentary.html NNSA reaches milestone with cooperative agreements to accelerate domestic production of Mo99 http://www.yournuclearnews.com/nnsa+reaches+milestone+with+cooperative+agreements+to+accelerate+domestic+production+of+mo99_139170.html NNSA Highlights 2016 Successes in Stockpile Stewardship, Nuclear Security, Naval Propulsion and Enterprise Management https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-highlights-2016-successes-stockpile-stewardship-nuclear-security-naval NNSA 2016 Year in Review https://nnsa.energy.gov/content/2016-year-review Special Operations Command takes a lead role in countering weapons of mass destruction https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/12/23/special-operations-command-takes-a-new-lead-role-countering-weapons-of-mass-destruction/?utm_term=.19b90f1e7c79 APNewsBreak: New Mexico OKs Reopening Troubled Nuclear Dump http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/apnewsbreak-mexico-oks-reopening-troubled-nuclear-dump-44351895 International China 'closely following' Donald Trump comments on nuclear weapons policy http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/12/china_closely_following_trump.html Rudd warns North Korea about nuclear weapons http://www.skynews.com.au/news/politics/national/2016/12/22/rudd-warns-north-korea-about-nuclear-weapons.html General Interest U.S., Russia dominate nuclear weapons list http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/22/us-russia-dominate-nuclear-weapons-list/95768258/ It's Time To Revisit This Terrifying 1980s TV Movie On Nuclear War http://gothamist.com/2016/12/22/the_day_after_the_inauguration.php 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.