Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup 1/3/2017

Nuclear Roundup January 3, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Top Scientists Urge Trump to Abide by Iran Nuclear Deal http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/science/top-scientists-letter-trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170103&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y Text of Letter https://static01.nyt.com/packages/pdf/science/03ScientistsLetter.pdf Mogherini renews support for nuclear deal in New Year http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/409701/Mogherini-renews-support-for-nuclear-deal-in-New-Year Iran nuclear deal powers to meet January 10 https://sports.yahoo.com/news/iran-nuclear-deal-powers-meet-january-10-111806333.html A Tally of Iran Sanctions Relief Includes More Than $10 Billion in Cash, Gold http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-tally-of-iran-sanctions-relief-includes-more-than-10-billion-in-cash-gold-1483112751 United States 2016 -- The Year In Nuclear http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/01/03/2016-the-year-in-nuclear/#14ce01747cc9 Why Tillerson and Perry may fuel the uranium, nuclear sectors http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/312392-why-tillerson-and-perry-may-fuel-the-uranium-nuclear U.S. Tests Upgraded Nuclear-Armed, Submarine-Launched Trident II D5 Missiles http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-tests-upgraded-nuclear-armed-submarine-launched-trident-18920 Air Force B-2 to Get New Digital Nuclear Weapons & Air-Ground Missiles http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1641631-most-read-2016-attack-missions-in-b-2-bomber Will America’s Nuclear Weapons Always Be Safe From Hackers? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/12/hacking-into-future-nuclear-weapons-the-us-militarys-next-worry/511904/ An Open Letter To The U.S. Energy Secretary Nominee http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/An-Open-Letter-To-The-US-Energy-Secretary-Nominee.html Savannah River Site veteran named to WIPP leadership position http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/savannah-river-site-veteran-named-to-wipp-leadership-position/article_0b36447c-cec9-11e6-8479-630903cd6551.html WE NEED TO TALK: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY https://warontherocks.com/2017/01/we-need-to-talk-the-past-present-and-future-of-u-s-nuclear-weapons-policy/ Policy Roundtable 1-4 on U.S. Nuclear Policy https://issforum.org/roundtables/policy/1-4-nuclear No, the U.S. Doesn’t Need to Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/nuclear-weapons-expansion-backtalk-214571 International USA vs. Russia: If There Is War, Who Has The Stronger Military, Most Nuclear Weapons? http://www.ibtimes.com/usa-vs-russia-if-there-war-who-has-stronger-military-most-nuclear-weapons-2468016 North Korea plans to push nuclear weapons in 2017 http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-27/north-korea-plans-push-nuclear-weapons-2017 As Trump and North Korea’s Kim spar, China poses as the responsible actor https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/03/as-trump-and-north-koreas-kim-spar-china-poses-as-the-responsible-actor/?utm_term=.4e7e54ef9c3a North Korea’s claim on ICBM test plausible: experts http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14M0PW Russia to Launch 2 Nuclear Subs in 2017 http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/russia-to-launch-2-nuclear-subs-in-2017/ General Interest The State of Nuclear Arms Control http://www.wnyc.org/story/nuclear/ How America Almost Built the Scariest of Weapons: A Nuclear-Powered Tank http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-america-almost-built-the-scariest-weapons-nuclear-18918 The U.S. Department of Energy – A Policy and Operational Enigma http://securitydebrief.com/2017/01/02/the-u-s-department-of-energy-a-policy-and-operational-enigma/ 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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