Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 6, 2017

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Nuclear Roundup January 6, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Kerry praises nuclear agreement with Iran in his departure memo http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/01/06/505071/Kerry-hails-nuclear-agreement-with-Iran Russia will host meeting on JCPOA achievements in New York http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/01/06/505069/Iran-Russia-P51-UN-New-York-Mehdi-Sanaei-Anton-V-Khlopkov Top Republican Senator Says Tearing Up Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Not Going To Happen’ http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/359260/top-republican-senator-says-tearing-up-iran-nuclear-deal-not-going-to-happe/ Will Trump Repeal Iran Nuclear Deal? Majority Of Americans Oppose Withdrawing From Obama's Foreign Policy Plan http://www.ibtimes.com/will-trump-repeal-iran-nuclear-deal-majority-americans-oppose-withdrawing-obamas-2470403 United States Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/01/266480.htm U.S. Department of Energy: Cabinet Exit Memo https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Department%20of%20Energy%20Cabinet%20Exit%20Memo.pdf Trump's Nuclear Tweets http://www.weeklystandard.com/trumps-nuclear-tweets/article/2006167 More Nukes? Bad Idea https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-05/more-nukes-bad-idea Trump's loose nukes talk: Our view http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/05/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-obama-mattis-editorials-debates/95927136/ Trump reinforced U.S. ‘umbrella’: Opposing view http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/05/donald-trump-nuclear-umbrella-russia-china-editorials-debates/96209072/ Exclusive: U.S. plans to name nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-france-nuclear-idUSKBN14P2NG Nuclear lab eases troubled past with good federal review http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/ap/national/article_e40cb399-1470-5e67-ab36-9cded48a1303.html Sen. Alexander meets with Trump cabinet nominees http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Sen-Alexander--409825065.html NNSA and inter-agency partners conduct radiological counterterrorism tabletop exercise https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-and-inter-agency-partners-conduct-radiological-counterterrorism-tabletop-exercise International The real German submarine scandal http://thebulletin.org/real-german-submarine-scandal10358 Israeli Satellite Imagery Shows Russian Nuclear-Capable Missiles in Syria http://www.defensenews.com/articles/israeli-satellite-imagary-shows-russian-nuclear-capable-missiles-in-syria Nuclear, missile tests show 'qualitative' improvement in North Korea capabilities: U.S. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-japan-southkorea-idUSKBN14Q00R How to Stop a Nuclear Missile https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/north-korea-nuclear-missiles/512240/ Carter: U.S. improving 'nuclear, conventional deterrent capabilities' to cope with N.K. threats http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/01/06/65/0401000000AEN20170106000500315F.html India’s NSG Membership will Damage Nonproliferation Efforts http://tribune.com.pk/story/1284264/indias-nsg-membership-will-damage-non-proliferation-efforts/ Declassified: How India Tracked Pakistan’s Development of a Nuclear Device http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/declassified-how-india-tracked-pakistans-development-of-a-nuclear-device/ Niigata governor tells TEPCO nuclear plant to stay shut https://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/niigata-governor-tells-tepco-nuclear-plant-to-stay-shut Labour chiefs urge voters to ignore Jeremy Corbyn's nuclear views ahead of Copeland by-election http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/labour-chiefs-tell-voters-ignore-9570679 General Interest Bill Perry Is Terrified. Why Aren’t You? http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/william-perry-nuclear-weapons-proliferation-214604 Jeremy Stone, Who Influenced Arms Control During Cold War, Dies at 81 http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/us/jeremy-stone-mathematician-nuclear-arms-control-cold-war-dead.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170105&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y EDITORIAL: Progress toward a nuclear-free world must keep moving forward http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201701060034.html Putin and Trump: How to Make Nonproliferation a Priority in 2017 http://hudson.org/research/13207-putin-and-trump-how-to-make-nonproliferation-a-priority-in-2017 The Case for a Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/the-case-for-a-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons_4350.html Death Star: Ultimate weapon of mass destruction http://thebulletin.org/death-star-ultimate-weapon-mass-destruction10359 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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