Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 9, 2017

Nuclear Roundup January 9, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Iran, Trump, and the nuclear deal in 2017 http://www.arabianbusiness.com/iran-trump-and-nuclear-deal-in-2017-658806.html AP Exclusive: Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch https://www.yahoo.com/news/diplomats-world-powers-ok-natural-uranium-shipment-iran-132551463.html United States U.S. used Cold War-era statute to prosecute Taiwanese American nuclear engineer https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-used-cold-war-era-statute-to-prosecute-chinese-american-nuclear-engineer/2017/01/06/6842e878-c6c2-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html?utm_term=.cbafd844213e Barack Obama urged to take nuclear weapons off high alert to stop Donald Trump 'blowing up planet' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-barack-obama-urged-high-alert-a7513971.html Trump, the Banks, and the Bomb http://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/01/08/trump-banks-and-bomb Nuclear weapons race could weaken US security http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-01/09/content_27902053.htm State to fine feds $100M again due to missed plutonium goal at Savannah River Site http://www.postandcourier.com/news/state-to-fine-feds-m-again-due-to-missed-plutonium/article_8568279c-d392-11e6-89d2-873e82a2e207.html US energy boss lauds opening of nuke repository http://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2017-01-09/apnewsbreak-us-energy-boss-lauds-opening-of-nuke-repository International New Interactive: World Nuclear Power Reactor Construction, 1951-2017: http://thebulletin.org/global-nuclear-power-database North Korea sends message to Trump amid threat to fire missile 'at any time' http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/09/asia/north-korea-trump-nuclear-missile/ Surface Disturbances at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Another Indicator of Nuclear Testing? http://38north.org/2017/01/fpabiandcoblentz010617/ North Korea Is Too Nuclear To Fail http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-too-nuclear-fail-18968 To Confront North Korea, talk first and get tough later https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/to-confront-north-korea-talk-first-and-get-tough-later/2017/01/06/9334aee4-d451-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.085f3aabe1ac A New Start on North Korea http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-l-phillips/a-new-start-on-north-kore_b_14042056.html Pakistan fires 'first submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile' http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-missiles-idUSKBN14T1EL Workers at nuclear sites to be balloted http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38555682 General Interest Does deep de-carbonization require nuclear power? http://thebulletin.org/press-release/does-deep-de-carbonization-require-nuclear-power10388 In 1956, Russia Almost Launched a Nuclear War against Britain, France and Israel http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/1956-russia-almost-launched-nuclear-war-against-britain-18978 Guest columnist: Nuclear politics shouldn’t lead to nuclear weapons http://www.citizen-times.com/story/opinion/2017/01/09/guest-columnist-nuclear-politics-lead-nuclear-weapons/96335940/ 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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