Thursday, January 12, 2017

Bulletinof Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 12, 2017



Nuclear Roundup
January 12, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.
Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran nuclear deal is in the crosshairs and may not survive a Trump administration

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-nuclear-deal-is-in-the-crosshairs-and-may-not-survive-a-trump-administration/2017/01/11/b56313d4-d744-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html?utm_term=.b766377a6eeb

Tillerson Calls for 'Full Review' of Iran Nuclear Deal (Updated)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/tillerson-calls-for-full-review-of-iran-nuclear-deal-updated/article/2006246#!

Pompeo promises to continue monitoring Iran's nuclear deal compliance

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/pompeo-promises-to-continue-monitoring-irans-nuclear-deal-compliance/2017/01/12/7fedc0a4-d8e4-11e6-a0e6-d502d6751bc8_video.html

United States

Tillerson Rejects Trump's Past Calls for Nuclear Proliferation

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tillerson-rejects-trumps-past-calls-nuclear-proliferation/story?id=44718052

Tillerson differs with Trump on Japan, S Korea having nuclear capability

https://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/tillerson-differs-with-trump-on-japan-s-korea-having-nuclear-capability

America Cannot Afford Trump’s Nuclear Arms Race

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-jim-mcgovern/america-cannot-afford-tru_b_14115350.html

Biden warns Trump administration not to invest in nuclear buildup

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313910-biden-warns-trump-administration-not-to-invest-in-nuclear-buildup

VP Biden on Nuclear Security

http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/01/11/u.s.-vice-president-joe-biden-on-nuclear-security-event-5476

The U.S. Nuclear Triad Needs an Upgrade

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-nuclear-triad-needs-an-upgrade-1484179459

The F-35 may carry one of the US's most polarizing nuclear weapons sooner than expected

http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-b-61-nuclear-bomb-sooner-than-expected-2017-1

FACT SHEET: The Prague Nuclear Agenda

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/11/fact-sheet-prague-nuclear-agenda

DOE Secretary Moniz Announces Charles Curtis As 2016 Recipient Of Schlesinger Medal For Energy Security

http://www.ladailypost.com/content/doe-secretary-moniz-announces-charles-curtis-2016-recipient-schlesinger-medal-energy

International

North Korea’s ICBM not yet able to reach the U.S. mainland, South Korea says

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/12/asia-pacific/north-koreas-icbm-not-yet-able-reach-u-s-mainland-south-korea-says/#.WHeS0VUrIdU

US deploys radar in response to North Korea missile threat

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/politics/north-korea-icbm-us-radar-detection/

Josh Cohen: Point by point, Russia’s violations of Budapest Memorandum

https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/josh-cohen-point-point-russias-violations-budapest-memorandum.html

British nuclear weapons workers to go on strike over Atomic Weapons Establishment pensions dispute

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-nuclear-weapons-factory-workers-berkshire-go-on-strike-prospect-union-awe-atomic-weapons-a7523516.html

Solar power to rise from Chernobyl's nuclear ashes

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/12/solar-power-to-rise-from-chernobyls-nuclear-ashes

General Interest

ACA: The Government of the Marshall Islands and former Foreign Minister Tony de Brum Voted "2016 Arms Control Persons of the Year"

https://www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/press-release/2017-01-09/2016-Arms-Control-Persons-of-the-Year

The Challenges to the Ban Treaty

http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/the-challenges-to-the-ban-treaty-_4364.html

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