Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup February 13, 2017

Nuclear Roundup February 13, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal MAKE THE MOST OF THE BAD NUCLEAR DEAL http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Make-the-most-of-the-bad-nuclear-deal-481345 'It is in Trump's interest to keep the Iran deal alive' http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/trump-interest-iran-deal-alive-170212080547204.html IAEA Not Authorized to Leak Iran’s Info to US https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/59380/iaea-not-authorized-to-leak-iran-s-info-to-us United States Republicans Move to Strip Away Nuclear Test Ban Funding http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/13/republicans-move-to-strip-away-nuclear-test-ban-funding.html Bring Democracy to America's nuclear weapons http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/318942-bring-democracy-to-americas-nuclear-weapons What Trump Doesn’t Get About Nukes http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/trump-putin-call-nuclear-weapons-214768 White House leaks raise concerns about Trump’s nuclear arms policy https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-02-11/white-house-leaks-raise-concerns-about-trump-s-nuclear-arms-policy SOCOM Will Soon Lead the Pentagon’s Anti-WMD Efforts. Here’s What It Still Needs. http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/02/socom-will-soon-lead-pentagons-anti-wmd-efforts-heres-what-it-still-needs/135331/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Sachs: Trump and the Doomsday Clock https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/02/12/trump-and-doomsday-clock/1NQ1aEAzxTePCTrQbSSkUN/story.html Proposed NRC Rule: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2017-02885.pdf LANL safety program receives failing grade http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lanl-safety-program-receives-failing-grade/article_59edb6a7-b5d7-57f9-b4de-bcefac373487.html International New nuclear-capable missile test a success, North Korea says http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-nk-idUSKBN15R10O Trump Responds to North Korean Missile Launch With Uncharacteristic Restrain https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/us/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-missile.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170213&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0 China, Russia condemn North Korea's missile launch http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/12/asia/north-korea-missile-test-china/ North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/13/national/politics-diplomacy/north-korea-missile-test-delivers-early-challenge-trump-abe/#.WKHIqG8rLX4 Dealing with North Korea http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/north-korea-aggression-must-be-halted/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS The method behind Kim Jong Un’s ‘madness’ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/02/13/commentary/world-commentary/method-behind-kim-jong-uns-madness/#.WKHGE2_yvX4 General Interest Nuclear Arms, in ‘Very Wrong Hands’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/opinion/nuclear-arms-in-very-wrong-hands.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170213&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y Federal bill strengthens separation of science and politics http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/health_and_science/federal-bill-strengthens-separation-of-science-and-politics/article_f7560111-4090-53c0-880c-68f1dcccef9d.html How To Solve The Nuclear Waste Problem: Put It Back To Work http://www.abc2news.com/newsy/how-to-solve-the-nuclear-waste-problem-put-it-back-to-work 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.