Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 24, 2017

Nuclear Roundup March 24, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Senators agree on Iran sanctions measure https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/24/senators-agree-on-iran-sanctions-measure/?utm_term=.42972e5c9049 United States Ernest J. Moniz Named New CEO of NTI http://www.nti.org/newsroom/news/ernest-j-moniz-named-new-ceo-nti/ MOX contractor pens response to NNSA criticism http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-03-23/mox-contractor-pens-response-nnsa-criticism Letter: Directing money to defense spending unwise http://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/03/24/letter-directing-money-defense-spending-unwise/99543306/ Battle against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is reborn https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/23/battle-against-yucca-mountain-nuclear-waste-dump-i/ International South Korea: North Ready for Nuclear Test http://www.voanews.com/a/south-korea-north-korea-ready-for-nuclear-test/3779973.html Trump confronts reality: U.S. has few options to block N. Korea’s nuclear program http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article140385728.html#storylink=cpy NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN IS STARVING HIS PEOPLE TO PAY FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS http://www.newsweek.com/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-starving-his-people-pay-nuclear-weapons-573015 UNSC condemns North Korea tests that contribute to nuclear weapons http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703240019.html N. Korea asks Russia to help reopen nuclear talks: RFA http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/03/24/0401000000AEN20170324003100315.html Gallucci: If we're going to rule out negotiations with North Korea, we have to be ready for war http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-gallucci-north-korea-icbm-missiles-tillerson-20170323-story.html RUSSIA'S NEW 'SATAN' NUCLEAR WEAPONS SYSTEM COULD WIPE OUT TEXAS OR FRANCE, BUT TESTING IS BEHIND SCHEDULE http://www.newsweek.com/russia-new-satan-nuclear-weapons-system-could-wipe-out-texas-france-573199 Understanding the US–Russia Nuclear Schism http://www.iiss.org/en/publications/survival/sections/2017-579b/survival--global-politics-and-strategy-april-may-2017-89ac/59-2-06-arbatov-3be5 U.S. Nuclear Warheads' Scary Modernization http://russiancouncil.ru/en/inner/?id_4=8832#top-content Photos: See Japan's nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-03-23/photos-see-japans-nuclear-legacy-fukushima-hiroshima Nuke watchdog critical as robot failures mount at Fukushima plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703240064.html Donald Trump Administration Backs India's Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Bid http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/donald-trump-administration-backs-indias-nuclear-suppliers-group-nsg-bid-1669994 Russia in talks to clinch Chinese approval for India’s NSG Entry http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/57800908.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst German CEO Has May's Ear on Brexit as Global Nuclear Hub at Risk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-24/german-ceo-has-may-s-ear-on-brexit-as-global-nuclear-hub-at-risk Nuclear Disarmament, Trump and the Nordic Countries http://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/nuclear-weapons/1030-nuclear-disarmament-trump-and-the-nordic-countries General Interest The growing threat of nuclear terrorism http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/23/nuclear-terrorism-a-real-threat/ Nuclear Weapons: The Most Overrated Weapon of War? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/nuclear-weapons-the-most-overrated-weapon-war-19877 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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