Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 27, 2017

Nuclear Roundup March 27, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Iran nuclear deal may ignite slow-motion Arab arms race http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/325637-iran-nuclear-deal-may-ignite-slow-motion-arab-arms-race IS THERE GOING TO BE A NUCLEAR ARMS RACE BECAUSE OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL? http://irannewsupdate.com/news/nuclear/3633-is-there-going-to-be-a-nuclear-arms-race-because-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.html United States X-Energy Steps Into The Ring With Its Advanced Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/03/27/x-energy-steps-into-the-ring-with-its-advanced-pebble-bed-modular-nuclear-reactor/#104a8c1f745d As Extra-Large Nuclear Projects Struggle, Nimble Creators Devise New Approaches https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2017/03/27/as-extra-large-nuclear-projects-struggle-nimble-creators-devise-new-approaches/#d5b77912719a MIT’s Nuclear Lab has an Unusual Plan to Jump-Start Advanced-Reactor Research https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603963/mits-nuclear-lab-has-an-unusual-plan-to-jump-start-advanced-reactor-research/ In a Jersey basement, teen scientist builds his own nuclear device http://www.philly.com/philly/health/New-Jersey-teen-nuclear-fusion-fusor-cinnaminson-Princeton-African-American-Go-Fund-Me.html National Park Service To Open Historical Atomic Bomb Sites http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/43661/20170325/national-park-service-open-historical-atomic-bomb-sites.htm International N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test next month: source http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2017/03/27 Australia warned of Pyongyang nuclear attack threat http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/australia-warned-of-north-korea-nuclear-threat-3ltm35xrd Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons? https://www.nknews.org/2017/03/will-north-korea-ever-abandon-nuclear-weapons/ The growing nuclear threat from North Korea http://theweek.com/articles/687815/growing-nuclear-threat-from-north-korea Case Study: Guilty Plea for Charge of Exporting Metallic Powder to Iran http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/case-study-guilty-plea-for-charge-of-exporting-metallic-powder-to-iran Forget North Korea: A Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Should Terrify You http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/forget-north-korea-nuclear-war-betweeen-india-pakistan-19901 Why a Rethink of India’s Nuclear Doctrine May be Necessary https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2017/03/27/why-a-rethink-of-india-no-first-use-nuclear-doctrine-may-be-necessary How Pakistan Is Planning to Fight a Nuclear War http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-pakistan-planning-fight-nuclear-war-19897 Denuclearization a pipe dream? UN holds talks to ban nukes, but major powers don't show up http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/global-reluctance-towards-nuclear-denuclearization-as-un-hold-talks.html Holgate/Wolfsthal: Cutting Funding to the IAEA Is a Horrible Idea http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/27/cutting-funding-to-the-iaea-is-a-horrible-idea-trump-budget-nuclear-iran/ Strengthening Global Nuclear Safety: CNS Review Meeting Convenes https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/strengthening-global-nuclear-safety-cns-review-meeting-convenes Preparing for Remediation of Uranium Legacy Sites in Tajikistan https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/preparing-for-remediation-of-uranium-legacy-sites-in-tajikistan General Interest Production of Plutonium Spacecraft Fuel Could Boom in Early 2020s http://www.space.com/36217-plutonium-238-nuclear-spacecraft-fuel-production.html 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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