Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup April 5, 2017

Nuclear Roundup April 5, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. United States The Future of the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-future-the-us-nuclear-deterrent-20020 STRATCOM issues guidance for anti-drone measures near nuclear sites http://www.defensenews.com/articles/stratcom-issues-guidance-for-anti-drone-measures-near-nuclear-sites Strategic Deterrence More Than Nuclear, Stratcom Commander Says https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1140561/strategic-deterrence-more-than-nuclear-stratcom-commander-says New Nuclear C2 Should Be Distributed & Multi-Domain: STRATCOM Deputy http://breakingdefense.com/2017/04/new-nuclear-c2-should-be-distributed-multi-domain-stratcom-deputy/ Don’t Let the Pentagon Monopolize Nuclear Policy http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/04/dont-let-pentagon-monopolize-nuclear-policy/136676/?oref=defenseone_today_nl UPPI LEU Walk Advances The Medical Isotope Transition Update http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uppi-leu-walk-advances-medical-100000326.html International North Korean missile fired ahead of US-China summit http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39499007 In departure from Trump, US general says China must be part of North Korea solution http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politics/trump-north-korea-china/ North Korea's nuclear blackmail: Trump, make sanctions work again http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/326974-trump-make-north-korea-sanctions-work-again Americans hold very negative views of North Korea amid nuclear tensions http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/05/americans-hold-very-negative-views-of-north-korea-amid-nuclear-tensions/ Will North Korea fire a missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland? Probably. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/05/will-north-korea-fire-a-missile-capable-of-hitting-the-u-s-mainland-probably/?utm_term=.331bf880d23b US nuclear commander says Washington must respond to Russia's treaty violation http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-nuclear-commander-says-washington-must-respond-to-russias-treaty-violation/article/2619309 Russia launches most powerful nuclear attack submarine yet http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-nuclear-attack-submarine-yasen-class-tass-kalibr-cruise-missiles-east-europe-severodvinsk-a7667511.html Saudi-Iranian rivalry fuels potential nuclear race http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saudi-iranian-rivalry-fuels-potential-nuclear-race_us_58e4dc7fe4b09dbd42f3dbf7 No clarity on China, but India makes friends in Nuclear Suppliers Group http://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/no-clarity-on-china-but-india-makes-friends-in-nuclear-suppliers-group/58019575 General Interest The Dirty Bomb Threat https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2017-04-04/dirty-bomb-threat Visit the Nuclear Bunkers That House a Million People in Beijing https://www.wired.com/2017/04/antonio-faccilongo-atomic-rooms/ Will a New UN Treaty Transform Nuclear and International Affairs? https://thewire.in/120976/will-new-un-nuclear-treaty-transform-nuclear-international-affairs/ 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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