Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 11, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 11, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond http://carnegieeurope.eu/2017/05/05/europe-and-iran-nuclear-deal-and-beyond-pub-69885 Dealing With north Korea- The Iranian Lesson http://acdemocracy.org/dealing-with-north-korea-the-iranian-lesson/ United States CIA creates mission center focused on North Korea's nuclear threat http://theweek.com/speedreads/698192/cia-creates-mission-center-focused-north-koreas-nuclear-threat Pentagon Wrestling with Closed Nuke C3 in the Cloud-Computing Era https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/pentagon-wrestling-closed-nuke-c3-cloud-computing-era#.WRMn96azkSA.twitter Bring Back the Nuclear Tomahawks https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017-05/bring-back-nuclear-tomahawks Energy Department to Investigate Collapse at Hanford Nuclear Site http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/energy-department-investigate-collapse-hanford-nuclear-site-n757686 Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about Hanford nuclear site http://komonews.com/news/local/tunnel-collapse-renews-safety-concerns-about-nuclear-site State takes legal action against U.S. government after Hanford nuclear site tunnel collapses http://q13fox.com/2017/05/10/state-takes-legal-action-against-u-s-government-after-hanford-nuclear-site-tunnel-collapses/ State demands answers about Hanford radioactive tunnel breach http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article149695314.html What Is Actually In That Caved-In Tunnel At Hanford? http://klcc.org/post/what-actually-caved-tunnel-hanford Hanford Accident Reminds Us of the Staggering Cost of America’s Nuclear Waste http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/05/11/Hanford-Accident-Reminds-Us-Staggering-Cost-America-s-Nuclear-Waste Nuclear Waste From the Cold War Is Being Stored in Unsafe Conditions. Time to Fix the Problem is Running Out http://time.com/4775268/tunnel-collapse-nuclear-waste-hanford/ U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry Praises National Laboratories During Los Alamos Visit http://www.ladailypost.com/content/us-energy-secretary-rick-perry-praises-national-laboratories-during-los-alamos-visit The Latest: US Energy Secretary Touts Nuclear Power https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-05-10/the-latest-us-energy-secretary-touts-nuclear-power Nuclear firms enrich city, state http://www.oakridger.com/news/20170510/nuclear-firms-enrich-city-state Inside Arizona's Only Nuclear Power Plant https://news.azpm.org/p/news-splash/2017/5/10/110289-inside-arizonas-only-nuclear-power-plant/ International Analyst: U.S., North Korea must negotiate before next nuclear test http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/05/11/Analyst-US-North-Korea-must-negotiate-before-next-nuclear-test/9931494508032/ South Korea urges 'parallel' talks and sanctions to rein in North Korea http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN1870G1 No Time for Friction With South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/opinion Trump, New South Korean President Agree to Cooperate Against North Korean Nuclear Threat https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-trump-south-korea-president-cooperate-north-korea-nuclear-threat/3846268.html NORTH KOREA PREPARING SIXTH NUCLEAR TEST, WON’T WAIT FOR U.S. TO STRIKE FIRST, AMBASSADOR WARNS http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-nuclear-test-us-strike-first-606985 North Korea’s ICBMs Have ‘Important Shortfalls,’ Pentagon Says https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-10 Going Under Cover: Enhanced Concealment Effort Noted at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site http://38north.org/2017/05/punggyeri051017/ THAAD deployment to turn region into nuclear battlefield: North Korea http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/05/10/521409/north-south-korea-thaad-satellite Experts downplay North Korea ambassador comments http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/09/experts-downplay-north-korea-ambassador-comments.html North Korea is more rational than you think https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/9/15516278/north-korea-more-rational-than-you-think German uranium for US nuclear weapons? https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/uran-usa-deutschland-101.html 19 Years Ago Today, India Conducted Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests & Declared Itself A Nuclear Power http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/19-years-ago-today-india-conducted-pokhran-ii-nuclear-tests-declared-itself-a-nuclear-power-321400.html India's second nuclear test: 'Pokhran-II' on 11th May, 1998 http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/indias-second-nuclear-test-pokhran-ii-on-11th-may-1998-15458 The European Union and weapons of mass destruction: A follow-on to the global strategy? https://www.sipri.org/publications/2017/eu-non-proliferation-papers/european-union-and-weapons-mass-destruction A Strategy for (Modestly Increasing the Chance of) Saving the INF Treaty https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/strategy-modestly-increasing-chance-saving-inf-treaty Supporting the Safe, Secure, Peaceful and Sustainable Uses of Nuclear Energy https://vienna.usmission.gov/supporting-safe-secure-peaceful-sustainable-uses-nuclear-energy/ Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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