Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 16, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 16, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal John Kerry among Obama-era officials reuniting to defend Iran nuclear deal from Trump http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-nuclear-deal-john-kerry-unite-trump-threat-a7737696.html France’s new govt. fully respects Iran nuclear deal http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125377/France-s-new-govt-fully-respects-Iran-nuclear-deal United States Is the US prepared for a nuclear EMP to shut down New York City? http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/333377-is-the-us-prepared-for-a-nuclear-emp-to-shut-down-new-york-city Harry S. Truman’s grandson speaks out against nuclear weapons https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-12/president-truman-s-grandson-speaks-out-against-nuclear-weapons Why America's Mighty Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers Are Almost Unstoppable http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-americas-mighty-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carriers-are-20673 Why the U.S. Is Right to Invest in Nuclear Weapons http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/12/why-the-us-is-right-to-invest-in-nuclear-weapons-215132 Tempers flare over safety of Rocky Flats former nuclear weapons site; will soon be open to public http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/tempers-flare-over-safety-of-rocky-flats-former-nuclear-weapons-site-will-soon-be-open-to-public Digging Into The History Of Hanford's Radioactive Waste Tunnels http://kuow.org/post/digging-history-hanfords-radioactive-waste-tunnels Welcome to Nuketown USA: A look at the company town of the Hanford site http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/14/welcome-to-nuketown-usa-a-look-at-the-company-town/ NNSA Awards NNSS Site Management & Operating Contract To Mission Support And Test Services, LLC http://www.ladailypost.com/content/nnsa-awards-nnss-site-management-operating-contract-mission-support-and-test-services-llc Obituary: Kenneth Earl Baker http://www.fredericksburg.com/obituaries/kenneth-earl-baker International North Korea says missile could carry large nuclear warhead http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/14/asia/north-korea-missile-test-russia-japan/ South Korea, US firm up policy to persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-firm-up-policy-to-persuade-north-korea-to-give-up-nuclear-weapons Putin warns against 'intimidating' North Korea after latest missile launch http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/europe/north-korea-putin-russia-missile/ North Korean nuclear program can't be stopped with weapons, says Siegfried Hecker http://thebulletin.org/north-korean-nuclear-program-cant-be-stopped-weapons-says-siegfried-hecker10769 Can North Korea Attack Guam with a Nuclear Weapon? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/can-north-korea-attack-guam-nuclear-weapon-20674 Assessing China’s Leadership in the North Korean Crisis http://38north.org/2017/05/cfreeman051217/ The North Korea threat will only get worse. Here's what Trump must do now http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/15/north-korea-threat-will-only-get-worse-heres-what-trump-must-do-now.html Korean conflict: What’s happening, and what could happen next http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/korean-conflict-explainer-intermediate-range-missile-test/article34718877/ When will North Korean missiles be able to reach the US? Satellite images offer clues https://qz.com/981752/our-view-of-the-north-korean-nuclear-stand-off-is-clearer-than-ever-thanks-to-space-business/ 5 Weapons Japan Desperately Needs to Fight North Korea http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/5-weapons-japan-desperately-needs-fight-north-korea-20637 Time for a Nuclear Intervention With Japan https://www.wsj.com/articles/time-for-a-nuclear-intervention-with-japan-1494866950 The Russian Stealth Submarine No Nation Wants to Fight (Especially America) http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-russian-stealth-submarine-no-nation-wants-fight-20661 'Nuclear weapons convoy' breaks down on M40 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/15288510 General Interest Time to stop confusing nuclear weapons with nuclear power http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/333329-time-to-stop-confusing-nuclear-weapons-with-nuclear We’re Edging Closer To Nuclear War https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/were-edging-closer-to-nuclear-war/ And Then You’re Dead book extract: What would happen if you lived in a nuclear winter http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/and-then-youre-dead-book-extract-what-would-happen-if-you-lived-in-a-nuclear-winter/news-story/db28d36b88f7e19a834d29bd7723e9bf In 1983, a Wargame Nearly Led to Nuclear War http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a26517/able-archer-83-nuclear-attack/ How to watch a declassified nuclear test film like a weapons physicist https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/15633380/nuclear-test-film-declassified-weapons-physicist-watch A physicist says blowing up nuclear weapons in the ocean to trigger tsunamis 'would be completely stupid' http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-mole-missile-nukes-science-debunked-2017-5 Coatings for nuclear fuel to prevent explosions in reactors https://phys.org/news/2017-05-coatings-nuclear-fuel-explosions-reactors.html Energy and Water Development: FY2017 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R44442.pdf Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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