Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 18, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Trump keeps waiving nuclear sanctions on Iran, but imposes new penalties over missiles http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/17/iran-sanctions-trump-status-238507 Iran Nuclear Deal in Play as Hard-Line Candidate Gains on President https://www.wsj.com/articles/irans-presidential-election-a-referendum-on-the-nuclear-deal-1495031227 United States Updated View of Nuclear Weapons Is Called Vital For U.S. Security http://www.independentnews.com/news/updated-view Growing nuclear attack fears prompting action in California http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-attack-fears-california/ Inside the U.S. government’s plans to survive a nuclear war https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2017/05/18 A predictable nuclear accident at Hanford http://thebulletin.org/predictable-nuclear-accident-hanford10774 NNSA Hosts Bilateral Workshop on Radiation Measurement with Japan https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-hosts-bilateral-workshop-radiation-measurement-japan Only Option for Shielding America from North Korean Missiles https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/exclusive/asia/only-option International Why Do We Appease North Korea? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/opinion/why-do-we-appease-north-korea India has capability to make 2600 nuclear weapons: Pakistan http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-has-capability-to-make-2600-nuclear-weapons-pakistan/1/957190.html The town Chernobyl built: how former Soviet paradise Slavutych could save the nuclear industry http://www.wired.co.uk/article/slavutych-chernobyl-nuclear NATO and Partners to discuss Weapons of Mass Destruction Non-proliferation and Arms Control in Helsinki http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_143786.htm General Interest The man who helped prevent a nuclear crisis http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39252502 WannaCry: How Did the US’s Non-Proliferation Failure Become a “Global” Cyber Security Threat? https://thewire.in/137220/wannacry-cyber-security-threat-us-non-proliferation/ 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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