Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 24, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 24, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Iran's president criticizes US after Trump's sharp words http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article151907517.html The Trump administration's Iran policy is dangerous and flawed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/23/trump-administrations-iran-policy-dangerous-flawed United States NNSA Releases FY18 Presidential Budget Request https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/fy18-presidential-budget-request-nnsa-released Trump budget plan boosts funding for N.M. national labs http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/trump-budget-plan-boosts-funding-for-n-m-national-labs/article_e56ebdbe-784e-5185-85a5-16261a79ec7b.html Trump budget terminates funding for Aiken County MOX project http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/trump-budget-terminates-funding-for-aiken-county-mox-project/article_31e8c77a-3fd5-11e7-aa10-d77b9256e7fa.html Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘madman with nuclear weapons,’ according to transcript of Duterte call https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-calls-kim-jong-un-a-madman-with-nuclear-weapons-according-to-transcript-of-duterte-call/ Democrats Warn Trump Against Pre-emptive Attack on North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/world/asia/congress-trump-kim-north-korea-nuclear-direct-talks.html North Korea on 'inevitable' path to nuclear ICBM: US http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/north-korea-inevitable-path-nuclear-icbm-170524001117049.html Dan Coats: Ukraine, Libya taught other countries to seek nuclear weapons http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dan-coats-ukraine-libya-taught-other-countries-to-seek-nuclear-weapons/article/2623911 Full Testimonies: Coates and Stewart https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/17-05-23-worldwide-threats Could U.S. Nuclear Weapons Be Hacked? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/could-us-nuclear-weapons-be-hacked-20814 Trump looks to Marine to beef up Energy Department's legal muscle http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-looks-to-marine-to-beef-up-energy-departments-legal-muscle/article/2623984 New nominee for DOD legislative affairs https://insidedefense.com/insider/new-nominee-dod-legislative-affairs What It Took to Demolish the Most Infamous Room at the Hanford Nuclear Site http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanford-site-mcclusky-room-radioactive-nuclear-demolition International IAEA Library adopts international code to facilitate Member States’ access to its collection https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-library-adopts-international-code-to-facilitate-member-states-access-to-its-collection-0 US may have to accept nuclear-armed North Korea as military strike too risky, says US admiral http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2095501/military-strike-too-risky-solve-north-korea-nuclear Why Trump making North Korea his “first priority” isn’t a good thing https://www.nknews.org/2017/05/why-trump-making-north-korea-his-first-priority-isnt-a-good-thing/ North Korea's Nuclear Desire http://www.jurist.org/hotline/2017/05/James-Rudolph-north-korea-nukes.php Asia opts for a replay of cold war nuclear deterrence https://www.ft.com/content/df52ff9a-4064-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58 Russian Navy to get seven advanced nuclear submarines by 2021 http://tass.com/defense/947326 Hibakusha hail draft of latest move to outlaw nuclear weapons http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201705240052.html Hey, NATO, Let’s Move Those 50 US Thermonuclear Weapons Out of Turkey http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/05/dear-nato-get-those-50-us-thermonuclear-weapons-out-turkey/138113/ IAEA course helps radiation protection officers create national training programmes https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-course-helps-radiation-protection-officers-create-national-training-programmes General Interest Nuclear developers stumble over technology and financing https://www.ft.com/content/a4402d18-3567-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3 Nuclear War Without a War http://newsweekme.com/nuclear-war-without-war/ 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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