Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 25, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 25, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Senate Panel Backs Bill to Authorize New Sanctions on Iran https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-05-25/senate-panel-oks-new-sanctions-on-iran-nuclear-deal-remains Senators Applaud Committee Passage of Comprehensive Bill to Hold Iran Accountable https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/senators-applaud-committee-passage-of-comprehensive-bill-to-hold-iran-accountable Kerry Takes to Twitter to Urge Against New Iran Sanctions Bill http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/kerry-takes-twitter-urge-against-new-iran-sanctions-bill AP FACT CHECK: Trump's theory about Iran's collapse http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article152540534.html United States Trump administration risks Reagan’s legacy on nuclear disarmament http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/334975-trump-administration-betrays-reagans-legacy-on-nuclear-disarmament U.S. Prepares to Confront Nuclear Ban Treaty With Smart Bombs http://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/armaments/nuclear-weapons/1163-u-s-prepares-to-confront-nuclear-ban-treaty-with-smart-bombs Trump reveals location of 2 nuclear submarines to Philippines' president http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-fg-trump-philippines-20170524-story.html Trump budget calls for MOX termination at Savannah River Site http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-05-23/trump-budget-calls-mox-termination-savannah-river-site# Editorial: This isn't the end of MOX http://www.aikenstandard.com/opinion/editorial-this-isn-t-the-end-of-mox/article_5c48bf18-40c8-11e7-ac7c-273d8b43f5bc.html Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing: Department of Energy Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Programs https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/17-05-24-department-of-energy-atomic-energy-defense-activities-and-programs House Armed Service Committee Hearing: FISCAL YEAR 2018 PRIORITIES FOR NUCLEAR FORCES AND ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES https://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fiscal-year-2018-priorities-nuclear-forces-and-atomic-energy-defense-activities The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: NNSA’s FY18 Budget Request http://allthingsnuclear.org/syoung/fy18-nnsa-budget-request B-52 Bomber No Longer Delivers Nuclear Gravity Bombs https://fas.org/blogs/security/2017/05/b-52-bombs/ Hearing looms for troubled plutonium facility http://www.lamonitor.com/content/hearing-looms-troubled-plutonium-facility Lawmakers Request Probe of Hanford Tunnel Collapse https://www.bna.com/lawmakers-request-probe-n73014451520/ Test of GAO Request Letter https://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=5FC4230A-37F5-4CF9-A24F-E9382E072212 International The Pukguksong-2 Approaches Initial Operational Capability http://38north.org/2017/05/jschilling052417/ Deterring North Korea http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/deterring-north-korea/ Iran says it has built third underground ballistic missile factory http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-factory-idUSKBN18L0Z9?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email& A U.N. milestone on the road to nuclear abolition http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/u-n-milestone-road-nuclear-abolition/ Jordan joins Nuclear Suppliers Group http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-joins-nuclear-suppliers-group Stalemate on Pakistan, India NSG membership likely to continue https://tribune.com.pk/story/1418485/stalemate-pakistan-india-nsg-membership-likely-continue/ General Interest If a nuclear bomb explodes nearby, here's why you should never, ever get in a car http://www.businessinsider.com/survive-nuclear-attack-fallout-shelter-cars-2017-5 Wall of Fame inductee committed to making world a safer place http://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/article_1456a71c-40d0-11e7-94bb-ab579ee8a81e.html 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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