Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 30, 2017

Nuclear Roundup May 30, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. Iran Nuclear Deal Rouhani’s Beautiful Victory: What Comes Next? http://lobelog.com/rouhanis-beautiful-victory-what-comes-next/ Why Iran represents an opportunity for Europe http://www.ips-journal.eu/opinion/article/show/why-iran-represents-an-opportunity-for-europe-2068/ We failed with North Korea, but Iran must be kept in check http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/we-failed-with-north-korea-but-iran-must-be-kept-in-check/news-story/a4c3c95638547b246eac105278288e85 United States North Korean Tests Add Urgency for U.S. to Fix Defense Flaws https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/politics/north-koreas-missiles-us-defense.html?mtrref=www.nytimes.com&_r=1 Senator Markey Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Introduce Bill to Honor Veterans https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-joins-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-to-introduce-bill-to-honor-veterans A fire broke out in the lab where the plutonium cores of the US's nuclear weapons are built http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-us-nuclear-labs-future-up-in-the-air-after-recent-fire-2017-5 Defense officials offer testimony on nuclear modernization, replacement programs https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/22633-defense-officials-offer-testimony-nuclear-modernization-replacement-programs/ Pentagon Accelerates Work on Multi-Warhead Interceptor http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/05/Pentagon-Accelerates-Work-on-Multi-Warhead-Interceptor/138213/?oref=defenseone_today_nl N.M. delegates face Trump budget dilemma https://www.abqjournal.com/1009727/nm-delegatesface-trumpbudget-dilemma.html International North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch lands in Japan’s economic zone https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-koreas-latest-ballistic-missile-launch-lands-in-the-sea-of-japan/2017/05/28/cb072e0e-43f6-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html?utm_term=.bfacec86a939 North Korea Again Threatens to Nuke US Mainland http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/ahead-icbm-missile-shield-test-north-korea-again-threatens-nuke-us KOREA SUICIDE North Korean parents are ‘obsessed’ with kids becoming nuclear scientists because Kim Jong-un rewards missile researchers with extra food rations and swanky apartments https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3674361/north-korean-parents-pushy-nuclear-missile-scientists/ Take First Strike Against North Korea Off the Table http://lobelog.com/take-first-strike-against-north-korea-off-the-table/ Russian Lawmaker: We Would Use Nukes if US or NATO Enters Crimea http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/05/russian-lawmaker-we-would-use-nukes-if-us-or-nato-enters-crimea/138230/?oref=defenseone_today_nl The Fallout From Pakistan's Nuclear Tests http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/the-fallout-from-pakistans-nuclear-tests/ Remembering the nuclear tests https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/207470-Remembering-the-nuclear-tests This Is Why the World Should Fear India's Nuclear Weapons http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-the-world-should-fear-indias-nuclear-weapons-20869 Lifelong anti-nuclear campaigner Jeremy Corbyn says he’ll issue orders to Trident commanders http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/29/lifelong-anti-nuclear-campaigner-jeremy-corbyn-says-hell-issue-orders-to-trident-commanders-6670785/#ixzz4iZMzKkQK Finland raises tactical nuclear weapons in NATO disarmament conference http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2017/05/30/finland-raises-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-nato-disarmament-conference/ Russia building first 'floating' nuclear power plant http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/58908440.cms The other Brexit has been forgotten: leaving Europe's nuclear community is just as fraught with fissile hazard http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/29/brexit-has-forgotten-leaving-europes-nuclear-community-just/ Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ana-maria-seman/nuclear-transboundary-consultations-are-test-for-public-participation-and- Japan Faces Another Type Of Nuclear Crisis — Where To Store All The Waste http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/japan-faces-another-type-of-nuclear-crisis-where-to-store-all-the-waste/ Statement at International Conference on the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme: Sixty Years and Beyond – Contributing to Development https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/statement-at-international-conference-on-the-iaea-technical-cooperation-programme-sixty-years-and-beyond-contributing-to-development Program https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/file/cn257 IAEA Helps Enhance Management of Disused High Activity Radioactive Sources in Asia and the Pacific https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-helps-enhance-management-of-disused-high-activity-radioactive-sources-in-asia-and-the-pacific IAEA Course in Asia and Pacific Region Focuses on the Use of Radiation Monitoring for Public Protection in a Nuclear Emergency https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-course-in-asia-and-pacific-region-focuses-on-the-use-of-radiation-monitoring-for-public-protection-in-a-nuclear-emergency THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE NUCLEAR BAN: SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1203288/brixey-williams-on-the-legal-implications-of-the-nuclear-ban/ General Interest Upgrading U.S. nuclear missiles, as Russia and China modernize, would cost $85 billion. Is it time to quit the ICBM race? http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-new-icbm-2017-story.html Turning Nuclear Weapons into Nuclear Fuel http://interestingengineering.com/turning-nuclear-warheads-into-nuclear-fuel/ DISARMAMENT DIPLOMACY AND THE BAN TREATY http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1203292/disarmament-diplomacy-and-the-ban-treaty/ JFK’s Forgotten Constitutional Crisis http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/29/jfk-xb-70-lemay-constitutional-crisis-215203 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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