Thursday, May 4, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup May 4, 2017


Nuclear Roundup
May 4, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran’s Compliance with 2015 Nuclear Deal is Suspect

https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2017/05/03/irans-compliance-2015-nuclear-deal-suspect/

ANALYSIS: The Iranian regime’s unstoppable path to nuclear weapons

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/05/04/Threat-of-Iran-The-regime-s-unstoppable-path-to-nuclear-weapons.html

United States

US Air Force tests another nuclear-capable long-range missile

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/air-force-test-icbm/

Stephen King: Trump's nuclear ability 'worse than any horror story I ever wrote'

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/331865-stephen-king-trumps-nuclear-ability-worse-than-any-horror-story

Lawmakers back push to curtail Trump’s nuclear strike ability

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/331798-lawmakers-back-push-to-curtail-trumps-nuclear-strike-ability

Ex-nuke commanders launch ‘crisis’ group to educate Trump

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/04/trump-nuclear-commanders-237956

Holgate and Kennedy:  Why America Should Keep Supporting the IAEA

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-america-should-keep-supporting-the-iaea-20485

Special Sheriff’s Unit Scans Incoming Ships For Radioactive Material At LA Ports

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/05/03/radioactive-material-special-unit-ports/

Nuclear plant worker 'deliberately' tried to hide error, officials say

http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2017/05/nuclear_plant

International

North Korea Lashes Out at China Amid Nuclear Dispute

http://time.com/4766475/north-korea-china-nuclear-dispute/

Tillerson says putting pressure on North Korea is just the beginning

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tillerson

Is South Korea about to reset its North Korea policy?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/asia/south-korea-election-north-korea-moon/

Could North Korean nuclear test lead to volcanic eruption?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test-mt-paektu/

Forget North Korea. The Next Nuclear Crisis Festers On The India-Pakistan Border

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pakistan-india-nuclear-crisis_us_5909042de4b02655f841de0e

Russia to reconsider PMDA if US keeps MOX

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-05-03/russia-reconsider-pmda-if-us-keeps-mox

RUSSIA DENIES SECRET NUCLEAR BOMB THREAT TO U.S. INVOLVING ‘MOLE’ MISSILES

http://www.newsweek.com/russia-colonel-moscow-nuclear-weapons-us-coast-593892

Britain’s Nuclear Bomb: The Inside Story is a fitting tribute to the unsung heroes of postwar Britain: review

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/05/03/britains-nuclear-bomb-inside-story-fitting-tribute-unsung-heroes/

Brussels plans to saddle UK with EU nuclear waste

https://www.ft.com/content/4cd8a146-3039-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a

Kishida proposes ‘eminent persons group’ to rid world of nukes

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201705030025.html

Only Congress Can Solve the North Korea Problem

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/only-congress-can-solve-the-north-korea-problem.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170504&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=1

North Korean Media, in Rare Critique of China, Says Nuclear Program Will Continue

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-china.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170504&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y

General Interest

You'll Die in a Nuclear War, but These Elites Will Be Saved

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/youll-die-in-a-nuclear-war-but-these-elites-will-be-saved


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