Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 3, 2017

Nuclear Roundup July 3, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea Trump Presses Xi for Help in Addressing ‘Growing Threat’ of North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/world/asia/trump-xi-jinping-china-north-korea.html?_r=0 Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe Say They Will Increase Pressure on North Korea http://fortune.com/2017/07/03/trump-abe-north-korea-g20/ The US and China will have to trust each other to stop North Korea http://www.businessinsider.com/us-south-korea-china-relations-stop-north-korea-2017-6 Can the US defend itself from a missile attack from North Korea? https://www.ft.com/content/3e2a5a24-5d41-11e7-9bc8-8055f264aa8b Bruce Klingner and Sue Mi Terry: How to avoid nuclear war with North Korea http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/othervoices/bruce-klingner-and-sue-mi-terry-how-to-avoid-nuclear/article_2abd0646-7ff0-5181-ab3b-413e4afd97c8.html Micallef: North Korea’s Nuclear Program: Are We Heading for a Showdown? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-koreas-nuclear-program-are-we-heading-for-a_us_59535ffde4b0326c0a8d0c68 Joseph: The North Korean Nuclear Threat, and How to Address It http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449173/north-korea-nuclear-threat United States Up close and personal with a giant Titan nuclear missile https://www.cnet.com/pictures/up-close-and-personal-with-a-giant-titan-nuclear-missile/ U.S. Trade Group Says No Nuclear Power Plants Have Been Hacked https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-07-01/us-trade-group-says-no-nuclear-power-plants-have-been-hacked Air Force to "Cyber-Secure" Nuclear Arsenal http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1725859-can-enemies-hack-us-nuclear-weapons Pantex near Amarillo among potential sites for plutonium pit production http://amarillo.com/local-news/news/2017-06-30/pantex-near-amarillo-among-potential-sites-plutonium-pit-production High risk for 2nd tunnel collapse at nuclear waste site http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article159079584.html Let's not test the explosion of a 21st century nuclear arms race http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/340346-we-must-not-test-the-explosion-of-a-21st-century-nuclear-arms-race Maine Voices: Urge Sens. Collins and King to support ban on nuclear weapons http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/03/maine-voices-urge-sens-collins-and-king-to-support-ban-on-nuclear-weapons/ International US REPS. SLAM IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AT TEHRAN REGIME OPPONENTS' SUMMIT http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/US-reps-slam-Iran-nuclear-deal-at-Tehran-regime-opponents-summit-498542 Scrapping Iran’s nuclear deal not in US interest: Majlis speaker http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/06/30/526955/Iran-us-nuclear-deal U.S. says ex-consultant set up meetings over Iran's nuclear program https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-un-sheikhzadeh-idUSKBN19L2ZM The Ultimate Cold War Nightmare: A Nuclear War Between Russia and America http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-ultimate-cold-war-nightmare-nuclear-war-between-russia-21389 Russia to move floating nuclear power station through Baltic Sea http://news.err.ee/605414/russia-to-move-floating-nuclear-power-station-through-baltic-sea General Interest New Ban Brief post: Hit delete on the "right" to nuclear energy in new weapons ban http://thebulletin.org/hit-delete-right-nuclear-energy-new-weapons-ban Negotiation to Ban Nuclear Weapons Enters Final Week http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=15047&SEO=negotiation-to-ban-nuclear-weapons-enters-final-week SIPRI: Nuclear arms decline amid modernization efforts http://www.dw.com/en/sipri-nuclear-arms-decline-amid-modernization-efforts/a-39436102 Global nuclear weapons: modernization remains the priority https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2017/global-nuclear-weapons-modernization-remains-priority What factors make nuclear war more likely? http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international-affairs/340196-what-factors-make-nuclear-war-more-likely Forgotten Fact: Russia and China Almost Started a Nuclear War in 1969 http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/forgotten-fact-russia-china-almost-started-nuclear-war-1969-21398 What Makes a Nuclear Reactor 'Fail-Safe?' http://gizmodo.com/what-makes-a-nuclear-reactor-fail-safe-1796588643 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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