Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup July 18, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea Thermal images reveal North Korea’s plutonium, US monitors say http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/thermal-images-reveal-north-koreas-plutonium U.S. missile defense plans to zap North Korean threats https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/07/17/united-states-missile-defense-north-korea-threats/470177001/ Winning a war against North Korea would come at 'great cost': Here's what it might look like http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/winning-a-war-against-north-korea-would-come-at-great-cost-heres-what-it-might-look-like/article/2628595 Why Isn’t Russia Worried About Kim Jong Un’s Nukes? http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/17/why-isnt-russia-worried-about-kim-jong-uns-nukes/ United States Options for the Trump Nuclear Posture Review https://www.americanprogress.org/events/2017/07/13/435749/options-trump-nuclear-posture-review/ Sen. Tom Cotton Draws Red Line on Arms Control Treaty With Russia http://freebeacon.com/national-security/sen-tom-cotton-draws-red-line-arms-control-treaty-russia/ Graham: Don’t Enshrine A Russian Advantage In Surveillance Flights Over the US http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/07/dont-enshrine-russian-advantage-surveillance-flights-over-us/139492/?oref=d-river Small Reactors Could Kick-Start the Stalled Nuclear Sector https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608271/small-reactors-could-kick-start-the-stalled-nuclear-sector/ Richland plant to make nuclear fuel that’s better in emergencies http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/richland-plant-to-make-nuclear-fuel-thats-better-in-emergencies/ Pa.'s lawmakers need to protect Reagan's nuclear legacy: Opinion http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/07 Stack demolished at Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/stack-demolished-at-hanfords-plutonium-finishing/562929841 DOE/NNSA test mobile nuclear facilities with Army during national security exercise http://oakridgetoday.com/tag/mobile-plutonium-facility/ House Report Paints Grim Picture for Downblending http://www.aikenstandard.com/150th/editorial-house-report-paints-grim-picture-for-downblending National Awards Recognize Los Alamos National Laboratory Leadership In Nuclear Safeguards http://www.ladailypost.com/content/national-awards-recognize-los-alamos-national-laboratory-leadership-nuclear-safeguards International Trump Recertifies Iran Nuclear Deal, but Only Reluctantly https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-recertify Zarif Says Iran Won't Seek Nuclear Arms as Trump Knocks Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-18/zarif-says-iran-won-t-seek-nuclear-arms-as-trump-faces-deadline Why Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal Will Live On http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-obamas-iran-nuclear-deal-will-live-21547 OPINION | Trump recertified the Iran nuclear deal — now what? http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/342458-opinion-trump-recertified-the-iran-nuclear-deal-now-what Bolton: OPINION | Trump must withdraw from Iran nuclear deal — now http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/342237-opinion-trump-must-withdraw-from-iran-nuclear-deal-now Trump Just Came Very Close to Killing the Iran Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-18/trump-just-came-very-close-to-killing-the-iran-deal A key American defense has failed, and now Russia fears no reprisal for hacking the US http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-election-nuclear-hacks-presidential-election-hacking-us-failure-deterrence-2017-7 Legitimising NSG membership http://pakobserver.net/legitimising-nsg-membership/ Why Japan Should Go Nuclear https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/japan-go-nuclear/ This Nuclear-Armed Leader Was More Terrifying Than Kim Jong-un http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/nuclear-armed-leader-was-more-terrifying-kim-jong-un-21551 General Interest 72 years later, legacy of first atomic test endures http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/16/politics/trinity-site-nuclear-weapon-test-anniversary/ A Brief Guide to the New Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty https://www.justsecurity.org/43004/guide-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty/ Tannenwald: The U.N. just passed a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. That actually matters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/07/17/the-u-n-just-passed-a-treaty-outlawing-nuclear-weapons Sagan: The nuclear weapons ban treaty: Opportunities lost http://thebulletin.org/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-opportunities-lost10955 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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