Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup Juy 31, 2017

Nuclear Roundup July 31, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea North Korea warns of action against sanctions after ICBM test http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/07/30 US bombers fly over South Korea after North’s 2nd ICBM Test https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-bombers Limited options for Trump as North Korea races ahead with nuclear weapons http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-north-korea-second-successful-icbm-missile-test/ Abe swipes at China, Russia after Trump call on North Korea http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-abe-trump-agree-on-need-to-take-further-north-korea-action North Korea’s Nuclear Arms Sustain Drive for ‘Final Victory’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/world/asia/north-korea Fear drives North Korea to act this way. The US must take a diplomatic lead https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/31/fear-north-korea-us-diplomatic-ballistic-tests 'Time for talk is over': US grapples for new approach on North Korea http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/asia/north-korea-china-sanctions/index.html North Korea’s Nukes Are Probably Here to Stay http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449995/north-korean-nuclear-crisis-we-could-have-stopped-1994 Asking N. Korea to get verified for nuclear status https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/07/667_233854.html Risks of accidental nuclear war with North Korea must be accounted for http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/344344-risks-of-accidental-nuclear-war-with-north-korea-must-be The Pentagon Plan to Destroy North Korean Nuclear Weapons http://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/The-Pentagon-Plan-to-Destroy-North-Korean-Nuclear-Weapons-105599350 United States Bernie’s Vote On Sanctions Was About Protecting The Iran Deal From Trump http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernies-vote-on-sanctions What Kind of Iran Did the U.S. Just Certify? https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10750/iran-nuclear-deal-certification Stratcom Worried by Slow Pace of U.S. Nuclear Modernization http://freebeacon.com/national-security/stratcom-worried-slow-pace-u-s-nuclear-modernization/ International Iranians consider U.S. sanctions on missile program a breach of nuclear deal, poll finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/07/28/ Nephew: Iran Nuclear Deal on Life Support http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/energy/CGEP Nuclear Diplomacy: From Iran to North Korea? http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/08/17/nuclear-diplomacy-from-iran-to-north-korea/ Wikileaks Says Robert Mueller Gave Russia Nuclear Material - But That’s Not The Whole Story http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wikileaks-russia Now Is the Time for an Israeli Nuclear Law http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.804325 Japanese Data on Marine Samples Near Fukushima Reliable, IAEA Report Concludes https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/japanese-data-on-marine-samples-near-fukushima-reliable-iaea-report-concludes India’s ambitious Nuclear Modernisation Plan https://tribune.com.pk/story/1470350/indias-ambitious-nuclear-modernisation-plan/ Strategic approach: Washington’s shifting nuclear policy in the Asia-Pacific region is putting Japan in a difficult position http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/29/national/politics-diplomacy/strategic-approach-washingtons-shifting-nuclear-policy-asia-pacific-region-putting-japan-difficult-position/#.WX9CYumQyUl General Interest A Threat to Nuclear Arms Control https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/ A Balancing Act: NATO States and the Nuclear Ban Treaty http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/a-balancing-act The nuclear ban treaty is way off target https://warontherocks.com/2017/07/the-nuclear-ban-treaty-is-way-off-target/ Preventing a Nuclear 9/11: State-Based Strategies to Deter Non-State Threats https://www.lawfareblog.com/preventing-nuclear-911-state-based-strategies-deter-non-state-threats Asahi Symposium: Dealing with nuclear weapons in era of Trump, North Korea http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201707300030.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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