Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 6, 2017

Nuclear Roundup July 6, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea Crunch time over North Korea as G20 leaders meet http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/crunch-time-over-north-korea-as-g20-leaders-meet/news-story/34e9118b6695a64dd00baaf0f49fb673 Trump Twists In The Wind As North Korea’s Nuclear Capability Grows http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-north-korea-nuclear-policy_us_595d67eae4b02e9bdb0a1fe3 Trump pledges to act on North Korean threat https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN19R1NM U.S. singles out China in response to North Korea ICBM test http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-reaction-to-n-korea-icbm-test-may-focus-on-threats-against-china/ UK's Johnson says China must put pressure on North Korea - BBC http://in.reuters.com/article/northkorea-missiles-britain-idINKBN19R0O4 The right way to play the China card on North Korea https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-right-way-to-play-the-china-card-on-north-korea Can US defend against North Korea missiles? Not everyone agrees https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/06/can-us-defend-against-north-korea-missiles-not-everyone-agrees/23018754/ U.S. Spends Billions on Missile Defense, Still Can’t Reliably Stop a North Korean Attack http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/united-states-missile-defense-system-probably-cant-stop-north-korea.html Trump bet that China would ‘fix’ North Korea looks like a loser http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/trump-bet-that-china-would-fix-north-korea-looks-like-a-loser-1.13784126 Experts: North Korea missiles probably can't reach Alaska http://www.newsminer.com/news/international/experts-north-korea-missiles-probably-can-t-reach-alaska/article_56a5a0e4-6224-11e7-bd33-070b143de3c6.html Kristof: Five Blunt Truths About the North Korea Crisis https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/five-blunt-truths-about-the-north-korea-crisis The Biggest North Korea Threat of Them All: A Hydrogen Bomb http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-biggest-north-korea-threat-them-all-hydrogen-bomb-21421 United States Don't assume Trump is more responsible with nuclear weapons than North Korea https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/06/trump-nuclear-weapons-north-korea North Korea's ICBM test raises stakes on US homeland defense amid 'gap in capabilities' http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/06/north-koreas-icbm-test-raises-stakes-on-us-homeland-defense-amid-gap-in-capabilities.html TRUMP TWEETS DURING A NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR CRISIS WOULD BE A ‘DISASTER,’ SAYS EX-CIA DIRECTOR http://www.newsweek.com/trump-tweets-during-north-korean-nuclear-crisis-would-be-disaster-says-ex-cia-632546 Donald Trump Is a Walking, Talking Argument for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/07/donald-trump-is-a-walking-talking-argument-for-the.html International Losing an Enemy http://lobelog.com/losing-an-enemy/ Does Australia need an antimissile system? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/does-australia-need-an-antimissile-system/news-story/5db60808c131ec191540fc7ea1df3dfe European Nuclear Weapons Program Would Be Legal, German Review Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/world/europe/germany-nuclear-weapons.html Pakistan Enhances Range of Controversial ‘Tactical’ Nuclear Weapon https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-enhances-range-of-controversial-tactical-nuclear-weapon/3929249.html Reif: At Trump-Putin Meeting, Start with New START http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/07/trump-putin-meeting-start-new-start/139216/ Poised to outlaw nuclear weapons for the first time http://thebulletin.org/poised-outlaw-nuclear-weapons-first-time Sixth MOX nuclear shipment leaves France for Japan https://phys.org/news/2017-07-sixth-mox-nuclear-shipment-france.html General Interest After midnight: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ special issue on the aftermath of the use of nuclear weapons http://thebulletin.org/press-release/after-midnight-julyaugust-issue-available10924 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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