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Friday, July 7, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 7, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
July 7, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

Will North Korea’s long-range missile success help Iran?

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Will-North-Koreas-long-range-missile-success-help-Iran-499037

A Summit Without Fireworks Over North Korea

http://www.38north.org/2017/07/lsigal070617/

Australia should consider missile defence to counter North Korea: Kevin Rudd

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-should-consider-missile-defence-to-counter-north-korea-kevin-rudd-20170707-gx6t0u.html

North Korea’s missile could hit Canada, and we might not be protected: experts

http://globalnews.ca/news/3578248/north-koreas-missile-canada/

How Xi and Trump Can Make Real Progress on North Korea

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-xi-and-trump-can-make-real-progress-on-north-korea

North Korea can strike Alaska. What can the U.S. do?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/07/06/north-korea-can-strike-alaska-what-can-the-u-s-do/?utm_term=.88594d696cd6

On North Korea, Trump should take Teddy Roosevelt's advice

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/340896-on-north-korea-trump-should-take-teddy-roosevelts-advice

Tobey: ‘No Good Options’ on North Korea Is a Myth

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/07/no-good-options-on-north-korea-is-a-myth/

Charles Krauthammer: US will 'most likely' give in to North Korea's nuclear weapons program

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/charles-krauthammer-us-will-most-likely-give-in-to-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons-program/article/2627969

On North Korea, Diplomacy Is the Sensible Option

https://www.cato.org/blog/north-korea-diplomacy-sensible-option

On North Korea, nuke deterrence works

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/06/north-korea-nuke-deterrence-works-editorials-debates/103483372/

North Korea and Its Weapons Programs Are Now a Fact of Life

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/asia/north-korea-weapons.html

United States

Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/technology/nuclear-plant-hack-report.html?_r=0

Hackers breached at least a dozen US nuclear power sites — and officials are zeroing in on a familiar player

http://www.businessinsider.com/officials-believe-russia-hacked-us-nuclear-power-sites-2017-7

Is Hacking Nuclear Power Plants Something We Should Be Afraid Of?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/07/07/is-hacking-nuclear-power-plants-something-we-should-be-afraid-of/#f1b92cddde84

Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile - AF Moves Ahead

http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1789715-nuclear-armed-cruise-missile-af-moves-ahead

Was that shootdown of a mock enemy warhead in May 'realistic'? Not exactly

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missile-defense-test-realism-20170706-story.html

Trump’s Budget Would Leave U.S. Ports Open to Nuclear Threat

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/06/trumps-budget-would-gut-port-security-nuclear-terrorist-attack/

Update: Nuclear inspectors head to BWXT after unexpected uranium find

http://www.newsadvance.com/work_it_lynchburg/news/update-nuclear-inspectors-head-to-bwxt-after-unexpected-uranium-find/article_7523546e-6272-11e7-b45e-efc9c5511916.html

NNSA: Y-12 funding would be up 25 percent under president’s budget request

http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/07/06/nnsa-y-12-funding-would-be-up-25-percent-under-presidents-budget-request/

Happy talk should not obscure ORNL threat

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/07/07/happy-talk-should-not-obscure-ornl-threat/452656001/

Los Alamos National Lab Contract Competition Underway

http://www.independentnews.com/news/los-alamos-national-lab-contract-competition-underway/article_44c52478-61cd-11e7-a111-7b20ffdea5ad.html

International

The Iran Nuclear Deal is Essential to Global Nuclear Security

http://www.diplomaticourier.com/iran-nuclear-deal-essential-global-nuclear-security/

North Korea Isn't the Only Rogue Nuclear State

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/taibbi-north-korea-isnt-the-only-rogue-nuclear-state-w491060

Russia's former top diplomat urges Trump, Putin to open new security dialogue

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/06/igor-ivanov-putin-trump-240272

Russian General in Charge of Nuclear Weapons Resigns

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-general-in-charge-of-nuclear-arsenal-resigns-58327

Possible safety regulation violations at Ibaraki Pref. nuclear facility led to accident: NRA

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170707/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

UN Member States set to adopt ‘historic’ treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=57131#.WV-t3fnytrQ

A Treaty Is Reached to Ban Nuclear Arms. Now Comes the Hard Part

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/americas/united-nations-nuclear-weapons-prohibition-destruction-global-treaty.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170707&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y

General Interest

If a nuclear bomb explodes, these are the emergency supplies you should have prepared or grab on the run

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-bomb-explodes-emergency-supplies-200400680.html

Banning Nuclear And Autonomous Weapons

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/banning-nuclear-and-autonomous-weapons_us_595e5765e4b0cf3c8e8d56c8


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