Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 17,2017

Nuclear Roundup August 17, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea What will Kim do next? Sixth nuclear test seen critical for North Korea https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-nuclear-idUSKCN1AX0KG U.S. says joint S. Korea war games not on the negotiating table https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN1AX0A4 UN chief: It’s time for diplomacy on tense Korean peninsula https://apnews.com/7a1d4249b009494db74040db5c6442a2/UN-chief:-It's-time-for-diplomacy-on-tense-Korean-peninsula Top US General Meets Chinese President Xi to Discuss North Korean Threat https://www.voanews.com/a/top-us-general-dunford-china-korea/3989330.html How Trump’s Predecessors Dealt With the North Korean Threat https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/world/asia/trump-north-korea-threat.html Why North Korea Walked Back Its Threat on Guam http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/08 How many nuclear weapons and missiles does North Korea have? http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-nuclear-missile-number-651034 China and the North Korean nuclear challenge https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/17/commentary United States U.S. Department of Defense to Conduct Studies of Pluristem’s PLX-R18 in a New ARS Project for Use Before Radiation Exposure https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16916889-u-s-department-defense-conduct-studies-pluristem-s-plx-r18-new-ars-project-use-radiation A forgotten Washington state law forbids planning for a nuclear attack. That's a bit awkward these days http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-seattle-nuclear-20170817-story.html Dodge: Some Bad Ideas, Like Zombies, Never Die. A ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Policy Is One of Them http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/16/bad-ideas-like-zombies-never-die-no-first-use-nuclear-policy-one/ Law enforcement exercise to detect ‘dirty bomb’ on LI waters http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/law-enforcement-exercise-to-detect-dirty-bomb-on-li-waters-1.14064078 International Trump and Israel Must Not Conflate North Korea Nuclear Threat With Iran http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.807425 Tabatabai: Is the Iran Deal Working? https://news.google.com/news/video/me9CMuwXA2M Why Iran nuclear deal is still a historic challenge for Trump http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/sd-trump Get Rid of the Iran Deal: Here Are Four Options http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450546/iran-nuclear-deal-sanctions-obama-trump-tear-up-agreement-pressure-tehran Kuperman: OPINION: Japan's intentional plutonium surplus https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/08/39a5a7121 A former US senator who called out Pakistan’s duplicity wants it treated like North Korea https://qz.com/1055867/a-former-us-senator-who-called-out-pakistans-duplicity-wants-it-treated-like-north-korea/ General Interest Nuclear threats awaken flashbacks to when backyards had bomb shelters http://www.pressherald.com/2017/08/16/nuclear-threats-awaken-flashbacks-to-when-backyards-had-bomb-shelters/ 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.