Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup August 18, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea U.S., Japan step up defense cooperation to counter N.Korea https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN1AX0A4 Estimates of North Korea's nuclear weapons hard to nail down http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/estimates-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons-hard-nail-49289874 North Korea Could Unleash the Unthinkable: Nuclear War Between Russia and America http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-could-unleash-the-unthinkable-nuclear-war-21948 U.S. and Japan warn North Korea of consequences if it attacks first. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-and-japan-warn-north-korea-of-consequences-if-it-attacks-first/2017/08/17/59d642dc-8371-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html?utm_term=.990c4d37e25b Trump's Nuclear Credibility https://www.usnews.com/opinion/world-report/articles/2017-08-17/donald-trump-made-a-credible-threat-to-north-korea-over-nuclear-weapons The N. Korea nuclear threat is real. But it’s not nuking the U.S. homeland http://www.newsweek.com/kim-jong-uns-north-korea-nuclear-threat-real-its-not-nuking-us-homeland-or-652005 United States The danger of Congress’ arms control agenda http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/346958-the-danger-of-congress-arms-control-agenda International US-Iran tensions over nuclear pact cause alarm in Europe https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/us-iran-tensions-over-nuclear-pact-cause-alarm-in-europe-1.620778 The potential conflict between nuclear powers that Trump barely acknowledges https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/18/the-potential-conflict-between-nuclear-powers-that-trump-barely-acknowledges/?utm_term=.95b5b43e5536 Tokyo and Washington Have Another Nuclear Problem http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/tokyo-and-washington-have-another-nuclear-problem-china-korea/ Russia's nuclear submarine successfully fires missile http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/russias-nuclear-submarine-successfully-fires-missile/articleshow/60116453.cms Kono seeks early CTBT ratification http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003888595 IAEA School Helps European Regulators Improve Regulation Drafting Skills https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-school-helps-european-regulators-improve-regulation-drafting-skills General Interest Squassoni: How to Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons http://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-get-rid-of-nuclear-weapons Nuclear explosions from the past are still causing cancer and health problems today http://www.businessinsider.com/nuclear-explosion-fallout-cancer-health-effects-2017-8 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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