Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 24, 2017

Nuclear Roundup August 24, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea U.S., North Korea clash at U.N. forum over nuclear weapons https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN1B2102 The Whys and Hows of Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-whys-and-hows-of-nuclear-diplomacy-with-north-korea_us_599e47a0e4b0d0ef9f1c1192 Why North Korea Will Test Another Nuclear Weapon Soon http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-north-korea-will-test-another-nuclear-weapon-soon-21989 Hecker: 3 Kims And 6 U.S. Presidents Later, Diplomacy Can Still Solve The North Korea Crisis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-nuclear Hecker: If Nixon Went to China, Trump Can Talk to North Korea http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/23/north-korea-talk-nuclear-weapons-icbms-215523 How a Chinese entrepreneur evaded sanctions and financed North Korea's nuclear weapons program http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chinese-entrepreneur-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-20170823-story.html Here's How North Korea Could Accidentally Trigger A Volcanic Supereruption https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2017/08/23/heres-how-north-korea-could-accidentally-trigger-a-volcanic-supereruption/#3b4b21b5d558 United States The nuclear football is a lot like a Denny's menu http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/nuclear-football-garrett-graff/index.html Lockheed, Raytheon Win Contracts for New Nuclear Cruise Missile https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-23/lockheed-raytheon-win-contracts-for-new-nuclear-cruise-missile The Problem with America's Nuclear Weapons: They're Really Old http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-problem-americas-nuclear-weapons-theyre-really-old-22016 What We Know About the U.S.'s New Nuclear Missile http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a27875/new-long-range-nuclear-missile/ Trump’s Nuclear Crisis Was of His Own Making http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/23/trumps-nuclear-crisis-was-of-his-own-making/ No, Robert Mueller Is Not “Radioactive” http://thebulletin.org/no-robert-mueller-not-%E2%80%9Cradioactive%E2%80%9D11042 Radiological crimes investigation https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/dnnl-rci082317.php Lewis:  I’m a nuclear weapons expert. Trump’s presidency is my personal nightmare https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/08/23 Plutonium downblending would take decades, DOE expert says https://aikenobserver.wordpress.com/2017/08/17/plutonium-downblending-would-take-decades-doe-expert-says/ Senator seeks answers on LANL’s nuclear safety http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news International Haley takes U.S. "concerns" on Iran to the nuclear police https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-us-donald-trump-concerns-on-iran-nuclear-deal-iaea-yukiya-amano/ U.N. ambassador says Trump has not decided his next move on Iran nuclear deal https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-ambassador-says-trump-has-not-decided-his-next-move US-IAEA Negotiations Detrimental to JCPOA https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/70985/us-iaea-negotiations-detrimental-to-jcpoa How Trump Can Correctly Approach Iran's Nuclear Deal https://www.forbes.com/sites/heshmatalavi/2017/08/24/how-trump-can-correctly-approach-irans-nuclear-dossier/#5f612e587402 Iran nuclear agreement review procedures similar to Russian sanctions process http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/347569-iran-nuclear-agreement-review-procedures-similar-to-russian Editorial: Keep the Iran nuclear deal — for now http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-iran-north-korea-trump-nuclear-0824-story.html Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-southkorea-bombers-idUSKCN1B40MP German rival of Chancellor Merkel vows to remove U.S. nuclear weapons from the country http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-schulz-20170823-story.html New App to Help Customs Officers Improve Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-app-to-help-customs-officers-improve-radiation-detection-for-nuclear-security A milestone in nuclear non-proliferation: IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank in Kazakhstan http://astanatimes.com/2017/08/a-milestone-in-nuclear-non-proliferation-iaea-low-enriched-uranium-bank-in-kazakhstan/ Here’s How Warren Buffett Bankrolled A Uranium Bank In Kazakhstan https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/iaea General Interest Fischer: The age of nuclear deterrence is over http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-age-of-nuclear-deterrence-is-over-2017-08-23 A New Oxidation State for Plutonium https://www.newswise.com/doescience/?article_id=679782 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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