Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 25, 2017

Nuclear Roundup August 25, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea In photos, North Korea signals a more powerful ICBM in the works http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-icbm-idUSKCN1B416U North Korea will be surrounded by nuclear-capable F-35s by the early 2020s http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-surrounded-nuclear-capable-f-35s-2020s-2017-8 North Korea says it can fight 'any war' with U.S. now that it has ICBM nuclear weapons http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-says-fight-any-war-us-icbm-nuclear-weapons-654693 The North Korean spies Ukraine caught stealing missile plans http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/24/europe/ukraine-north-korea-spies/index.html How North Korea Crashed the Atomic Club http://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-north-korea-crashed-the-atomic-club-22036 United States Trump’s tweets could lead to nuclear war, says former CIA agent who wants to buy twitter, ban President http://www.newsweek.com/trump-nuclear-war-twitter-president-654883 https://www.gofundme.com/buytwitter He saw a nuclear blast at 9, then spent his life opposing nuclear war and climate change https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/he-saw-a-nuclear-blast-at-9-then-spent-his-life-opposing-nuclear-war The University of Texas wants to manage Los Alamos National Lab http://kxan.com/2017/08/25/the-university-of-texas-wants-to-manage-los-alamos-national-lab/ Top Hanford official to leave site in September http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article169115812.html Mission need approved for lithium production facility at Y-12, but cost, schedule not determined http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/08/24/mission-need-approved-lithium-production-facility-y-12-cost-schedule-not-determined/ International 'Strong indications' Trump won't recertify Iranian compliance with nuclear deal https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/25/strong-indications-trump-wont-recertify-iran-nuclear-deal.html Iran warns of 'illegal' US pressure on IAEA after Haley's visit to Vienna http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/08/24/532819/Iran-IAEA-Vienna Will Trump recertify Iran? Much hangs in the balance http://thebulletin.org/will-trump-recertify-iran-much-hangs-balance11039 Trump’s suspicious scheme to discredit the Iran nuclear deal http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/347816-trumps-suspicious-scheme-to-discredit-the-iran-nuclear Space, nuclear security, polar bears: Russia and the U.S. still agree on some things https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/space-nuclear-security-polar-bears-russia-and-the-us US worried Pakistan's Nuclear-weapons could land up in terrorists' hands: Official http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/60220358.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Can Germany Be Europe’s Nuclear Bridge Builder? http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/72896 Kingston University academic visits former secret Cold War nuclear facility in Russia http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/15495847.Kingston_academic The First Thorium Salt Reactors in Over 40 Years Were Just Switched on in Europe https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-have-conducted-the-first-thorium-salt-experiments-in-over-40-years Exclusive: Indonesian militants planned 'dirty bomb' attack - sources http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-security-idUSKCN1B51FW General Interest How Howard Hughes Helped the CIA Try to Steal a Russian Nuclear Sub https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/yww5x7/how-howard-hughes-helped-the-cia-try-to-steal-a-russian-nuclear-sub Have a beer in our honor http://thebulletin.org/press-release/have-beer-our-honor11037 Safeguards and the NPT: Where our current problems began http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2017.1362906 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.

Click here to sign up for future Bulletin mailings. To unsubscribe from the Nuclear Roundup, please reply to this email with "No Roundup".   Share this message on Social Media: