Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 29, 2017

Nuclear Roundup August 29, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea North Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41078187 Trump says 'all options on table' after North Korea launches missile over Japan http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/politics/north-korea-launch-unidentified-projectile/index.html North Korea may be preparing for sixth nuclear weapon test, South Korea says http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/north-korea-may-be-preparing-for-sixth-nuclear-weapon-test-south-korea-says/article/2632719 Russia Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near North Korea http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/russia-flies-nuclear-capable-bombers-near-north-korea/ North Korea missile: 'Most serious missile launch yet' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41079226 North Korea missile launch: Are US options diminishing? http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/north-korea-japan-missile-what-next/index.html North Korea: The End of the Nuclear Taboo? http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/north-korea-the-end-of-the-nuclear-taboo/ How Russia Can Help the United States Defuse the Korean Crisis http://www.38north.org/2017/08/gtoloraya082817/ United States How to keep Trump's thumb off the nuclear button http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/opinions/nuclear-football-needs-safeguards-opinion-andelman/index.html US Nuclear Weapons Center unveils new nuke weapons contacts https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-nuclear-weapons-center-unveils-new-nuke-weapons-contacts/2017/08/28/dc96acd2-8bcf-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953_story.html?utm_term=.6f9d11776c69 New LRSO Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile vs High-Tech Air Defenses http://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/New-Air-Force-Nuclear-Armed-Cruise-Missile-Deal-Designed-to-Thwa-106612013 B61-12 Continues to Meet Qualification Test Schedule https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/b61-12-continues-meet-qualification-test-schedule Team to use virtual reality to help with real-world arms control https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/08/21/team-use-virtual-reality-help-real-world-arms-control The Air Force Uses Ex-Nuclear Missiles to Loft Satellites Into Space http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a27966/air-force-ex-nuclear-missiles-loft-satellites-into-space/ International White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/28/iran-nuclear-deal-violations-white-house-search-intelligence France's Emmanuel Macron backs Iran nuclear deal, says 'no alternative' http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/60276135.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Iran shrugs off U.S. "dream" demand on nuclear deal https://mobile-feeds.cbsnews.com/news/iran-donald-trump-nikki-haley-dream-iaea-military-site-inspections-nuclear-deal/ Donald Trump’s nuclear obsession with Iran is misplaced https://www.ft.com/content/3534bbf6-8c96-11e7-9084-d0c17942ba93 Invitation to a Nuclear Armed Iran and Global Nuclear Proliferation http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/invitation-to-a-nuclear-armed-iran-and-global-nuclear_us_59a54943e4b0b234aecad1fb Bolton: How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450890/iran-nuclear-deal-exit-strategy-john-bolton-memo-trump John Bolton offers plan to leave Iran nuclear deal http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/bolton-iran-deal-cancel/index.html The Results of the Iran Nuclear Deal http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.809345 The rising American chorus for a nuclear Japan http://www.atimes.com/rising-american-chorus-nuclear-japan/ France's Nuclear Arsenal Could Kill Millions of People in Minutes http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/frances-nuclear-arsenal-could-kill-millions-people-minutes-22056 IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank Launches in Kazakhstan, Significant Milestone for NTI-Backed Nuclear Security Initiative http://www.nti.org/newsroom/news/iaea-low-enriched-uranium-bank-launches-kazakhstan-significant-milestone-nti-backed-nuclear-security-initiative/ IAEA LEU Bank Reaches Milestone with Storage Facility Inauguration in Kazakhstan https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-leu-bank-reaches-milestone-with-storage-facility-inauguration-in-kazakhstan U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Opens Uranium Bank in Kazakhstan https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-08-29/un-nuclear-watchdog-opens-uranium-bank-in-kazakhstan Supporting Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Ghana Converts Research Reactor from HEU to LEU Fuel https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/supporting-nuclear-non-proliferation-ghana-converts-research-reactor-from-heu-to-leu-fuel General Interest Need for legally-bound ban against nuclear testing: UN chief Antonio Guterres http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/need-for-legally-bound-ban-against-nuclear-testing-un-chief-antonio-guterres/articleshow/60273585.cms The Day After traumatized a generation with the horrors of nuclear war http://www.avclub.com/the-day-after-traumatized-a-generation-with-the-horrors-1798447330 Pollack: Bombs and Dollars http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1203785/bombs-and-dollars/ Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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