Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: Nuclear Roundup September 5, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 5, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea Allies seek to deploy aircraft carrier, strategic bomber in response to N.K. nuke test http://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20170904010952315 U.S. Urges Fuel Cutoff for North Korea, Saying It’s ‘Begging for War’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170904&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y Statement by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on DPRK https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/statement-by-iaea-director-general-yukiya-amano-on-dprk North Korean Missile (ICBM) Reportedly Moved At Night To Duck Detection http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/north-korean-missile-icbm-reportedly-moved-at-night-to-duck-detection-1746102 South Korea’s defense minister suggests bringing back tactical U.S. nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-koreas-defense-minister-raises-the-idea-of-bringing-back-tactical-us-nuclear-weapons Allies for 67 Years, U.S. and South Korea Split Over North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-south-us-alliance North Korea nuclear crisis: Putin calls sanctions useless http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41158281 Kim inspects 'nuclear warhead': A picture decoded http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41139741 What happens when North Korea tests a nuclear weapon http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test-explainer/ Germany's Merkel: Iran deal a model for solving North Korea problem http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/02/germanys-merkel-iran-deal-model-for-solving-north-korea-problem.html What ‘sniffer’ planes can tell us about North Korea’s nuclear tests http://theconversation.com/what-sniffer-planes-can-tell-us-about-north-koreas-nuclear-tests-83442 North Korea's nuclear test site at risk of imploding, Chinese scientist says https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/05/north-koreas-nuclear-test-site-at-risk-of-imploding-chinese-scientist-says.html Pollack: The Clear Logic of the Latest North Korean Test http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/clear-logic-latest-north-korean-test/140725/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Kelley:  North Korea's sixth nuclear test: What do we know so far? https://www.sipri.org/commentary/expert-comment/2017/north-koreas-sixth-nuclear-test-what-do-we-know-so-far Dalnoki-Veress: North Korea's nuclear bomb: Can we work out its power? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41144326 A Giant Nuclear Blast, but a Hydrogen Bomb? Too Soon to Say https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/science/north-korea-bomb-test.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170904&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y What’s the Difference Between a Hydrogen Bomb and a Regular Atomic Bomb? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/world/asia/north-korea-hydrogen-bomb.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170904&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y 'Poke in the eye': Will nuclear test force Chinese rethink on North Korea? http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/04/asia/north-korea-china/index.html United States Long-secret report details ‘significant’ problems at failed nuclear reactor project http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article171238277.html Hanford will miss deadline to tear down plutonium-contaminated plant http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article171012302.html International How Mistranslation Could Threaten the Iran Deal https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/mistranslation-iran-deal/538770/ Congress cannot continue to ignore the Russian nuclear threat http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/348864-congress-cannot-continue-to-ignore-the-russian-nuclear-threat Will Israel's New Stealth Jets Be Armed with Nuclear Weapons? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/will-israels-new-stealth-jets-be-armed-nuclear-weapons-22158 Disarmament divided: resolving disagreements about international security http://thebulletin.org/disarmament-divided-resolving-disagreements-about-international-security11054 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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