Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 11, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 11, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea Instead of Launching a Missile, North Korea Throws a Party https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/world/asia/north-korea-missile-party.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fasia&_r=0 S. Korea rejects idea of redeploying US nuclear weapons on peninsula https://www.stripes.com/news/s-korea-rejects-idea-of-redeploying-us-nuclear-weapons-on-peninsula-1.487109#.WbaNi_mGNrQ China says diplomacy needed to rid Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china/china-says-diplomacy-needed-to-rid-korean-peninsula-of-nuclear-weapons-idUSKCN1BM0RM Merkel offers German role in Iran-style nuclear talks with North Korea https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/10/merkel-backs-iran-style-diplomatic-solution-for-north-korea John McCain: Redeploying nuclear weapons in South Korea should be ‘seriously considered’ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/10/john-mccain-senator-redeploying-nuclear-weapons-in/ North Korea: NATO chief says global response needed http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41219767 N. Korean threat has state re-evaluating nuclear risk http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/09/09/hawaii-news/n-korean-threat-has-state-re-evaluating-nuclear-risk/ Report: British Suspect Iran Or Russia May Have Helped North Korea Nuclear Program https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-north-korea-nuclear-missiles-british-officials/28726626.html Can China and Russia work together to defuse Korean peninsula’s nuclear crisis? http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2110445/can-china-and-russia-work-together-defuse-korean How has North Korea’s nuclear programme advanced in 2017? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/how-has-north-koreas-nuclear-programme-advanced-in-2017 North Korea's Kim Jong Un sets a template for other rogue states http://www.wfmz.com/news/cnn-world-news/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-sets-a-template-for-other-rogue-states/619131400 North Korea’s true aim in its nuclear brinkmanship is not America https://qz.com/1071707/north-koreas-true-aim-in-its-nuclear-brinkmanship-is-not-america/ United States Trump panel said to be pushing for 'mini nukes' to make nuclear strikes easier http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nuclear-weapons-mini-nukes-targeted-strike-conflict-war-north-korea-russia-a7938486.html Growing threat from North Korea fuels debate over billions in missile shield spending http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/growing-threat-from-north-korea-fuels-debate-over-billions-in-missile-shield-spending/article/2633851 Get Ready North Korea: The U.S. Military Is Massively Upgrading Its Nuclear Weapons http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/get-ready-north-korea-the-us-military-massively-upgrading-22220 Burns Reflects on Russia, NATO, North Korea and Trump http://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15922&Itemid=437 This Half-Built South Carolina Facility Could Keep Nuclear-Weapons Material out of the Wrong Hands http://nationalinterest.org/feature/half-built-south-carolina-facility-could-keep-nuclear-22230 Nuclear forensics “detectives” at CSU may help Homeland Security nab terrorists http://northfortynews.com/nuclear-forensics-detectives-csu-may-help-homeland-security-nab-terrorists/ International Iran Atomic Inspections Double With Deal Questioned by Trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-11/iran-nuclear-inspections-double-under-deal-questioned-by-trump How Donald Trump is trying to blow up the Iran nuclear deal https://theintercept.com/2017/09/10/iran-deal-donald-trump-nikki-haley-nuclear/ Editorial An elegant but unconvincing attack on the Iran nuclear deal http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-iran-haley-20170909-story.html Gorka: Trump Administration Must Kill the Iran Deal http://freebeacon.com/national-security/gorka-trump-admin-must-kill-iran-deal/ An attack on a Syrian reactor http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/An-attack-on-a-Syrian-reactor-504735 Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons and the Indian Nuclear Doctrine http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-and-the-indian-nuclear-doctrine_sgogna_110917 Why One President Gave Up His Country's Nukes https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/north-korea-south-africa/539265/ What Lies Beneath https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/what-lies-beneath/537894/ IAEA Director General's Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/iaea-director-generals-introductory-statement-to-the-board-of-governors-11-september-2017 General Interest Emergency method for measuring strontium levels in milk https://phys.org/news/2017-09-emergency-method-strontium.html Secret bunker: Volunteers dig deep to uncover Cold War history https://stv.tv/news/features/1396810-deep-underground-inside-raf-s-secret-charred-nuclear-bunker/ Leveling Up the Nuclear Trade Playing Field http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/09/07/leveling-up-nuclear-trade-playing-field-pub-73038 Krepon: Proliferation in the age of uncertainty http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1203818/proliferation-in-the-age-of-uncertainty/ Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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