Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 18, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea H.R. McMaster: Kim Jong Un must 'give up his nuclear weapons' because Trump will not tolerate threats http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hr-mcmaster-kim-jong-un-must-give-up-his-nuclear-weapons-because-trump-will-not-tolerate-threats/article/2634694 Korean peninsula draws range of military drills in show of force against North Korea http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/korean-peninsula-draws-range-of-military-drills-in-show-of-force-against-north-korea-idUSKCN1BT0CK North Korea Vows to Complete Nuclear Weapons Program https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/north-korea-vows-complete-nuclear-weapons-program-n801936 Japan's Abe calls for enforcement of sanctions against North Korea: NYT http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-abe/japans-abe-calls-for-enforcement-of-sanctions-against-north-korea-nyt-idUSKCN1BT057?il=0 Twitter Man vs. Rocket Man http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/18/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-kim-jong-un-215617 The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/sep/17/big-picture-north-korea-situation-trump-heads-un/ ‘Is There Something Going On?’: Onscene at STRATCOM As North Korea Launches Missile http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/09/stratcom-hq-north-korea-missile-launch/141029/?oref=defenseone_today_nl DeThomas: UNSCR 2375: What Just Happened Here? https://www.38north.org/2017/09/jdethomas091517/ NPR/Ipsos Poll: Half Of Americans Don't Trust Trump On North Korea https://knpr.org/npr/2017-09/npripsos-poll-half-americans-dont-trust-trump-north-korea Cirincione: No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/no-we-cannot-shoot-down-north-koreas-missiles/141070/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Some Analysts Say Time May Be Right For A Rethink On North Korean Nuclear Crisis http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/09/17/551214870/some-say-its-time-to-rethink-responses-to-north-korea-nuclear-crisis What’s the U.S.’s Best Chance With North Korea? Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/opinion/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-russia.html?_r=0 Russia and the North Korean Nuclear Challenge https://www.cfr.org/blog/russia-and-north-korean-nuclear-challenge What North Korea Means – and Doesn’t – for Nuclear Deterrence http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/what-north-korea-means-and-doesnt-for-nuclear-deterrence/ The Rare, Potent Fuel Powering North Korea’s Weapons https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/world/asia/north-korea-rocket-fuel-missiles.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news United States Commentary: Speaking of that 3 a.m. phone call, new nuclear rules don't make us safer http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nuclear-launch-rules-0917-story.html Nuclear Treaty Monitoring Unit at Brevard’s Patrick Air Force Base Cleans Up After Hurricane Irma http://spacecoastdaily.com/2017/09/nuclear-treaty-monitoring-unit-at-brevards-patrick-air-force-base-cleans-up-after-hurricane-irma/ The Nuclear Heart of Cassini https://energy.gov/articles/nuclear-heart-cassini International Trump and Netanyahu ready united assault against Iran nuclear deal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/18/trump-netanyahu-iran-nuclear-deal-united-nations-general-assembly Cotton on Iran Nuclear Deal: 'I Simply Do Not See How We Can Certify' http://www.weeklystandard.com/cotton-on-iran-nuclear-deal-i-simply-do-not-see-how-we-can-certify/article/2009716 U.S. and Iran accuse each other of backsliding on nuclear deal https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-and-iran-accuse-each-other-of-backpedaling-on-nuclear-deal/2017/09/17/9b0ab5e7-faee-43d5-812e-e7c1f0754b28_story.html?utm_term=.d763f3572c11 France opens door to strengthen Iran nuclear deal for post-2025 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-france/france-opens-door-to-strengthen-iran-nuclear-deal-for-post-2025-idUSKCN1BT1IY?il=0 Macron Wants to Remind the World France Is a Nuclear Power Too https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-18/macron-wants-to-remind-the-world-france-is-a-nuclear-power-too Theresa May under growing pressure to sign UN anti-nuclear treaty http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-nuclear-treaty-un-pressure-weapons-a7949346.html Stanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War, Is Dead at 77 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/world/europe/stanislav-petrov-nuclear-war-dead.html Director General's Statement to Sixty-First Regular Session of IAEA General Conference https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/statement-to-sixty-first-regular-session-of-iaea-general-conference-2017 IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Appointed to New Term https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/09/18/1523129/iaea-director-general-yukiya-amano-appointed-to-new-term General Interest No nuclear weapon is safe from cyberattacks http://www.wired.co.uk/article/no-nuclear-weapon-is-safe-from-cyberattacks Zimmerman: Nuclear weapons deter conventional wars http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/nuclear-weapons-deter-conventional-wars-1.2091053 The Terrifying Tale of How Russia Exploded the Biggest Hydrogen Bomb Ever http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-terrifying-tale-how-russia-exploded-the-biggest-hydrogen-22348 Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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