Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 20, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 20, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Trump blames Clintons for nuclear North Korea http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/20/trump-north-korea-hillary-bill-clinton-242918 Jitters and surprise in South Korea and Japan over Trump’s speech to the U.N. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-calls-trumps-korea-remarks-a-dangerous-step-toward-instability/2017/09/19/1a6d9b56-9d69-11e7-b2a7-bc70b6f98089_story.html?utm_term=.69c0ddbf2462 Why China Won’t Pressure North Korea as Much as Trump Wants https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-china-isnt-ready-to-put-pressure-on-north-korea Russia can profit from North Korea’s missile tests https://www.ft.com/content/e1231efe-9a32-11e7-a652-cde3f882dd7b 'This Is All We Can Do': How the Japanese Are Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack http://time.com/4949262/north-korea-japan-nuclear-missiles-drills/ There Is a Precedent for North Korea's Nuclear Threats—the Euromissiles Crisis http://www.weeklystandard.com/there-is-a-precedent-for-north-koreas-nuclear-threatsthe-euromissiles-crisis/article/2009741 United States After Trump's U.N. Speech, Some Senators Look To Reinforce War Powers http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/19/552201844/senator-mulls-nuclear-limits-on-trump The U.S. Air Force's Built a Mach 2 Nuclear Super Bomber to Destroy Russia http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-air-forces-built-mach-2-nuclear-super-bomber-destroy-22352 FY18 NDAA Summary https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY18%20NDAA%20Summary6.pdf Senate bill keeps MOX funding intact http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/senate-bill-keeps-mox-funding-intact/article_10ea2b42-9d66-11e7-88a0-0faccfe7f15f.html Heinrich Secures Amendments In Defense Authorization Bill To Benefit Military Bases, National Labs In N.M. http://www.ladailypost.com/content/heinrich-secures-amendments-defense-authorization-bill-benefit-military-bases-national-labs NNSA partners with Kazakhstan Research Institute to Remove All of its Highly Enriched Uranium https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-partners-kazakhstan-research-institute-remove-all-its-highly-enriched NNSA stays prepared with world-class response units https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-stays-prepared-world-class-response-units-0 The Zen Buddhist Nuclear Weapons Expert in Trump's White House http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-zen-buddhist-nuclear-weapons-expert-in-trumps-white-house International Trump made decision on Iran nuclear deal but does not reveal it http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-un/trump-made-decision-on-iran-nuclear-deal-but-does-not-reveal-it-idUSKCN1BV1OC Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses U.S. of missile treaty breach https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-trump-russia/russia-rebukes-trump-over-iran-north-korea-accuses-u-s-of-missile-treaty-breach-idUSKCN1BV1QE Anxious world lobbies Trump on Iran nuclear deal http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/19/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-242906 Iran nuclear deal must change if U.S. to stay: Tillerson https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-france/iran-nuclear-deal-must-change-if-u-s-to-stay-tillerson-idUSKCN1BU2DB Iran nuclear deal drives wedge between US and France http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/19/iran-nuclear-deal-drives-wedge-between-us-and-france.html U.N. chief: Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold War http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-un-guterres-nuclear-threat-20170919-story.html How Much Longer Will the Iran Deal Last Under Trump? https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/the-future-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal-is-in-trumps-hands/540348/ Dozens of states sign nuclear weapons ban treaty at United Nations http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-un/dozens-of-states-sign-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-at-united-nations-idUSKCN1BV1QJ North Atlantic Council Statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_146954.htm?selectedLocale=en The UN is launching an unprecedented ban on nuclear weapons today, but there’s a catch https://qz.com/1082141/the-un-is-launching-an-unprecedented-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-today-but-theres-a-catch/ Belgian and US Research Reactors to Become International Centres for R&D under IAEA Label https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/belgian-and-us-research-reactors-to-become-international-centres-for-rd-under-iaea-label New Application Increases Efficiency and Effectiveness of Safeguards Verification https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-application-increases-efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-safeguards-verification IAEA Announces Concept of Qualified Technical Centres for the Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-announces-concept-of-qualified-technical-centres-for-the-management-of-disused-sealed-radioactive-sources Step into the World of Nuclear Security Training — Online, Mobile and in 3-D https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/step-into-the-world-of-nuclear-security-training-online-mobile-and-in-3-d Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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