Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 25, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 25, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea South Korea's ruling party warns Trump and North Korea: Stop 'excessive verbal threats' http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/south-koreas-ruling-party-warns-trump-and-north-korea-stop-excessive-verbal-threats/article/2635393 China watches in frustration as North Korea crisis enters dangerous spiral https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-watches-in-frustration-as-north-korea-crisis-enters-dangerous-spiral/2017/09/24/33ec15c2-a119-11e7-8c37-e1d99ad6aa22_story.html?utm_term=.64ef5bedd4aa Poll: Far more trust generals than Trump on N. Korea, while two-thirds oppose preemptive strike https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-far-more-trust-generals-than-trump-on-n-korea-while-two-thirds-oppose-preemptive-strike/2017/09/23/5cc4377c-9fbb-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?utm_term=.3996af118419 North Korea: Mystery quake 'not nuclear test' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41371867 Prospect of Atmospheric Nuclear Test by North Korea Raises Specter of Danger https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/world/asia/north-korea-atmospheric-nuclear-test-risks.html?_r=0 Mount: The Trump Administration Must Stop Being Unserious about North Korea http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/trump-administration-serious-north-korea/141220/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Sen. Gardner says it's "unacceptable" to allow N. Korea to maintain nuclear program https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-gardner-says-its-unacceptable-to-allow-north-korea-to-maintain-nuclear-program/ Escalating tension has experts simulating a new Korean War, and the scenarios are sobering http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-korean-war-20170925-story.html Here's What Could Happen if North Korea Sets Off a Nuclear Explosion in The Pacific https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-could-happen-if-north-korea-sets-off-a-huge-nuclear-explosion-in-the-pacific North Korean Foreign Minister Says Trump Has ‘Declared War’ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/north-korean-foreign-minister-says-trump-has-declared-war-n804501 United States Report: Los Alamos National Lab violated nuclear safety standards http://www.taosnews.com/stories/report-los-alamos-national-lab-violated-nuclear-safety-standards,43219 US Looks to Keep Arms Control Treaty With Russia https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arms-control-treaty-russia/4041178.html International Trump Questions Nuclear Deal After Iran Tests New Ballistic Missile https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-agreement-missile/28753759.html Trump’s criticism of the Iran nuclear deal may only lead to more nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/25/trumps-criticism-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal-may-only-lead-to-more-nuclear-weapons/?utm_term=.4aca0072aed8 Breaking nuclear deal could bring hacking onslaught from Iran http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/24/iran-nuclear-deal-hacking-243059 Pak nukes hidden at nine places, at risk of being stolen by terrorists http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pak-nukes-hidden-at-nine-places-at-risk-of-being-stolen-by-terrorists/articleshow/60820704.cms The myth of Russia’s lowered nuclear threshold https://warontherocks.com/2017/09/the-myth-of-russias-lowered-nuclear-threshold/ Russia launches ‘world’s biggest and most powerful’ nuclear icebreaker ship http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-nuclear-icebreaker-ship-sibir-world-biggest-most-powerful-northern-sea-route-baltic-shipyard-a7965596.html US to renew nuclear pact with Japan https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/US-to-renew-nuclear-pact-with-Japan General Interest SIPRI Yearbook 2017 http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/45c2f5ef-d019-4d67-8d5d-2b3535217312 The nuclear threat can be contained by diplomacy https://www.ft.com/content/02c58f70-9c80-11e7-8b50-0b9f565a23e1 Nuclear deterrence and the revenge of geography http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1204122/nuclear-deterrence-the-revenge-of-geography/ 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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