Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 27, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 27, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea China says military means not an option to resolve Korea situation http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china/china-says-military-means-not-an-option-to-resolve-korea-situation-idUSKCN1C20NR?il=0 As Trump and North Korea trade threats, the Pentagon’s top general calls for restraint https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/09/26 S. Korean leader says N. Korea still has chance for peaceful resolution http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2017/09/26/ North Korea taps GOP analysts to better understand Trump and his messages https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-seeks-help Behind North Korea’s Bluster, Some See Caution https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/asia/north-korea North Korea: California's plans for nuclear attack revealed http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/north-korea-attack-california-plans-revealed-document-trump-kim-jong-un-a7969016.html A North Korean Nuclear Weapons Test in the Pacific Ocean: An Act of War? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korean-nuclear-weapons-test-the-pacific-ocean-act-war-22484 Nuclear weapons tests off Hebrides to prepare Nato for North Korea action http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15559376 North Korea should be Trump's Cold War http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/352468-north-korea-should-be-trumps-cold-war The Dangerous Misunderstanding at the Core of the North Korea Debate https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/preemption-prevention-north-korea/541098/ United States Gen. Dunford Confirmation Hearing https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/17-09-26 Advance Policy Questions https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc Group opposes bringing German nuclear material through Charleston to Savannah River Site http://www.postandcourier.com/news/group-opposes-bringing-german-nuclear-material The Agency That Launches America's Nuclear Missiles Just Messed Up a Tweet https://gizmodo.com/the-agency-that-launches-americas-nuclear-missiles-just-1818780360 Here’s Every Nuclear Weapon in the US Arsenal https://www.globalresearch.ca/heres-every-nuclear-weapon-in-the-us-arsenal/5610824 Nuclear Neighborhood http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-13989 Metro Transit Police to receive radiation detectors in face of ‘dirty bomb’ threat https://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2017/09/metro-transit-police-to-receive-radiation-detectors-as-defense-against-dirty-bomb-threat/ International Top US General Says Exiting Iran Nuclear Pact Would Make Future Deals Tough https://www.voanews.com/a/top-us-general-says-exiting-iran-nuclear-pact-would-make-future-deals-tough/4046035.html IAEA chief calls for clarity on disputed section of Iran nuclear deal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-chief-calls-for-clarity-on-disputed-section-of-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKCN1C12AN Trump tweeted about a new Iran missile test that didn’t happen https://www.vox.com/world/2017/9/26/16366018/trump-iran-missile-test-nuclear-deal-tweet A moment of truth for the Iran nuclear deal https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/27/editorials/moment-truth-iran-nuclear-deal/ The Myth of a ‘Better’ Iran Deal http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/26/the-myth-of-a-better-iran-deal/ Russia launches drills involving ICBMs in Siberia http://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2017/09/26/russia-launches-drills-involving-icbms-in-siberia/ Report: Russia Continues to Use Nuclear Threats to Intimidate Neighbors https://news.usni.org/2017/09/26/report-russia-continues-use-nuclear-threats-intimidate-neighbors Russia's military confused for aliens after advanced missile launches into the sky http://www.newsweek.com/russia-military-fires-advanced-missile-sky-terrified-citizens-report-ufo-671814 India Calls For Building Trust, Confidence Among Nuclear Weapon States https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-calls-for-building-trust-confidence-among-nuclear-weapon-states-1755786 General Interest How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist? U.N. Calls for Total Elimination of Nukes https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-many-nuclear-weapons-exist-united-nations-calls-total-elimination-n804721 Nuclear Weapons: The Only Way America Would Have Won the Vietnam War? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/nuclear-weapons-the-only-way-america-would-have-won-the-22469 In 1977, a Dying Russian Satellite Created Havoc for One Reason: It Was Nuclear Powered http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/1977-dying-russian-satellite-created-havoc-one-reason-it-was-22479 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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