Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 28, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 28, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea nuclear 'blackmail' aimed at direct US talks http://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-nuclear-blackmail-aimed-at-direct-us-talks/a-40723000 Facing North Korean threats, Seoul expects U.S. to send ‘strategic’ arms https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/more-us-strategic-military-assets-to-south-korea-to-deter-the-north-seoul-says/2017/09/28/4062cc7e-a416-11e7-8c37-e1d99ad6aa22_story.html?utm_term=.d9cb2a6617b1 Remote Textile Plant May Secretly Fuel North Korea’s Weapons https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/world/asia/north-korea-missiles-fuel.html Yes, the U.S. Navy Can Shoot Down North Korean ICBMs http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451891/united-states-navy-north-korea-intercontintal-ballistic-missiles-defense-aegis Poll: More than two-thirds say Trump's rhetoric on North Korea unhelpful http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/352841-poll-more-than-two-thirds-say-trumps-rhetoric-on-north-korea Poll: Nearly half support US military action against North Korea https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/poll-nearly-half-support-us-military-action-against-north-korea-1.489860?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report#.Wczu7mhSyUl Domestic UDMH production in the DPKR http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1204170/domestic-udmh-production-in-the-dprk/ No one can stop Trump from waging nuclear war with North Korea, not even his generals http://www.newsweek.com/trump-war-north-korea-generals-nuclear-kim-jong-un-war-north-korea-china-672662 North Korea’s Next Test? http://allthingsnuclear.org/gkulacki/north-koreas-next-test North Korean Nuclear Weapons Test in the Pacific: An Act of War? http://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/North-Korean-Nuclear-Weapons-Test-in-the-Pacific-An-Act-of-War-108064931 The Lamps are Going Out in Asia http://www.38north.org/2017/09/jdethomas092517/ United States 3 Questions: America’s Next Nuclear-Missile Submarine http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/09/3-questions-americas-next-nuclear-missile-submarine/141317/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Nigel Lockyer appointed to second term as director of Fermilab https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2017/09/27/nigel-lockyer-appointed-second-term-director-fermilab NNSA Statement on Los Alamos National Laboratory Operations https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-statement-los-alamos-national-laboratory-operations Nevada National Security Site breaks ground on new facilities https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nevada-national-security-site-breaks-ground-new-facilities International Russia Just Pulled Off a Massive Nuclear Weapons Drill (That America Can't Match) http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-just-pulled-massive-nuclear-weapons-drill-america-22503 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 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security http://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/nuclear-weapons-prohibition-and-international-security/ Expert: Here's what to do if there's a nuclear blast https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/27/heres-what-do-nuclear-blast/710554001/ Preventing Nuclear War https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/opinion/nuclear-war.html?_r=0 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.