Bulletin of Atomic scientists Nuclear Roundup September 6, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 6, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea US Intelligence: North Korea's Sixth Test Was a 140 Kiloton 'Advanced Nuclear' Device https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/us-intelligence-north-koreas-sixth-test-was-a-140-kiloton-advanced-nuclear-device/ North Korea nuclear crisis: Test 'caused landslides' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41170940 S. Korea on lookout for radiation after North’s nuclear test causes landslides https://www.stripes.com/news/s-korea-on-lookout-for-radiation-after-north-s-nuclear-test-causes-landslides-1.486240#.WbACbvmGNrQ Putin Warns Against 'Driving North Korea Into Corner' Over Nuclear Tests https://www.rferl.org/a/north-korea-nuclear-test-putin-warns-against-sanctions/28719623.html China, Russia Call For New Round Of Talks On North Korean Nuclear Program http://www.npr.org/2017/09/05/548715218/china-russia-call-for-new-round-of-talks-on-north-korean-nuclear-program North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Threatens China’s Path to Power https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-china.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170906&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y A Nuclear Slap in China’s Face http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/05/a-nuclear-slap-in-chinas-face-xi-jinping-kim-jong-un-north-korea/ How North Korea's Nuclear Tests Could Get Even More Terrifying http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/09/06/548755431/how-north-koreas-nuclear-tests-could-get-even-more-terrifying We can't look to China on North Korea, says ex-Sen. George Mitchell. Here's why. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/george-mitchell-heres-why-we-cant-look-to-china-on-north-korea.html Wellerstein:  Building an H-Bomb in Plain Sight http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/building-h-bomb-plain-sight/140762/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Allowing nuclear weapons in Japan could defuse North Korean threat, say some policy makers https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-japan/allowing-nuclear-weapons-in-japan-could-defuse-north-korean-threat-say-some-policy-makers-idUSKCN1BH1FO North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test: A First Look https://www.38north.org/2017/09/punggye090517/ Seismic Detective Weighs In on North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a28057/north-korea-nuclear-test-expert/ Inside Russia’s growing role in the North Korean nuclear crisis https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/09/06/inside-russias-growing-role-in-the-north-korean-nuclear-crisis/?utm_term=.763b3a144093 Korea Nuclear Test Furthers EMP Bomb http://freebeacon.com/national-security/korea-nuclear-test-furthers-emp-bomb/ The Way to Make North Korea Back Down https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/opinion/the-way-to-make-north-korea-back-down.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170906&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y House Foreign Affairs Hearing: Sanctions, Diplomacy, and Information: Pressuring North Korea https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hearing-sanctions-diplomacy-information-pressuring-north-korea/ United States Michigan poll: Majority worries about Trump having access to nuclear codes http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/349374-michigan-poll-majority-worry-about-trump-having-access-to-nuclear-codes NNSA team conducts radiological training exercise aboard Maersk container ship https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/24036-nnsa-team-conducts-radiological-training-exercise-aboard-maersk-container-ship/ Los Alamos lab director announces retirement https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2017/09/06/los-alamos-lab-director-announces-retirement.html Nuclear Arms Control: A Nuclear Posture Review Opportunity http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/62c60691-fef7-43f2-9f64-157677bc5d0f International Trump May Make Congress Decide Future of Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/trump-iran-deal-nuclear.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170906&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0 About That Other Nuclear Threat… http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/06/about-that-other-nuclear-threat/ Russia-Linked Hackers Breached 100 Nuclear and Power Plants Just This Year http://www.thedailybeast.com/breaches-at-us-nuclear-and-power-plants-linked-to-russian-hackers Nonstrategic nuclear weapons in Russia’s evolving military doctrine http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00963402.2017.1362908?journalCode=rbul20 General Interest Which countries have nuclear weapons and what is the NPT? http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/06/which-countries-have-nuclear-weapons-and-what-is-the-npt-6907068/#ixzz4ruPMd5m3 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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