Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 8, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 8, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world. North Korea S. Korea braces for another possible N. Korea missile test http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KOREAS_TENSIONS_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-08-03-17-26 Mexico expels North Korean ambassador over nuclear tests https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/08/mexico-expels-north-korean-ambassador-over-nuclear-tests.html Trump renews threat of force against North Korea over nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-will-back-fresh-un-sanctions-on-north-korea-over-nuclear-tests/2017/09/07/afc6ac52-93a9-11e7-b9bc-b2f7903bab0d_story.html?utm_term=.85e3365cb628 How Would the U.S. Defend Against a North Korean Nuclear Attack? https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-us-defense-against-north-korean-nuclear-attack/ Why Kim Jong-Un wouldn’t be irrational to use a nuclear bomb first https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-kim-jong-un-wouldnt-be-irrational-to-use-a-nuclear-bomb-first/2017/09/08/a9d36ca4-934f-11e7-aace-04b862b2b3f3_story.html?utm_term=.7ca5a68a2a94 Israel Has a Playbook for Dealing With North Korea https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/israel-has-a-playbook-for-dealing-with-north-korea Why North Korea is a black hole for American spies http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/08/why-north-korea-is-a-black-hole-for-spies-242473 The case for letting North Korea keep its nukes https://www.vox.com/world/2017/9/8/16256880/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-test-containment How surprising is North Korea’s nuclear success? Picking up where proliferation theories leave off https://warontherocks.com/2017/09/how-surprising-is-north-koreas-nuclear-success-picking-up-where-proliferation-theories-leave-off/ Collina: On North Korea, More Missile Defense Is Not the Answer http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/09/north-korea-more-missile-defense-not-answer/140822/?oref=defenseone_today_nl The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/the-risk-of-nuclear-war-with-north-korea North Korean Nuclear Bombs http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cstzrr North Korean nuclear test shows steady advance: interview with Siegfried Hecker http://thebulletin.org/north-korean-nuclear-test-shows-steady-advance-interview-siegfried-hecker11091 United States Federal auditors say US nuclear dump running out of room http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/watchdog-agency-us-nuclear-dump-running-room-49684101 The Air Force's 'rods from god' could hit with the force a nuclear weapon — but with no fallout http://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-rods-from-god-kinetic-weapon-hit-with-nuclear-weapon-force-2017-9 CSI: Nuclear https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/09/07/csi-nuclear/#3cf3f9bc64ce McCaul emerges as a leading candidate for DHS secretary http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/07/mccaul-emerges-as-leading-dhs-pick-242459 International Czechs refuse to lift ban on nuclear supplies for Iran http://www.seattletimes.com/business/czechs-refuse-to-lift-ban-on-nuclear-supplies-for-iran/ Does Japan really want nuclear weapons? http://www.atimes.com/japan-really-want-nuclear-weapons/ A War with Russia Would Go Nuclear. Here's Why. http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/war-russia-would-go-nuclear-heres-why-22202 Japan May Be Coming Full Circle After Its Fukushima Nuclear Energy Disaster https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2017/09/08/japan-may-be-coming-full-circle-after-its-fukushima-nuclear-energy-disaster/#5b57d2df30e8 PM inaugurates 340MW nuclear power plant at Chashma https://www.geo.tv/latest/157151-pm-to-inaugurate-340mw-nuclear-power-plant-at-chashma-today Inside Siberia's remote nuclear science hub – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2017/sep/08/inside-siberia-remote-nuclear-science-hub-akademgorok-in-pictures This Dead Russian Nuclear Submarine Could Be a "Ticking Environmental Time Bomb" http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/dead-russian-nuclear-submarine-could-be-ticking-22210 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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