Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 11, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 11, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Iran deal negotiators to brief House Democrats http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/10/iran-deal-negotiators-house-democrats-243633 China beseeches the US: Please, 'cool it' with the North Korea threats https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/11/china-calls-on-the-us-to-calm-its-threats-against-north-korea.html Trump Discusses ‘Range of Options’ to Respond to North Korean Aggression https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-discusses-range-of-options-to-respond-to-north-korean-aggression-/4065253.html Condi urges Trump: 'Watch your rhetoric' on North Korea http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354789-condi-urges-trump-watch-your-rhetoric-on-north-korea North Korean Hackers Stole U.S.-South Korean Military Plans, Lawmaker Says https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/world/asia/north-korea-hack-war-plans.html Analysis | The first casualty of North Korean nuclear tests? The country’s environment http://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2017/10/09/Analysis-The-first-casualty-of-North-Korean-nuclear-tests-The-country-s-environment/stories/201710090198 Time for “Shock and Awe Sanctions” on North Korea http://www.heritage.org/defense/report/time-shock-and-awe-sanctions-north-korea North Korea May Have A Weapon That America Won't Be Able to Stop https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/North-Korea-May-Have-A-Weapon-That-America-Wont-Be-Able-to-Stop-108710680 Sorry, Trump, but Talking to North Korea Has Worked http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories United States Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/trump-wanted-dramatic-increase-nuclear-arsenal-meeting-military-leaders-n809701 How the United States plans to trap its biggest stash of nuclear-weapons waste in glass http://www.nature.com/news/how-the-united-states-plans-to-trap-its-biggest-stash-of-nuclear-weapons-waste-in-glass-1.22788 University of Chicago Launches Months-Long Commemoration of First Nuclear Reaction https://www.newswise.com/doescience/?article_id=682643 International We are on a tightrope': Trump poised to walk away from Iran nuclear deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/trump-walk-away-us-iran-nuclear-deal    Iran Nuclear Deal: In Call With Trump, U.K.’s May Stresses ‘Strong Commitment’ to Pact https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-nuclear-deal-call-trump-u-k-s-may-stresses-n809711 Iran's secret sites linked to nuclear weapons development revealed http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/10/irans-secret-sites-linked-to-nuclear-weapons-development-revealed.html Trump’s Iran Derangement https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/opinion/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html?_r=0 SIPRI: Will the EU and the USA part ways on the Iran deal? https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2017/will-eu-and-usa-part-ways-iran-deal The Iran Nuclear Deal: Viewed From Iran's Position http://www.npr.org/2017/10/11/557051733/the-iran-nuclear-deal-as-viewed-from-irans-position White House says Corker 'rolled out the red carpet' for Iran nuclear deal, which he actually opposed https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/10/white-house-says-corker-rolled-out-red-carpet-for-iran-deal.html (Mis)Reading the IAEA reports on Iran's nuclear program http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/354703-misreading-the-iaea-reports-on-irans-nuclear-program How the CIA Staged Sham Academic Conferences to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program https://www.propublica.org/article/spy-schools-how-the-cia-staged-sham-academic-conferences-to-thwart-iran-nuclear-program Could Trump’s Hardline on Iran Do More Harm than Good? https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/trumps-hardline-iran-harm-good A best-case scenario for the Iran nuclear deal http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-iran-deal-20171011-story.html Russia's 'Star Wars' combat suit is reportedly getting a nuclear-resistant watch http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-star-wars-combat-suit-getting-a-nuclear-resistant-watch-2017-10 Europe's nuclear trade body pushes for swift 'Brexatom' deal with UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/10/11/europes-nuclear-trade-body-pushes-swift-brexatom-deal-uk/ Pakistan building nuclear weapons storage unit deep in the mountains https://theprint.in/2017/10/10/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-storage/ IAEA Affirms Japan’s Fukushima-Related Radioactivity Monitoring https://eos.org/articles/iaea-affirms-japans-fukushima-related-radioactivity-monitoring General Interest Could we dispose of nuclear waste on a rocket to the sun? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/11/nuclear-waste-to-the-sun-rocket Radioactive wild boars in Sweden are eating nuclear mushrooms https://qz.com/1099248/radioactive-wild-boars-in-sweden-are-eating-nuclear-mushrooms/ When Nations Go Nuclear, They Gain More Than Just The Bomb http://www.turnto23.com/newsy/when-nations-go-nuclear-they-gain-more-than-just-the-bomb Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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