Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 12, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 12, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea: “Our Nuclear Weapons Will Never be a Subject Matter of Negotiations" http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-%E2%80%9Cour-nuclear-weapons-will-never-be-subject-22686 Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter Says We Can't Live with Nuclear North Korea http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/10/11/ash-carter-highlights The growing danger of a U.S. nuclear first strike on North Korea https://warontherocks.com/2017/10/the-growing-danger-of-a-u-s-nuclear-first-strike-on-north-korea/ Israel: North Korean missile attack is a clear and present danger to us all http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/354962-north-korean-missile-attack-is-a-clear-and-present-danger Trump’s Scary Strategy on North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/opinion/north-korea-kim-jong-un.html?emc=edit_tnt_20171012&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0 Will North Korea sell its nuclear technology? https://www.salon.com/2017/10/12/will-north-korea-sell-its-nuclear-technology_partner/ United States Trump Threatens NBC Over Nuclear Weapons Report https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/us/politics/trump-nbc-fcc-broadcast-license.html Mattis calls NBC News report on nuclear arsenal 'absolutely false' http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/11/james-mattis-responds-nbc-news-nuclear-arsena-243680 Trump may be kicking off a new age of nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews Hearing: Empty threat or serious danger: Assessing North Korea’s risk to the homeland https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/empty-threat-serious-danger-assessing-north-koreas-risk-homeland/ International Ehud Barak, Israeli Hawk and No Friend of Iran, Urges Trump to Keep Nuclear Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/us/politics/trump-ehud-barak-iran Growing Chorus Confronts Trump Against Leaving Nuclear Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/world/middleeast/trump-iran- Trump resists pressure to soften stance on Iran nuclear deal https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/trump-resists-pressure-to-soften-stance-on-iran-nuclear-deal.html Monroe: Why Iran must be denuclearized https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/11/iran-must-be-denuclearized/ Trump Iran deal plan risks opening nuclear 'Pandora's box' http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/politics/trump-iran-deal-certification-nuclear-weapon/index.html Of course Iran is proliferating nuclear weapons technology http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/of-course-iran-is-proliferating-nuclear-weapons-technology/article/2637013 Testimony of David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and International Security, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing Title: “Confronting the Full Range of Iranian Threats” Testimony How the U.S. nuclear arsenal stacks up to Russia https://www.axios.com/how-the-u-s-nuclear-arsenal-stacks-up-2495606807.html Mikhail Gorbachev: My plea to the presidents of Russia and the United States https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mikhail-gorbachev-my-plea Can India destroy Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal? https://tribune.com.pk/story/1529367/can-india-destroy-pakistans-nuclear-arsenal/ Japan Nuclear Fuel skipped safety checks at Rokkasho plant for 14 years https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/12/national/japan-nuclear-fuel-skipped-safety-checks-rokkasho-plant-14-years/#.Wd9wg_lSxrQ General Interest Banning the bomb — on nuclear weapons http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/banning-the-bomb/article19840988.ece 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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