Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 13, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 13, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea US believes current North Korea nuclear threat is manageable - White House http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-believes-current-north-korea-nuclear-threat-is-manageable---white-house-9306166 The Surprising First People to Know About North Korea’s Bomb Tests https://www.dodbuzz.com/2017/10/12/surprising-first-people-know-north-koreas-bomb-tests/ Has N. Korea nuked itself out of a nuclear test site? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-nuclear-test-kim-jong-un-punggye-ri-earthquake-mount-paektu/ Congress warned North Korean EMP attack would kill '90% of all Americans' http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/congress-warned-north-korean-emp-attack-would-kill-90-of-all-americans/article/2637349 America Could Subdue North Korea's Nuclear Threats with a Not-So-Grand Bargain http://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-could-subdue-north-koreas-nuclear-threats-not-so-22706 How North Korean hackers stole 235 gigabytes of classified US and South Korean military plans https://www.vox.com/world/2017/10/13/16465882/north-korea-cyber-attack-capability-us-military How a homemade tool helped North Korea's missile program http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-technology United States Pentagon has no plans to boost size of nuclear arsenal https://apnews.com/494c5e6cd2a84ef68467179531b7a520/Pentagon-has-no-plans-to-boost-size-of-nuclear-arsenal Pelosi urges new law to limit president's use of nuclear weapons http://thehill.com/policy/defense/355186-pelosi-urges-new-law-to-limit-presidents-use-of-nuclear-weapons Trump’s loose talk on nuclear weapons suddenly becomes very real https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/11/trumps-loose-rhetoric Governor's Nuclear Council grills MOX, NNSA on removal of plutonium timeline http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/governor-s-nuclear-council-grills-mox Sen. Graham, ditch South Carolina's failed nuclear waste project http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/355284-sen-graham-ditch-south-carolinas-failed-nuclear-waste-project 200 construction workers laid off from MOX project http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-10-12/200-construction-workers-laid-mox-project Hanford has world's largest nuclear waste melters http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/washington/hanford-has-world-s-largest International Trump to set new conditions for U.S. to stay in Iran nuclear deal, tossing issue to Congress https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-set-new-conditions-for-us Trump Won’t Certify Iran Nuclear Deal, but He Also Won’t Unravel It https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html?_r=0 Iran threatens to withdraw from nuclear deal if U.S. does: report https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/13/iran-threatens-withdraw-nuclear-deal-if-u-s-does-report/760859001/ Russia's Lavrov to Iran's Zarif: Moscow Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-13/russias-lavrov-to-irans-zarif-moscow-committed-to-iran-nuclear-deal Can the Iran deal work without the US? https://thebulletin.org/can-iran-deal-work-without-us11184 The Iran nuclear deal isn’t so great — for Iran https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage India calls for action on Pakistan-N Korea nuclear-missile links http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news The Risks of Pakistan's Sea-Based Nuclear Weapons https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/the-risks-of-pakistans-sea-based-nuclear-weapons/ Securing Pakistan’s nuclear assets https://tribune.com.pk/story/1529618/securing-pakistans-nuclear-assets/ India denounces call to give up nukes, sign NPT http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-denounces-call-to-give-up-nukes-sign-npt/articleshow/61063581.cms How a Malaysian birthed an anti-nuclear arms campaign that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/how-malaysian-birthed-anti-nuclear-arms-campaign-won-years-nobel-peace-prize Nuclear bomb dream that led to disaster at Windscale http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/nuclear-bomb-dream-that-led-to-disaster-at-windscale-1-8803826 General Interest Could Hypersonic Weapons Make Nuclear War More Likely? http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a28612/could-hypersonic-weapons-make-wars-more-likely/ Link to study:  https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2137.html Thanks To North Korea, Nuclear Bunkers Are Making A Comeback -- But How Effective Are They? https://www.forbes.com/sites/lamsharon/2017/10/13/thanks-to-north-korea 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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