Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 19, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 19, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea warns US of ‘unimaginable’ nuclear strike http://thehill.com/policy/defense/356166-north-korea-warns-us-of-unimaginable-nuclear-strike North Korea is Building a Bigger, Better Missile Submarine http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/news/a28687/north-korea-new-missile-submarine-sinpo-c/ South Korea developing missiles to destroy North Korea nuclear facilities https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/10/19/South-Korea-developing-missiles-to-destroy-North-Korea-nuclear-facilities/3121508418413/ Calls to Bring U.S. Nuclear Weapons Back to South Korea Are Getting Louder http://time.com/4988994/south-korea-nuclear-weapons/ Kim Jong Un’s Threats Rattle Japan — but There’s a Line It Won’t Cross https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japanese-people-don-t-want-nukes-despite-north-korea-s-n811791 Judging responses to the North Korean threat https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/10/19/editorials/judging-responses-north-korean-threat/#.WeipjflSxrQ Pollack: Let’s Walk This Through: If North Korea Launches An ICBM, Then… http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/10/us-missile-defense-north-korea-icbm/141866/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Commentary: North Korea playing a longer nuclear game than the U.S. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-north-korea-nuclear-game-1019-story.html United States GOP chair of nuclear safety agency secretly urges Trump to abolish it https://www.publicintegrity.org/2017/10/19/21217/gop-chair-nuclear-safety-agency-secretly-urges-trump-abolish-it The U.S. Military's Worst Fear: What if Its Nuclear Weapons Don't Work in a War? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-militarys-worst-fear-what-if-its-nuclear-weapons-dont-22790 31 Hanford workers test positive for radioactive contamination http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article179646261.html ABC15 gets rare look inside Palo Verde nuclear plant http://www.abc15.com/news/state/abc15-gets-rare-look-inside-palo-verde-nuclear-plant 21st century nuclear deterrence & missile defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/21st-Century-Nuclear-Deterrence-and-Missile-Defense/ International Moscow tells Tehran Russia remains committed to nuclear deal https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-nuclear-russia/moscow-tells-tehran-russia-remains-committed-to-nuclear-deal-idUKKBN1CO17I Russia tests new rocket after beating missile range record http://www.newsweek.com/russia-tests-new-rocket-after-beating-missile-range-record-687863 General Interest Growing threat: Cyber and nuclear weapons systems https://thebulletin.org/growing-threat-cyber-and-nuclear-weapons-systems11201 This nuclear fallout shelter was untouched for 55 years. It might come in handy now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-school-fallout-shelter-was-untouched-for-55-years-it-might-come-in-handy-now/2017/10/17/6b3dfe90-b295-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.52185a9b7735 Why There Is No Chance a Piece of Paper Will Ban Nuclear Weapons. Zero. http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-there-no-chance-piece-paper-will-ban-nuclear-weapons-22788 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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