Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 27, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 27, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Pentagon Chief Mattis Stresses Diplomacy in North Korea Crisis https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/defense-secretary-mattis-accuses-north-korea-threatening-catastrophe-n814876?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.27.17&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/26/democrats-push-bill-to-stop-a-trump-pre-emptive-strike-on-north-korea Chinese scientists warn North Korea about disaster threat at nuclear test site http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2117340/chinese-scientists-warn-north-korea-about-disaster-threat-nuclear United States Pence to tour North Dakota's nuclear weapons base http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pence-to-tour-North-Dakota-s-nuclear-weapons-base-12310566.php Putin casts S.C. into international limelight with MOX mention http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/putin-casts-s-c-into-international-limelight-with-mox-mention/article_9ff1e806-ba90-11e7-923f-332e4f5271a4.html Former CIA chief: Nuclear war with Russia, biological weapons and climate change 'only' existential threats to US http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-russia-nuclear-war-climate-change-biological-weapons-attack-only-existential-threats-cia-chief-a8022941.html Suspended agent had 'unauthorized access' to nukes https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060064775 Link to DOE IG Report: https://www.eenews.net/assets/2017/10/26/document_gw_07.pdf Remembering JFK’s visit to Hanford. 37,000 watched him wave ‘atomic wand’ http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article181066331.html International Iran’s UN Envoy Urges Destruction of All Nuclear Weapons https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/10/27/1557477/iran-s-un-envoy-urges-destruction-of-all-nuclear-weapons Contain, Enforce, and Engage: An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran’s Nuclear and Regional Challenges http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/10/26/contain-enforce-and-engage-integrated-u.s.-strategy-to-address-iran-s-nuclear-and-regional-challenges-pub-73484 The Real Importance of North Korean and Iranian Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-real-importance-of-north-korean-and-iranian-pursuit_us_59f23f8ee4b05f0ade1b55e2 Russia Test Fires 4 Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/russia-test-fires-4-intercontinental-range-ballistic-missiles/ How the U.S. Navy Is 'Helping' Russia's Subs Become More Deadly https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/How-the-US-Navy-Is-Helping-Russias-Submarines-Become-Even-More-D-109496753 Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war awarded 'Future of Life' prize https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/27/vasili-arkhipov-soviet-submarine-captain-who-averted-nuclear-war-awarded-future-of-life-prize Russia Has a Dead Nuclear Submarine That Was Never Recovered (Armed with Nukes) http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-has-dead-nuclear-submarine-was-never-recovered-armed-22917 Nuclear club's rival weapons and agendas pushing us into uncertain new world https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/asia/nuclear-clubs-rival-weapons-and-agendas-pushing-us-into-uncertain-new-world-20171027-gz9jkq.html South Korean opposition leader calls for ‘freedom nuclear alliance’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/10/27/south-korean-opposition-leader-calls-for-freedom-nuclear-alliance/?utm_term=.70c0f5cb53ee South Korea's Nuclear Energy Debate https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/south-koreas-nuclear-energy-debate/ General Interest No Nukes, They Say http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453080/no-nukes-they-say-2017-nobel-peace-prize Disarming the world http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/10/disarming-world-171024071441249.html In 1982, A UK Sub Stole a Top Secret Soviet Sonar Device http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a28794/1982-uk-sub-stole-soviet-sonar-device 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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