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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 5, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
October 5, 2017
A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

Trump and Japan’s Abe agree to keep pressure on North Korea

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-japan-northkorea/trump-and-japans-abe-agree-to-keep-pressure-on-north-korea-idUSKBN1C9238

A North Korea Nuclear Strike on Tokyo and Seoul Could Kill 2.1 Million

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/nuke-strike-on-kim-s-neighbors-could-kill-estimated-2-1-million

North Korea is testing not just bombs but the entire global nuclear monitoring system

https://qz.com/1093265/north-korea-is-testing-not-just-bombs-but-the-entire-global-nuclear-monitoring-system/

Nuclear watchdog seeks airborne particles from North Korea

http://www.nrttv.com/EN/Details.aspx?Jimare=16854

North Korea ‘Decoders’ Offer Dire Warnings About Nuclear Program

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-decoders-offer-dire-warnings-about-nuclear-program-1507195803

NKorean workers prep seafood going to US stores, restaurants

https://apnews.com/8b493b7df6e147e98d19f3abb5ca090a/NKorean-workers-prep-seafood-going-to-US-stores,-restaurants

Jimmy Carter: What I’ve learned from North Korea’s leaders

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jimmy-carter-what-ive-learned-from-north-koreas-leaders/2017/10/04/a2851a9e-a7bb-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?utm_term=.c657ccea360c

Inside North Korea, and Feeling the Drums of War

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/opinion/sunday/nuclear-north-korea.html?_r=0

United States

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-nuclear-weapons-modernization

Finish the MOX Project

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/10/03

Study Shows Public Approval of Nuclear Weapons Usage

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/5/nuclear-weapons-/

Improved Planning and Communication Needed for Plutonium-238 and Radioisotope Power Systems Production

https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-161T

Lockheed, Rockwell to develop airborne C2 system for launching ICBMs

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10/04/lockheed-rockwell-get-contracts-to-develop-airborne-c2-system-for-launching-icbms/

Why Tactical Nuclear Weapons Are Still A Thing

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/10/why-tactical-nuclear-weapons-are-still-thing/141540/?oref=defenseone_today_nl

These airmen cleaned up an H-bomb disaster. Decades later, they're still fighting for benefits.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/These-airmen-cleaned-up-an-H-bomb-disaster-12254665.php

International

Nuke deal hangs in balance as Trump plans Iran policy speech

https://www.apnews.com/e726f1c5747b434a912a3a896d6a4fbe/Nuke-deal-hangs-in-balance-as-Trump-plans-Iran-policy-speech

Trump to receive multiple options on Iran nuclear deal: Tillerson

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/trump-to-receive-multiple-options-on-iran-nuclear-deal-tillerson-idUSKBN1C926W?il=0

Rep. Connolly: Countdown to zero: The case for the Iran deal

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/353923-countdown-to-zero-the-case-for-the-iran-deal

Hibbs: Implement the JCPOA

http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1204247/implement-the-jcpoa/

'World's most robust' nuclear inspection program under fire as Trump tries to rewrite the Iran deal

http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-inspections-2017-story.html

Trump has absolutely no reason to blow up the Iran deal

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/opinions/trump-has-no-reason-to-blow-up-the-iran-deal-opinion-kirby/index.html

Revealed: Russia’s New Experimental ICBM Warheads

https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/revealed-russias-new-experimental-icbm-warheads/

Russia Reduces 204 Nuclear Deployed Warheads between March and September 2017

http://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/columns/day-figure/russia-reduces-204-nuclear-deployed-warheads-between-march-and-september-2017/

Everything You Need to Know: Russia's 'Tactical' Nuclear Weapons

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/everything-you-need-know-russias-tactical-nuclear-weapons-22607

Radiation from Fukushima nuclear disaster discovered in sand and groundwater 60 miles away

http://www.newsweek.com/fukushima-radioactive-cesium-ocean-677449

Ambassador highlights Vietnam’s stand in disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/187734/ambassador-highlights-vietnam-s-stand-in-disarmament--nuclear-non-proliferation.html

General Interest

The enormous cost of more nuclear weapons

https://www.salon.com/2017/10/05/the-enormous-cost-of-more-nuclear-weapons_partner/

The nuclear taboo

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/234552-The-nuclear-taboo

New ‘molecular trap’ cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods

http://news.wfu.edu/2017/10/05/new-molecular-trap-cleans-radioactive-waste-nuclear-fuel-rods/


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