Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 6, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 6, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea CIA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn't crazy http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/05/politics/cia-kim-jong-un-intelligence-profile/index.html Obama calls North Korea a real threat at forum in Brazil https://www.apnews.com/7f95cf8abae8425c91d7b2c324dc19e4/Obama-calls-North-Korea-a-%22real-threat%22-at-forum-in-Brazil U.S. prepares new missiles for Japan after North Korea threatens nuclear war http://www.newsweek.com/us-military-prepares-war-north-korea-selling-missiles-japan-678830 United States This Is What Trump Got WRONG About Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics https://www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-nuclear-weapons-global-politics The Nobel Peace Prize for an anti-nuclear weapons group probably won’t please the U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/06/the-nobel-peace-prize-for-an-anti-nuclear-weapons-group-probably-wont-please-the-u-s/?utm_term=.4728d3445b2a International Trump plans to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plans-to-declare-that-iran-nuclear-deal-is-not-in-the-national-interest/2017/10/05/825c916e-a9e3-11e7-b3aa-c0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.1307dd2ab96f Iran Nuclear Deal Should Be Preserved: Russia https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-06/iran-nuclear-deal-should-be-preserved-russian-formin Europe helped draft the Iran nuclear deal. Now E.U. leaders seek to save it from Trump pressure. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europe-helped-hammer-out-the-iran-nuclear-deal-now-eu-leaders-seek-to-save-it-from-trump-pressure/2017/10/06/9fe10f76-aa0b-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.3df60b25229e Donald Trump’s demonisation of Iran is dishonest and dangerous https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/06/trump-demonisation-iran-dishonest-dangerous-nuclear-deal Why Decertifying the Iran Nuclear Deal Would Be a Bad Idea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/opinion/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html?_r=0 India’s nuclear arsenal http://nation.com.pk/columns/06-Oct-2017/india-s-nuclear-arsenal Pakistan warns India against targeting its nuclear installations http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-warns-india-against-targeting-its-nuclear-installations/articleshow/60967586.cms Evaluating the Risks Posed by Russia’s Nuclear Upgrade http://www.eurasianet.org/node/85431 Russia stands by nuclear parity, after Nobel Peace Prize decision https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/europe/2017-10-06-russia-stands-by-nuclear-parity-after-nobel-peace-prize-decision/ International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/06/556047073/2017-nobel-peace-prize Text of Nobel Peace Prize Award to Anti-Nuclear Campaign ICAN https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-06/text-of-nobel-peace-prize-award-to-anti-nuclear-campaign-ican This year’s Nobel peace prize rewards a nice but pointless idea https://www.economist.com/news/international/21730075-banning-nuclear-weapons-will-not-do-much-advance-cause-peace-years-nobel 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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