Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup November 1, 2017

Nuclear Roundup November 1, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea South Korea's Moon says cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/south-koreas-moon-says-cannot-recognise-north-korea-as-nuclear-state.html Exclusive: U.S. pursues direct diplomacy with North Korea despite Trump rejection http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-pursues-direct-diplomacy-with-north-korea-despite-trump-rejection-idUSKBN1D136I North Korea's plenty scary without an overhyped EMP threat https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-emp-threat/ Report: North Korea runs hospital to treat nuclear radiation patients https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/11/01/Report-North-Korea-runs-hospital-to-treat-nuclear-radiation-patients/9931509543667/?spt=su&or=btn_tw Dems tout bill aimed at preventing pre-emptive strike on North Korea http://thehill.com/policy/defense/358017-dems-tout-bill-aimed-at-preventing-pre-emptive-strike-on-north-korea?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11798 United States Trillion-dollar nuclear arms plan sets up budget brawl https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/31/nuclear-overhaul-defense-budget-cbo-244391 Approaches for Managing the Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2017 to 2046 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53211 15 Subs Kept Out of Service: 177 Months Of Drydock Backups https://breakingdefense.com/2017/10/15-subs-kept-out-of-service-177-months-of-drydock-backups/ Letter From William J. Perry and James E. Cartwright to President Trump https://www.ploughshares.org/letter-william-j-perry-and-james-e-cartwright-president-trump International Nuclear Scientists Urge US Congress to Preserve Iran Deal https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/75355/nuclear-scientists-urge-us-congress-to-preserve-iran-deal Iran debuts nuclear power plant in Bushehr http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/Iran-debuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-Bushehr-510949 United States blocks Iran from fusion megaproject http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/united-states-blocks-iran-fusion-megaproject Trump’s hostility to Nuclear Deal could polarise Iranian opinion even further https://theconversation.com/trumps-hostility-to-nuclear-deal-could-polarise-iranian-opinion-even-further-86486 In Defense of the Iranian Nuclear Agreement http://www.thecornellreview.org/defense-iranian-nuclear-agreement/ Russia will test 'unstoppable' satan missile by end of 2017, says military http://www.newsweek.com/russia-will-test-unstoppable-satan-missile-end-2017-says-military-696937 Nuclear Saudi Arabia risks inflaming Middle East tensions http://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-wants-nuclear-energy-there-risk-696718 South Korea Will Not Develop or possess nuclear weapons, President Moon says http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-20171031-story.html New Nuclear Notebook: A history of US nuclear weapons in South Korea https://thebulletin.org/2017/november/history-us-nuclear-weapons-south-korea11242 Drone delivers food to Japan town hit by nuclear disaster http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41827634 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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