Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup November 17, 2017

Nuclear Roundup November 17, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea SitRep: Pentagon Officials Open To Talks With North Korea http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/17/sitrep-pentagon-officials-opening-up-to-talks-with-north-korea/ U.S. envoy says no communication, no signal from North Korea amid nuclear crisis https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-southkorea-usa/u-s-envoy-says-no-communication-no-signal-from-north-korea-amid-nuclear-crisis-idUSKBN1DH0F7?il=0 North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/north-korea-rules-out-negotiations-on-nuclear-weapons.html North Korea says it may give up nuclear weapons if U.S. abandons them first http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-says-may-give-nuclear-weapons-us-abandons-first-712985 Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties https://apnews.com/a9c0ea8beeff4d6f898521b123080698/Senior-Chinese-envoy-heads-to-North-Korea-amid-chill-in-ties North Korea’s Submarine Ballistic Missile Program Moves Ahead: Indications of Shipbuilding and Missile Ejection Testing http://www.38north.org/2017/11/sinpo111617/ Two months without a North Korean missile test is a record for this year: Cause for hope? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/16/two-months-without-north-korean-missile-test-record-year-cause-hope/867564001/ What happens when North Korea launches https://www.axios.com/what-happens-when-north-korea-launches-2510246011.html?utm_source=sidebar North Korean Missiles Still Lack Re-Entry Capability, Seoul Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-17/north-korean-missiles-still-lack-re-entry-capability-seoul-says United States Russia has deployed a banned nuclear missile. Now the U.S. threatens to build one. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/11/16/russia-has-deployed-a-banned-nuclear-missile-now-the-u-s-threatens-to-build-one/?utm_term=.143c2caafcc1 Downing North Korean Missiles Is Hard. So the U.S. Is Experimenting. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/us/politics/north-korea-missile-defense-cyber-drones.html?_r=0 Senate OKs defense bill, which presses for decision on pit work http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/senate-oks-defense-bill-which-presses-for-decision-on-pit/article_4f7d109b-2bde-5b3f-9c8b-4280fd5089ba.html Feinstein seeks contact with FBI informant in Russia nuclear bribery case http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360822-feinstein-seeks-contact-with-fbi-informant-in-russia-nuclear-bribery-case We Have Enough Checks on the President’s Power to Order a Nuclear Strike http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453828/we-have-enough-checks-presidents-power-order-nuclear-strike Perry/Cartwright:  Spending less on nuclear weapons could actually make us safer https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/spending-less-on-nuclear-weapons-could-actually-make-us-safer/2017/11/16/396ef0c6-ca56-11e7-aa96-54417592cf72_story.html?utm_term=.3340d1f130bc Keep open the window on nuclear labs’ work https://www.abqjournal.com/1094109/keep-open-the-window-on-nuclear-labs-work-ex-the-more-scrutiny-of-this-important-expensive-hazardous-work-the-better.html When to Shoot a Nuclear Bomb With Your Gun http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/when-shoot-nuclear-bomb-your-gun-23238 Exporting power reactors: No way to fight proliferation https://thebulletin.org/exporting-power-reactors-no-way-fight-proliferation11282 International US allies frustrated by Trump as they lobby hard to keep Iran deal http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/politics/iran-deal-diplomats-congress/index.html Russia military's new nuclear warplane will fly soon and that's 'good news' for Putin http://www.newsweek.com/russia-military-new-nuclear-warplane-fly-soon-thats-good-news-putin-714346 China's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Could Grow Massively https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/Chinas-Nuclear-Weapons-Arsenal-Could-Grow-Massively-in-the-Coming-Years-110580692 This Is What a Chinese Nuclear Attack on America Would Look Like https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/Forget-North-Korea-This-Is-What-a-Chinese-Nuclear-Attack-on-America-Would-Look-Like-110584872 How Russia, Iran and China Could 'Sink' America's Nuclear Submarines http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-russia-iran-china-could-sink-americas-nuclear-submarines-23223 Russia Almost Built an 85,000 Ton Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-almost-built-85000-ton-nuclear-powered-aircraft-23239 Director General's Closing Remarks at International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/director-generals-closing-remarks-at-international-conference-on-physical-protection-of-nuclear-material-and-nuclear-facilities 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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