Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup November 29, 2017

Nuclear Roundup November 29, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea South Korean official: North Korea developing nuclear weapons faster than expected http://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/362122-north-korea-developing-nuclear-weapons-faster-than-expected North Korea Says Nuke Push Complete as Entire U.S. in Range https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/north-korea-says-nuclear-program-completed-after-new-icbm-test Trump: 'We will handle' North Korea https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/trump-north-korea-missile-response-264271 Trump, Japan's Abe agree to boost deterrence against North Korea: Japan government https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-trump-abe/trump-japans-abe-agree-to-boost-deterrence-against-north-korea-japan-government-idUSKBN1DS31Q North Korea’s highest missile test yet means they could hit Washington https://www.airforcetimes.com/flashpoints/2017/11/28/dod-detects-probable-missile-launch-from-north-korea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2011.29.2017&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief Can mega-boastful North Korea really nuke D.C.? Here's what experts say. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/29/analysts-north-korea-nuclear-program/904293001/ A guide to North Korea's missiles http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/asia/north-korea-missile-guide/index.html Kim refuses to be intimidated https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/29/editorials/kim-refuses-intimidated/#.Wh7I7YanFrQ North Korea: Whatever plan the US has to rein in Kim's nuclear ambitions, it isn't working http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/stan-grant-us-saw-north-korea-nuclear-threat-coming-kim-jong-un/9206094 Missile Launch Is Just North Korea's Latest Bait and Switch https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-28/missile-launch-is-just-north-korea-s-latest-bait-and-switch United States In White House, Flynn Pitched Nuclear Plan From Company He’d Advised: Reports https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-flynn-nuclear-plan-white-house_us_5a1e1b73e4b0dc52b02a2261 Clintons understated support from firm hired by Russian nuclear company http://thehill.com/homenews/news/362234-clintons-understated-support-from-firm-hired-by-russian-nuclear-company New director announced to lead Los Alamos National Laboratory http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-director-announced-to-lead-los-alamos-national-laboratory/article_78813810-d482-11e7-8643-437835864fe5.html Carter: What I Learned from the People who Built the Atom Bomb https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609557/what-i-learned-from-the-people-who-built-the-nuclear-bomb/ International JCPOA Too Strong to Be Easily Scrapped: Iranian President https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/11/29/1587216/jcpoa-too-strong-to-be-easily-scrapped-iranian-president Europeans descend on DC to defend Iran deal https://www.local10.com/news/politics/europeans-descend-on-dc-to-defend-iran-deal Iranian-North Korean talks raise specter of cooperation on military, ballistic missile technology https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/28/fresh-concern-over-possible-iran-north-korea-nucle/ How ready is Switzerland for a nuclear disaster? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/always-be-prepared_how-ready-is-switzerland-for-a-nuclear-disaster-/43570374 What would happen if a North Korean nuclear bomb hit Cambridge? http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/north-korea-nuclear-missile-test-13969237 Sellafield nuclear site workers to strike over pay http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sellafield-nuclear-site-workers-strike-pay-gmb-mitie-wage-increase-a8080656.html General Interest 'We, Too, Are Survivors.' 223 Women in National Security Sign Open Letter on Sexual Harassment http://time.com/5039104/we-too-are-survivors-223-women-in-national-security-sign-open-letter-on-sexual-harassment/?xid=homepage 75 Years Ago, Scientists Conducted An Unprecedented Nuclear Experiment https://www.npr.org/2017/11/28/566980515/75-years-ago-scientists-conducted-an-unprecedented-nuclear-experiment The Nightmare Aftermath Of A Nuclear Bomb https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/11/28/nightmare-aftermath-nuclear-bomb 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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