Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup November 30, 2017

Nuclear Roundup November 30, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Trump: Chinese envoy 'seems to have had no impact' on 'Little Rocket Man' http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/362505-trump-rips-chinese-envoy-to-north-korea-seems-to-have-had-no-impact U.S. warns North Korean leadership will be 'utterly destroyed' in case of war https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/u-s-warns-north-korean-leadership-will-be-utterly-destroyed-in-case-of-war-idUSKBN1DS2MB?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=69 North Korea Says It’s Now a Nuclear State. Could That Mean It’s Ready to Talk? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-missile-.html North Korea's new Hwasong-15 missile: What the photos show http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/asia/north-korea-hwasong-15-missile/index.html North Korea has shown us its new missile, and it’s scarier than we thought https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/30/north-korea-has-shown-us-its-new-missile-and-its-scarier-than-we-thought/?utm_term=.6d8615800c93 Washington Eyes a Cold War Strategy Against North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-strategy-deterence.html?_r=0 North Korea: Russia accuses US of goading Kim Jong-un http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42179221 North Korea Claims New Missile Makes It A Nuclear Power https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/29/567223748/north-korea-claims-new-missile-makes-it-a-nuclear-power North Korea’s Third ICBM Launch http://www.38north.org/2017/11/melleman112917/ KT McFarland will be key to North Korea crisis — if the Senate ever confirms her http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/362437-kt-mcfarland-will-be-key-to-north-korea-crisis-if-the-senate-ever Hill: Trump’s missing North Korea strategy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/30/commentary/world-commentary/trumps-missing-north-korea-strategy/ Will North Korea's Next Move Start a War? https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/North-Koreas-Next-Move-That-Could-Start-a-War-An-Atmospheric-Nuclear-Test-111403345 Seven Critical Truths About North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear.html America Is Not Going to Denuclearize North Korea http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/11/america-not-going-denuclearize-north-korea/144155/?oref=defenseone_today_nl Graham on North Korea: 'We're headed toward a war if things don't change' http://thehill.com/policy/defense/362387-graham-on-north-korea-were-headed-toward-a-war-if-things-dont-change Just living' with a nuclear-armed North Korea shouldn't be an option http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/30/just-living-nuclear-armed-north-korea-shouldnt-option/ The disappointing truth about US plans to shoot down North Korean nuclear weapons https://qz.com/1141900/north-korea-missile-the-us-cant-count-on-shooting-down-north-korean-nuclear-missiles/ United States NNSA’s Radiological Assistance Program outreach sharpens Pacific region’s preparedness https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsas-radiological-assistance-program-outreach-sharpens-pacific-regions-preparedness NNSA strengthens partnerships to reduce reliance on high-activity radioactive sources https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-strengthens-partnerships-reduce-reliance-high-activity-radioactive-sources NNSA, Air Force complete two additional B61-12 Life Extension Program qualification flight tests at Tonopah Test Range https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-air-force-complete-two-additional-b61-12-life-extension-program International Europeans form united front to defend nuclear deal http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/418887/Europeans-form-united-front-to-defend-nuclear-deal Iran’s ‘behavior’ isn’t threatening Americans. Don’t use that pretext to scrap the nuclear deal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/11/29/irans-behavior-isnt-threatening-americans-dont-use-that-pretense-to-scrap-the-nuclear-deal/?utm_term=.a54a7dc3ff46 Nuclear compellence and South Asia http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/CYm4QARRiAlBIzwIKqkKhK/Nuclear-compellence-and-South-Asia.html France finds traces of radioactive cesium in Russian mushrooms https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-nuclearpower-accidentedf/france-finds-traces-of-radioactive-cesium-in-russian-mushrooms-idUSKBN1DU1CW?il=0 US, Britain, France Accused of Snubbing Anti-nuclear Nobel Prize https://www.voanews.com/a/anti-nuclear-nobel-prize/4142505.html General Interest The Current State of Radiological and Nuclear Threats and Their Evolving Nature https://homelandsecuritymagazine.com/the-current-state-of-radiological-and-nuclear-threats-and-their-evolving-nature/ Why Is it So Hard to Shoot Down a Missile? https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000005576873/north-korea-missile-shoot-down.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld 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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