Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 12, 2017

Nuclear Roundup December 12, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea says it is a 'matchless nuclear weapons state' https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/12/12/N-Korea-says-it-is-now-a-matchless-nuclear-weapons-state/6861513052866/ US joint drills simulate attack targeting North Korea missiles https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/u-s-joint-drills US 'well postured' to deal with possible North Korean SLBM: Pentagon http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/12/12 North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site: Tunneling at the West Portal https://www.38north.org/2017/12/punggye121117/ Fearing the worst, China plans refugee camps on North Korean border https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/world/asia/china-north-korea-border.html Amid North Korea tensions, a narrow diplomatic window opens https://www.wsj.com/articles/amid-north-korea-tensions-a-narrow-diplomatic-window-opens-1513010394 The contours of a negotiated nuclear-missile deal with North Korea https://idsa.in/idsacomments/nuclear-missile-deal-with-north-korea_gbalachandran_121217 North Korea's nuclear threat reaches new heights, but US policy remains unchanged https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/north-koreas-nuclear-threat-reaches-new-heights-but-us-policy-remains-unchanged/ Zapping North Korean nukes with microwave weapons is a terrible idea https://warisboring.com/zapping-north-korean-nukes-with-microwave-weapons-is-a-terrible-idea/ North Korea has already deterred America http://theweek.com/articles/742634/north-korea-already-deterred-america United States Senate chairman presses nuclear regulators on Uranium One exports http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/364364-senate-chairman-presses-nuclear-regulators-on-uranium-one-exports Firm denies Flynn sent text on US-Russian nuclear project in Middle East https://www.rferl.org/a/copson-firm-denies-flynn-sent-text-us-russian-nuclear-project-middle-east-inauguration-day-/28911148.html Congress ignores Trump’s pleas for help, deadline to improve Iran nuclear deal https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/11/donald-trumps-iran-nuclear-deal-deadline-ignored-c/ Trump administration INF Treaty integrated strategy https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/12/276363.htm Russia has repeatedly flouted this missile treaty. It’s time to scrap it. http://www.heritage.org/missile-defense/commentary/russia-has-repeatedly-flouted-missile-treaty-its-time-scrap-it The INF Treaty and Russia’s challenge to US security https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-inf-treaty-and-russias-challenge-to-us-security_us_5a2ee53ae4b0bad787126eff How the Army designed divisions to fight a nuclear war https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/How-the-Army-Designed-Divisions-to-Fight-a-Nuclear-War-112146554 Can the US safely eliminate its ICBM arsenal? https://inhomelandsecurity.com/can-us-safely-eliminate-icbm-arsenal/ This plane could start a nuclear war https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/This-Plane-Could-Start-a-Nuclear-War--112139412 Veteran sickened by plutonium after H-bomb accident brings class action suit http://wshu.org/post/veteran-sickened-plutonium-after-h-bomb-accident-brings-class-action-suit#stream/0 Feds probe LANL ‘near-miss’ incident http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/feds-probe-lanl-near-miss-incident/article_67b3ea72-341b-5d77-baa0-8c5bed76aafb.html International Australia still ‘totally radioactive’ 60 years after Hiroshima-scale nuclear tests http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/australia-still-totally-radioactive-60-years-after-hiroshimascale-nuclear-tests/news-story/d2b26a4b16657f4db41436b9656f6af5 Hiroshima survivor's nuclear warning http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42312150/hiroshima-survivor-s-nuclear-warning Editorial: World waiting for Japan to step up to the plate on anti-nuke treaty http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712120030.html General Interest Singapore photographer documents nuclear spectre for Nobel-winning campaign https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-photographer-documents-nuclear-spectre-nobel-winning-campaign-041811459.html 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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