Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup Decemer 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup December 18, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea ‘North Korea is a time bomb’: government advisers urge China to prepare for war http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2124613/north-korea-time-bomb-government-advisers-urge-china S. Korea will 'tirelessly' seek diplomatic solution to N.K. nuke issue: top diplomat http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/12/18 N. Korea unmoved as world unites against its nuke ambitions https://apnews.com/0a1e8f9f2a394d10b725e900cd6f2714/N.-Korea-unmoved-as-world-unites-against-its-nuke-ambitions A Tillerson slip offers a peek into secret planning on North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/17/us/politics/tillerson-north-korea-china.html Rocket men: The team building North Korea’s nuclear missile https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/15/world/asia Mattis says North Korean ICBM not yet a 'capable threat' against US https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-pentagon/mattis-says-north-korean-icbm-not-yet-a-capable-threat-against-u-s-idUSKBN1E92QA S. Korean, US forces hold drill for removing North Korea's WMDs http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/12/17 4 things the world learned from North Korea in 2017 http://nationalinterest.org/feature/4-things-the-world-learned-north-korea-2017-23672 North Korea may soon test another nuclear weapon (the only question is where) http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-may-soon-test-another-nuclear-weapon-the-only-23694 Talk of attacking Pyongyang getting ‘carried away,’ Kasich says http://www.dispatch.com/news/20171218/talk-of-attacking-pyongyang-getting-carried-away-kasich-says The North Korea crisis in regional context https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/the-north-korea-crisis-in-regional-context/ We are sleepwalking toward war with North Korea https://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/18/16733560/north-korea-war United States How the US Department of Energy shapes North Korea policy https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/how-the-us-department-of-energy-shapes-north-korea-policy/ Trump National Security Strategy sees US confronting China and Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/us/politics/trump-security-strategy-china-russia.html ‘Foolish’ Trump should not be allowed to sink nuclear deal: ex-White House official http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/419442/Foolish-Trump-should-not-be-allowed-to-sink-nuclear-deal-ex-White How Trump is protecting Europe from Russian nukes http://thehill.com/opinion/international/365387-how-trump-is-protecting-europe-from-russian-nukes Responding to BASIC and ELN’s “Changing Nuclear Weapons Policy in the Trump Era” report https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/responding-to-basic-and-elns-changing-nuclear-weapons-policy-in-the-trump-era-report/ Link to Report: https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/report/changing-nuclear-weapons-policy-in-the-trump-era-implications-for-europe/ Solution developed for Hanford vit plant could help nuclear industry http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article190249659.html The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/ International Russia's Lavrov and Iran's Zarif discuss nuclear issue by phone: Russia https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-iran-nuclear/russias-lavrov-and-irans-zarif-discuss-nuclear-issue-by-phone-russia-idUSKBN1EC15F Iran’s “Kitten” cyber hackers poised to strike if Trump shreds nuke deal https://www.thecipherbrief.com/irans-kitten-cyber-hackers-poised-strike-trump-shreds-nuke-deal Possibility of nuclear war in South Asia cannot be ruled out: Pak NSA https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/possibility-of-nuclear-war-in-south-asia-cannot-be-ruled-out-pak-nsa/articleshow/62119780.cms Cyber security at nuclear facilities: US-Russian joint support needed https://thebulletin.org/cyber-security-nuclear-facilities-us-russian-joint-support-needed11354 Nadezhda Kutepova: Life in Russia's secret nuclear city http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2017/12/nadezhda-kutepova-life-russia-secret-nuclear-city-171214121737252.html The Russian villagers living in the shadow of a nuclear tragedy https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-mayak-villagers-living-in-shadow-nuclear-tragedy/28921944.html Japan power companies face surging nuclear fuel recycling costs https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/12/9f376d49e4cb-japan-power-companies-face-surging-nuclear-fuel-recycling-costs.html Nuclear deterrence and Pakistan’s second strike capability in Indian Ocean region https://www.eurasiareview.com/18122017-nuclear-deterrence-and-pakistans-second-strike-capability-in-indian-ocean-region-oped/ General Interest Expert: EMP weapons are a "loony idea" http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/expert-emp-weapons-are-loony-idea-23695 Pulse Films goes nuclear with drama series ‘Atomic Bazaar’ http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/pulse-films-atomic-bazaar-william-langewiesche-1202643578/ 'Doomsday Machine' highlights threat of nuclear weapons http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/reviews/doomsday-machine The internet has made nuclear war thinkable – again https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-internet-has-made-nuclear-war-thinkable-again/article37345927/ Edwin McMillan and Glenn Seaborg, discoverers of new elements and isotopes http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/12/18/edwin-mcmillan-and-glenn-seaborg-discoverers-of-new-elements-and-isotopes/ Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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