Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 4, 2017

Nuclear Roundup December 4, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea South Korea, U.S. launch air drills amid North Korean warnings of nuclear war https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/south-korea-u-s-launch-air-drills-amid-north-korean-warnings-of-nuclear-war-idUSKBN1DY0QX Germany Bids to Reopen North Korea Channels to Halt Slide to War https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-03/germany-bids-to-reopen-north-korea-channels-to-halt-slide-to-war US reiterates denuclearization as precondition for talks with NK http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171204000815 US Senator: Time to Move US Military Families Out of South Korea https://www.voanews.com/a/cmaster-increasing-possibility-of-war-with-north-korea North Korea’s Military Capabilities, In Review http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/12/north-koreas-military North Korean defectors say nuclear tests have ravaged their health https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/north-korean-defectors-say-nuclear-tests-have-ravaged-their-health-n824521 Flight crew witnessed North Korean nuclear missile test, airline says http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/12/04/flight-crew-witnessed-north-korean-nuclear-missile-test-airline-says.html Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Son Says Missile May Be Chance for North Korea Talks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-04/nobel-peace-winner-s-son-sees-north-korea-talks-after-missile Which countries have diplomatic relations with North Korea http://www.dw.com/en/which-countries-have-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/a-41597549 Hecker: What We Really Know About North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/north-korea/2017-12-04/what-we-really-know-about-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons There is no military option to take out North Korean nuclear program http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/363012-there-is-no-military-option-to-take-out-north-korean-nuclear Sokolsky: The Folly of Deploying US Tactical Nuclear Weapons to South Korea http://www.38north.org/2017/12/rsokolsky120117/ Why North Korea's next nuclear test could lead to war http://theweek.com/articles/740264/why-north-koreas-next-nuclear-test-could-lead-war Millions Could Die If North Korea Attacked Seoul with a Nuclear Weapon http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/millions-could-die-if-north-korea-attacked-seoul-nuclear-23455 United States DOJ failed to interview FBI informant before it filed charges in Russian nuclear bribery case http://thehill.com/homenews/news/363019-doj-failed-to-interview-fbi-informant-before-it-filed-charges-in-russian Trump administration moving to beef up nuclear test readiness https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/12/206015ba6bbf-trump-administration-moving-to-beef-up-nuclear-test-readiness.html Report: Agency holding nuke bombs grapples with oversight http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-depth/2017/12/04/report-agency-holding-nuke-bombs-grapples-oversight University Leaders Make Case to Keep Managing Los Alamos Lab https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-12-03/university-leaders-make-case-to-keep-managing-los-alamos-lab Remembering the Chicago Pile, the World’s First Nuclear Reactor https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/remembering-chicago-pile-worlds-first-nuclear-reactor 10 Intriguing Facts About the World's First Nuclear Chain Reaction https://energy.gov/ne/articles/10-intriguing-facts-about-worlds-first-nuclear-chain-reaction Atomic Age Began 75 Years Ago with the First Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atomic-age-began-75-years-ago-with-the-first-controlled-nuclear-chain-reaction/ U of C Commemorates CP-1 Anniversary With Talks, Symphony, and Rainbow Firework Grand Finale https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/12/3/pyrotechnic-firework-rainbow-nuclear-anniversary-uchicago-75th/ International Majlis Speaker: Nuclear Deal Was Necessary, Right Choice https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/77258/majlis-speaker-nuclear-deal-was-necessary-right-choice Netanyahu urges Washington ‘policy community’ to advocate on behalf of revised Iran deal http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Benjamin-Netanyahu/Netanyahu-urges-Washington-policy-community-to-advocate-on-behalf-of-revised-Iran-deal-515926 Is the Iran deal set to unravel? http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2017/12/iran-deal-set-unravel-171201111518346.html Is Russia covering up a nuclear accident? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-russia-covering-up-a-nuclear-accident Russia Takes Action to Clean Up Soviet Era Nuclear Waste https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/77246/russia-takes-action-to-clean-up-soviet-era-nuclear-waste China's nuclear arsenal a high-level state secret http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/chinas-nuclear-arsenal-high-level-state-secret-171204070910316.html Chinese Military Strategy: A Work in Progress http://allthingsnuclear.org/gkulacki/chinese-military-strategy-a-work-in-progress How South Africa Voluntarily Gave Up Its Nuclear Weapons https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/The-Story-of-How-South-Africa-Voluntarily-Gave-Up-Its-Nuclear-Weapons-111587634 Yemen's Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/03/yemens-houthi-group-says-fires-missile-toward-abu-dhabi-nuclear-reactor.html U.A.E. Denies Yemen Rebels Fired Missile at Abu Dhabi Nuclear Plant https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/world/middleeast Japan must persistently act as bridge between nuclear, nonnuclear states http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004106707 General Interest The costs of nuclear secrecy https://www.ft.com/content/03ebac17-1409-3055-be0f-6d8cacc97a96 Dr. Strangelove Was a Documentary http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2017/12 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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