Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 5, 2017

Nuclear Roundup December 5, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Japan wants missiles with enough range to strike North Korea: sources https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-japan/japan-wants-missiles-with-enough-range-to-strike-north-korea-sources-idUSKBN1DZ0CH The past 72 hours in US-North Korea tensions, explained https://www.vox.com/world/2017/12/4/16733518/north-korea-graham-mcmaster-missile-stealth Kim. Nuclear. War. North Korean propaganda’s not-so-hidden message https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/05/asia-pacific/kim-nuclear-war-north-korean-propagandas-not-hidden-message/#.Wiat_YanFrQ Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea? http://theweek.com/articles/740247/why-cant-live-nuclear-north-korea How to Spy on Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Plans From 6,000 Miles Away https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-04/how-to-tell-if-north-korea-is-about-to-test-a-nuclear-bomb-at-punggye-ri Commentary: Here's how the North Korea nuclear standoff will end http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-war-pyongyang-south-korea-kim-jong-un-trump-nuclear-war-1205-story.html Cat Boyd: Why North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is perfectly rational http://www.thenational.scot/news/15701412 United States Senators: Keep ‘pit’ making at Los Alamos https://www.abqjournal.com/1101956/its-los-alamos-v-south-carolina-site-for-making-pits.html Leaked report casts doubt on LANL pit production http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/leaked-report-casts-doubt-on-lanl-pit-production/article_2c56504a-7040-5427-b31b-168bc0787f3c.html Questions Swirl About Plutonium Pit Production at US Lab https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-12-04/questions-swirl-about-plutonium-pit-production-at-los-alamos Responsibilities of managing Los Alamos lab extend far beyond the Hill http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/responsibilities-of-managing-los-alamos-lab-extend-far-beyond-the/article_06e3a1b4-ab98-541e-90c0-1da4cec14d5f.html City wants to minimize impact of new power lines for Y-12, UPF http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/12/04/city-wants-to-minimize-impact-of-new-power-lines-for-y-12-upf/ Herbert M. Parker And The Making Of The Atomic Bomb https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/12/05/herbert-m-parker-and-the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb/#31833f397010 On 75th anniversary of first nuclear fission reactor, MIT re-enacts seminal experiment http://news.mit.edu/2017/75th-anniversary-first-nuclear-fission-reactor-mit-re-enacts-seminal-experiment-1204 International EU calls on US to stick to Iran nuclear deal http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-calls-us-stick-iran-nuclear-deal-51585085 Russia to Get New Fifth-Generation Nuclear Attacks Sub in 2030s https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/russia-to-get-new-fifth-generation-nuclear-attacks-sub-in-2030s/ Russia to build nuclear fuel depot in Egypt https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171205-russia-to-build-nuclear-fuel-depot-in-egypt/ General Interest 'Nuclear War Planner' Reflects On The Cold War And Assesses The Current Threat https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310782/nuclear-war-planner-reflects-on-the-cold-war-and-assesses-the-current-threat In the Effort To Reduce Weapons Of Mass Destruction, the Glass Looks Half Empty https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/23741/in-the-effort-to-reduce-weapons-of-mass-destruction-the-glass-looks-half-empty Radioactive Waste And The Hidden Costs Of The Cold War https://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2017/12/04/the-hidden-costs-of-cold-war/#75278b0f136f 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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