Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup December 8, 2017

Nuclear Roundup December 8, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Breaking the vicious cycle of the US-North Korea nuclear standoff https://thebulletin.org/breaking-vicious-cycle-us-north-korea-nuclear-standoff11332 Singapore Airlines changed U.S. route because of North Korean missiles http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/06/news/airlines-north-korea-missiles-flight-paths/index.html Moon calls for ‘overwhelming’ military capability against North Korea http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171208050060 Russia accuses US of thwarting North Korea diplomacy https://www.ft.com/content/4e3ee9ca-dc17-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482 China no ally on North Korea, Sen. Tom Cotton says http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/dec/08/china-no-ally-on-n-korea-cotton-says-20/ Air Force developing weapon that could disable North Korean missiles http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/air-force-champ-north-korea-missiles/index.html The Hwasong-15: The Anatomy of North Korea's New ICBM https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/the-hwasong-15-the-anatomy-of-north-koreas-new-icbm/ Spring 2018: When America Will Go to War with North Korea? http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/spring-2018-when-america-will-go-war-north-korea-23562 A dangerous choice looms for Trump on North Korea http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/politics/north-korea-trump-dangerous-choice/index.html North Korea Might Just Blow Up a Nuclear Weapon in the Atmosphere http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-might-just-blow-nuclear-weapon-the-atmosphere-23540 Commentary: Remember Iran when dealing with North Korea http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-kirk-north-korea-iran-1210-20171206-story.html The time for doing nothing on North Korea is over http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/363781-The-time-for-doing-nothing-on-North-Korea-is-over United States Congressmen Ask DOE Sec. Perry to Streamline Nuclear Export Rules https://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/2017/Congressmen-Ask-DOE-Sec-Perry-to-Streamline-Nuclea Text of letter https://energycommerce.house.gov/news/letter/letter-doe-secretary-rick-perry-regarding-pace-international-civil-nuclear-trade-authorizations/ UGA Research: U.S. medical profession unprepared for nuclear attack http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article188655394.html http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nuclear-attack/ Sobering Film on Nuclear Attack Shows Need for More Nuclear Defense Spending http://dailysignal.com/2017/12/07/sobering-film-on-nuclear-attack-shows-need-for-more-nuclear-defense-spending/ https://medium.com/@heritage/all-americans-left-right-and-center-want-their-government-to-protect-them-from-foreign-threats-4cf7f4ceaff5 Document: DOE considering SRS as site to build nuclear weapons components https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/document-doe-considering-srs-as-site-to-build-nuclear-weapons/article_4dd3b372-db85-11e7-8b52-2372605ce270.html Homeland Security to create new office focused on countering weapons of mass destruction https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/homeland-security-to-create-new-office-focused-on-countering-weapons-of-mass-destruction/2017/12/07/f894b61c-db71-11e7-8e5f-ccc94e22b133_story.html?utm_term=.e4402626df58 The atomic age began with a secret test 75 years ago. Meet the last surviving witness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/12/01/the-atomic-age-began-with-a-secret-test-75-years-ago-meet-the-last-surviving-witness/?utm_term=.b3a408d9ea4e International Iranian MP: 'Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran's strategy' http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/nuclear-weapons-place-irans-strategy-iranian-mp-171207102554098.html Russia’s nuclear ‘death train’: is the Kremlin scrapping the Soviet-inspired railway weapon http://www.newsweek.com/russias-nuclear-death-train-kremlin-scrapping-soviet-inspired-railway-weapon-741034 Russia Says It's Ready For Talks With U.S. On Key Arms-Control Treaty https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-says-ready-talks-on-arms-control-treaty/28904761.html Novator 9M729: The Russian Missile that Broke INF Treaty's Back? https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/Novator-9M729-The-Russian-Missile-that-Broke-INF-Treatys-Back-111932270 Trump and Putin risk arms race in Europe if they don't keep nuclear treaty, warns Gorbachev http://www.newsweek.com/trump-and-putin-risk-missile-arms-race-europe-without-nuclear-treaty-warns-741977 Russia: Spike in radioactivity unrelated to nuclear plant http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/russia-spike-radioactivity-unrelated-nuclear-plant-51665118 Wassenaar Arrangement Admits India as Its 42nd Member https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/wassenaar-arrangement-admits-india-as-its-42nd-member/ South Africa to Scale Down Nuclear Expansion Plan https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-scale-down-nuclear-expansion-plan/4153984.html Old Ford Cortina aids nuclear reactor work at Dounreay http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42281540 General Interest Nuclear Explosions for the Betterment of Mankind? http://www.wsj.com/video/nuclear-explosions-for-the-betterment-of-mankind/A9A0C59F-7DC8-40A0-B71B-8360B915CA25.html Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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