Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 11, 2017

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Nuclear Roundup
August 11, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

Trump Is 'Locked and Loaded' in a Nuclear Game of Chicken

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/08/trump-locked-loaded-north-korea/536541/

North Korea: US diplomacy is gaining results, says Mattis

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40896236

China warns North Korea: You’re on your own if you go after the United States

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-warns-north-korea

Russia’s Air Defenses on High Alert Over North Korea, Says Senator

http://www.newsweek.com/russias-air-defenses-high-alert-over-north-korea-says-senator-649614

Russia touts "plan" with China to ease U.S.-N. Korea standoff

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-us-north-korea-nuclear-standoff-plan-china-south-korea/

Wrestling With North Korea, Trump Finds Perilous Options

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/world/asia/north-korea-military-options-trump.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170811&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y

Right and Left on the North Korean Nuclear Threat

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/us/politics/north-korea-nuclear-trump-reactions.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170811&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0

Are we on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea? Probably not.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/11/are-we-on-the-brink-of-nuclear-war-with-north-korea-the-consensus-is-probably-not/?utm_term=.4666860aafcc

How three recent launches signaled new leaps in North Korea’s missile capabilities

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/north-korea-launch/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.88d064a6d6d7

What Chairman Mao can teach the world about North Korea

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/why-a-nuclear-north-korea-is-not-the-end-of-the-world-commentary.html

War clouds on the Korean peninsula: What would we do if…?

http://thebulletin.org/war-clouds-korean-peninsula-what-would-we-do-if%E2%80%A611016

United States

Donald Trump has complete, unchecked authority to use nuclear weapons

http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-has-complete-unchecked-authority-to-use-nuclear-weapons/a-40048432

The GOP’s dangerous plan to build more nukes

http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/11/the-gops-dangerous-plan-to-build-more-nukes-000498

The wise man Trump should listen to

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/opinions/nuclear-weapons-climate-change-opinion-preston/index.html

The Madman and the Bomb

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/11/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-richard-nixon-215478

Five facts about a controversial nuclear weapon

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/five-facts-about-a-controversial-nuclear-weapon/

Column: Trump nuclear talk not backed by facts, Rep. Visclosky says

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-visclosky-nuclear-letters-st-0811-20170810-story.html

Unheeded warnings, repeated mistakes put workers’ health at risk at Idaho nuclear lab

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/state/idaho/article166418912.html

International

Trump says he doesn't think Iran is complying with nuclear agreement

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-think-iran-is-complying-with-nuclear-agreement/

Russia says 'a pity' U.S. casts doubt on Iran nuclear deal

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-russia-usa-idUSKBN1AR1AU

Pak building nuclear warhead underground storage facility, says US think tank

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pak-building-nuclear-warhead-underground-storage-facility-says-us-think-tank/story-gRkJjSWGhU3lL4eZwCvpTK.html

General Interest

How Washing Your Hair Could Help You Survive a Nuclear Blast

https://www.racked.com/2017/8/10/16114814/post-nuclear-decontamination-shower-no-conditioner

Disturbing Data Visualization Shows Just How Many People Would Die in a Nuclear War

http://gizmodo.com/disturbing-data-visualization-shows-just-how-many-peopl-1797748588

Hibakusha, the ban treaty, and future generations

http://thebulletin.org/hibakusha-ban-treaty-and-future-generations11005

Trump's apocalyptic threats demand a moral case for disarmament

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/11/trump-apocalyptic-threats-moral-case-disarmament

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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 19, 2017

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Nuclear Roundup
August 10, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

Deep Divisions Emerge in Trump Administration as North Korea Threatens War

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/us/politics/north-korea-nuclear-threat-rex-tillerson.html?_r=0

War of the words: North Korea, Trump, and strategic stability

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/war-of-the-words-north-korea-trump-and-strategic-stability/

Trump’s saber-rattling at North Korea sparks fears and puts China in a bind

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews

U.S., North Korea have few channels through which to resolve crises

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-protocols-idUSKBN1AP2OS

Rice - It’s Not Too Late on North Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/susan-rice-trump-north-korea

How Japan Would Go to War Against North Korea

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-japan-would-go-war-against-north-korea-21848

The Memo: Could Trump’s hard line work on North Korea?

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345982-the-memo-could-trumps-hard-line-work-on-north-korea

North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities: A Fresh Look - with Power Point Slides

http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/north-koreas-nuclear-capabilities-a-fresh-look-power-point-slides/

Why we fear a North Korean nuclear attack

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health

Susan Rice: US can 'tolerate' nuclear weapons in North Korea

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/susan-rice-us-can-tolerate-nuclear-weapons-in-north-korea/article/2631128

United States

New MDA director: US prepared to defend against North Korean nuclear ICBM threat

http://www.defensenews.com/smr/space-missile-defense/2017/08/09

You can't just riff about nukes

https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-rhetoric/

Fact Check: Is The Nuclear Arsenal 'Stronger Than Ever'?

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/09/542415099/fact-check-is-the-nuclear-arsenal-stronger-than-ever

What if the president ordering a nuclear attack isn’t sane? An Air Force major lost his job for asking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/09/what-if-the-president-ordering-a-nuclear-attack-isnt-sane-a-major-lost-his-job-for-asking/?utm_term=.0c844cc41e94

America desperately needs to modernize its nuclear weapons

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/346023-why-america-desperately-needs-to-modernize-its-nuclear-weapons

Nuclear weapons: These companies manage America's stockpile

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/08/09/nuclear-weapons-these-companies-manage-americas-stockpile.html

Why Washington May Soon Be Unable to Protect Its Allies

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-may-soon-be-unable-protect-its-allies-21847

Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-analysis-highlights-advanced-nuclear.html

Link to Analysis

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7f10

Rep. Cramer proposes revamp to DOE

http://www.willistonherald.com/news/rep-cramer-proposes-revamp-to-doe/article_e93753de-7d69-11e7-87aa-13e1234be299.html

International

Another country with nuclear aspirations is watching the North Korean stand-off very closely

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/10/its-not-just-north-korea-iran-may-pose-a-nuclear-problem-for-donald-trump.html

U.S. envoy to U.N. will go to Vienna to review Iran nuclear activities-U.S. official

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN1AP2AR-OCATP

Fukushima disaster: 'WW2 bomb' found at Japan nuclear site

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40886169

Reviewing the Year: Technical Cooperation Report for 2016 Released

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/reviewing-the-year-technical-cooperation-report-for-2016-released

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Fukushima Update 8/10/17

Fukushima Update 8/10/17

The European Union considers lifting restrictions on Fukushima rice… Local Fisheries find 75% of Japan’s consumers are “ready to buy (Fukushima fish), without doubt”… The Asahi Shimbun continues to post dismal reports on the status of Fukushima fishermen… Japan’s plutonium inventory drops due to nuke restarts… Tepco says unchecked “tainted” cars left Fukushima Daiichi the first week of the accident… An unexploded WWII bomb near F. Daiichi makes headlines around the world.

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 9, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
August 9, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korea-now-making-missile-ready-nuclear-weapons-us-analysts-say/2017/08/08/e14b882a-7b6b-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?utm_term=.92a8d304122f

North Korean nuclear weapons were refrigerator-sized a decade ago, now they fit inside missiles

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/09/north-korean-nuclear-weapons-were-refrigerator-sized-a-decade-ago-now-they-fit-inside-missiles.html

Trump warns N. Korea: U.S. nuclear arsenal is ‘more powerful than ever before’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/09/trump-warns-that-u-s-nuclear-arsenal-is-more-powerful-than-ever-before/?utm_term=.8e31b069407e

GOP senator: Trump needs Congress to approve strike on North Korea

http://thehill.com/homenews/345835-gop-senator-trump-needs-congress-to-approve-strike-on-north-korea

North Korea says it’s studying a plan to attack Guam

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/north-korea-says-studying-plan-attack-guam/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.09.2017&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

Guam reacts to North Korea nuclear threat with faith in U.S. military

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/08/08/guam-reacts-north-korea-nuclear-threatilitary/551184001/

Gary Samore: Korea de-nuclearization unrealistic

http://newsok.com/article/feed/1355140

Deterring North Korea: The Next Nuclear-Tailoring Agenda

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/deterring-north-korea-the-next-nuclear-tailoring-agenda/

Trump’s scary tweets about nuclear weapons, explained

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/9/16118242/trump-nuclear-weapons-tweets-modernization

Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trumps-pointless-untruths-about-us-nuclear-weapons/536319/

Ex-Obama adviser: 'Alarming' that Trump lied about nuclear arsenal

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/345871-former-obama-adviser-alarming-that-trump-lied-about-changing-nuclear-arsenal

History lesson: Why did Bill Clinton’s North Korea deal fail?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/08/09/history-lesson-why-did-bill-clintons-north-korea-deal-fail/?utm_term=.e4393ccab7e6

Can SF plan for surviving a North Korean nuclear strike?

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Can-SF-plan-for-surviving-a-North-Korean-nuclear-11743318.php

United States

Statement on a Comprehensive Policy to Constrain Iran

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/statement-comprehensive-policy-constrain-iran-21828?page=show

H. R. McMaster Adjusts His Arguments to Keep the U.S. in Iran Nuclear Deal

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450273/mcmaster-iran-nuclear-deal-arguments-change

In defense bill, Cheney pushes for more deterrence overseas — including nuclear weapons

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/in-defense-bill-cheney-pushes-for-more-deterrence-overseas-including/article_682b51f5-b718-5503-8d19-aba859a333f1.html

Are there legal grounds to disobey a presidential order to launch a nuclear weapon?

https://www.roughlyexplained.com/2017/08/legal-grounds-disobey-presidents-order-fire-nuclear-weapon/

Victor H. Reis to Be Awarded John S. Foster, Jr. Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Nuclear Security

https://www.newswise.com/articles/victor-h-reis-to-be-awarded-john-s-foster-jr-medal-for-distinguished-contributions-to-nuclear-security

Hanford: Plutonium found in air samples near public highway

http://www.king5.com/news/local/hanford/hanford-plutonium-found-in-air-samples-near-public-highway/462939126

International

Thinking seriously about Asia’s arms control

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/08/09/thinking-seriously-about-asias-arms-control/

The Simple Reason Why Russia Is a Nuclear Superpower (Thanks to 715 Atomic Tests)

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-simple-reason-why-russia-nuclear-superpower-thanks-715-21833

General Interest

72 years after the bombing of Nagasaki, there are 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-southard-nagasaki-20170809-story.html

Here's how much a nuclear weapon costs

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/heres-how-much-a-nuclear-weapon-costs.html


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