Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 12, 2018

Nuclear Roundup January 12, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Tillerson to attend North Korea talks in Canada: State department https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-tillerson/tillerson-to-attend-north-korea-talks-in-canada-state-department-idUSKBN1F025A Punggye-ri nuclear test site: Significant tunneling underway at the West Portal http://www.38north.org/2018/01/punggye011118/ Putin says North Korea’s Kim “won this match” on nuclear weapons https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-11/putin-says-north-korea-s-kim-won-this-match-on-nuclear-weapons “It would be suicidal to attack the USA first”: North Korean diplomats http://www.atimes.com/article/suicidal-attack-usa-first-north-korean-diplomats “Little rocket man” cleverly changes debate around North Korean nukes https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/01/11/little-rocket-man-cleverly-changes-debate-around-north-korean-nukes.html It is not time to bomb North Korea http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/10/it-is-not-time-to-bomb-north-korea/ United States Exclusive: Here is a draft of Trump’s nuclear review. He wants a lot more nukes. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-nuclear-posture-review-2018_us_5a4d4773e4b06d1621bce4c5 The missileers: Air Force has trained 247 women for nuclear launch https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/missileers-air-force-has-trained-247-women-nuclear-launch-n822486 Trump expected to stay the course on Iran deal but add new penalties https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-expected-to-stay-the-course-on-iran-deal-but-add-new-penalties/2018/01/11/366004b6-f723-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html Trump is likely to keep Iran deal in place — for now. Here's what could happen if he doesn't https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/11/us-president-trump-could-pull-out-of-iran-nuclear-deal.html Regulators to DOE: No more Hanford demolition until we say it’s safe http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article194318189.html Debate over “pits” at LANL may be getting real https://www.abqjournal.com/1118133/webhedline-4.html NNSA participates in international partnership for nuclear disarmament verification plenary in Argentina https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/nnsa-participates-international-partnership-nuclear-disarmament-verification-plenary-argentina DOE Under Secretary for Science visits Hanford site http://www.ladailypost.com/content/doe-under-secretary-science-visits-hanford-site International Russia, US hold talks about nuclear pact, Putin says https://apnews.com/db08b25ebb5c4b5eb6e55ec160f3fcbe/Russia,-US-hold-talks-about-nuclear-pact,-Putin-says Opinion: Iran nuclear deal worth keeping http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/12/c_136891701.htm Titbits from NSG special group meeting in 2017 https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/01/11/titbits-nsg-special-group-meeting-2017/ INS Arihant accident raises questions about the sustainability of India's SSBN force https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/ins-arihant-accident-raises-questions-about-the-sustainability-of-indias-ssbn-force Working towards securing India’s membership in nuclear suppliers group: US ambassador https://thewire.in/212938/working-towards-securing-indias-membership-nuclear-suppliers-group-us-ambassador/ Toward cradle-to-grave control in the Caribbean: IAEA supports member state source management efforts https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/toward-cradle-to-grave-control-in-the-caribbean-iaea-supports-member-state-source-management-efforts General Interest This is what a nuclear “fizzle” looks like https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/this-is-what-a-nuclear-fizzle-looks-like-1821962142 5 ways a nuclear war could go down (and billions of people would die) http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/5-ways-nuclear-war-could-go-down-billions-people-would-die-24047 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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