Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 19, 2018

Nuclear Roundup January 19, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. General Interest 2018 Doomsday Clock announcement Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium How should we write about nuclear weapons? Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements We owe it to our children to end the nuclear age North Korea What if H.R. McMaster is right about North Korea? American illusions and Korean realities: Preventing conflict on the Korean peninsula Asia’s metropolises against North Korea United States Pentagon considers changing nuclear retaliation rules NNSA collaborates with global healthcare company to complete conversion of Mo-99 production to LEU-based process Return of tactical nuclear weapons would send a dangerous signal After Hawaii false alarm, what is the federal government’s responsibility in nuclear attack alerts? Trump’s nuclear posture review must keep us safe Whistleblower says he was demoted after finding problems in South Carolina nuclear project, report says 100 Hanford workers moving to new offices after radiation confusion Really? We’re gonna nuke Russia for a cyberattack? The biblioracle: Got nuclear jitters after the false alarm in Hawaii? Books for the bomb shelter As Russia looms, modernizing US nuclear arsenal is non-negotiable International Tillerson to make his European tour amid rising rift over Iran nuclear deal Lavrov says failure of Iran nuclear deal would be 'alarming' US lawmakers aim to tighten terms of Iran nuclear deal Iran deal won't survive beyond May 2018, sanctions expert says Commentary: Killing the Iran nuclear deal will be bad for the US Russia refuses to banish nuclear weapons and comply with United Nations treaty The mineshaft gap: The lavish bunkers where Putin, Trump plan to fight a nuclear war Forget Britain’s nuclear deterrent – here’s what Russia is really afraid of Entire China could soon be within India’s nuclear strike zone Editorial: Japan should not pursue nuke fuel reprocessing despite US OK Melted nuclear fuel seen inside second Fukushima reactor 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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