Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 17, 2018

Nuclear Roundup January 17, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea McMaster's secret San Francisco meeting on North Korean threat https://www.axios.com/mcmaster-secret-san-francisco-meeting-north-korea-1bf18142-8f16-4622-b08b-ec720753b266.html North Korean nuclear weapons crisis at a “tenuous stage,” Tillerson says https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tillerson-opens-summit-with-a-vow-to-keep-up-pressure-on-north-korea/2018/01/16/b04bbac8-d95b-4115-97ed-9ed7b451cda3_story.html Trump, Kazakh president discuss North Korea nuclear threat https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-kazakh-president-discuss-north-korea-nuclear-threat Strong criticism of China, Russia as 20 countries meet in Vancouver over nuclear North Korea http://nationalpost.com/news/world/sanctions-non-proliferation-diplomacy-on-agenda-at-north-korea-summit China says Canada meeting on North Korea showed “Cold War” mentality https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-diplomacy-china/china-says-canada-meeting-on-north-korea-showed-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN1F60P4 Rethinking North Korean sanctions: Lessons and strategies for long-term planning http://www.38north.org/2018/01/khewitt011618/ "A frightened dog barks a lot" -- North Korea's take on Trump tweets http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gist/2018/01 United States Pentagon suggests countering devastating cyberattacks with nuclear arms https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/us/politics/pentagon-nuclear-review-cyberattack-trump.html The Pentagon wants its nuclear Tomahawks back http://aviationweek.com/defense/pentagon-wants-its-nuclear-tomahawks-back As America’s nukes and sensors get more connected, the risk of cyber attack is growing http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/01/americas-nukes-and-sensors-get-more-connected-risk-cyber-attack-growing/145229/ Nuclear security: CBP needs to take action to ensure imported radiological material is properly licensed https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-214 Iran nuclear deal still at risk after Trump waives sanctions https://www.lawfareblog.com/iran-nuclear-deal-still-risk-after-trump-waives-sanctions Bolton: Beyond the Iran nuclear deal https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11756/beyond-iran-nuclear-deal Gabbard: “Unacceptable” false alarm missile warning in Hawaii underscores need for talks with North Korea http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/14/politics/tulsi-gabbard-hawaii-cnntv/index.html A nuclear North Korea is bringing back Cold War paranoia https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/17/the-challenge-of-north-korea-raises-the-specter-of-the-cold-war/ The Hawaii alert was an accident. The dread it inspired wasn’t. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/16/the-hawaii-alert-was-an-accident-the-dread-it-inspired-wasnt/ Is the US prepared to defend against a North Korean missile? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-the-u-s-prepared-to-defend-against-a-north-korean-missile A Cincinnatian's guide to nuclear war https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/01/17/cincinnatians-guide-nuclear-war/1037219001/ "Cold War Warrior" honored to have served country, still keeps ORNL job a secret https://www.knoxnews.com/story/shopper-news/farragut/2018/01/17/cold-war-warrior-honored-have-served-country-still-keeps-ornl-job-secret/1005410001/ International Saudi Arabia hails Trump’s stance on Iran nuclear deal https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1145186/saudi-arabia-hails-trump%E2%80%99s-stance-iran-nuclear-deal Nuclear war, extreme weather top list of 2018 threats in global survey https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/17/risk-nuclear-weapons-extreme-weather-top-risks-2018-report/1035252001/ General Interest We need a complete nuclear-weapons ban https://www.thenation.com/article/we-need-a-complete-nuclear-weapons-ban/ Here’s how one family prepared for nuclear war in 1954 http://time.com/4920216/nuclear-war-prep/ How to survive an actual nuclear missile attack https://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/heres-what-you-need-to-do-in-the-event-of-an-actual-missile If a missile alert sounds, prepare to live http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455446/if-missile-alert-sounds-prepare-live-dont-prepare-die The effects of a single terrorist nuclear bomb https://thebulletin.org/effects-single-terrorist-nuclear-bomb11150 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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