Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 8, 2018

Nuclear Roundup January 8, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Nikki Haley on Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet: He must 'keep Kim on his toes' http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/07/politics/nikki-haley-north-korea-trump-twitter/index.html Threat of North Korean weapons testing lingers over talks with the South https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/05/threat-of-north-korean-weapons-testing-lingers-over-talks-with-the-south/?utm_term=.e377d7f866c5 Ban Ki-moon calls Trump's North Korea tweets 'a message from the international community' https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/08/former-un-chief-ban-ki-moon-welcomes-trumps-north-korea-tweets.html Mike Pompeo doubts talks between North and South Korea will change Kim Jong Un's position on nuclear weapons http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mike-pompeo-doubts-talks-between-north-and-south-korea-will-change-kim-jong-uns-position-on-nuclear-weapons/article/2645224 How U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-missile-intelligence.html?mtrref=www.nytimes.com&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&_r=0 F-35's could someday help kill North Korea's nuclear missiles http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/f-35s-could-someday-help-kill-north-koreas-nuclear-missiles-23945 In the nuclear standoff, ordinary North Koreans disappear http://fpif.org/nuclear-standoff-ordinary-north-koreans-disappear/ National security experts Morrell, Donilon on North Korea threat https://wdef.com/2018/01/07/national-security-experts-morrell-donilon-on-north-korea-threat/ North Korea may suddenly want talks because of how powerful it has become https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/07/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-may-be-why-new-talks-with-south-korea.html United States US security experts back Iran nuclear deal, as Trump faces deadlines https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-security-experts-back-iran-nuclear-deal-as-trump-faces-deadlines-idUSKBN1EX1QY US working 'to fix' Iran nuclear deal: Tillerson http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/working-fix-iran-nuclear-deal-tillerson-180106074837879.html Trump faces pivotal decisions on Iran sanctions https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-faces-pivotal-decisions-on-iran-sanctions-1515360759 Trump should kill the Iran Nuclear deal, for the dissidents and protesters http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455212/iran-nuclear-deal-joint-plan-action-donald-trump-decertify-sanctions-tehran-military-nuclear-capability Is Trump stuck with an Iran deal he loathes? https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/08/donald-trump-iran-deal-216256 Sea-based nuclear weapons https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/265829-sea-based-nuclear-weapons Trump’s first comprehensive review of US nuclear forces nearly complete: report http://thehill.com/policy/defense/367836-trumps-first-comprehensive-review-of-us-nuclear-forces-nearly-complete-report Trump is about to put his mark on the US nuclear arsenal http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/07/politics/weapons-nuclear-posture-review-us-military-trump/index.html CDC briefing to focus on preparing for nuclear war https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/04/nuclear-war-cdc-briefing-266633 Clock resets for $1M-a-day fine against DOE for S.C. plutonium removal https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/clock-resets-for-m-a-day-fine-against-doe-for/article_160b5366-f258-11e7-acdd-9b750ce012c1.html International Iran says it might reconsider cooperation with U.N. nuclear watchdog https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-08/iran-warns-it-might-reconsider-its-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-watchdog Israel's nuclear weapons program https://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Israels-Nuclear-Weapons-Program-20180105-0035.html Belgium asks Google to blur aerial images of nuclear weapons storage areas https://www.neweurope.eu/article/belgium-asks-google-blur-aerial-images-nuclear-weapons-storage-areas/ Gilinsky/Sokolski:  Reactors for Saudi Arabia are bad business and dangerous diplomacy http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/367838-reactors-for-saudi-arabia-are-bad-business-and-dangerous-diplomacy General Interest Time to step off the nuclear tightrope https://www.ft.com/content/b0768482-e0da-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c Necessity and proportionality beyond the nuclear threshold http://www.sldinfo.com/necessity-and-proportionality-beyond-the-nuclear-threshold/ Dr. Strangelove and the insane reality of nuclear command-and-control https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/dr-strangelove-and-the-insane-reality-of-nuclear-command-and-control/ Atoms for peace https://nation.com.pk/08-Jan-2018/atoms-for-peace 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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