Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup January 9, 2018

Nuclear Roundup January 9, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea wins Olympics trip, but discord remains over nuclear weapons https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-09/as-north-korea-wins-trip-to-olympics-discord-remains-over-nukes Trump and North Korea: the perils of a pre-emptive strike https://www.ft.com/content/a6384b1e-eaf7-11e7-8713-513b1d7ca85a North Korea likely preparing for new rocket engine test at Sohae http://www.38north.org/2018/01/sohae010418/ How the Olympics could help defuse the North Korea crisis http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/01/how-olympics-could-help-defuse-north-korea-crisis/145035/?oref=defenseone_today_nl BPR Interviews: Siegfried Hecker http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/01/bpr-interviews-siegfried-hecker/ Nuclear buttons to peace in a few days? Korea talks are significant but not foolproof https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/09/korean-talks-olympics-and-family-reunions-signal-thaw-in-relations.html North Korea talks: We've been here before and it doesn't end well http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-09/north-south-korea-nuclear-war-talks-weve-been-here-before/9314612 The intelligence community is not solely to blame for North Korea http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-intelligence-community-not-solely-blame-north-korea-23983 United States Federal nuclear watchdog agency publishes government shutdown plan http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/01/09/federal-nuclear-watchdog-agency-publishes-government-shutdown-plan/997776001/ With nuclear codes in hands, why doesn't the president get a thorough mental check? http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/health/trump-physical-mental-health/index.html Program goes mobile to detect dirty bomb fallout https://www.meritalk.com/articles/program-goes-mobile-to-detect-dirty-bomb-fallout/ International EU, Iranian ministers say preserving nuclear deal on agenda at meeting this week https://www.rferl.org/a/zarif-eu-germany-france-britain-foreign-ministers-meeting-thursday-focus-preserving-iran-nuclear-deal-not-street-protests/28964106.html Burns/Sullivan: The Iranian protests are an opportunity for Trump — just not the one he wants https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-iranian-protests-are-an-opportunity-for-trump--just-not-the-one-he-wants/2018/01/08/5d317f46-f49b-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html?utm_term=.26d77c8b909c Unrest shows the Iran nuclear deal’s value, not its danger https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/opinion/iran-unrest-nuclear-deal.html Separation of powers objections to the Iran nuclear agreement https://www.lawfareblog.com/separation-powers-objections-iran-nuclear-agreement European nuclear deterrence in the era of Putin and Trump https://thebulletin.org/european-nuclear-deterrence-era-putin-and-trump11414 Pope Francis calls for ban on nuclear weapons https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-nuclear-weapons-ban_us_5a5355dde4b003133eca0d3e?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 India’s nuclear triad http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans-Classroom/2018-01-09/Indias-nuclear-triad-/350933 Key Indian nuclear submarine damaged https://tribune.com.pk/story/1604199/3-key-indian-nuclear-submarine-damaged/ Pakistan’s evolving nuclear doctrine https://tribune.com.pk/story/1603554/6-pakistans-evolving-nuclear-doctrine/ Recent developments in advanced reactors in China, Russia https://www.theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/2419216/recent-developments-advanced-reactors-china-russia Russia never recovered 4 'nuclear torpedoes' from a dead submarine http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-never-recovered-4-nuclear-torpedoes-dead-submarine-23990 Faces of safeguards https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/faces-of-safeguards Top Russian nuclear weapons designer Avrorin dies at 85 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/top-russian-nuclear-weapons-designer-avrorin-dies-85-52232895 General Interest Millennials need new movies about nuclear war, a ninth-grader says https://thebulletin.org/millennials-need-new-movies-about-nuclear-war-ninth-grader-says11416 Nuclear arms: Look ahead to 2018 in hope, not back at 2017 in anger https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/09/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-arms-look-ahead-2018-hope-not-back-2017-anger/#.WlTtePmnHSE An ounce of prevention…is worth a kiloton of cure https://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/an-ounce-of-prevention 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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