Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup February 12, 2018

Nuclear Roundup February 12, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea keeps mum on summit invite as its delegation completes South visit Pence raises prospect of talks with North Korea alongside “intensified” pressure Here’s what war with North Korea would look like The education of Kim Jong-un Here’s how US-North Korea crises typically end United States President Trump releases FY 2019 budget request DOE requests more money for nuke weapons GAO says nuclear warhead office still can’t afford planned modernization Link to report: Trump nominates ORNL national security leader to DOE nuclear nonproliferation job A Pentagon chart misleadingly suggests the US is falling behind in a nuclear arms race Trump administration hopes to increase American nuclear weapons arsenal Sandia’s detectors key Russian nuke inspections More federal dollars for NM’s labs? Why Congress should refuse to fund the NPR’s new nuclear weapons Donald Trump's thinking on nukes is insane and ignorant Sen. Cardin critical to preserving Iran nuclear deal Top Democrat’s return sows uncertainty for Iran deal Here’s where advocates and critics of the Iran nuke deal can agree Trump's Nuclear Posture Review and China: No way forward? Where might Trump go in a nuclear attack? Who should warn the public of nuclear war? FDA and NRC pave way for the first domestic supply of the most commonly used medical isotope in diagnostic imaging International Russia and Iran to revamp Fordow nuclear facility Russia hasn't disposed of 34 tons of plutonium. It's our fault. In US, Israel-Syria border clash triggers new war over Iran nuclear deal Russian reactions to the new US Nuclear Posture Review Scientists at Russian nuclear research facility arrested for mining cryptocurrency No Fukui evac plan needed for simultaneous nuclear accidents: Cabinet documents China’s nuclear power giant CGN to sell up to 5 billion new shares to fund reactor construction Safeguarding Britain’s nuclear non-proliferation obligations after Brexit General Interest Nuclear fusion could be a silver bullet -- and just around the corner 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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