Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup February 21, 2018

Nuclear Roundup February 21, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea US: North Korea canceled meeting with Pence at last minute North Korea is not a case of intelligence failure How to blow North Korean missiles out of the sky United States CRS report to Congress on nonstrategic nuclear weapons Trump's quick fix approach to Iran nuclear deal creates untenable policy dilemma Continuity and change in the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review The Nuclear Posture Review: fiction and fact Radioactive contamination found in “clean” cars, says Hanford watchdog International Iran’s UN envoy calls nuclear deal example of “patient diplomacy” Did a Russian-built stealth submarine “sink” a Navy nuclear attack sub? The Nuclear Posture Review and Russian “de-escalation:” a dangerous solution to a nonexistent problem Another arms race? No and nyet Status-6: What Russia is saying about its 100-megaton nuclear torpedo US pursues Saudi nuclear deal, despite proliferation risk As Saudis go nuclear, US seeks an edge over great power rivals The bigger story behind the Saudi reactor contest India test fires nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile Pakistan adopts latest int’l standards on nuclear safety, nonproliferation General Interest A seismologist reflects on his role in the contentious politics of nuclear weapon test bans 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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