Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 8, 2018

Nuclear Roundup March 8, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea N. Korean newspaper justifies nuclear arsenal despite recent inter-Korean agreement Tillerson: US “a long ways from” direct talks with North Korea US, South Korea to discuss Pyongyang’s denuclearization offer S. Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm N. Korea Talks with North Korea? China approves (no matter the outcome) Jeff Flake: Only military can stop North Korea nuke program, and that's a bad option US wary of North Korea weapons advances while talks take place China's advice if a nuclear attack from neighboring North Korea: duck and run North Korea wants nuclear talks but does Trump know what he wants to say? For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale United States US reminds Russia “We Are Ready” for all nuclear threats Is Russia influencing America’s nuclear debate? Mac Thornberry thinks they will. How Washington provoked—and perhaps lost—a new nuclear-arms race International Russia’s new nuclear weapons are technically plausible…but practically dubious Flawed foundations: A Russian critique of the US Nuclear Posture Review Stan Grant: Threat of terrorism has been replaced by fear of nuclear conflict, evoking Cold War-era tensions Nuclear burden-sharing dictates that Germany acquire the F-35 The Philippines talks with Russia about nuclear reactors India plans tenfold uranium output growth General Interest These companies are financing the return of nuclear terror International Women’s Day 2018: The women who have shaped policies on nuclear weapons Plutonium: Advancing our understanding to support sustainable nuclear fuel cycles 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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