Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup April 19, 2018

Nuclear Roundup April 19, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Pompeo’s secret Korea trip may not save his nomination, but it could save Trump’s summit Trump says he'll bail on North Korea talks if they're not “fruitful” North Korea willing to discuss dismantling nuclear program, says Trump official North Korea wants total denuclearization, says Seoul Kim Jong-un “very unlikely” to give up nuclear weapons, former NATO commander says US calls for keeping up pressure on North Korea ahead of summit How Trump can win big in North Korea United States What is US nuclear policy, exactly? GOP’s Corker: Believe Trump's threat to leave the Iran nuclear deal next month unless it's changed Democrats should give Pompeo a chance to fix the Iran deal Trump talks trade and riffs on nuclear weapons during a news conference with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Rhetoric aside, the US commitment to preventing nuclear terrorism is waning Could the US win World War III without using nuclear weapons? Mutually assured disruption: Small nuclear weapons are a big problem International US hopes for success in talks with Europeans on “fixing” Iran nuclear deal Earthquake strikes near Iranian nuclear plant Can Israel still count on the “Begin Doctrine” to stop nuclear threats? Will resignation of key governor weaken Japan’s anti-nuclear movement? India and China – time for a dialogue on nuclear security? Denuclearization again? Lessons from Ukraine’s decision to disarm General Interest New technology could monitor nuclear weapons The logic of nuclear superiority 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.