Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup April 26, 2018

Nuclear Roundup April 26, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea’s nuclear test caused collapse, study says In upcoming Korea summit, expert sees promise — and uncertainty North Korea’s nuclear test site has collapsed ... and that may be why Kim Jong-un suspended tests North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site: Unusual activity observed South Korea credits Trump for opening door to talks with North Iran Iran after sunset Macron sees Trump dropping Iran nuclear deal Macron: France will not abandon the Iran Nuclear Deal Rouhani insults Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance Trump’s resolve to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal hands Tehran a key diplomatic win US not seeking to reopen Iran nuclear deal, envoy says Kremlin questions whether a new Iran nuclear deal is possible How the “insane” Iranian nuclear deal might survive Trump doesn’t like the Iran deal’s sunset provisions. Here’s how to fix that. United States What went wrong with US plutonium disposition With no permanent home for spent plutonium, Amarillo’s Pantex Plant continues to play host Faith groups protest PNC and want bank to divest funds from nuclear weapon manufacturers US officials slam Washington state nuke waste site problems International Putin’s nuclear “doomsday machine” could trigger 300-foot tsunamis — but the worst effects might come from the fallout How two South African women stopped Zuma and Putin’s $76 billion Russian nuclear deal US sanctions hit Pakistan’s plan to join Nuclear Suppliers Group General Interest AI could lead to a nuclear war by 2040, think tank warns What happens when a giant nuclear missile accidentally falls back into its silo Nine times the world was at the brink of nuclear war — and pulled back 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.