Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 3/27/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, March 27, 2017

A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran nuclear deal may ignite slow-motion Arab arms race

IS THERE GOING TO BE A NUCLEAR ARMS RACE BECAUSE OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL?

United States

X-Energy Steps Into The Ring With Its Advanced Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor

As Extra-Large Nuclear Projects Struggle, Nimble Creators Devise New Approaches

MIT’s Nuclear Lab has an Unusual Plan to Jump-Start Advanced-Reactor Research

In a Jersey basement, teen scientist builds his own nuclear device

National Park Service to Open Historical Atomic Bomb Sites

International

N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test next month: source

Australia warned of Pyongyang nuclear attack threat

Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons?

The growing nuclear threat from North Korea

Case Study: Guilty Plea for Charge of Exporting Metallic Powder to Iran

Forget North Korea: A Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Should Terrify You

Why a Rethink of India’s Nuclear Doctrine May be Necessary

How Pakistan Is Planning to Fight a Nuclear War

Denuclearization a pipe dream? UN holds talks to ban nukes, but major powers don’t show up

Holgate/Wolfsthal: Cutting Funding to the IAEA Is a Horrible Idea

Strengthening Global Nuclear Safety: CNS Review Meeting Convenes

Preparing for Remediation of Uranium Legacy Sites in Tajikistan

General Interest

Production of Plutonium Spacecraft Fuel Could Boom in Early 2020s

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