Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 5/16/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, May 16, 2017

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

Iran Nuclear Deal

John Kerry among Obama-era officials reuniting to defend Iran nuclear deal from Trump

France’s new govt. fully respects Iran nuclear deal

United States

Is the US prepared for a nuclear EMP to shut down New York City?

Harry S. Truman’s grandson speaks out against nuclear weapons

Why America’s Mighty Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers Are Almost Unstoppable

Why the U.S. Is Right to Invest in Nuclear Weapons

Tempers flare over safety of Rocky Flats former nuclear weapons site; will soon be open to public

Digging Into The History Of Hanford’s Radioactive Waste Tunnels

Welcome to Nuketown USA: A look at the company town of the Hanford site

NNSA Awards NNSS Site Management & Operating Contract To Mission Support And Test Services, LLC

Obituary: Kenneth Earl Baker

International

North Korea says missile could carry large nuclear warhead

South Korea, US firm up policy to persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons

Putin warns against ‘intimidating’ North Korea after latest missile launch

North Korean nuclear program can’t be stopped with weapons, says Siegfried Hecker

Can North Korea Attack Guam with a Nuclear Weapon?

Assessing China’s Leadership in the North Korean Crisis

The North Korea threat will only get worse. Here’s what Trump must do now

Korean conflict: What’s happening, and what could happen next

When will North Korean missiles be able to reach the US? Satellite images offer clues

5 Weapons Japan Desperately Needs to Fight North Korea

Time for a Nuclear Intervention with Japan

The Russian Stealth Submarine No Nation Wants to Fight (Especially America)

‘Nuclear weapons convoy’ breaks down on M40

General Interest

Time to stop confusing nuclear weapons with nuclear power

We’re Edging Closer to Nuclear War

And Then You’re Dead book extract: What would happen if you lived in a nuclear winter

In 1983, a Wargame Nearly Led to Nuclear War

How to watch a declassified nuclear test film like a weapons physicist

A physicist says blowing up nuclear weapons in the ocean to trigger tsunamis ‘would be completely stupid’

Coatings for nuclear fuel to prevent explosions in reactors

Energy and Water Development:
FY2017 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons
Activities

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