Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 9/18/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, September 18, 2017

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

North Korea

H.R. McMaster: Kim Jong Un must ‘give up his nuclear weapons’ because Trump will not tolerate threats

Korean peninsula draws range of military drills in show of force against North Korea

North Korea Vows to Complete Nuclear Weapons Program

Japan’s Abe calls for enforcement of sanctions against North Korea: NYT

Twitter Man vs. Rocket Man

The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN

‘Is There Something Going On?’: Onscene at STRATCOM As North Korea Launches Missile

DeThomas: UNSCR 2375: What Just Happened Here?

NPR/Ipsos Poll: Half Of Americans Don’t Trust Trump On North Korea

Cirincione: No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles

Some Analysts Say Time May Be Right For A Rethink On North Korean Nuclear Crisis

What’s the U.S.’s Best Chance With North Korea? Russia

Russia and the North Korean Nuclear Challenge

What North Korea Means – and Doesn’t – for Nuclear Deterrence

The Rare, Potent Fuel Powering North Korea’s Weapons

United States

Commentary: Speaking of that 3 a.m. phone call, new nuclear rules don’t make us safer

Nuclear Treaty Monitoring Unit at Brevard’s Patrick Air Force Base Cleans Up After Hurricane Irma

The Nuclear Heart of Cassini

International

Trump and Netanyahu ready united assault against Iran nuclear deal

Cotton on Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘I Simply Do Not See How We Can Certify’

U.S. and Iran accuse each other of backsliding on nuclear deal

France opens door to strengthen Iran nuclear deal for post-2025

Macron Wants to Remind the World France Is a Nuclear Power Too

Theresa May under growing pressure to sign UN anti-nuclear treaty

Stanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War, Is Dead at 77

Director General’s Statement to Sixty-First Regular Session of IAEA General Conference

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Appointed to New Term

General Interest

No nuclear weapon is safe from cyberattacks

Zimmerman: Nuclear weapons deter conventional wars

The Terrifying Tale of How Russia Exploded the Biggest Hydrogen Bomb Ever

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