Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 9/20/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, September 20, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

Trump blames Clintons for nuclear North Korea

Jitters and surprise in South Korea and Japan over Trump’s speech to the U.N.

Why China Won’t Pressure North Korea as Much as Trump Wants

Russia can profit from North Korea’s missile tests

‘This Is All We Can Do’: How the Japanese Are Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack

There Is a Precedent for North Korea’s Nuclear Threats—the Euromissiles Crisis

United States

After Trump’s U.N. Speech, Some Senators Look To Reinforce War Powers

The U.S. Air Force’s Built a Mach 2 Nuclear Super Bomber to Destroy Russia

FY18 NDAA Summary

Senate bill keeps MOX funding intact

Heinrich Secures Amendments In Defense Authorization Bill To Benefit Military Bases, National Labs In N.M.

NNSA partners with Kazakhstan Research Institute to Remove All of its Highly Enriched Uranium

NNSA stays prepared with world-class response units

The Zen Buddhist Nuclear Weapons Expert in Trump’s White House

International

Trump made decision on Iran nuclear deal but does not reveal it

Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses U.S. of missile treaty breach

Anxious world lobbies Trump on Iran nuclear deal

Iran nuclear deal must change if U.S. to stay: Tillerson

Iran nuclear deal drives wedge between US and France

U.N. chief: Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold War

How Much Longer Will the Iran Deal Last Under Trump?

Dozens of states sign nuclear weapons ban treaty at United Nations

North Atlantic Council Statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The UN is launching an unprecedented ban on nuclear weapons today, but there’s a catch

Belgian and US Research Reactors to Become International Centres for R&D under IAEA Label

New Application Increases Efficiency and Effectiveness of Safeguards Verification

IAEA Announces Concept of Qualified Technical Centres for the Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources

Step into the World of Nuclear Security Training — Online, Mobile and in 3-D

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