Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 10/19/2017

By Jodi Lieberman, October 19, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

North Korea warns US of ‘unimaginable’ nuclear strike

North Korea is Building a Bigger, Better Missile Submarine

South Korea developing missiles to destroy North Korea nuclear facilities

Calls to Bring U.S. Nuclear Weapons Back to South Korea Are Getting Louder

Kim Jong Un’s Threats Rattle Japan — but There’s a Line It Won’t Cross

Judging responses to the North Korean threat

Pollack: Let’s Walk This Through: If North Korea Launches An ICBM, Then…

Commentary: North Korea playing a longer nuclear game than the U.S.

United States

GOP chair of nuclear safety agency secretly urges Trump to abolish it

The U.S. Military’s Worst Fear: What if Its Nuclear Weapons Don’t Work in a War?

31 Hanford workers test positive for radioactive contamination

ABC15 gets rare look inside Palo Verde nuclear plant

21st Century nuclear deterrence & missile defense

International

Moscow tells Tehran Russia remains committed to nuclear deal

Russia tests new rocket after beating missile range record

General Interest

Growing threat: Cyber and nuclear weapons systems

This nuclear fallout shelter was untouched for 55 years. It might come in handy now.

Why There Is No Chance a Piece of Paper Will Ban Nuclear Weapons. Zero.

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