A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in North Korea crisis
Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea
Chinese scientists warn North Korea about disaster threat at nuclear test site
United States
Pence to tour North Dakota’s nuclear weapons base
Putin casts S.C. into international limelight with MOX mention
Suspended agent had ‘unauthorized access’ to nukes
Remembering JFK’s visit to Hanford. 37,000 watched him wave ‘atomic wand’
International
Iran’s UN envoy urges destruction of all nuclear weapons
The real importance of North Korean and Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons
Russia test fires 4 intercontinental-range ballistic missiles
How the US Navy is ‘helping’ Russia’s subs become more deadly
Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war awarded ‘Future of Life’ prize
Russia has a dead nuclear submarine that was never recovered (armed with nukes)
Nuclear club’s rival weapons and agendas pushing us into uncertain new world
South Korean opposition leader calls for ‘freedom nuclear alliance’
South Korea’s nuclear energy debate
General Interest
In 1982, a UK sub stole a top secret Soviet sonar device
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