A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
Trump and Japan’s Abe agree to keep pressure on North Korea
A North Korea Nuclear Strike on Tokyo and Seoul Could Kill 2.1 Million
North Korea is testing not just bombs but the entire global nuclear monitoring system
Nuclear watchdog seeks airborne particles from North Korea
North Korea ‘Decoders’ Offer Dire Warnings About Nuclear Program
NKorean workers prep seafood going to US stores, restaurants
Jimmy Carter: What I’ve learned from North Korea’s leaders
Inside North Korea, and Feeling the Drums of War
United States
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization
Study Shows Public Approval of Nuclear Weapons Usage
Lockheed, Rockwell to develop airborne C2 system for launching ICBMs
Why Tactical Nuclear Weapons Are Still a Thing
These airmen cleaned up an H-bomb disaster. Decades later, they’re still fighting for benefits.
International
Nuke deal hangs in balance as Trump plans Iran policy speech
Trump to receive multiple options on Iran nuclear deal: Tillerson
Rep. Connolly: Countdown to zero: The case for the Iran deal
‘World’s most robust’ nuclear inspection program under fire as Trump tries to rewrite the Iran deal
Trump has absolutely no reason to blow up the Iran deal
Revealed: Russia’s New Experimental ICBM Warheads
Russia Reduces 204 Nuclear Deployed Warheads between March and September 2017
Everything You Need to Know: Russia’s ‘Tactical’ Nuclear Weapons
Radiation from Fukushima nuclear disaster discovered in sand and groundwater 60 miles away
Ambassador highlights Vietnam’s stand in disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation
General Interest
The enormous cost of more nuclear weapons
New ‘molecular trap’ cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods
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