A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
John Hamre’s memo on North Korea: Everyone just calm down
S. Korea’s nuclear envoy leaves for Japan for talks on N.K. nukes
Exclusive: US making plans for ‘bloody nose’ military attack on North Korea
CNO: North Korea ‘an unprecedented and urgent threat’
State Department disagrees with Trump adviser on North Korea diplomacy
NK likely to launch another ICBM, seek nuclear talks next year: think tank
What made North Korea’s weapons programs so much scarier in 2017
2018 is when something finally gives on North Korea
What is North Korea’s end game with its nuclear program?
United States
Prosecutors ask FBI agents for info on Uranium One deal
Heinrich, Udall, Luján: Plutonium pits report ‘inherently flawed’
Recovering radioactive nuclear sources
Sandia computer modeling aids solder reliability in nuclear weapons
Many Marshall Islanders living here still can’t get care to deal with U.S. nuclear fallout
International
Iran boasts global support for nuclear deal
Missing the forest, lying about the trees: Politico’s attack on the Iran deal
US hits Russian missile designer with export restrictions over treaty dispute
Russia spurns US allegations it violates nuclear arms pact
Wake up and smell the ruthenium
US accusations are unfounded: Pakistan
Nuke diplomacy answer to US concerns
Papers show ministry played down Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Saudi Arabia hopes to start nuclear pact talks with US in weeks
General Interest
5 ways the UN nuclear ban treaty is historic
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