A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
South Korea, U.S. launch air drills amid North Korean warnings of nuclear war
Germany bids to reopen North Korea channels to halt slide to war
US reiterates denuclearization as precondition for talks with NK
US Senator: Time to move US military families out of South Korea
North Korea’s military capabilities, in review
North Korean defectors say nuclear tests have ravaged their health
Flight crew witnessed North Korean nuclear missile test, airline says
Nobel Peace Prize winner’s son says missile may be chance for North Korea talks
Which countries have diplomatic relations with North Korea
Hecker: What we really know about North Korea’s nuclear weapons
There is no military option to take out North Korean nuclear program
Sokolsky: The folly of deploying US tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea
Why North Korea’s next nuclear test could lead to war
Millions could die if North Korea attacked Seoul with a nuclear weapon
United States
DOJ failed to interview FBI informant before it filed charges in Russian nuclear bribery case
Trump administration moving to beef up nuclear test readiness
Report: Agency holding nuke bombs grapples with oversight
University leaders make case to keep managing Los Alamos Lab
Remembering the Chicago Pile, the world’s first nuclear reactor
10 intriguing facts about the world’s first nuclear chain reaction
Atomic Age began 75 years ago with the first controlled nuclear chain reaction
U of C commemorates CP-1 anniversary with talks, symphony, and rainbow firework grand finale
International
Majlis speaker: Nuclear deal was necessary, right choice
Netanyahu urges Washington ‘policy community’ to advocate on behalf of revised Iran deal
Is the Iran deal set to unravel?
Is Russia covering up a nuclear accident?
Russia takes action to clean up Soviet-era nuclear waste
China’s nuclear arsenal a high-level state secret
Chinese military strategy: A work in progress
How South Africa voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons
Yemen’s Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor
U.A.E. denies Yemen rebels fired missile at Abu Dhabi nuclear plant
Japan must persistently act as bridge between nuclear, nonnuclear states
General Interest
Dr. Strangelove was a documentary
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