A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
US: North Korea canceled meeting with Pence at last minute
North Korea is not a case of intelligence failure
How to blow North Korean missiles out of the sky
United States
CRS report to Congress on nonstrategic nuclear weapons
Trump’s quick fix approach to Iran nuclear deal creates untenable policy dilemma
Continuity and change in the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review
The Nuclear Posture Review: fiction and fact
Radioactive contamination found in “clean” cars, says Hanford watchdog
International
Iran’s UN envoy calls nuclear deal example of “patient diplomacy”
Did a Russian-built stealth submarine “sink” a Navy nuclear attack sub?
Another arms race? No and nyet
Status-6: What Russia is saying about its 100-megaton nuclear torpedo
US pursues Saudi nuclear deal, despite proliferation risk
As Saudis go nuclear, US seeks an edge over great power rivals
The bigger story behind the Saudi reactor contest
India test fires nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile
Pakistan adopts latest int’l standards on nuclear safety, nonproliferation
General Interest
A seismologist reflects on his role in the contentious politics of nuclear weapon test bans
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