A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
The State Department is riddled with key vacancies as Trump seeks nuclear talks with N Korea
Poll: Voters divided on Trump meeting N Korean leader
The new Secretary of State is a N Korea hawk
Does N Korea really have a nuclear bomb?
What can be done for a nuclear deal with N Korea?
United States
Trump eyes replacing his Veterans Affairs secretary with his energy chief
With Pompeo’s rise, uncertainty deepens for Iran nuclear deal
New boss at State Department, but same Russia problem for Trump
Nuclear weapons program bogged down by distrust between Energy Department and Pentagon, report says
On the presidential first use of nuclear weapons
The US Navy should start weaning its reactors off bomb-grade uranium
Could Donald Trump start a nuclear war?
Maryland firm fined $2M for bribing Russian nuclear official
US may keep Idaho nuclear waste plant running longer
Sandia Labs completes nuclear triathlon to test spent fuel safety
International
Gulf Arabs relish Tillerson firing; Iran weighs nuclear deal
US general signals support for Iran nuclear deal
How to save the Iran nuclear deal
Putin says Russia’s new weapons can’t be beat. With AI and robotics, they can.
Sudan/Russian nuclear power cooperation poses proliferation risk
Saudi cabinet approves nuclear power program national policy: SPA
General Interest
Interest in small nuclear reactors is growing. So are fears they aren’t viable.
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