Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Roundup: 3/27/2018

By Jodi Lieberman, March 27, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

Former negotiators: US would benefit from nuclear talks even if North Korea cheats

Why would Kim Jong-un make a secret trip to China?

Analysis: North Korean visit shows China still has role to play

Here’s what a Kim Jong-un vsit to Beijing would mean for the US

Kim Jong-un and John Bolton learned very different lessons from Libya

When Trump meets Kim Jong-un

A North Korean Gordian knot: Undoing the nuclear link

United States

Trump ordered the closure of Russian consulate near a US Navy submarine base that has a huge nuclear arsenal and is guarded by dolphins

US experts say why Trump should support Iran deal

On Iran and North Korea: Don’t trust, and verify, verify, verify

Russia, China eclipse US in hypersonic missiles, prompting fears

Is America’s most advanced submarine about to become a “nuclear bomber”?

International

Saudi Arabia’s controversial quest for nuclear power, explained

What does Japan think of the Iran nuclear deal?

Pakistan defends record on nonproliferation after hit by US sanctions

Japan’s top diplomat Taro Kono mulls attending Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meeting

General Interest

In 1989, Russia left a nuclear submarine dead in the ocean (armed with nuclear weapons)

ITER nuclear fusion project avoids delays as US doubles budget

First-ever nuclear reactor monitor will boost neutrino physics

Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com.

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