A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
Trump sees “good chance” Kim will do “what is right for his people and for humanity”
North Korea is firing up a reactor. That could upset Trump’s talks with Kim.
North Korea orders sharp cut in troop strength at nuclear site
With secretive China trip, North Korea’s Kim builds bargaining power
China says North Korea’s Kim pledged commitment to denuclearization
Differing views of “denuclearization” complicate North Korea talks
Jimmy Carter: US on a path of nuclear confrontation with North Korea
Walls and ladders: The latest UN panel of experts report on North Korea sanctions
How does Kim tell North Korea he’s giving up nuclear weapons?
The US-DPRK summit: Assessing Chinese anxieties
United States
National security veterans urge Trump not to scrap Iran nuclear deal
National Coalition to Prevent an Iranian Nuclear Weapon: Keep the Iran deal — 10 good reasons why
John Kerry warns against leaving the Iran deal
America has a plan to dismantle the Iran deal; now it needs one for the aftermath
US nuclear stockpile decreasing in size, but not capability
MOX construction afforded $335M in proposed federal spending bill
Scuttlebiz: Fuzzy math at heart of MOX shutdown efforts
Did Russia use kitten videos to hack our energy systems?
Construction to begin soon on Y-12’s uranium processing facility
International
Waning nuclear deterrence in South Asia
Syria’s nuclear program was always a doomed idea
Oil-rich nation to open Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
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