Categories: Nuclear Roundup

Nuclear Roundup: 4/16/2018

By Jodi Lieberman, April 16, 2018

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

Trump’s strike on Syria is exactly why North Korea wants nuclear weapons

Syria strikes could strengthen Trump’s hand in North Korea talks

US strike on Syria sends mixed messages to North Korea

Wanted: A denuclearization roadmap that won’t drive the US and North Korea off a cliff

Will Kim Jong-un give up North Korea’s nukes? History says no

A history of North Korea’s nuclear nightmare

China and Japan work to push North Korea to leave its nuclear program

United States

Trump’s nuclear threat policy is moving US in the right direction

Despite Trump’s theatrics, the Iran deal can be saved

Blowing in the wind: Plutonium at former nuclear weapons site

Spar over MOX: US Rep. Jeff Duncan, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry debate unfinished facility

International

The fine line of meeting US objectives in Syria without risking nuclear war

In 1973, America and Russia almost fought a nuclear war over Syria

Future of Iran deal may depend on European intervention

Europe, Trump and the Iran nuclear deal

Three Israeli nuclear failures, and a fourth on the way

Australia’s least likely tourist spot: a test site for atom bombs

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

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