A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.
North Korea
Pompeo and a North Korean official conclude talks to salvage nuclear summit
North Korean facing Pompeo is a master spy who helped groom Kim, then survived his purges
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov meets Kim Jong-un
Trump team doesn’t know what it wants from North Korea
Pace of disarmament stands as major obstacle in North Korea talks
Kim won’t be duped like Qaddafi
Iran
China to host Rouhani after US withdrawal from Iranian nuclear deal
Three reasons behind Trump ditching Iran deal
What does Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal mean for Afghanistan?
Diplomats: EU wrestling with Iran nuclear deal after American exit
Beyond sanctions, how the US can pressure Iran
United States
The FY2019 National Nuclear Security Administration budget: weapons are winners
Three US nuclear plants get poor marks from NRC
International
20 years after Pokhran-II: Have nuclear weapons made India more secure?
Pakistan’s growing uranium enrichment program
Forget North Korea: Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should ruly terrify you
Pressure mounts on global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation
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