Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup September 22, 2017

Nuclear Roundup September 22, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea North Korea Hits New Level of Brinkmanship in Reacting to Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/world/asia/kim-trump-north-korea.html?_r=0 North Korea may detonate nuclear bomb in Pacific, foreign minister tells reporters https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/21/north-korea-foreign-minister-says-may-detonate-nuclear-bomb-in-pacific-reports-south-korean-news-agency.html Senior N. Korean diplomat to visit Russia for discussion http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170922000153 Hawaii prepares for nuclear attack, trying not to scare the daylights out of residents and tourists https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/21/hawaii-prepares-for-nuclear-attack-trying-not-to-scare-the-daylights-out-of-residents-and-tourists/?utm_term=.1c4677f52243 A North Korea nuclear test over the Pacific? Logical, terrifying http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-atmospheric-test/a-north-korea-nuclear-test-over-the-pacific-logical-terrifying-idUSKCN1BX0W5 North Korea's H-bomb threat: The dreaded 'Juche Bird' http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/north-koreas-h-bomb-threat-the-dreaded-juche-bird/article/2176860 Wrong Treatment: US threats are the reason North Korea has gone nuclear https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/talkingturkey/wrong-treatment-us-threats-are-the-reason-north-korea-has-gone-nuclear/ United States US urges all nations to stop the spread of nuclear weapons https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-urges-all-nations-to-stop-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons/2017/09/22/3fa551ce-9f59-11e7-b2a7-bc70b6f98089_story.html?utm_term=.39fd9292db23 This Obscure DC-Area Office Helps US Special Operators Hunt Down And Secure Loose WMDs http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14535/this-obscure-dc-area-office-helps-us-special-operators-hunt-down-and-secure-loose-wmds Uranium program may overrun budget as UPF construction nears http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/09/22/uranium-program-may-overrun-budget-upf-construction-nears/657173001/ Who watches WIPP?: Monitoring center a watchdog as facility recovers http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2017/09/22/who-watches-wipp-monitoring-center-watchdog-facility-recovers/690478001/ Why America's Biggest Nuclear Weapons Test Ever Was a Total Disaster http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-americas-biggest-nuclear-weapons-test-ever-was-total-22366 International Update on Iran’s Compliance with the JCPOA Nuclear Limits- Iran’s Centrifuge Breakage Problem: Accidental Compliance http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/update-on-irans-compliance-with-the-jcpoa-nuclear-limits/ Iran Foreign Minister: If U.S. Wants New Nuclear Concessions, We Do, Too https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-trump-zarif.html Germany will strive to save Iran nuclear deal: Gabriel https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-un-germany/germany-will-strive-to-save-iran-nuclear-deal-gabriel-idUSKCN1BW0VK Russia says U.S. Iran sanctions undermine nuclear deal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-russia/russia-says-u-s-iran-sanctions-undermine-nuclear-deal-idUSKCN1BW2QV China state media: Pulling out of Iran deal would set 'bad precedent' for North Korea https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/22/china-state-media-pulling-out-of-iran-deal-would-set-bad-precedent-for-north-korea.html Former Deputy Secretary Of State Talks About Future Of Iran Nuclear Deal http://www.npr.org/2017/09/21/552708153/former-deputy-secretary-of-state-talks-about-future-of-iran-nuclear-deal Does Trump even know what he hates about the Iran nuclear deal? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/09/21/does-trump-even-know-what-he-hates-about-the-iran-nuclear-deal/?utm_term=.cffc92bad891 South Korea's Moon urges North to give up nuclear weapons http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/asia/south-korea-north-korea-un-moon/index.html Short-Range Nuclear Weapons To Counter India's 'Cold Start Doctrine': Pak PM http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/short-range-nuclear-weapons-to-counter-indias-cold-start-doctrine-pak-pm-1753151 Reprocessed nuclear fuel returned to Japan for reactor use http://www.njherald.com/article/20170921/AP/309219939# Japan’s Bomb in the Basement http://www.atimes.com/article/japans-plutonium-proliferation-energy/ Canada’s neutron scientists lament closure of world’s oldest nuclear reactor http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/canada-s-neutron-scientists-lament-closure-world-s-oldest-nuclear-reactor Statements and Key Addresses to [2017] IAEA General Conference https://www.iaea.org/about/policy/gc/gc61/statements New Members Elected to IAEA Board of Governors https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-members-elected-to-iaea-board-of-governors-21-september-2017 General Interest Forty years of impasse: The United States, Japan, and the plutonium problem http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2017.1364007 Supplies of Key Medical Isotopes Stable, but Vulnerabilities Remain https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/supplies-of-key-medical-isotopes-stable-but-vulnerabilities-remain Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. 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