Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 16, 2017

Nuclear Roundup October 16, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news. North Korea Diplomacy with North Korea will continue ‘until the first bomb drops,’ Tillerson says https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/16/world/politics-diplomacy-world/tillerson-u-s-diplomacy-north-korea-will-continue-first-bomb-drops/#.WeS3N_lSxrQ A Secretive NYC Backchannel May Be The Best Hope For Avoiding War With North Korea https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-new-york-channel_us_59de4babe4b0eb18af05877d It’s Too Late To Stop North Korea As A Nuclear State — But Here’s What We Can Do https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-nuclear_us_59dfd969e4b03a7be57f5e86 If Trump doesn’t want a nuclear war with North Korea, a ‘No First Use’ pledge might work better than threats https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/10/16/if-trump-wants-to-prevent-nuclear-war-with-north-korea-a-no-first-use-pledge-might-work-better-than-threats/?utm_term=.0da7b4b5e045 United States How to survive a nuclear bomb in DC (yes, really) http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-to-survive-a-nuclear-bomb-in-dc-yes-really/article/2637336 International Iran vows to re-start enrichment in four days if U.S. ditches nuke deal, and bar IAEA inspectors https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/16/world/politics-diplomacy-world/iran-vows-re-start-enrichment-four-days-u-s-ditches-nuke-deal-bar-iaea-inspectors/#.WeS4hflSxrQ EU Pins Hopes on U.S. Congress to Uphold Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/eu-pins-hopes-on-u-s-congress-to-uphold-iranian-nuclear-accord Haley: North Korea is the 'whole reason' for revisiting Iran deal http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/15/haley-iran-north-korea-trump-243786 Trump's defense chief: 'I stand by this Iran strategy' http://thehill.com/policy/defense/355419-trumps-defense-chief-i-stand-by-this-iran-strategy Tillerson says in US interest to stay in Iran nuclear deal https://www.ft.com/content/c01ba300-b1c2-11e7-aa26-bb002965bce8 France Seeks to Save Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-15/france-wants-to-save-iran-deal-macron-considers-potential-trip Two Nuclear Deals, Two Countries, Three Decades Apart https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/iran-northk-korea-nuclear/542673/ Trump’s Irrational Hatred of the Iran Deal https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/trumps-irrational-hatred-of-the-iran-deal On the Iran nuclear deal, Trump finds the truth isn’t good enough http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-iran-nuclear-deal-trump-finds-the-truth-isnt-good-enough Fact check: Trump on Iran’s ‘multiple violations’ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/14/fact-check-trump-iran-multiple-violations/764482001/ Bolton: A Slow Death for the Iran Deal https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11180/iran-deal-slow-death Dangerous pitch: Trump’s move to alter or scrap Iran nuclear deal benefits no one https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-editorials/dangerous-pitch-trumps-move-to-alter-or-scrap-iran-nuclear-deal-benefits-no-one/ Iran nuclear deal: Obama focused on positives, Trump is magnifying negatives http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/iran-nuclear-deal-obama-focused-on-positives-trump-is-magnifying-negatives/story-f57b8fbXNRDXdEeNpUMplK.html NATO Launches its Main Nuclear Drill, Showcasing Its Defenses https://www.wsj.com/articles/nato-launches-its-main-nuclear-drill-showcasing-its-defenses-1508155670 Brexit Is a Game-Changer for the British Nuclear Industry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-15/brexit-takes-bureaucracy-to-the-atomic-level-for-u-k-industry General Interest William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense, to deliver opening remarks at Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists dinner https://thebulletin.org/press-release/william-j-perry-former-secretary-defense-deliver-opening-remarks11182 New Online Course: The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/course-v1:FSI+NuclearTerrorism+Fall2017/about Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. Receive this message as a forward? Subscribe to the Nuclear Roundup here.

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