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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 18, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
October 18, 2017
A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

The Latest: Nuclear envoys meet over North Korean threat

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-allies-stress-diplomacy-north-korean-nukes-50553826

Hecker: Time to insert the control rods on North Korea

https://thebulletin.org/time-insert-control-rods-north-korea11198

United States

The Worst Defense

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/10

NNSA Completes First Production Unit of W80-1 Alt 369

https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-completes-first-production-unit-w80-1-alt-369

Production of W76-1/Mk4A Arming Fuzing Subsystem completed on time and budget

https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/production-w76-1mk4a-arming-fuzing-subsystem-completed-time-and-budget

WIPP will get more space

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/wipp-will-get-more-space/article_24edb2c2-ded8-5bdf-97fa-8fe34fad7f08.html

International

Iran nuclear deal: EU statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/10/16-iran-nuclear-deal-eu-jcpoa/

Trump's Iranian nuclear deal speech ricochets across the Middle East

http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/355867-trumps-iranian-nuclear-deal-speech-ricochets-across-middle-east

Khamenei says Iran will 'shred' nuclear deal if U.S. quits it

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-khamenei/khamenei-says-iran-will-shred-nuclear-deal-if-u-s-quits-it-idUSKBN1CN167

Confronting Iran Doesn’t Have to Mean Scrapping Nuclear Deal

https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column/strategic-view/confronting-iran-doesnt-mean-scrapping-nuclear-deal

Dershowitz: Iran is violating the deal

http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/355949-iran-is-violating-the-deal

An Exit from the Top in the Iranian Nuclear Crisis?

http://lobelog.com/an-exit-from-the-top-in-the-iranian-nuclear-crisis/

Through a periscope darkly: the nuclear undersea competition in Southern Asia is just beginning

https://warontherocks.com/2017/10/through-a-periscope-darkly-the-nuclear-undersea-competition-in-southern-asia-is-just-beginning/

US to extend nuclear cooperation deal with Japan: official

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/US-to-extend-nuclear-cooperation-deal-with-Japan-official

India to Launch 2nd Strategic Nuclear Sub by End of 2017

https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/india-to-launch-2nd-strategic-nuclear-sub-by-end-of-2017/

General Interest

Japanese A-bomb survivor and activists press nations to ratify nuclear ban pact

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/17/national/japanese-bomb-survivor-activists-press-nations-ratify-nuclear-ban-pact/#.WedXW_lSxrS


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