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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup April 21, 2017


Nuclear Roundup
April 21, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

Iran Nuclear Deal

Redesign of Iranian Nuclear Plant Set to Begin

https://www.voanews.com/a/redesign-iran-nuclear-plant/3818077.html

Trump Accuses Iran of Violating ‘Spirit’ of Nuclear Deal

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-charges-iran-violating-spirit-nuclear-deal-n749131

US threat to ditch Iran nuclear deal

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/us-threat-to-ditch-iran-nuclear-deal-2v592w6ng

Parsi: The Coming Crisis With Iran

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/opinion/the-coming-crisis-with-iran.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170421&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0

United States

THE PLAN TO MAKE AMERICA’S NUKES GREAT AGAIN COULD GO HORRIBLY WRONG

https://news.vice.com/story/the-plan-to-make-americas-nukes-great-again-could-go-horribly-wrong

Hawaii’s Renewed Jitters About Nukes

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/04/hawaiis-renewed-jitters-about-nukes/523530/

Teardown to begin soon at Hanford’s most contaminated area

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article145749544.html

MOX injunction delayed until at least July 31

http://www.aikenstandard.com/news/mox-injunction-delayed-until-at-least-july/article_01a4ce3c-25f5-11e7-9f5c-8fd2c77c42e0.html

Citizens confront Nuclear Fuel Services regulator over environmental, public health concerns

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Business/2017/04/20/Citizens-confront.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=

International

Trump’s North Korea policy is the same as Obama’s—he just doesn’t want to admit it

https://qz.com/964027/trumps-north-korea-policy-the-same-as-obamas-he-just-doesnt-want-to-admit-it/

How Washington hard-liners helped to create the North Korean crisis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/04/19/

Hecker on DPRK: Analyze and Act Accordingly

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/debate-club/articles/2017-04-20/donald-trump-must-analyze-north-koreas-nuclear-crisis-and-act-accordingly

PUTTING THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT INTO PERSPECTIVE

http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1203078/putting-the-north-korean-threat-into-perspective/

UN security council warns North Korea to stop nuclear tests or face sanctions

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/20/un-security-council-north-korea-nuclear-tests-sanctions

Russia's Secretive Floating Nuclear Power Plant Making Waves In St. Petersburg

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-petersburg-floating-nuclear-plant-safety-fears/28440654.html

Could China or Russia hack America's nuclear arsenal?

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/329593-could-china-or-russia-hack-americas-nuclear-arsenal

Leading from the back’ is no remedy for India-Pakistan nuclear standoff

http://www.atimes.com/india-pakistan-nuclear-quagmire-todd-royal/

The World Must Secure Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/opinion/the-world-must-secure-pakistans-nuclear-weapons.html

General Interest

The Nuclear Test Ban: Time to Finish What We Started

http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/the-nuclear-test-ban-time-to-finish-what-we-started/

Nuclear War Is Not Good For Your Health

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nuclear-war-is-not-good-for-your-health_us_58f8f840e4b00fa7de1235a0

Risk of 'catastrophic' nuclear accident as world relations worsen, UN warns

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/un-nuclear-deterrence-not-work-report-wmds-weapons-mass-destruction-world-north-korea-uk-donald-a7694391.html

Nuclear Arsenals Decline Globally Primarily Due To Cuts Made By Russia, US: SIPRI

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19071


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