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Abstinence or Tolerance: Managing Nuclear Ambitions in Saudi Arabia

IN THIS ISSUE: Abstinence or Tolerance: Managing Nuclear Ambitions in Saudi Arabia, Kim Jong-un Says He Wants Denuclearization Before Trump’s Current Term Ends, U.S. Charges North Korean Hacker, Trump to Chair U.N. Security Council Meeting on Iran, Cuts to Nuclear Spending and Special Ops Oversight, Japan Nuclear Plant’s Power Restored After Quake Triggers Hokkaido Blackout

Published on September 6, 2018

Abstinence or Tolerance: Managing Nuclear Ambitions in Saudi Arabia

Nicholas Miller and Tristan Volpe | The Washington Quarterly

Nicholas Miller and Tristan Volpe make the case that Saudi Arabia recently took concrete steps to adopt a nuclear hedge strategy against Iran, and explore options to forestall a looming arms race in the Middle East over the buildup of nuclear latency. In particular, they assess how the Saudi nuclear program is likely to evolve and impact regional security dynamics under various nuclear cooperation frameworks with the United States.

Kim Jong-un Says He Wants Denuclearization Before Trump’s Current Term Ends 

Choe Sang-Hun | New York Times

Offering an olive branch to President Trump, Kim Jong-un told a South Korean envoy that he wanted to denuclearize North Korea before Mr. Trump’s current term ends in early 2021, the envoy said on Thursday.

U.S. Charges North Korean Hacker in Sony, WannaCry Cyberattacks

Christopher Bing and Sarah Lynch | Reuters

The U.S. government on Thursday charged and sanctioned a North Korean man in the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony Corp, U.S. officials said.

Trump to Chair U.N. Security Council Meeting on Iran

Michelle Nichols | Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump will chair a U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran this month to spotlight its “violations of international law” during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.

Cuts to Nuclear Spending and Special Ops Oversight: Expectations For New Congressional Leadership

Aaron Mehta | Defense News

If Democrats take the House in November, expect the new leadership of the House Armed Services Committee to train a skeptical eye on President Donald Trump’s nuclear weapons plan and attempt to rein in the Pentagon’s actions around the globe.

Japan Nuclear Plant’s Power Restored After Quake Triggers Hokkaido Blackout

Osamu Tsukimori and Aaron Sheldrick | Reuters

Power was restored to a nuclear energy plant in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Thursday after a strong earthquake left it relying on emergency generators for 10 nervous hours, but it may be a week before lights are back on all over the major island.

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