External Perceptions of Brazil’s Nuclear Policy: Views From Argentina and the United States
Togzhan Kassenova
Brazil, a developing country with an advanced nuclear program, presents an interesting case for observers of nuclear politics. Brazil is one of a handful of countries that possess uranium-enrichment technology, one of three countries in Latin America that produce nuclear power, and the only country without nuclear weapons to pursue an ambitious nuclear-powered submarine program. Among external views on Brazil's nuclear politics, the perceptions of Argentina and the United States matter most.
Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S.
Peter Baker and Choe Sang-Hun | New York Times
President Trump threatened on Tuesday to unleash “fire and fury” against North Korea if it endangered the United States, as tensions with the isolated and impoverished nuclear-armed state escalated into perhaps the most serious foreign policy challenge yet of his administration. In chilling language that evoked the horror of a nuclear exchange, Mr. Trump sought to deter North Korea from any actions that would put Americans at risk. But it was not clear what specifically would cross his line. Administration officials have said that a pre-emptive military strike, while a last resort, is among the options they have made available to the president.
North Korea Now Making Missile-Ready Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Analysts Say
Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima and Anna Fifield | Washington Post
North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment. The analysis, completed last month by the Defense Intelligence Agency, comes on the heels of another intelligence assessment that sharply raises the official estimate for the total number of bombs in the communist country’s atomic arsenal. The United States calculated last month that up to 60 nuclear weapons are now controlled by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Some independent experts think the number is much smaller.
Why North Korea Is Planning Long-Range Missile Flight Tests Over Japan and Toward Guam
Ankit Panda | Diplomat
On Thursday morning, hardly 48 hours after U.S. President Donald J. Trump first threatened “fire and fury” for continued threats, North Korea released an unusual statement through its state-run Korean Central News Agency. The statement built on another first released on Tuesday evening, which hinted at a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile test near Guam.
Toshiba Announces $8.7 Billion Net Loss in 2016
Economic Times
Japanese tech giant Toshiba incurred a net loss of 965.6 billion yen ($8.7 billion) in the 2016 fiscal year, according to its financial results released on Thursday. The company released its financial results for the previous fiscal year, which ended on March 31, after having obtained partial approval from its auditors and postponed the announcement on three occasions, reports Efe news.
Fact-Checking Trump's Tweet on the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
Joe Gould | Defense News
Amid nuclear tensions with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a fiery boast on Wednesday: His first order as president was to “renovate and modernize” the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and now it is “far stronger and more powerful than ever before.” But is that accurate?