Kremlin Threatens Response to U.S. Nuclear Bomb Deployment in Germany
Matthew Bodner, Moscow Times
The Kremlin on Wednesday lashed out at U.S. plans to modernize 20 nuclear weapons stationed at a German airbase, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov characterizing the move as a potential "violation of the strategic balance in Europe," that would demand a Russian response.
N.Korea Tidying Up Rocket Launch Site
Chosun Ilbo
North Korea has fenced off and tidied up a rocket launch site as the Workers Party's 70th anniversary on Oct. 10 approaches, a government source here said Wednesday. But there are no signs of an imminent launch at the remote site in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province.
S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm close coordination against NK provocation
Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and the United States reaffirmed their resolve Thursday to closely coordinate against a possible North Korean missile launch, warning that the North's provocation would violate relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions. The two allies just wrapped up the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD), which ran for two days in Seoul.
Pentagon Says Chinese Sub That Can Hit U.S. to Go on Patrol Soon
Anthony Capaccio and David Tweed, Bloomberg
A new Chinese nuclear submarine designed to carry missiles that can hit the U.S. will likely deploy before year’s end, the Pentagon said, adding to Obama administration concerns over China’s muscle-flexing in Asia.
Chinese reprocessing plant to start up in 2030
World Nuclear News
The construction of a used fuel processing and recycling facility in China is expected to begin in 2020 and be completed by 2030. The facility will be based on French technology.
India can’t reinvent language of liability, says GE chief
Puja Mehra, The Hindu
Unless an agreement is reached with the U.S. on “common language” on the civil nuclear liability law, General Electric will not invest in India’s nuclear energy industry, CEO Jeff Immelt said here on Monday.