Trump Administration Sanctions Companies Helping North Korea
Alan Rappeport | New York Times
The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday against three organizations and an individual accused of facilitating illicit shipments to North Korea, keeping pressure on the government of Kim Jong-un amid ongoing negotiations over the dismantling of his nuclear program.
South Korean President Calls For Single Economic Community With North to Bring Peace, Prosperity
Thomas Maresca | USA Today
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for a single economic community between North and South Korea on Wednesday, saying that closer railway, energy and economic cooperation would bring peace and prosperity to Northeast Asia.
Nuclear Talks Were A ‘Loss’ And a ‘Mistake’ For Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei Says
Jason Lemon | Newsweek
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has publicly called his decision to support talks that lead to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) a “mistake.”
Sprint Toward New Missile-Warning Satellites Begins With First Contract Award to Lockheed
Valerie Insinna | Defense News
The U.S. Air Force is racing to kick-start its new accelerated program to buy next-generation missile warning satellites, awarding a contract on Aug. 14 to Lockheed Martin for the first three satellites in the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program.
Space-Based Laser Weapons Could Ultimately Take Out Missile Threats in Boost Phase
Jen Judson | Defense News
The Pentagon is eyeing space-based laser weapons technology as the ultimate solution to defeat a missile threat in its boost phase of flight, but the Defense Department is not yet at a point where it has determined the best possible solution.
China’s Plan to Become a Nuclear Energy Powerhouse
Zachary Basu | Axios
If China achieves the targets outlined in its Energy Development Strategy Action Plan, it will become the world’s nuclear energy leader and fundamentally change the global trajectory of the nuclear power industry.