CTBT in the News

Hungary named Coordinator and Co-President of the CTBTO (Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Details of the RDS-1 device (Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces blog)

Plans submitted for 14-turbine wind farm in MoD seismic listening zone, by Flemmich Web (Planning)

Indo-Japan N-deal awaits July polls results, by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri (Hindustan Times)

House Lawmakers Sprint Through Nuclear Arms Spending Debate, by Diane Barnes (Global Security Newswire)

Video Interview: 'Lack of trust' between Russia and Europe (BBC News)

China and India to hold new round of joint training (China Military Online, People Daily)

Iran's nuclear enrichment capability further developed: IAEA (Xinhua)

Iran paves over suspected nuclear-related testing site despite U.N. protests, by Joby Warrick (Washington Post)

US House panel backs stiff new Iran sanctions (AFP)

Senator Looks to Strengthen WMD Nonproliferation in Middle East, North Africa, by Chris Schneidmiller (Global Security Newswire)

US Air Force test-launches Minuteman 3 missile in California; delayed by North Korea tensions (AP, StarTribune)

N. Korean envoy's meeting with Xi Jinping becomes center of attention (Yonhap)

DPRK proposes joint event with S. Korea to commemorate landmark declaration, by Wang Yuanyuan (Xinhua)

N. Korea may deploy new multiple rocket launchers this year: source, by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap)

N Korea humanitarian programmes under threat amid financial blockade (Reuters, Financial Times)

Could N. Korean envoy to China be turning point for foreign policy? (Dong-a Ilbo)

Beijing talks suggest North Korea in conciliatory mood, by Rick Wallace (The Australian)

Ms. Park’s triumphant U.S. visit (Japan Times)

Pyongyang tensions both obstacle and boon to Sino-South Korean relations (Global Times)

Is the Musudan Real? By Jeffrey Lewis (Arms Control Wonk)

Does North Korea Have a Missile-Deliverable Nuclear Weapon? By Mark B. Schneider (Heritage Foundation)

China, North Korea and the Tale of Two Fishing Boats, by Adam Minter (Bloomberg)

Sustainable world depends on nuclear abolition, by Andrew Kanter, Ira Helfand, and John Burroughs (IPPNW)

Rethinking the Utility of Nuclear Weapons, by Ward Wilson (Strategic Studies Institute)

Nuclear Security Summit: The North Korea-Iran Conundrum, by Somya Chhabra (IPCS)

Nuclear program to sinking economy: Issues facing Iran as presidential election looms (AP, Washington Post)

China’s nuclear program still shrouded in secrecy, by Michael Richardson (Japan Times)

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