USA Today is reporting that Fort Bragg is one of five sites selected to host a nuclear microreactor under a new Army energy program, an announcement made Aug. 26. Interesting Engineering is reporting that scientists at Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division can measure parts down to millionths of an inch, a precision level necessary for the Navy’s Trident nuclear missiles.
The Independent is reporting that Germany is in talks to help fund Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent program. It said this move is part of Europe’s effort to bolster its defenses against Russia.
The Australian Institute of International Affairs is analyzing the US-Saudi nuclear agreement, noting it places Riyadh’s facilities under American bilateral oversight rather than the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspection regime. It said this asymmetry may prove costly as Washington simultaneously demands Iran accept what it has spared its ally.
Financial Times is reporting that the U.S. State Department reaffirmed its commitment to North Korea’s “denuclearization.” It said this statement came days after talks between Seoul and Washington’s top diplomats produced readouts that did not mention ridding Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons.