TOP NEWS European leaders join U.S. in blaming Iran for Saudi oil attacks, urge new deal Wall Street Journal Iran’s Zarif raises the prospect of a new nuclear agreement with Trump CNN U.S., South Korea set to resume defense cost-sharing talks Stars and Stripes United States Top State Department arms control official will depart post CNN9/20/19 The State Department’s top official for arms control will depart her post next month after months of controversy, triggered by the revelation that she had not disclosed a close relationship she once had with the former boyfriend of Russian agent Maria Butina. U.S., South Korea set to resume defense cost-sharing talks Stars and Stripes9/23/19 The United States and South Korea prepared to resume negotiations Tuesday on footing the bill for some 28,500 American troops stationed on the peninsula, just over three months before the current agreement is set to expire. Middle East European leaders join U.S. in blaming Iran for Saudi oil attacks, urge new deal Wall Street Journal9/24/19 Britain, France and Germany say it is time for Tehran to start talks on a new, long-term pact dealing with its nuclear, regional and missile activities. Iran’s Zarif raises the prospect of a new nuclear agreement with Trump CNN9/23/19 Iran’s foreign minister has raised the prospect of a new agreement with the United States that would see permanent sanctions relief exchanged for Tehran’s permanent denuclearization. East Asia Trump and Moon hold summit as South Korean spy agency says nuclear talks with North could resume in two or three weeks Japan Times9/24/19 U.S. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart held a summit in New York on Monday to discuss plans to restart U.S.-North Korea talks, as the allies hold discussions in Seoul on sharing the cost of American soldiers stationed in South Korea. U.S., South Korea set to resume defense cost-sharing talks Stars and Stripes9/23/19 The United States and South Korea prepared to resume negotiations Tuesday on footing the bill for some 28,500 American troops stationed on the peninsula, just over three months before the current agreement is set to expire. Analysis/Opinion Brazil’s nuclear posture under Bolsonaro Arms Control AssociationMatias Spektor, Togzhan Kassenova, and Lucas Perez Florentino 9/18/19 In the last eight months alone, the president began to open up the nuclear sector to private investment, substituted old tenets of nuclear diplomacy for new ones, and restated ambitious plans to acquire additional capabilities. U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks are sputtering. South Korea is furious VoxAlex Ward 9/23/19 Few believe Trump will be persuaded to change his entire negotiating position based on South Korean concerns. Negotiating with North Korea 38 NorthJoseph R. Detrani 9/23/19 As we enter into working-level negotiations, we will benefit from all we have learned from past experiences negotiating with North Korea. India, Pakistan, Kashmir: Taking the war option off the table Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsZia Mian, Abdul H. Nayyar, Sandeep Pandey, and M.V. Ramana 9/23/19 There is an urgent need for ways to prevent any eruption of armed conflict given the nuclear risk. One option is to pursue a binding commitment never to resort to war to settle their disputes. This Russian missile submarine split in two and sits 18,000 feet below the waves National InterestMichael Peck 9/22/19 A submarine accident in 1986 sheds light on how the Kremlin will act after nuclear related incidents today.