Nuclear News Roundup Oct 10, 2018 President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey was in talks with Japan and China regarding nuclear energy and will reach a decision on the subject by the end of the year. Af.reuters.com Australia’s deteriorating strategic outlook raises the question under what conditions should we develop a nuclear weapon of our own? This option was seriously considered by Australian governments in the 1960s, and the Department of Defense kept the technological lead time for an Australian nuclear weapon under review until the early 1980s. That was at the height of the Cold War and, as one of America’s closest allies, we faced a real risk of Soviet nuclear attack. Nationalinterest.org The United States on Thursday indicted seven Russian intelligence officers for conspiring to hack computers and steal data, including attempts to break into the computer networks of the nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric Co. france24.com
