The pressure is off South Carolina’s congressional delegation to extend a federal tax deadline for the country’s nuclear power industry following the cancellation of two unfinished reactors at V.C. Summer station.  postandcourier.com

The United Arab Emirates has denied a report that Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a cruise missile towards its airspace. Aljazeera.com

Pope Francis says the Cold War-era policy of nuclear deterrence is no longer viable and that the mere possession of nuclear weapons is now “irrational.”abcnews.go.com

Pyongyang has accused Donald Trump of “begging” for nuclear war ahead of joint US-South Korea military exercises. The remark came after six US F-22 stealth fighter jets arrived in South Korea ahead of the annual drills. Rt.com