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Will Warren Buffett’s Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) actually work?

Hopefully, the initiative doesn’t prove as overambitious as past nuclear disarmament plans

How Will Warren Buffett’s $50 Million Donation Stop the Spread of Nukes? J. Richard AOL News Surge Desk(Dec. 3) –– Billionaire Warren Buffett announced today that he is donating $50 million to a new plan aimed at preventing the spread of atomic bombs.

Word of Buffett’s foray into nuclear nonproliferation comes just one week after the passing of Samuel T. Cohen, creator of the neutron bomb, which served as a reminder to the world just how powerful its weaponry has become over the years. But how, exactly, will Buffett’s millions ensure that the world never actually tests the bombs designed by Cohen or any other nuclear scientists? Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Need to change rules for Nuclear Regulatory Commission

If Seabrook waits 10 or 15 years to apply for its license renewal, something bad could happen to tarnish its image. Or a new technology might emerge that would make nuclear power look less attractive.

NRC rule change needed | SeacoastOnline.com, December 03, 2010 Why is Seabrook Station nuclear power plant seeking a 20-year extension of its license when its existing license doesn’t expire until 2030? The short answer is because it can. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | Leave a comment

Nuclear Regulatory Commission blesses Indian Point nuclear reactor for another 20 years

NRC: No Environmental Impact From Indian Point Relicensing – WSJ.com, By Naureen S. Malik NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-–The federal nuclear regulator said Friday no environmental effects exist to keep Entergy Corp.’s (ETR) Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York from operating an additional 20 years.

The report issued by the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the latest development in an ongoing battle over the future of the plant that supplies, on average, a quarter of the power for New York City and Westchester County, according to Entergy statistics. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

China cracks down on Wikileaks revelations about nuclear proliferation

More than a few cables noted Washington’s efforts to prod Beijing to be more active in opposing nuclear proliferation…….The Chinese government’s immediate response to Wikileaks was predictable. Within 24 hours, the tightening began. The Wikileak website was blocked and media outlets seem to have been given the usual marching orders not to say anything unless specifically instructed to

Wikileaks and a Divided China – China Real Time Report – WSJRussell Leigh Moses, 3 Dec 10, This was the week of leaks. And the deluge of documents spared no one, not even China… Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | China, civil liberties | Leave a comment

Nuclear power doubts by South Africa’s industry and finance groups

SAfrica nuclear plan comes under fire by industry |   Reuters, By Agnieszka Flak, 4 Dec 10, JOHANNESBURG   South Africa’s proposed plan to build six new nuclear plants by 2030 came under scrutiny on Friday as industrial leaders, bankers and environmentalists questioned cost, timelines and feasibility in public hearings. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, South Africa | Leave a comment

Immorality of nuclear weapons

the neutron bomb was designed to kill people with massive doses of radiation while leaving buildings, cities, whole countries pretty well intact…..Cohen’s death must surely highlight questions about whether we are facing up to the life-and-death realities of our increasingly nuclear world, or burying our heads in the sand.

Was Sam Cohen behind the most immoral weapon of all time? | Mail Online, 4 Dec 10, “……… a junior worker on the famed Manhattan Project, ……The supremely destructive device would be used twice on Japan, with brute power and terror, to bring a swift end to World War II.

And in the years that followed, Cohen would become the architect of what many would see as an even more monstrous weapon. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | Leave a comment

Wikileaks raises nuclear question – is it time for honesty?

it seems obfuscation and duplicity often prevail even when honesty, transparency and clarity would better serve. Sometimes, people can handle the truth.

Wikileaks documents deplorable but usefu, azcentral.com blogs – Robert Robb 4 Dec 10, lThe disclosure of the Wikileaks documents is to be deplored. “……. the leaked documents usefully clarify several world situations. And they make you wonder whether the world wouldn’t be better off if diplomacy were more transparent and honest. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, media | Leave a comment

Big nuclear powers to set up global nuclear centre in India

France, Russia to assist India to set up global centre for nuclear energy – India – DNA, Dec 3, 2010, Besides the US, France and Russia would also assist India in setting up the first global centre for nuclear energy partnership Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | India, politics international | Leave a comment

Is new UN chief nuclear watchdog a vassal of USA?

Mr. Amano then is described as saying that “he was solidly in the U.S. court on every key strategic decision, from high-level personnel appointments to the handling of Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program.”

U.N. Nuclear Official Denies He Takes Orders From U.S. – WSJ.com, By JAY SOLOMON, 3 Dec 10, VIENNA—The chief of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog pushed back against charges he takes his orders from the U.S., as the leaks of secret State Department cables continue to rankle the world’s diplomatic corps. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, secrets,lies and civil liberties | 1 Comment

Wikileaks reveal Middle Eastern fears on Iran’s nuclear program

The cables released by WikiLeaks indicate that Middle East leaders and diplomats have told U.S. officials that Iran has little support in the region, conceivably strengthening the hands of U.S. and European negotiators at next week’s discussions…

WikiLeaks cables paint picture of isolated, feared Iran   msnbc.com, 3 Dec 10, Classified U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks suggest that Iran goes into next week’s nuclear talks with few remaining allies, increasingly isolated not only from the United States and Europe but also from most of its Muslim neighbors in the Middle East……. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, politics international | Leave a comment