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The past week in nuclear-related news

TOP STORIES.

Decades of Global Drone War Made Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Possible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsoa5k5Nguo&t=88s

Nuclear power is inherently colonialist and unjust.

Trump’s ‘End of History’ Moment.

Does Britain really need nuclear power?

Sizewell C — the last of its kind. After theFirst 70,669 Deaths

Chris Hedges: Rebranding Genocide. Israel Apologists Hasten To Use Bondi Shooting To Attack Anti-Genocide Activists.

Climate, Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined.

Noel’s notes. Ethics matter more than ever – even in Israel., https://theaimn.net/ethics-matter-more-than-ever-even-in-israel/

AUSTRALIA . H&B Defence and Curtin University launch nuclear training partnership for AUKUS. Australia’s security abandoned to the folly of declining US empire. How US Power Came toDominate Australian Sovereignty. The incoherent mix in Australian defence policy.

When grief becomes a weapon: The Bondi massacre and the politics of blame. Netanyahu is exploiting the Bondi Beach massacre to build support for the Gaza genocide and is fueling antisemitism in the process. The Australian Israel Lobby Is Flat-Out Saying They Want A Ban On Criticism Of Israel. Bondi demands grief, respect, fairness and empathy. Grief is not a licence for hate.

AUKUS Caucus.

The Shadow Cabinet: How Encrypted Lobbying and the Erosion of Record-Keeping Are Undermining Australian Democracy. A Wave of Action to Demilitarise Newcastle. HISTORY FELLOWSHIP WINNER TO EXPLORE HOW SOUTH AUSTRALIANS MOBILISED AGAINST URANIAM MINING IN THE ’70s

CLIMATE. Nuc­lear power plant is threat to our future.

ECONOMICS. Europe is about to commit financial self-immolation: Its leaders know it.

Let the investor beware: why buying UK government Green Savings Bonds now means backing nuclear. Elon Musk says small nuclear reactors ‘super dumb’. Google, NextEra expand collaboration to develop nuclear-powered gigawatt AI campuses’ ‘Huge conflict of interest’: Trump’s $600 million windfall after nuclear deal.

EDUCATION. The Israeli army is creating a ‘new security reality’ in the northern West Bank to advance colonization. Torness Nuclear Power Station welcomes East Lothian schoolchildren.

EMPLOYMENT. Revelation that UK’s Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could be robotic prompts question over employment.

ENERGY. Transition will halve our energy costs by 2050. Elon Musk Slams Nuclear Energy As ‘Super Dumb’, Declares Solar Power The Real Future.

ENVIRONMENT.https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/12/11/transition-will-halve-our-energy-costs-by-2050/

ETHICS and RELIGION. A golden noose around Israel’s soul: Ben-Gvir’s theology of death strangles society – opinion.

Catholic bishops remind political leaders that nuclear weapons are immoral.

EVENTS. 5 January -Webinar-What is Trump’s Golden Dome? REGISTER AT Massachusetts Peace Action Education

HEALTH. Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants.

HISTORY. Memory as Resistance: WhyHibakusha Testimonies Matter for Nuclear Justice Today.

The first Zionist targeted assassination  – 1924

LEGAL. Julian Assange: Sweden Broke Own Laws With Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado. US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker. Nuclear power: the courts put a stop to the project for two EPR2 reactors at Bugey – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/16/2-b1-nuclear-power-the-courts-put-a-stop-to-the-project-for-two-epr2-reactors-at-bugey/ Council battling illegal work near nuclear site. High Court challenge to Sizewell C ‘cannot be right’, court told ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/16/2-b1-high-court-challenge-to-sizewell-c-cannot-be-right-court-told/ Disappointing news from the High Court, to Together Against Sizewell C (TASC).

MEDIA. In 2025, The Israeli Army Was The ‘Worst Enemy Of Journalists’. Israel Propagandists Are Uniformly Spouting The Exact Same Line About The Bondi Shooting. Using the Slain:Israel Exploits the Bondi Beach Shootings. Ahmed Al Ahmed’s actions showed what moral clarity looks like — the commentary around him showed media bias.

Book –Secretary Of Perpetual War.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . The Oldest Nuclear Power Plant In The World Is Facing Public Backlash . More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters.

POLITICS. Israeli Ministers Wear Noose Pins to Symbolize Support for Killing Palestinians.

Ukraine wants West to pay for election Elections impossible under Zelensky’s ‘terrorist regime’ – exiled Ukrainian MP.

Nuclear power’s role in Japan is fading – The myths of reactor safety and energy needs can’t change that reality.

Scottish National Party says UK nuclear deterrent is ‘America-first’. Reeves’s planning overhaul stalls as UK’s senior adviser leaves after four months. India’s Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to private firms.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. A Serious Proposal:Russia and China Call for Global Strategic Stability. Is the UN Ready for a Non-Renewable 7-YearTerm for the Secretary-General? Less Than 50 Days Before New START Treaty Expires.

EU leaders agree on $160b loan to Ukraine after plan to use frozen Russian assets unravels. Wait, What?! They are​ calling fast-track Ukraine EU bid ‘nonsense.’ – So why dangle it? EU member says it won’t finance Ukraine. The Ukrainian negotiations are dragging on. Europe Continues To Interfere In Ukraine’s Last Chance For Peace. US sets out condition for Ukraine security guarantees – Axios.

Trump Admits He Wants To Take Venezuela’s Oil – and Give It to US Corporations. Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery

RADIATION. Exposure to protracted low-dose ionizing radiation and incident dementia in a cohort of Ontario nuclear power plant workers. Radioactive fertilizer and the nuclear industry

SAFETY. Trump’s rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries. Panic as Chernobyl’s $2 billion protective shield cracks open sparking fears of a deadly radiation leak. Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant running on single power line, Russia says. Could armed robots be the future of nuclear site security? Fire safety failings hit Hinkley Point. Ottawa medical manufacturer giving up nuclear licence after defying regulator.

SECRETS and LIES. CLEAN? -WHAT A LIE! NIA welcomes first-ever nuclear appointment to Government’s Clean? Power Advisory Commission. The Lobby Is Milking the Bondi Beach Attack To Silence Critics of Israel’s Genocide. Hi-tech holocaust: How Microsoft aids the Gaza genocide.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Over the Moon and Down to Earth.

TECHNOLOGY. US pauses implementation of $40 billion technology deal with Britain. University of Michigan report: History showsadvanced nuclear likely to have predictable negative consequences.

URANIUM. Niger builds relationships with overseas uranium partners.

WASTES. 73 Organizations Send Joint Letter Calling on the Federal Government to Improve Nuclear Waste Oversight. What to do with Britain’s radioactive waste?

WAR and CONFLICT. ‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela. Trump Declares Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction as His ‘Lawless Killing Spree’ Escalates . Drones targeting European and UK nuclear weapons infrastructure.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Nuclear flashpoints to fallout. How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea. NewUK-France Nuclear Steering Group Meets to Advance Cooperation Under Northwood Declaration. The worrying new detail in UK plans for nuclear-capable jets – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/16/2-b1-the-worrying-new-detail-in-uk-plans-for-nuclear-capable-jets/

December 23, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized