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Fortnight to 21 March in nuclear-related (non-corporate) news

Some bits of good news –  Nigeria unlocks $552 million for basic education.     The Iran war is turning energy security into an electrification story  Canada’s Supreme Court has opened Quebec’s daycare system to refugee claimants.  Big cities breathed a little easier.

TOP STORIES. Principled: Trump-appointed counterterrorism director Joe Kent resignsin protest over US war with Iran. 
Trump hints U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran: ‘Just a question of time’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lKxS-NmJVY

Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years- everything else is a smoke screen. 

In US/Israeli war on Iran, all roads point to rise in global nuclear weapons. .
Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? 

Oxfam responds to mass forced displacement in Lebanon and ready to respond to wider regional crisis.

While Hinkley Nuclear Was Being Built, The UK Grid Decarbonized.

Climate. Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds.

Noel’s notes. Why should Trump get all the blame?

AUSTRALIA. 

• The Software Upgrade Australia Didn’t Need. 
• The Architecture of Silence: Palantir, AUKUS, and the Business of Genocide. 
• Shhh! Don’t Mention the War! – Scam of the Week- Pointless sending of UK nuclear submarine HMS Anson to Australia? 
• The Perfect Storm: How the Far-Right Surge and Labor’s Silence are Reshaping Australia.
•  Penny Wong’s Iran war lies exposed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjcjyK6oglw .
•  Millions in tax-deductible donations to IDF, illegal settlements
• The Toxic Legacy of Britain’s Nuclear Testing in Australia. 
• “Grow your own and buy local”: Networks seek change and flexibility to manage a 100 pct renewable grid.   
• More Australian news at https://antinuclear.net/2026/03/08/5-australian-nuclear-news-week-to-14-march-2026/

NUCLEAR_RELATED TOPICS

ARTS and CULTURE. Is a Mass Revolt Against Technocracy Starting to Happen?

ECONOMICS. For Denmark, Large uncertainties on the expected costs of SMRs in the 2040s and 2050s Re/insurers must plan for nuclear-powered ships, says Axa XL.

EDUCATION. UK universities getting more enmeshed in the nuclear lobby.

EMPLOYMENT. UK’s nuclear research body consults on plans to cut about 200 jobs – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2026/03/21/1-b1-uks-nuclear-research-body-consults-on-plans-to-cut-about-200-jobs/  Trident workers to strike in row over nuclear job cuts.

ENERGY.

• As the oil and gas crisis drives the world economy towards another financial crash, green energy is the only viable future.
• The Strait Is Closed: How Trump’s Strike on Iran Triggered a Global Energy Crisis.
• ‘Punching them while they’re down’: US & Israel bomb Iran’s schools & hospitals, with ‘no stupid rules of engagement’.
• Bill Gates’ TerraPower Finally Has a Permit for a Nuclear Reactor, but No Reliable Way to Fuel It.

ETHICS and RELIGION. Cardinals McElroy and Cupich denounce Iran war: ‘War now has become a spectator sport.’

MEDIA. A chilling reminder of the deceit & violence of Iraq war.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Coalition Grows Against Hochul’s Nuclear Plan. The Welsh dragon is getting ready to roar.

POLITICS.

• Scottish National Party face an uphill battle in home of UK’s nuclear subs.
• Macron accosted.
• “AIPAC Is Toxic”: Illinois Races Expose a Shifting Democratic Landscape.
• Senator Joins Police to Eject Antiwar Marine From Hearing, Breaking His Arm – https://youtu.be/HIo4uY1N0Tg? t=27
• Marco spills the beans…’Bibi made us do it’
• As proposals for nuclear stations proliferate across Canada, ‘fleet-based’ reactor deployment remains elusive – ALSO AT …..
• Canada will soon release new electricity and nuclear strategy, minister says .

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Israel’s Manipulation of Trump on Iran.    

Washington’s Public Swagger Meets Private Panic Over Iran. Alone at the Apex.

Trump’s NATO Warning Sounds More Like a Threat.

SAFETY.Safety meltdown: Trump’s weakening of nuclear reactor regulations sparks opposition.

SECRETS and LIES. Scottish Labour donation linked to ‘astroturf’ nuclear campaign.‘We deserve to know the truth’: 11 questions about US bases in Britain.Pro-nuclear group faces questions over ‘links’ to major London PR firm. A Japanese ‘conman’ tried to sell an undercover DEA agent nuclear materials – but how did he get them? Hungary detains Ukrainians transporting tens of millions in cash and gold.

SPINBUSTER. Debunking Nuclear ‘Hopium’ – Dr. GordonEdwards.

URANIUM. Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone.

WASTES NRC ends work on three proposed rules for securing spent fuel

WAR and CONFLICT. UN preparing for nuclear catastrophe ‘worst case scenario’ including use of nukes in Middle East. Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant ‘hit in strike’ as radiation update issued. As Trump Talks of Taking Cuba, Havana Promises “Impregnable Resistance”. Trump, Netanyahu down to last card in criminal Iran war.Iran signals a ‘fight to the end‘ with choice of new ayatollah .Back on its heels, will Israel nuke Iran? Starmer’s Self-Defence Fudge: The UK’s Growing Involvement in the Iran War.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Macron names next $11.5 billion nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘France Libre’ as a symbol of independence.

March 22, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter