China supports North Korea on nuclear power
China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power, The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea, 22 Dec 10, Beijing says North Korea has the right to use nuclear power but should be subject to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The North recently agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to nuclear facilities.”China’s position is that the North also has the right to use nuclear power in accordance with the principles of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the Sept. 19, 2005 joint statement and that it is also subject to the IAEA’s inspection,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday……..The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power
Australian Prime Minister wrong about Julian Assange
Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been banging on that the actions of Wikileaks and Assange is “illegal” – as recently as two weeks ago. There were mutterings that Australia might have him extradited over the leaking of official United States government documents….However, the Australian Federal Police said this is unlikely because of a quaint legal tradition in Oz, which requires someone to have broken the law before they are arrested.
Julian Assange has not broken Australian law, Coppers say Wikileaks is fair dinkum, TechEye, 20 Dec 2010 While the Australian government bays for the crucifixion of its citizen Julian Assange and Wikileaks, it seems that local coppers think that neither have done anything wrong. Continue reading
New Zealand under pressure because of its anti nuclear policy
“Most disturbing is a report that our Defence Chief in 2006, Bruce Ferguson, seems to have complained to the Americans about our anti-nuclear policy being too inflexible. The head of the armed forces is supposed to be our most loyal citizen.”….
Nuclear issue thrums at heart of US-NZ diplomacy , TVNZ, December 21, 2010 The United States’ focus on New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance and the Anzus split stands out in the screeds of diplomatic cables sent from the US Embassy in Wellington, and released by Wikileaks.
India sticking with its Nuclear Liability Law, despite pressure from nuclear salesmen
the dealings by nuclear suppliers with India will have to be well within the legal framework envisaged in the legislation passed in Parliament….
India Rules out Change in Civil Nuclear Liability Law India Journal Dec 17, 2010 BRUSSELS – India on Dec. 9 firmly ruled out any change in the civil nuclear liability law notwithstanding repeated concerns expressed by countries exporting atomic equipments over compensation claim in the event of an accident. Continue reading
Russia wants to defeat India’s Nuclear Liability Law
India’s nuclear liability legislation, passed in August, caps the operator’s liability atRs 1,500 crore ($331 million) and also gives it the right to seek damages from suppliers, if there is an accident.
Ahead of prez visit, Russia seeks clarity on N-liability Hindustan Times
New Delhi, December 18, 2010Ahead of President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit that begins on Monday, the Russian ambassador on Friday said the country was still awaiting an explanation on how India’s nuclear liability legislation would work. Continue reading
Nuclear weapons for Iraq?
The Security Council’s action demonstrates how the inconsistency and hypocrisy apply not only to nuclear weapons but also to nuclear programs short of weapons……we ought not to get very relaxed about Iraq possibly developing a nuclear weapon in the future, however remote a possibility that may seem now.
An Iraqi Nuclear Weapon | The National Interest , by Paul Pillar, 16 Dec 10, At the urging of the United States, the United Nations Security Council passed on Wednesday a resolution permitting Iraq to have a civilian nuclear program. Continue reading
India’s govt manipulating to satisfy USA nuclear salesmen
India’s stated commitment to ratifying the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in the next year and to fairly treat U.S. firms was key to alleviating Washington’s worries about the liability rules,
Indian Atomic Liability Rules Satisfactory, U.S. Says, NTI: Global Security Newswire 17 Dec 10, The Obama administration’s apprehensions about a new Indian civil atomic liability law have been assuaged and U.S. and Indian companies have begun discussing potential collaboration on nuclear facilities under the two nations’2008 nuclear trade pact, a U.S. State Department official said yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 28). Continue reading
Russia to own a uranium mine, and a town, in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 12 (UPI) — A Russian company has won approval to take over a U.S. uranium operation, including a whole town in Utah, an executive says.Citing national security, four members of Congress had urged the U.S. Treasury to keep the Canadian Uranium One company from selling majority ownership to Atomredmetzoloto, whose parent entity is Rosatom, the Russian nuclear agency. One concern is that Rosatom has sent highly radioactive reactor fuel to Iran.
But the Treasury Department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Utah Division of Radiation Control have approved the deal, The Salt Lake Tribune reported….Russian firm buying U.S. uranium mine – UPI.com
Gulf Arab countries in fact oppose a strike against Iran
In fact, the cables show that most Gulf Arab regimes – including Saudi Arabia itself – have been seriously concerned about the consequences of a strike against Iran for their own security, in sharp contrast to Israel’s open advocacy of such a strike.
Misinformation Times – Actual U.S. cables belie New York Times’ version Iranian.com, by Gareth Porter & Jim Lobe 12-Dec-2010 The dominant theme that emerged in U.S. media coverage of the first round of Wikileaks diplomatic cables last week was that Arab regimes in the Gulf – led by Saudi Arabia – shared Israel’s view that Iran’s nuclear program had to be stopped by military force, if necessary….. Continue reading
Wikileaks- Australian intelligence analysts advised softer line on Iran
Australia’s top intelligence agency has also privately undercut the hardline stance towards Tehran of the United States, Israeli and Australian governments, saying that Iran’s nuclear program is intended to deter attack and that it is a mistake to regard Iran as a ”rogue state”.
WikiLeaks | fears of potential nuclear war in the Middle East, Sydney Morning Herald, Philip Dorling December 13, 2010 AUSTRALIAN intelligence agencies fear that Israel might launch military strikes against Iran and that Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities could draw the US and Australia into a potential nuclear war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Underground nuclear site in Burma, helped by North Korea
The disclosures have fuelled fears that North Korea is providing direct technical and physical assistance to Burma’s military regime to help it develop a nuclear weapons program that could alter the balance of power in the region.
Burma’s nuclear plans exposed by WikiLeaks * Cameron Stewart * The Australian * December 11, 2010 BURMA is believed to be building a secret nuclear program with the help of North Korea, in a move that could pose a major threat to regional stability. Continue reading
Warren Buffett’s global nuclear fuel bank plan a waste of time and money, says WNA
WNA: Buffett?s nuclear fuel bank is a solution looking for a problem, Power Gen, 11 Dec 10, 12/09/2010 The World Nuclear Association’s Steve Kidd, recently promoted to Deputy Director General, says Warren Buffett’s pet project – a global nuclear fuel bank aimed at providing an alternative to countries seeking producing their own enriched uranium – is a waste of time. Buffett has pledged $50m of his own cash to kick-start the fuel bank, which this month was approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency.Speaking to Power Engineering International, Kidd said: “Warren Buffett’s nuclear fuel bank is irrelevant. It’s a solution looking for a problem. There is a certain amount of paranoia in the United States about the potential for nuclear proliferation coming from Iran and North Korea. The fuel bank is not necessary and it’s not relevant to the future of nuclear.” WNA: Buffett?s nuclear fuel bank is a solution looking for a problem
USA scorns Venezuela’s nuclear energy ambitions
WikiLeaks cables dismiss Hugo Chávez’s nuclear ambitions guardian.co.uk Rory Carroll in Caracas guardian.co.uk, 9 December 2010 Leaked dispatches describe Venezuelan government as too shambolic and broke to exploit uranium or build reactors Continue reading
Iranians want nuclear weapons, but also want closer ties with West
The majority of Iranians are in favor of their country having nuclear weapons,
Poll: 71% of Iranians want country to have nuclear weapons, Jerusalem Post, 12/09/2010 Poll finds less than half of Iranians think sanctions are having a major impact; majority voted for Ahmadinejad; only 1 in 6 believes Israel, US will attack nuclear facilities. Continue reading
USA has lost control of key parts of nuclear fuel chain
Russians to gain US uranium foothold, FT.com, By Ed Crooks December 5 2010 A Russian state-owned company is set to control up to half of US uranium output by the middle of the decade, after American authorities gave the go-ahead to thepartial takeover of Uranium One of Canada by ARMZ.The deal is the latest sign of how, after a three-decade hiatus in new reactor projects, the US has lost control of key parts of the nuclear supply chain……..FT.com / Companies / Mining – Russians to gain US uranium foothold
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