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India’s nuclear weaponry in the skies

The most likely candidates to unleash an atomic holocaust are rivals India and Pakistan, who share a border, a legacy of war, and a tendency to test nuclear weapons.

Neither country is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),

India’s Nuclear Weapons Take to the Skies, TakePart – Adam Trunell 15 Sept 10, With most of the Armageddon-fearing planet apparently losing its taste for nuclear weapons, India’s upped its investment in the end of civilization with the planned purchase of 40 nuclear-capable fighter jets. Continue reading →

September 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, weapons and war | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

UK likely to delay expensive new Trident nuclear missiles

Trident replacement could be delayed as David Cameron looks for savings Nicholas Watt, guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 September 2010David Cameron is examining plans to delay the replacement of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent to reduce the pressure on the public finances during the toughest spending round since the second world war, according to government sources……..

Trident replacement could be delayed as David Cameron looks for savings | Politics | The Guardian

September 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

India ramping up its nuclear weapons

Strategic Command to acquire 40 nuclear capable fighters – Hindustan Times, Press Trust Of India New Delhi, September 12, 2010, With an aim of increasing its lethal power, India’s tri-services strike force is planning to acquire 40 fighter planes capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has submitted a proposal to the Defence Ministry for setting up two dedicated squadrons of fighteraircraft which will act as “mini-Air Force”, ministry sources said.This will be the first time that SFC, which at present depends on the Indian Air Force for delivering nuclear weapons under its command, will have its own aerial assets, they said……..Strategic Command to acquire 40 nuclear capable fighters – Hindustan Times

September 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, weapons and war | Leave a comment

USA’s empire of weapons sales – world-wide

The recent announcement that the U.S. will supply Saudi Arabia with a staggering $80 billion worth of arms in the next few years is paralleled by its plans to become India’s main arms provider

India: U.S. Completes Global Military Structure, Scoop News, 10 September 2010, Rick Rozoff “……..the U.S. is arming India and Pakistan, regional military rivals possessing nuclear weapons outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty regime, as it is deepening defense ties with other nations on both sides of local conflicts and disputes: Continue reading →

September 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Israel estimated to have nuclear material for 150 weapons

While Israel has never acknowledged having atomic weapons, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington- based policy study group, estimates that the Jewish state possesses enough material for between 100 and 170 weapons.

Nuclear Hypocrisy: UN Atomic Agency Curtails Probe of Israel’s Nuclear Capability, Veterans Today, September 8, 2010 posted by Michael Leon · World’s worst nuclear offender gets another pass -By Jonathan Tirone, September 06, 2010 (Bloomberg) -Sept, 03, 2010– United Nations investigators, ordered to write a report about Israel’s atomic capabilities, said they couldn’t compile enough information to assess the extent of the country’s nuclear program. Continue reading →

September 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Looming prospect of a failed nuclear state – Pakistan

And the specter of the world’s first failed nuclear state, coupled with the nightmare scenario of younger Islamist officers pushing the three stars aside and taking over in the name of Islam, was no longer idle cocktail chatter.

World’s first failed nuclear state?. “friday-lunch-club”:De Borchgrave:, September 8, 2010 “…Pakistan is reeling under the most devastating national catastrophe since independence 63 years ago. Continue reading →

September 9, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Pakistan, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

USA’s dangerous and useless addiction to nuclear weapons

In his book “Dangerous Ground: America’s Failed Arms Control Policy, from FDR to Obama,” Ritter pinpoints the major challenges facing the international community in the post-Bush era and presents a blueprint for confronting them.

‘US addicted to nuclear weapons’, PressTV -Sep 2, 2010, Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter says the US is addicted to nuclear weapons to use them as deterrence against its imaginary enemies. Continue reading →

September 4, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

India to place nuclear-capable ballistic missiles near Tibet?

India mulls nuclear-capable missiles near China’s border – Tibetan Review Aug 30 2010 India is considering deploying nuclear-capable ballistic missiles in the North-East, close to its border with Chinese occupied Tibet, in an attempt to enhance its military preparedness, said a PTI report Aug 28. The plan follows the recent release of the US Defence Department’s annual report on China which said Beijing had moved its new advanced, longer range CSS-5 missiles closer to India’s border and developed contingency plans to shift airborne forces to the region at short notice.
The report cited sources in India’s Defence Ministry as saying New Delhi was considering the deployment of the 2,000 km range Agni-II and 350 km range Prithvi III surface to surface ballistic missiles for this purpose…… India mulls nuclear-capable missiles near China’s border – Tibetan Review

August 31, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | 1 Comment

Cold war replay as nuclear boys play with their underwater toys

Russian subs stalk Trident in echo of Cold War – Telegraph UK, 28 Aug 2010, Russian submarines are hunting down British Vanguard boats in a return to Cold War tactics not seen for 25 years, Navy chiefs have warned. By Thomas Harding, 27 Aug 2010 Continue reading →

August 28, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Time for nations, including U.S. China, India, to ratify Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

nine key states, namely China, North Korea, Egypt, India, Indonesia Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States, still need to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) before it can come into force.

India, others asked to ratify nuclear test ban treaty The Economic Times, 26 Aug 2010, VIENNA: A UN-backed monitoring group on Thursday asked nine countries, inluding India to ratify a worldwide ban on atomic test blasts ahead of the International Day against Nuclear Tests this weekend. Continue reading →

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Britain can’t really afford its billions pounds nuclear missile system

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Treasury are in a spat over who should foot the 20 billion pound ($31 billion) bill to renew the Trident submarine-based nuclear missile system.

UK defence industry asks who will pay for nuclear deterrent , LONDON Aug 27 (Reuters) – Continue reading →

August 27, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

A limited nuclear conflict would cripple global agriculture

a conflict involving just 0.4% of the world’s 25,000 nukes would produce enough smoke to cripple global agriculture…...

Castro: Worries Over Nuclear Winter – ScienceInsider, by Antonio Regalado on August 25, 2010 , “……….Although fears over nuclear winter have generally faded along with the Cold War, some recent research suggests even a limited conflict could pollute the atmosphere enough to cause worldwide famines. Continue reading →

August 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Japan warns India against nuclear weapons testing

Japan should stop working with India on atomic energy if it conducts nuke tests, The Mainichi Daily News, 24 Aug 2010, During negotiations on a bilateral civil nuclear pact, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told his Indian counterpart that Tokyo will immediately discontinue its cooperation with India over atomic energy technology if it conducts a nuclear test…….India conducted nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998. Cooperation with any country like India on atomic energy could make the NPT a dead letter and give Iran and other countries that are suspected of developing nuclear weapons even though they are parties to the treaty an excuse to develop nuclear arms…………Japan should stop working with India on atomic energy if it conducts nuke test – The Mainichi Daily News

August 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Some information on Israel’s nuclear weapons

More clues to Israel’s nuclear weapons status The Guardian, Or Rabinowitz 16 August 2010 “…..There is some evidence that possibly indicates that Israel‘s first nuclear test took place on 2 November 1966. This suspected test, if it happened, was a zero or near-zero yield test carried out at Dimona site and intended to validate Israel’s nuclear design……..
The information about the 1966 alleged test and the change in Israel’s nuclear status became accepted as the date Israel became nuclear. A British document from 1979 states that: “Successive Israeli governments since 1966 have said that Israel will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East … We believe the Israelis could quickly assemble about a dozen low-yield weapons without testing for a delivery.”… Letters: More clues to Israel’s nuclear weapons status | World news | The Guardian

August 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium the likely cause of Iraq child cancers

Many are asking whether this spike could be connected to contamination caused by the use of depleted uranium in the bombs and bullets used by American forces.

Iraqi child cancer ‘linked to US weapons’ 16 August 2010 Source: SBS Dateline The number of deformed babies and children with leukaemia is increasing in Iraq, with locals blaming Depleted Uranium weapons used in US attacks, …. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, Iraq, Uranium | AUSTRALIA, cancer, depleted, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment