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Radiological warfare used in Gaza

The use of radioactive uranium in Israeli military operations- An international humanitarian law perspective Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) 30 Oct 2009 By: Mutasem Awad In a recent exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel, Professor Christopher Busby from the European Committee on Radiation Risk, announced the results of his research and analysis having examined air and soil samples in the Gaza Strip months after the 22 days of Israeli military operations there had ceased. Continue reading →

November 2, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, MIDDLE EAST, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Iran still wanting nuclear weapons while Israel has them?

Russian diplomacy cools Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but for how long? Russia Today 29 October, 2009, Iran says it is ready to accept a proposal for its nuclear program that demands Tehran send its low-enriched uranium to Russia for processing. Should the global community feel more at ease?…… Continue reading →

October 30, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

US soldiers the victims of depleted uranium

Dave Lindorff: Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA The Huffington Post October 27, 2009 “……………..The Pentagon continues a long history of claiming that DU–which is the uranium that is left after the fissionable isotope U-235 is removed to make nuclear fuel and bombs–is not dangerous, Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Costly Chernobyl cleanup continues

Toxic debt – The Engineer 26 Oct 09 “……………..While the legacy of the Soviet Union’s military might continues to present challenges, it is Chernobyl, a civilian nuclear reactor, which remains the most terrifying symbol of the era. Continue reading →

October 27, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Russia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Nuclear Disarmament Panel’s plans – too little, too slow

A-Bomb Victims, NGOs Dissatisfied With Nuclear Panel’s Action Plans HIROSHIMA, Oct 23 (Bernama)— Nuclear arms reduction plans crafted this week by an international panel in Hiroshima will take too long to bring about a world free of nuclear arms, atomic bomb survivors and anti-nuclear non-governmental organisations say. Continue reading →

October 24, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Japan, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Scandalous legacy of depleted uranium

America’s Poison Legacy Pacific Free Press by Dave Lindorff 19 October 2009 Depleted Uranium Weapons:

The Dead Babies in Iraq and Afghanistan Are No Joke The horrors of the US Agent Orange defoliation campaign in Vietnam, about which I wrote on Oct. 15, could ultimately be dwarfed by the horrors caused by the depleted uranium weapons which the US began using in the 1991 Gulf War (300 tons), and which it has used much more extensively–and in more urban, populated areas–in the Iraq War and the now intensifying Afghanistan War. Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Afghanistan, Iraq, weapons and war | antinuclear, depleted, indigenous, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat exaggerated

ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat hyped By JPOST.COM STAFF Oct 18, 2009Mohamed ElBaradei, outgoing chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, maintains that the danger posed by Iran’s nuclear program is being exaggerated, Continue reading →

October 19, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

India’s nuke industry leading to dangers

Downside of more Indian N tests Pakistan Observer Sultan M Hali 16 Oct 09 There is a sudden flurry of revelations by Indian scientists that its 1998 thermonuclear tests were a failure and India needs to carry out more tests Continue reading →

October 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, India, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

Missile sites leave costly pollution

Pollution an enduring legacy at old missile sites Google News By MEAD GRUVER (AP) – 11 Oct 09 CHEYENNE, Wyo. — As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution Continue reading →

October 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear “deterrence” makes Japan a target

Japan would be safer without extended deterrence

The Mainichi Daily News, by Dr Tilman Ruff (Mainichi Japan) October 10, 2009 The role Japan can play in achieving that critical goal cannot be overestimated. Continue reading →

October 10, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Japan, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

North Korea: no bomb soon – but uranium enrichment continues

A look at North Korea’s nuclear arms ambitions

Reuters Oct 5, 2009 10:1

“…………….NUCLEAR WEAPONS Even though it has exploded nuclear devices, North Korea has not shown that it has a working nuclear bomb.Experts said they do not believe the North has the ability to miniaturise an atomic weapon to place on a missile, but the secretive state has been trying to develop such a warhead. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment

Complex web of Iran and nuclear problems

Untangling Iran’s Nuclear Web Carnegie Endowment Dmitri Trenin The Moscow Times, October 5, 2009 – “……………..Any strategy needs to proceed with a few basic truths about nuclear weapons and countries that seek them. Nations seeking to join the “nuclear weapons club” are in quest for security and status. In this sense, Iran is no different from India, Pakistan, China or France. Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, radioactive | Leave a comment

“atoms for peace” – nuke industry leading to war

The “peaceful” atom leading to war with Iran

Beyond Nuclear 2 Oct 09 The discovery of a second uranium enrichment facility in Qum, Iran prompted the government of Saudi Arabia to open its air space for potential Israeli air attacks on a growing number of nuclear infrastructure targets in Iran. Continue reading →

October 2, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran allows inspectors, but says no country should have nuke weapons

Iran Agrees to Nuclear Plant Inspections, Enrichment

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) Ladane Nasseri and Gregory Viscusi–– Iran agreed to allow international inspectors to visit its new nuclear fuel plant within the next two weeks and will meet with negotiators for the U.S. and other leading United Nations powers later this month, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said. Continue reading →

October 2, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Russia has power to influence Iran on nuclear issue

Russia has powerful levers to pull in persuading Iran to open up
Russia has the most powerful set of levers of all the countries cajoling Iran to become more open about its nuclear programme. By Andrew Osborn in Moscow
Telegraph.co.uk 27 Sep 2009 Continue reading →

September 28, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Russia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, uranium | Leave a comment