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Swiss doubts about nuclear power, with waste problem unsolved

a scenario published by the government saying withdrawal from nuclear energy was feasible by 2035…..Under the Swiss constitution, operators of nuclear power plants are responsible for the safe disposal of their nuclear waste at their own costs.

New nuclear plant put to a test ballot. by Gaby Ochsenbein, swissinfo. 23 Jan 2011, A non-binding vote on February 13 on the construction of a nuclear power plant outside the capital Bern is seen as a test for Switzerland’s nuclear power policy…… Continue reading →

January 23, 2011 Posted by | politics, Switzerland | Leave a comment

Nuclear trial in Switzerland: evidence destroyed due to CIA link

The six-year investigation has been hampered at times by the Swiss government’s insistence that it had to destroy evidence — which included plans for nuclear arms and technologies — in the name of national security….to hide evidence of a clandestine relationship between the Tinners and the C.I.A…..

Swiss Judge Presses for Nuclear Trial Despite C.I.A. Link,  NYTimes.com, By DAVID JOLLY  December 23, 2010 PARIS — Three engineers suspected of violating Switzerland’s nuclear nonproliferation laws should face charges, an investigating magistrate said on Thursday in a case with national security implications for the United States. Continue reading →

December 24, 2010 Posted by | Legal, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Switzerland | 4 Comments

Switzerland’s secrecy over nuclear smuggling

The six-year probe was slowed down by the fact that the Swiss government repeatedly ordered evidence destroyed, claiming it contained material sensitive to national security.

Swiss official to submit nuke smuggling probe soon, The Washington Post, The Associated PressFriday, October 22, 2010 GENEVA — A Swiss investigating magistrate says he will submit the findings of his probe into an alleged nuclear smuggling ring to prosecutors before the end of the year. Continue reading →

October 22, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, Switzerland | , , , , , | Leave a comment

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