Number of nuclear weapons held by major powers rising, says thinktank
Daniel Boffey,Guardian, 12 June 23
The number of operational nuclear weapons in the arsenals of the major military powers is on the rise again according to a leading thinktank, whose analysts warn the world is “drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history”
There are now an estimated 12,512 warheads across the globe, with most of the new ones in military stockpiles said to be China’s
The other new weapons are attributed to Russia (12), Pakistan (five), North Korea (five) and India (four).
The increase in battle-fit warheads comes despite a statement in 2021 from the UN’s five permanent security council members – the US, Russia, China, the UK and France – that “nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”.
Russia and the US together possess almost 90% of all the nuclear weapons globally. In addition to their usable nuclear weapons, the two powers each hold more than 1,000 warheads previously retired from military service, which they are gradually dismantling.
Of the total of 12,512 warheads in the world, which includes those that are retired and awaiting dismantlement, Sipri estimates that 3,844 are deployed with missiles and aircraft.
At a time of both deteriorating international relations and the escalation of nuclear sabre-rattling, there are now said to be an estimated 12,512 warheads globally, of which 9,576 are in military stockpiles ready for potential use, up 86 on a year ago.
Around 2,000 of those – nearly all of which belong to Russia or the US – are kept in a state of high operational alert, meaning that they are fitted to missiles or held at airbases hosting nuclear bombers.
Sipri notes, however, that the full picture is difficult to judge as a number of countries, including Russia, the US and the UK, have reduced their level of transparency since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
China, the world’s third biggest nuclear power, is believed to have increased its number of warheads from 350 in January 2022 to 410 in January 2023. That arsenal is expected to keep growing but Sipri predicts it they will not surpass the arsenals of the US and Russia.
The rise brings to an end the period of gradual decline that followed the end of the cold war. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) suggested 60 of the new warheads were held by China………………………………………………………………………………. more https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/number-of-nuclear-weapons-held-by-major-powers-rising-says-thinktank
Oman facilitating Iran-US talks to replace 2015 nuclear accord
MUSCAT DAILY, 12 JUN 2023
Tehran, Iran – Iran on Monday said it has continued indirect negotiations with the Unites States through the Sultanate of Oman over its nuclear deal and a possible prisoner swap.
Iran’s nuclear programme has long been the subject of scrutiny from Western powers, resulting in sanctions that have crippled the country’s economy.
A 2015 deal granted Tehran much-needed relief from sanctions in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme before it was torpedoed by the United States’ unilateral pullout in 2018.
In recent days, the two capitals have denied media reports that they were close to reaching an interim deal to replace the 2015 accord.
“We welcome the efforts of Omani officials and we exchanged messages with the other party through this mediator” over the lifting of US sanctions, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
“We have never stopped the diplomatic processes,” he added during his weekly press conference, emphasising that the talks “were not secret”.
Diplomatic ties between Tehran and Washington soured following the 1979 revolution led by Iran’s first supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal have so far failed to yield results.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday reiterated the denial of moves towards acquiring a nuclear weapon. He also said deals could be reached, provided they do not change “the existing infrastructure of the nuclear industry”……………………………………………..more https://www.muscatdaily.com/2023/06/12/oman-facilitating-iran-us-talks-to-replace-2015-nuclear-accord/
Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun tests of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press. abc news, June 12, 2023,
TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began tests on Monday of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries.
The tests at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant use fresh water instead of the treated water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said……………………………….
The plan has faced fierce protests from local fishing communities concerned about safety and reputational damage. Nearby countries, including South Korea, China and Pacific Island nations, have also raised safety concerns. Japan’s government has set up a fund to promote Fukushima seafood and provide compensation in case sales fall due to safety concerns.
Fishing officials said they remain opposed to the plan when they met Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday when he visited Fukushima and the neighboring prefectures of Ibaraki and Miyagi.
“We stand by our opposition,” Tetsu Nozaki, head of the Fukushima prefectural fisheries association, told Nishimura. Nozaki, however, said the association supports progress in the plant’s decommissioning and hopes to continue the dialogue. “At the moment, our positions remain wide apart.”
………….. In South Korea, fishermen staged a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday against the plan to release treated radioactive water. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/fukushima-nuclear-plant-begins-tests-wastewater-release-plan-100006333
Ontario Government Response on Nuclear Proximity Principle Expected by Mid-October.
www.nuclearwastewatch.ca 12 June 23
| Toronto – Groups that travelled to Queen’s Park last week for the reading of their petition asking the Provincial government to adopt a Proximity Principle requiring that high-level radioactive waste be managed close to where it is generated may wait until mid-October to hear to back from the Provincial government. The government has 24 sitting days to respond to petitions presented in the Provincial legislature. The groups say they won’t be idle during that waiting period. Members of We the Nuclear Free North, in Northern Ontario, and Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, in Southwestern Ontario, attended the May 30 session of Ontario’s Legislative Assembly to witness their petition being presented by Lise Vaugeois (NDP – Thunder Bay-Superior North), Sol Mamakwa (NDP – Kiiwetinoong) and Mike Schreiner (GPO Leader – Guelph). The petition calls for the adoption of the proximity principle with respect to the management of (nuclear waste) and for the government to direct Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to further their development of robust extended storage systems at the reactor locations. In conjunction with attending the Legislature to witness the reading of the Petition, the dozen representatives of the two groups were present at Queen’s Park for a related media conference and for meetings with members of the Provincial parliament. |
“We had an excellent day at Queen’s Park, and are ready for more,” commented Anja van der Vlies, President of Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, which is based in South Bruce, one of the areas under investigation by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) for a deep geological repository for nuclear fuel waste.
The groups plan to continue meeting with MPPs as well as with municipal and First Nation leaders, seeking their support and learning what additional concerns or questions they have, either about the Proximity Principle or about the NWMO’s nuclear waste burial plan which would include 2-3 transport trucks of nuclear waste per day for 50 years, travelling an average of 1,600 kilometres one-way.
The petitions bearing 1,141 signatures were presented in the Legislature. An additional 977 signatures had been collected but were not included in the packages presented at Queen’s Park due to a formatting issue.
“Each of those 2,200 signatures represents a conversation,” explained Dodie LeGassick, member of We the Nuclear Free North and Nuclear Lead for Environment North.
| Toronto – Groups that travelled to Queen’s Park last week for the reading of their petition asking the Provincial government to adopt a Proximity Principle requiring that high-level radioactive waste be managed close to where it is generated may wait until mid-October to hear to back from the Provincial government. The government has 24 sitting days to respond to petitions presented in the Provincial legislature. The groups say they won’t be idle during that waiting period.Members of We the Nuclear Free North, in Northern Ontario, and Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, in Southwestern Ontario, attended the May 30 session of Ontario’s Legislative Assembly to witness their petition being presented by Lise Vaugeois (NDP – Thunder Bay-Superior North), Sol Mamakwa (NDP – Kiiwetinoong) and Mike Schreiner (GPO Leader – Guelph). The petition calls for the adoption of the proximity principle with respect to the management of (nuclear waste) and for the government to direct Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to further their development of robust extended storage systems at the reactor locations.In conjunction with attending the Legislature to witness the reading of the Petition, the dozen representatives of the two groups were present at Queen’s Park for a related media conference and for meetings with members of the Provincial parliament.“We had an excellent day at Queen’s Park, and are ready for more,” commented Anja van der Vlies, President of Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, which is based in South Bruce, one of the areas under investigation by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) for a deep geological repository for nuclear fuel waste.The groups plan to continue meeting with MPPs as well as with municipal and First Nation leaders, seeking their support and learning what additional concerns or questions they have, either about the Proximity Principle or about the NWMO’s nuclear waste burial plan which would include 2-3 transport trucks of nuclear waste per day for 50 years, travelling an average of 1,600 kilometres one-way.The petitions bearing 1,141 signatures were presented in the Legislature. An additional 977 signatures had been collected but were not included in the packages presented at Queen’s Park due to a formatting issue.“Each of those 2,200 signatures represents a conversation,” explained Dodie LeGassick, member of We the Nuclear Free North and Nuclear Lead for Environment North.“We are hearing it repeatedly from public – the nuclear industry has to do better than their 1970s plan to ship and bury all of Canada’s high-level waste in a single location and then abandon it. When people learn about the Proximity Principle they say, ‘What can I sign to support that?’” Additional petitions are active among groups opposing the NWMO’s proposed deep geological repository. Environment North has collected over 12,000 signatures on an online petition that opposes NWMO’s nine-step siting plan, and Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste is circulating a petition informing the Ontario government that Ontario is not a willing host for a deep geological repository, and demanding programs that prioritize the investigation of technology alternatives. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) owns over 90% of the nuclear fuel waste in Canada, and is a major shareholder in the NWMO, which is seeking a site for a deep geological repository for all of Canada’s nuclear fuel waste. Two sites are now short-listed: the Revell Site between Ignace and Dryden, and the South Bruce-Teeswater Site near Teeswater. The Provincial government can issue directives to OPG, which is a Provincial crown corporation. A Backgrounder on the Proximity Principle and High Level Nuclear Waste is HERE. |
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Japanese government making “all-out” efforts to convince fishermen that Fukushima waste-water release is OK
Government seeks fishing industry’s understanding over nuclear plant water
release. Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura met with local fisheries
industry representatives Saturday to seek their understanding for the
planned release into the sea of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1
nuclear power plant. The government will “make all-out efforts to prevent
reputational damage” to the fisheries industry from the water release,
Nishimura told representatives of a federation of fisheries cooperatives in
a meeting in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times 11th June 2023
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/11/national/fukushima-contaminated-water/
Consent-based or bribery?
June 11, 2023 https://beyondnuclear.org/consent-based-or-bribery/
The US Department of Energy on June 9 announced it will direct $26 million to “groups of university, nonprofit, and private-sector partners” who will help communities decide that they want to be the recipients of the country’s irradiated reactor fuel.
Having abjectly failed to find any safe, long-term radioactive waste management “solution” — possibly because there is none — while also failing to halt the production of nuclear waste, the DOE has now moved to what it calls “consent-based siting”.
The DOE’s interpretation of this term is that the recipients of the $26 million will “work with communities interested in DOE’s community-centered approach to storing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel.” In addition they would “ensure transparency and local support.”
But if past examples are any indicator, the “consenting” communities are likely to be those most deprived of resources, especially Indigenous communities and communities of color, who may feel pressured to accept the DOE largesse along with the fatal outcomes of living alongside high-level radioactive waste.
While U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, insists that “it is vital” that “DOE works to be good stewards of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel,” the end result is more likely to be dumping radioactive waste on communities whose “consent” and willingness is driven by economic hardship.
UN concerned by ‘discrepancy’ in Ukraine nuclear plant water levels after dam collapse
. IAEA head Rafael Grossi, who will visit Zaporizhzhia
nuclear plant, says there is a difference of about 2 metres from the
reservoir that cools the plant.
Guardian 12th June 2023
Zelensky Confirms Ukrainian Counteroffensive Has Started
by EDITORJune 12, 2023, https://scheerpost.com/2023/06/12/zelensky-confirms-ukrainian-counteroffensive-has-started/
Russia said Sunday that it had destroyed German-made Leopard tanks and US-made Bradley fighting Vehicles.
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that Ukrainian forces have started their long-awaited counteroffensive.
Throughout last week, Russia reported large Ukrainian attacks in the eastern Donbas region and in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but Ukrainian officials stayed quiet about the assaults. On Saturday, Zelensky said that “relevant counteroffensive defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine.”
Zelensky didn’t offer any details about the operations, which are being carried out with NATO equipment by NATO-trained troops. On Sunday, Russia said that it destroyed several German-made Leopard tanks and US-made Bradley Fighting Vehicles over the past 48 hours.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed it has continued to repel Ukrainian attacks. “During the past day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued unsuccessful attempts of offensive actions in the Donetsk, southern Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia directions,” the ministry said.
Ukrainian officials on Sunday claimed that their forces made gains in Donetsk. Neither the Russian or Ukrainian claims have been confirmed, but it’s clear there has been steady fighting both in the Donbas and in Zaporizhzhia, and US officials have acknowledged to CNN that Ukraine is taking heavy casualties.
The US has been pushing for a counteroffensive instead of peace talks as the Biden administration is against the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine. US officials told POLITICO that they believe President Biden’s reputation and continued US support for Ukraine hinges on the success of the counteroffensive.
As Japan prepares to release Fukushima nuclear waste water – a reminder that countries can ban goods with radiation contamination risks
Banning goods with radiation contamination risks can pressure Tokyo, say analysts, as Japan prepares to start nuclear-contaminated wastewater dumping trials
By Wan HengyiPublished: Jun 11, 2023
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Japan’s unilateral decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea disregards international law and public opinion, said analysts on Sunday, one day before Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, starts trial operations of equipment for dumping nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Some analysts believe that resisting goods with potential nuclear radiation contamination risks can be extended to other regions apart from Fukushima in Japan and products beyond seafood in accordance with the relevant import regulations, which would exert greater pressure on the Japanese government by consumers.
Fukushima media reported that the trial operation will be carried out on Monday by mixing fresh water and seawater, and will take 10 days to two weeks to check whether the specified amount of water can flow to the sea and whether the shutoff device can shut off water in the event of an emergency.
Japan’s unilateral discharge of nuclear nuclear-contaminated wastewater is not in line with the spirit of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, said Tse Chin-wan, secretary for the Environment and Ecology of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, on Thursday, adding that imports of seafood from Fukushima and nearby high-risk areas will be banned in Hong Kong at once if Japan starts to dump nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean.
Seafood from outside high-risk areas in Japan would also need to provide radiation test reports before it can be sold in local markets in Hong Kong, he added.
According to a report issued by the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on June 5, the radioactive elements in marine fish caught in the harbor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant far exceeded safety levels for human consumption, with the content of Cs-137 reaching 180 times that of the standard maximum stipulated in Japan’s food safety law.
South Korea also announced it would maintain a ban on imports of seafood from Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, according to reports from Nikkei Asia on April 30. The country has for the past decade banned imports of food from the area due to concerns over food safety and fears of radiation contamination following the 2011 nuclear disaster.
In 2019, South Korea won the bulk of its appeal in a dispute at the World Trade Organization over import bans and testing requirements it had imposed on Japanese seafood in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The case of South Korea serves as a valuable reference for China and other countries, as it demonstrates that a resistance against potentially radiation-contaminated products is not limited to seafood from Fukushima alone, Chang Yen-chiang, director of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea Research Institute of Dalian Maritime University, told the Global Times on Sunday………………………………………… more https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292369.shtml
Trudeau visits Kiev to bolster US-NATO war on Russia
Roger Jordan. WSWS, 12June 23
In a surprise visit to Kiev on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed another C$500 million in military assistance to the far-right Ukrainian regime, and pledged Ottawa would continue supplying weapons and funds to Kiev to wage war on Russia for “as long as it takes.” Coming as the major imperialist powers are carrying out a dramatic escalation of the US-NATO war with Russia, Trudeau’s visit also saw Ottawa advocate for Ukraine’s membership in NATO, which would result in a direct military clash between nuclear-armed powers.
Trudeau was accompanied on his trip by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, a bellicose Ukrainian nationalist whose grandfather served as the editor of the only Ukrainian-language newspaper permitted in Nazi-occupied Europe. The pair held private talks with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, before Trudeau unveiled the new military support package at a joint press conference with Zelensky. Although the Prime Minister refused to specify how the funds would be spent, his remarks made clear that the military aid will contribute to the major escalation of NATO’s participation in the conflict that is already under way.
Canada committed to extending Operation Unifier, the training program for the Ukrainian army launched in 2015, until 2026. Canada will now train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, which are one of the main types of combat aircraft that NATO members are planning to provide Kiev. According to a press release by the far-right Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the aid package also includes additional supplies of 105mm ammunition, air-to-surface missiles, and a tank maintenance centre in Poland.
Trudeau used his press conference with Zelensky to make provocative denunciations of Russia. This included accusing Moscow, without providing a shred of evidence, of being responsible for the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, and vowing it “will be held accountable.” The implications of Trudeau’s statement are that Russia, by deliberately destroying civilian infrastructure, is guilty of war crimes—the very type of claim that the NATO powers, Canada included, have used to justify directly intervening in conflicts (as in the 1999 NATO war against Yugoslavia)……………………………………
Zelensky’s declaration at his joint press conference with Trudeau that Ukraine’s long-promised counter-offensive has begun underscores that the war in Ukraine is entering a new, even more explosive stage. Leading officials from the United States and other imperialist powers have repeatedly declared their commitment to the military defeat of Russia, while their governments significantly expand military activity throughout Europe.
…………………………………………………….. Canada’s latest round of military assistance was announced less than two weeks after Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, delivered a long list of requests for weapons in a video statement to the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, Canada’s top arms manufacturers’ body. Noting the unusual character of the address, the CBC reported that Reznikov had “bypassed the [Canadian] government” to speak directly to the assembled executives. In reality, he was given the opportunity to do so by the Trudeau government, whose Defence Minister Anita Anand delivered the opening address but was conveniently absent when Reznikov spoke. ………………………………………………………………………… https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/06/12/scev-j12.html
Lawmakers seek clearer picture of nuclear command and control costs
By Colin Demarest C4ISR Net 12 June 23
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a clearer catalog of spending on nuclear command, control and communications, the means through which the devastating arsenal is readied, coordinated and potentially used.
Members of the House strategic forces panel included in a draft of fiscal 2024 defense legislation a provision to establish a major force program for NC3, a highly guarded topic. The proposal was shared June 12, alongside additional National Defense Authorization Act input from other subcommittees.
……………………………… The Biden administration’s Nuclear Posture Review, published last year, pledged to strengthen nuclear command and control, including further insulation from cyber, space-based and electromagnetic attack. Different nuclear weapon types face different risks, as well, in part because of their age and lack of ingrained information technologies. Newer nuclear weaponry is expected to enter the stockpile after 2030 — and with it, the potential for more-modern systems. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/c2-comms/2023/06/12/lawmakers-seek-clearer-picture-of-nuclear-command-and-control-costs/
Nuclear Weapons Cybersecurity
Monday, June 12, 2023 m https://www.gao.gov/podcast/nuclear-weapons-cybersecurity
Nuclear weapons, along with other military weapon systems, are increasingly relying on software and other information technology to operate. But this increased reliance may make nuclear weapons and the systems they rely on more vulnerable to cyberattacks. We learn more from GAO’s Allison Bawden, an expert on nuclear security.
Cancer patients can possibly avoid radiation
https://www.news.com.au/world/cancer-patients-can-possibly-avoid-radiation/video/0ec4a79ddc8001d666531d2105fc8bbb 12 June 23 Researchers performed a study in which several cancer patients without radiation did just as well as those who were undergoing radiation. Emory University’s Dr. Winawer shares how removing radiation would allow patients to avoid serious side effects. (Video)
This week in nuclear news
Some bits of good news – The planet’s economist: has Kate Raworth found a model for sustainable living?A watchdog acted on fossil fuel ‘greenwashing’
Climate. Is peaceful protest enough to make a difference to the climate crisis. or do we need a “tornado of change”?
AI is the new big worry – Why make a world that nobody wants?
Nuclear. The drums of war are beating ever more severely. The break in Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam increases the danger to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station – all rather doom and gloom this wek.
Christina notes. What is Zelensky’s “peace formula”, and why on Earth are we backing it?
TOP STORIES
Is nuclear fusion energy salvation?
Ralph Nader: Reverse the Accelerating Warfare State Before It’s Too Late!
The War in Ukraine Was Provoked—and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace.
Kiev’s Long Term Plans To Blow Up The Kakhovka Dam. Ukrainian dam is destroyed; nuclear plant lives in a ‘grace period’.
Detailed evidence exposes Japan’s lies, loopholes in nuclear-contaminated wastewater dumping plan.2
Rosatom says nuclear cleanup in Arctic done – Far from the case, says Bellona.
CLIMATE. Europe’s Nuclear Power Puzzle.
CULTURE and ARTS. A-bombed artist to distribute ‘war brooms’ in Hiroshima as he calls for nuclear abolition.
ECONOMICS.
- Cost of building Hinkley nuclear station soars from £18bn to £32.7bn. Increasing costs and delays in building Hinkley nuclear station.
- France fully nationalises debt-laden nuclear power group EDF, after its record loss last year.
- Marketing. China and Russia building most nuclear power plants, – the main goal is to market them to developing countries.
EDUCATION. Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet super ecstatic over USA govt’s budget deal.
EMPLOYMENT. The ABCs of a nuclear education.
ENERGY. Wind and solar overtake fossil fuel generation in the European Union. European Union to try again for renewable energy deal after nuclear row.
ENVIRONMENT. Content of radioactive element in fish at Fukushima‘s Nuclear Power Plant 180 times of safe limit. World Ocean Day appeal to international bodies over Fukushima dump plan. Hong Kong to ban seafood from high-risk regions near Fukushima if Japan dumps nuclear-contaminated water into ocean. Despite scientific evidence and public opposition, Japan to test ocean nuclear wastewater discharge on June 12
ETHICS and RELIGION. U.S. leaders must take responsibility for past nuclear atrocities..
HEALTH. Energy Northwest nuclear plant failed to properly measure workers’ radioactive exposure, report says.
LEGAL. Judge orders the Crown Prosecution Service to come clean about the destruction of key documents on Julian Assange. UK: Julian Assange Dangerously Close to Extradition Following High Court Rejection of Appeal. ASSANGE JUDGE IS 40-YEAR ‘GOOD FRIEND’ OF MINISTER WHO ORCHESTRATED HIS ARREST.
MEDIA. Journalists Are Asking Ukrainian Soldiers To Hide Their Nazi Patches, New York Times Admits. War propaganda machine silencing voices of truth.
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Robotic “dogs” to help clean up Dounreay nuclear site. Small nuclear reactors for the moon. Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Are Trying to Stage a Comeback. A.I. or Nuclear Weapons: Can You Tell These Quotes Apart?
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR. Mayors call for action against nuclear war.
PERSONAL STORIES. My nuclear family. A reader’s scathing rebuke on this site’s use of Tucker Carlson article [on nuclear-news.net]
POLITICS.
- Citizens Advisory Panel to host meetings on recycling spent nuclear fuel, Vermont.
- Britain’s taxpayers, slugged with uneconomic Hinkley nuclear plant ‘s costs, now to be slugged again with Sizewell.
- In Taiwan, DPP, Hou You-yi clash over nuclear power. US presidential candidate
- Nikki Haley says that arming UKraine is “preventing war”.
- AUKUS coming to dinner.
- Letter. Nuclear plan raises suspicions.
- Anxiety and disagreement in South Korea about Fukushima radioactive wastewater.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
- Major Progress Made in Nuclear Talks Between U.S. and Iran in Preparation for a New Agreement. UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency ‘very fair but firm’.
- Amid Blinken visit, top Saudi diplomat says kingdom seeks U.S. nuclear aid. Israel undecided on Saudi Arabia’s demand for civil nuclear technology Israeli Minister says US should deny Saudi Arabia nuclear reactor.
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman calls for an international agency like the UN’s nuclear watchdog to oversee AI.
- Washington banned Kiev from signing truce with Moscow – Russian security chief.
- German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers.
- France says nuclear power is ‘non-negotiable’. France’s EDF and the global nuclear lobby sulking because Europe won’t accept their lie that nuclear power is “renewable”.
- Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?
- Universalization of Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Is Essential – now more than ever.
RADIATION. As Japan prepares to release Fukushima nuclear waste water – a reminder that countries can ban goods with radiation contamination risks.
SAFETY.
- Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – receding waters narrow options for cooling. Ukrainian dam collapse ‘no immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Water levels at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘critical’ after dam collapses in Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant used water from the destroyed Nova Kakhovka dam. What happens now? Last reactor at Ukraine’s biggest nuclear power plant shut down for safety
- Ukraine: Nuclear threat shows danger of small modular reactors .
- Japan passes law to allow nuclear power stations to operate beyond 60 years.
- Canadian Federal Court Upholds Alcohol and Drug Testing at Nuclear Facilities.
- Non Government Organisations Tell Biden that US Nuclear Plants Aren’t Safe from Attack.
- Minor’ leak at nuclear submarine dock.
SECRETS and LIES. Washington Post reported Ukraine conducted a test strike with HIMARS on the Kahovka dam last year. Trump-era officials under fire as nuclear fund for Bikini islanders is squandered. Leaks reveal FBI helps Ukraine censor Twitter users and obtain their info. Snowden Warns Today’s Surveillance Technology Makes 2013 Look Like ‘Child’s Play’ . Trump held secret nuclear documents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErGSfKuXcg
SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS.Stealth actions by SpaceX, as 36 space launches approved by California Coastal Commission without a vote, public hearing, or public notice.[ on nuclear-news.net]
SPINBUSTER. Tucker Carlson steamrolls Ukraine propaganda in new show. Patrick Lawrence: Neo-Nazis in Ukraine? No, Yes, No–Yes.
WASTES. Amid opposition, Japan takes 1st step to release nuclear waste water into ocean. Problems ahead for the nuclear industry in the closing and disposal of dead nuclear reactors. Chalk River: Radioactive Wastes and the Honour of the Crown. (from the archives – Canada’s controversial nuclear waste disposal design for Chalk River) Timeline: The history of radioactive contamination in St. Louis County. Consent-based or bribery?
WAR and CONFLICT. The Ukrainian “counter-offensive”: A new stage in the US-NATO war against Russia. Suicide Day Four, all so that NATO can Expand. Ukraine rebuffs Vatican peace attempt. BLINKEN’S BATTLE HYMN. Four nuclear myths. Israel simulates Iran war after Tehran cleared of nuclear allegations.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Russia says U.S.-built F-16s could ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine. Russia warns that supplying nuclear weapons to Ukraine would lead to ‘global, irrevocable collapse’. Starve the Poor; Feed the Pentagon. US “Doomsday” Plane, Capable Of Surviving Nuclear War, Just Got A Big Revamp.
Stealth actions by SpaceX, as 36 space launches approved by California Coastal Commission without a vote, public hearing, or public notice
Nina Beety, 11 June 23
June 7, the California Coastal Commission approved 36 SpaceX launches at
Vandenberg AFB per year without a vote, public hearing, or public notice
in the agenda. SpaceX presently launches 6 rockets per year.
The proposal was hidden in a staff report which the Commission merely
concurred with. The public did not know it was proposed. Fortunately, a
commissioner commented on it during the meeting, and a member of the
public caught it and investigated. She and another person then spoke
during public comments the following day June 8 against this possibly
unlawful action, and hearing about it for the first time, I joined them.
If this attendee had not caught it, the action would not have come to
light.
Stealth actions are being repeated by agency after agency, exempting
projects from review, environmental evaluation, hearings, public notice,
and laws, and this must be exposed and contested very publicly whenever they
occur.
Below is the link to the agenda. Item #10 “Energy, Ocean Resources and
Federal Consistency” report.
Also, U.S. Department of the Air Force propose a new space complex at
Vandenberg Air Force Base
for private company Phantom Space Company for up to 48 launches per year
and 48 rocket tests per year. This was scheduled on the June 7 agenda
but was postponed until probably the July meeting. The staff report for
it is linked in the June agenda.
10 Energy, Ocean Resources & Federal Consistency
https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2023/6
Report by the Deputy Director on permit waivers, emergency permits,
immaterial amendments & extensions, negative determinations, matters not
requiring public hearings, and status report on offshore oil & gas
exploration & development. For specific information contact the
Commission’s Energy, Ocean Resources, and Federal Consistency Division
office at (415) 904-5240.
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