nuclear weapons « nuclear-news

Greenpeace blocks nuclear waste shipment in France

Activists block nuclear shipment in France Google News (AFP) – 26 Jan 2010 CHERBOURG, France — Greenpeace activists said Monday they were blocking a train transporting nuclear waste to the French port of Cherbourg from where it was to be shipped to Russia.Four activists who had chained themselves to the railway line near the harbour were removed early Monday morning by police but more activists were blocking the line at a different location, they said. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

USA’s nuclear weapons policy is two-faced

“If we send a signal that nuclear weapons are essential for use in our national security strategy for other than deterrence, it obviously tells other nations that if the most powerful nation sees the need for them, then they ought to develop them too.”

U.S. nuclear weapons policies headed in opposite directions News Essentials January 25, 2010 By Joshua McElwee The Obama administration is moving ahead with the development of new nuclear weapons components at three key weapons facilities at the same time it is conducting a sweeping review of U.S. nuclear weapons policies that could lead to further slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

China calls for diplomacy in resolving Iran’s nuclear issue

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM English.news.cn 2010-01-21 19: BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Room for diplomatic efforts still exists in resolving the Iran nuclear issue, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks in response to a question on last week’s nuclear talks and China’s stance over sanctions against Iran.Diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States made no decisions in their talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in a closed-door meeting in New York.

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Call for UN to investigate Israel’s use of depleted uranium in Gaza

Israel Uses Depleted Uranium against Palestinians in Gaza TEHRAN (FNA) 24 Jan 2010 – A London-based Palestinian activist announced that the buildings damaged in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli onslaught last year all showed signs of contamination with depleted uranium. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, Israel | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

‘Pakistan nukes are also Saudi nukes’

Exposed: Saudi Arabia’s secret nuke stash World Net Daily Riyadh ‘confident’ it has an atomic option January 26, 20101 By Aaron Klein
JERUSALEM – Pakistan’s nuclear weapons project was partially financed by Saudi Arabia, with the two countries sharing nuclear technology, a senior Egyptian security official told WND. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Saudi Arabia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Secret nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

DOES SAUDI ARABIA ALSO HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS? Prophecy Updates and Commentary Stephen Collins 26 jan 2010 “……….. reports that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a secret agreement where Pakistan, a nuclear power, will share its nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Saudi Arabia, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

South Korea pre-emptive strike – a declaration for nuclear war?

South Korea Declared War With First Strike Threat, North Says NTI: Global Security Newswire Jan. 25, 2010
South Korea declared war on North Korea last week when it warned that it would launch a first strike if it felt a nuclear assault was imminent, Pyongyang said yesterday in comments denouncing Seoul’s military policy (see GSN, Jan. 22). Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | South Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

North Korea alarmed by South Korea’s “first nuclear strike” position

North Korea warns South Korea over ‘declaration of war’ One India News Beijing, Jan.25 (ANI): North Korea has warned South Korean that it considering a “pre-emptive” strike in the event of a nuclear attack from Pyongyang, amounts to an “open declaration of war”. Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Governments seriously pursue nuclear power despite unsolved waste problem!

Christina Macpherson's websites & blogs

The response below should be widely read. It is relevant for all places where new nuclear projects are planned, (as well as where longer life for aging reactors is planned.)

As a simple member of the “peasantry” “the great unwashed”, the “hoi polloi”, I am puzzled that the Experts and the Powers That Be – anywhere, can seriously contemplate going ahead with this new nuclear charade.

I fear that their inability to deal with existing nuclear waste is somehow propelling them into making more of the stuff – just so that future generations will have to cope with the problem, – as if, somehow, that gets today’s leaders off the hook, for now.

I know that this is weird and twisted logic – but IS IT THEIR LOGIC, anyway?

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes, politics, UK, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Australian aboriginal nuclear victims have Cherie Blair on their case

Cherie Blair to work on SA compensation case ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 25 Jan 2010
The wife of the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will represent five Aboriginies seeking compensation for ill health caused by nuclear testing in South Australia’s outback during the 1950s.

The claimants include relatives of people who have died since the nuclear testing at Maralinga. Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment

Waste problem unsolved, but US to pour money into new nukes

Lobbying, global warming portend nuclear comeback

McClatchy By Judy Pasternak | Investigative Reporting Workshop January 24, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration soon may guarantee as much as $18.5 billion in loans to build new nuclear reactors to generate electricity, and Congress is considering whether to add billions more to support an expansion of nuclear power.

These actions come after an extensive decade-long campaign in which companies and unions related to the industry have spent more than $600 million on lobbying and nearly $63 million on campaign contributions, according to an analysis by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University………… Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Iran rejects UN nuclear deal; Russia “regrets” this

Russia Regrets Iran’s Refusal of UN Nuclear Deal VOA News 22 January Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country “regrets” Iran’s apparent rejection of the U.N.-backed proposal to send its uranium abroad to be enriched. Continue reading →

January 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Risk of radicals getting control of Pakistan’s nukes

Nuclear-armed Pak risks slipping into radical hands: David Miliband DNA January 22, 2010 WASHINGTON: In a rare appearance before a powerful US Congressional committee, British foreign secretary David Miliband today warned that a nuclear-armed Pakistan risked slipping into radical hands as the country was home to al-Qaeda leadership.

Nuclear-armed Pak risks slipping into radical hands: David Miliband – dnaindia.com

January 24, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

South Korea prepared to use pre-emptive nuclear strike

S. Korean defense minister vows preemptive attack against DPRK in case of nuclear provocation SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — South Korea will initiate a preemptive attack against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should any clear indication of nuclear provocation by the DPRK be detected, the South Korean Defense Minister said Wednesday, local media reported…………

The minister expressed the same view on a preemptive attack in 2008 in a parliamentary hearing before he was sworn in as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which enraged the DPRK.

english.news.cn

January 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | South Korea, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Will cockroaches really inherent the post-nuclear war world?

Radiation & Roaches, Shortening & Oil San Diego READER By Matthew Alice Jan. 20, 2010 “…………Roaches can withstand much more radiation than people can. But fruit flies and flour beetles and a particular kind of wasp will be around long after roaches are gone. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive | Leave a comment