Putin is protesting UK’s plan to send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. Will this spark nuclear escalation? See the article.
The Telegraph reports on growing concern about North Korea nuclear weapons.
Fox News reports North Korea is making nuclear war preparations.
Dogtime reports that Chernobyl’s dogs are genetically distinct.… Continue Reading →
The war in the Ukraine has nuclear weapons and also missile developments back in the news. Much of the news coming out of Ukraine cannot be independently verified but even through the haze of war it has become clear that Russian troops captured and occupied the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant for several weeks and that Russian troops fired weapons at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
It is now being reported that some sources inside the Kremlin are concerned that … Continue Reading →
The big news this week is that Donald Trump and Kim Jon Un will be meeting.
Let’s hope something good comes out of the meeting that will de-escalate the possibility of nuclear conflict.
Analysts are trying to determine if Russia is really deploying a nuclear powered cruise missile.
Also, as we approach the anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear events, Safecast is being covered by Japan Times.
And the sailors of the USS Ronald Reagan, deployed to provide relief during … Continue Reading →
We have a basic intention here to provide links to news and information that is informative and hopefully empowering. It’s not very helpful to get stressful news about dangers that you have no control over. William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense has produced a video titled “My Nuclear Nightmare DC.” His position is that we need to think about the dangers we are facing so that we can do something about them. We share this video with trepidation, because … Continue Reading →
This Wall Street Journal commentary speculates that popular wisdom on the North Korea test ignores disturbing possibilities. The authors are with Nonproliferation Policy Information Center.… Continue Reading →
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has released a special issue on nuclear energy in the Middle East. Challenges cited include availability of water to cool reactors, politics, security, and the danger posed if materials are diverted to weapons programs.… Continue Reading →
The top US General in South Korea claims that North Korea is now capable of miniaturizing a nuclear warhead and putting it on an ICBM. See the NY Times story here.
Stars and Stripes Magazine reports on China’s growing nuclear weapons programs that bring a full triad of land, air and sea delivery capabilities here.
Foreign Policy says Putin has deployed nuclear weapons in Crimea, and may have violated the INF Treaty here.
NY Times covers the major renewal … Continue Reading →
Reuters reports on Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between Russia and Argentina here. The Latin American Herald Tribune reports on nuclear cooperation pacts between Russia and Brazil here. Brazil has large uranium reserves and has plans for a nuclear submarine and more nuclear reactors.… Continue Reading →