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Obama’s second chance at Prague nuke agenda via IISS Voices

The US electorate has spoken, and most of the international diplomats, academics, and others with whom I spoke on the day after our presidential election on 6 November breathed a sigh of relief that the stewardship of the world’s (still) … Continue reading

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Nuclear activists jailed in Belarus for protesting deal with Russia via Greenpeace

One of the few remaining countries that claims the nuclear renaissance is real is Russia.The renaissance is not so real at home, where the number of planned nuclear power stations always looks impressive, but actual construction slows down. So, Russia … Continue reading

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A Whisper of Nuclear War Spurs a Sell-Off in a Russian Stock Market via New York Times

MOSCOW — An unusually candid reference to nuclear war by Russia’s prime minister prompted a sell-off in the nation’s stock market this week, underscoring how nervous traders here have become about worsening relations with the West, a street protest movement … Continue reading

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