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The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That　via Truthout

Posted on 2023/04/25 by nfield

By Jon Letman , TRUTHOUTPublishedApril 24, 2023 A first step toward anti-nuclear advocacy is becoming aware of the current sprawling state of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to deploy short-range nuclear missiles to Belarus in March, he pointed … Continue reading →

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US nuclear power plants contain dangerous counterfeit parts, report finds via The Verge

Posted on 2022/02/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The findings come as countries weigh turning to nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels By Justine Calma At least some nuclear power plants in the US contain counterfeit parts that could pose significant risks, an investigation by the inspector … Continue reading →

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Cover-up of U.S. Nuclear Sub Collision in South China Sea via Portside (Asia Times)

Posted on 2021/11/06 by nfield

John Walsh […] Fast-forward to October 2, 2021, about one year later, and the first patch of grass has been stomped on by the US elephant, trudging stealthily about, far from home in the South China Sea. On that day a … Continue reading →

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Britain’s nuclear past: the fallout from the High Explosive Research programme via History Extra

Posted on 2021/04/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

British nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s exposed many thousands of servicemen to high levels of radiation. Gordon Murray explores the poisonous legacy of the euphemistically named High Explosive Research programme | By Gordon Murray “We were ordered to kill … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden should end the US pretence over Israel’s ‘secret’ nuclear weapons via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/12/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Desmond Tutu The cover-up has to stop – and with it, the huge sums in aid for a country with oppressive policies towards Palestinians Desmond Tutu is a Nobel peace laureate and a former archbishop of Cape Town Every recent … Continue reading →

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US Nuclear Site Cleanup Underfunded By Up To $70 Billion via CleanTechnica

Posted on 2020/12/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

by Michael Barnard  Headlines out of the UK are pointing out the horrible state of affairs for nuclear generation decommissioning after a committee of Members of Parliament that the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority really doesn’t have a handle on the 17 sites, … Continue reading →

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Secrets Revealed: America Almost Stockpiled Nuclear Weapons In Iceland via The National Interest

Posted on 2019/12/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Why didn’t it happen?by Michael Peck Key point: We still don’t officially know which nations had U.S. nuclear weapons on their soil. If Miss Manners were a diplomat, she would tell us how rude it is to place nuclear bombs in the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Air Force Tests Unarmed Nuclear Missile Following North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch via Gizmodo

Posted on 2019/10/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Matt Novak The U.S. military launched an unarmed nuclear-capable missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:13 am ET/1:13am PT this morning, right on the heels of North Korea’s latest missile test overnight. U.S.-based missile tests are scheduled months, if not … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste is piling up: Governments need to stop dithering and take action via Phys.org

Posted on 2019/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] In the UK, nuclear waste is currently kept in safe but high-maintenance conditions, with some canisters deteriorating, at Sellafield in Cumbria. This is costing tax payers £3 billion per year.  The new geological disposal facility is a vast underground bunker, to be buried around … Continue reading →

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Boeing, Northrop spar over $85 billion nuclear missile program via The Washington Post

Posted on 2019/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

With Northrop poised to become the Defense Department’s primary provider of ballistic missiles, Boeing has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign By Aaron Gregg There was an $85 billion elephant in the room at this year’s Air Force Association conference, an annual … Continue reading →

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