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World one misstep from ‘nuclear annihilation’, says UN chief

Guardian News Aug 1, 2022 NEW YORK The United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, has said that a small misunderstanding could cause the nuclear annihilation of humanity. His words came as the US, Britain and France urged Russia to stop ‘its … Continue reading

Putin strikes deal with Belarus to station Russian nuclear weapons there

The Sun Mar 26, 2023 #russia #belarus #ukraine Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory but will not violate non-proliferation agreements, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday (March 25). Belarusian President … Continue reading

Putin says Russia will store nuclear weapons in Belarus near Ukraine

TODAY Mar 26, 2023 #Putin #Russia #Belarus Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’ll move tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus which shares a border with Ukraine. NBC’s Allie Raffa reports for Sunday TODAY. See related: DU (Depleted Uranium) & the Worldwide … Continue reading

UK says no nuclear escalation in Ukraine after row over depleted uranium munitions | Latest News

WION Mar 22, 2023 #ukraine #uk #latestnews Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday there was no nuclear escalation in the Ukraine war after Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Britain for supplying depleted uranium tank munitions to Ukrainian forces.

Fears of Nuclear Arms Race Stirred as Russia Suspends Treaty

Voice of America – Feb 23, 2023 There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russia’s president announced this week that he would suspend the country’s participation in the New START treaty, which limits the number of … Continue reading

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight: Peace Activist Frida Berrigan Demands Nuclear Disarmament

Democracy Now! – Jan 25, 2023 #DemocracyNow On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock for 2023 to 90 seconds to midnight, warning the world is closer to global annihilation than ever before, in part due … Continue reading

Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises

Guardian News Jan 24, 2023 A panel of international scientists has warned that humanity’s continued existence is more threatened than ever before. The Doomsday Clock has been set to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it … Continue reading

Jeffery Sachs | The Brink of NUCLEAR WAR

Chris Hedges Fan Club – Dec 23, 2022 Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor. See related stories … Continue reading

Nuclear Aftershocks (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official. – Dec 13, 2022 When this documentary premiered, less than a year had passed since a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami had crippled Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. FRONTLINE correspondent Miles O’Brien examined the implications of … Continue reading

BBC World Service – Newshour, US-based lab successfully extracts power from nuclear fusion

Click here to listen. US-based lab successfully extracts energy from nuclear fusion; also in the programme a French court found eight people guilty of the Nice terror attack of 2016; and we hear from a Ukrainian man who was imprisoned … Continue reading