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USA conducts new atomic bomb test

The Nevada experiment has drawn sharp criticism from the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as the first victim of atomic weapons.

“I wonder why [US] President [Barack] Obama, who said he would seek a nuclear-free world, carried out the test,” Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui told reporters.

US conducts atomic test amid global urge for nuclear disarmament Press TV 7 Dec 12The US has conducted a nuclear test in Nevada to examine the effectiveness of its atomic weapons stockpile amid the growing global urge for nuclear disarmament. The US Energy Department announced that the Wednesday nuclear test was aimed at providing “crucial information to maintain the safety and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons.”

The subcritical experiment, known as Pollux, was conducted by the
staff from the Nevada National Security Site, Los Alamos National
Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.

Subcritical nuclear tests examine the behavior of plutonium when
shocked by forces produced by chemical high explosives.

According to UN figures, the US, which is the only country that has
ever used atomic bombs against human beings, has conducted 1,032
nuclear tests since 1945.

The Nevada experiment has drawn sharp criticism from the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as the first victim of atomic weapons.

“I wonder why [US] President [Barack] Obama, who said he would seek a nuclear-free world, carried out the test,” Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui told reporters.

“I wish he would take into account the feelings of the people of
Hiroshima when making policy decisions,” he added. ….
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December 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized