News countering the nuclear-military-industrial-political complex this week
Some bits of good news: UNICEF has helped reduce child mortality all over the world by working to reach the most vulnerable children, everywhere. After 9 Years of Work, CaliforniaTribe Finally Seas Traditional Land Named a Marine Reserve Bigger Than Yosemite- picturedCoho Anchorage, part of the proposed reserve
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TOP STORIES.
Zelensky’s Last Hail Mary Gets Off to Rocky Start.
Biden’s Legacy: The Decline of Arms Control and Disarmament.
How to Make a ‘War Reserve’ Nuclear Bomb.
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Climate. Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study.
Noel’s notes. What is behind all the drama of long range missiles for Ukraine to send to Russia? An avalanche of objections to the latest proposed AUKUS nuclear treaty.
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AUSTRALIA.
The tangled nuclear web of lies and half-truths – can we believe that Australia will refuse to take USA toxic wastes? David Noonan confronts Australia’s politicians with critical unanswered questions on the AUKUS agreement – will they pretend not to hear this?
Albanese has a second chance with AUKUS.
Protecting the Merchants of Death: The Police Effort for Land Forces 2024. The lucrative charity, yes CHARITY, running the Land Forces weapons expo. From the archives :The fake charity AMDA Foundation is exposed by Michael West Media’s Michelle Fahy. More Australian news at https://antinuclear.net/2024/09/14/australian-nuclear-news-headlines-9-16-september-2/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. United Nations relief agency Says 6 Workers Among at Least 18 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza School. Israel kills 40 in Gaza “humanitarian zone”. | CLIMATE. US Militarism Is a Leading Cause of the Climate Catastrophe. Blackwater – a land in transition. |
- Why nuclear power plant are so expensive, especially in the West.
- Claims that UK’s Wylfa mega-nuclear site is ‘under-review’ with potential switch to mini-nuke plants.
- Support for nuclear is “money down the drain” – Rystad. Why SMRs Are Taking Longer Than Expected to Deploy. NuScale Power Is Great. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy It.
| ENERGY. Nuclear vs Energy Storage. Die Welt predicts a mass exodus of people from Ukraine in winter. | ENVIRONMENT. Somerset campaigners celebrate as EDF Energy U-turns on planned Hinkley Point C saltmarshes. Water: Southern boom town that is just 24 miles away from dangerous canyon contaminated by plutonium | ETHICS and RELIGION. Richard Silverstein: Israel, ‘The Far Right Extremist State That I Can No Longer Identify With |
| EVENTS: PETITION Call off World War III | HEALTH. Christopher Busby: New study: the cause of the cancer epidemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMauRgvWnII | INDIGENOUS ISSUES. Bloc Québécois backs First Nation fighting nuclear waste site. |
| POLITICS. Sane foreign policy biggest loser in Harris/Biden debate. Biden still slouching toward war, possibly nuclear, with Russia over Ukraine. UK Government considering scrapping Wylfa plans and 24GW nuclear capacity target. | POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal. US and UK press Ukraine before allowing Russia strikes. ‘Blinken, Get Lost!,’ Says Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2HKsBGSlqfI Ukraine will join NATO – Blinken. The Armageddon Agenda. |
| PUBLIC OPINION. Opposed to Netanyahu, two-thirds of Israelis want to negotiate with Hamas. | SAFETY. Dounreay placed on ‘special measures’ over wide-ranging safety concerns. Letter to New First Minister over South Wales Nuclear Overflights. ‘Its been a battle’: Neighbors worry about Palisades Nuclear Plant restarting. Japan, to make the biggest mistake in history: nuclear energy with water, and risk of explosion. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Democracy Dumped in Cumbria. Nuclear Dump Under the Irish Sea Here We Come?! UNLESS… Boris Johnson goes into business with Steve Bannon, Charlotte Owen and a uranium entrepreneur. Federal Conflict Rules Would Have Barred New Brunswick, Ontario Cabinet Ministers from New Corporate Posts, Expert Says. | SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. India considers joining Russia, China to build nuclear plant on Moon. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Flamanville EPR shutdown prompts fresh questions over reactor design. | URANIUM. World’s largest uranium miner warns Ukraine war makes it harder to supply west.. |
WAR and CONFLICT. Putin Warns of ‘Direct’ War as US Mulls Letting Ukraine Use Long-Range Western Missiles .
Ukrainian Tipping Points: UPDATE 3 .x
White House finalizing plans to expand where Ukraine can hit inside Russia. UK approves Ukrainian missile strikes deep inside Russia – Guardian ‘Let’s Just Fight’: How Britain Prefers War Over Peace in Ukraine.
CNN Shared A Glimpse Of Just How Bad Everything Has Become For Ukraine. The NATO/Ukraine Defeat in Kursk (and Beyond). Ukrainian Tipping Points: UPDATE 2.
Neocon Queen Victoria Nuland ADMITS Not Wanting to End Ukraine War Diplomatically.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Playing with nuclear fire. Biden administration split over Ukraine’s use of US weapons inside Russia.
Pentagon orders study of potential nuclear strike in Eastern Europe. Pentagon orders simulation of consequences of nuclear weapons use in Eastern Europe and Russia.
UK sent Kyiv large supplies of old military equipment, watchdog finds.
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