The not-so-respectable (but true) nuclear news this week

Some bits of good news –
China is building the world’s largest national parks system. A new report from UNESCO shows that girls’ access to education has surged worldwide, with gender parity now in most regions.
Renewables and EVs are keeping the net zero dream alive, said experts
TOP STORIES . From Iran to Everywhere, We Live in Terror of the “Peaceful Atom Apocalypse”
Trump’s rap sheet is long, but this may top them all.
US didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear programme: Here’s what new intel says – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKOOtS_Vvak Trump Claims Iran Nuclear Sites ‘Totally Destroyed’—But That Clashes With Vance And Experts.
How the US and Israel Used Rafael Grossi to Hijack the IAEA and Start a War on Iran.
US State Department Spokeswoman Says Israel Is Greater Than America.
Plutonium Levels in Sediments Remain Elevated 70 Years After Nuclear Tests.
How Trump dumped the Ukraine war into Europe’s lap.
Climate. Wreckers, money woes and mutirão: 10 things we learned about Cop30 from Bonn climate talks. ‘It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels’: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points. As NATO Countries Pledge to Up Defense Spending, Will Food and Climate Security Have a Seat at the Table? Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?
Noel’s notes. The nauseating spectacle of European leaders grovelling before Trump at the NATO summit.
AUSTRALIA Australian foreign policy is in the doldrums . A Vassal’s Impulse: Australia Backs US Strike on Iran.
Time for Australia to sign non-nuclear treaty -ALSO AT …..https://antinuclear.net/2025/06/28/time-for-australia-to-sign-non-nuclear-treaty/
Why is Australia Supporting the US Attack on Iran? Statement on military attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran.
Aukus will cost Australia $368bn- What if there was a better, cheaper defence strategy?.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ART and CULTURE. PATRICK LAWRENCE: ‘Completely & Totally Obliterated’ |
| ATROCITIES. Netanyahu Says It’s Antisemitic For Israeli Soldiers To Describe Their Own Atrocities.The Chris Hedges Report: Starvation and Profiteering in Gaza (w/ Francesca Albanese) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbakVaOGgOk&t=267s |
| ECONOMICS. The Five Percenters: NATO’s Promise of War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7hF3WzljRYEDF chief weighs asset sales as Paris pushes for new nuclear focus – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-edf-chief-weighs-asset-sales-as-paris-pushes-for-new-nuclear-focus/ Policy Exchange launches its new high level international Nuclear Enterprise Commission today. |
| EMPLOYMENT. How Torness will decommission and what it means for jobs ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/28/1-b-how-torness-will-decommission-and-what-it-means-for-jobs/ |
| ENERGY. Nuclear- a viable UK option? There are alternatives.. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Radiation risks from US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites seen as minimal. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Three Blows Against Zionism in a Single Day. Meet the Israeli fanatic running Ted Cruz’s office. |
| MEDIA. New York Times Gave Green Light to Trump’s Iran Attack by Treating It as a Question of When. ‘They Cooked Up Their Own Intelligence’ Chris Hedges on Israel’s war on Iran – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dzL3biesA Why BBC editors must one day stand trial for colluding in Israel’s genocide. BBC chief downplays Britain’s military support for Israel. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Greenham Common women urge new generation to ‘rise up’ against nuclear threat Why Trump’s Golden Dome must be opposed – Bruce Gagnon & Dae-Han Song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOoOA8fhi0. ‘Are we safe, if nuclear weapons are here?’: trepidation in Norfolk village over new jets. |
PERSONAL STORIES. The president who talks like a child |
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Donald Trump dominated extraordinary NATO summit that saw European defence spending increase – NATO chief calls Trump ‘Daddy’.
Zelenskyy clings to NATO hopes as Trump meeting looms.
Trump claims ceasefire reached between Israel and Iran.
Why does the U.S. get to play nuclear cop?
Trump reiterates Iran nuclear talking points despite swirling questions.
US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites ‘marks perilous turn’: Diplomacy must prevail, says Guterres.
| SAFETY.Trump’s “Unleashing Atomic Power” is Unhinged.‘Conspicuous’ Small Modular Nuclear Reactors need fresh police funding model, security expert warns.Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility’s recommendations opposing the proposed30-year operating licence extension for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS). |
| SECRETS and LIES. How Iran could build a bomb in secret – despite Trump’s $30bn offer. Why Limit Iranian Enrichment Peacefully When You Can Bomb Them Instead? Holtec: Criminality, Corruption, Incompetence, and Inexperience – (brief outline at https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/24/2-b1-holtec-criminality-corruption-incompetence-and-inexperience/) Trump rejects leaked intelligence that says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme. |
| TECHNOLOGY.The Unspoken Aspects of Iran’s Nuclear Program.EPR nuclear reactors are just not performing well at all – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/27/2-b1-epr-nuclear-reactors-are-just-not-performing-well-at-all/ Torness ideal for small modular nuclear reactor, says Britain Remade- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/28/1-b1-torness-ideal-for-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-says-britain-remade/ |
| URANIUM. Iran could resume enriching uranium within months, UN nuclear watchdog boss says. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Why Israel caved quickly without achieving any of its war goals. “Midnight Hammer” – a Fordow’s Bunker Buster or just Busted [i] Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says. War on Iran Is Fight for US Unipolar Control of World. War With Iran: Made in Britain? |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Iran Shows Us Why The US And Israel Should Not Be Allowed To Have Nukes. The Growing Nuclear Arsenals and Sharpened Rhetoric. Israeli, US bombing of Iran a failure of epic proportions. The US strikes on Iran will increase nuclear weapons proliferation. William Hague: Long term, this makes an Iran bomb likelier -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-william-hague-long-term-this-makes-an-iran-bomb-likelier Did the US wipe out Iran’s nuclear programme? What researchers know. UK to purchase US jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons – ALSO AT ……https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-uk-to-purchase-us-jets-capable-of-carrying-nuclear-weapons/ |
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