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Breach of Chernobyl plant shield can no longer confine radiation: IAEA warns

Breach of Chernobyl plant shield can no longer confine radiation: IAEA warns

Christopher McFadden | MSN.com   Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) facility may have been compromised after a drone strike in February 2025, according to reports. The strike was likely an accident, but the drone carried a high-explosive warhead, creating a hole in the structure, starting a fire, and damaging theRead More

The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the dangers of nuclear energy

The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the dangers of nuclear energy

Major General Sudhir Vombatkere Major General S.G. Vombatkere retired as the Additional Director General, Discipline & Vigilance in Army HQ, New Delhi. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Iowa, USA, in international studies, and is a member of NAPM and PUCL. He writes on strategic and development-relatedRead More

Chalk River protests: Canada's indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Chalk River protests: Canada’s indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Jacksen Friske | Canadian Geographic Protesters gather outside of the Supreme Court to oppose nuclear dump development near Ottawa River   Protester Dan Nisbet standing in support with his pet dog. (Photo: Jacksen Friske)   Protesters recently gathered outside the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to support the legalRead More

Nuclear challenges in Northeast Asia

Nuclear challenges in Northeast Asia

Asia, International, Regions July 23, 2024 at 9:01 pm 0 comments

Li Cheng and Zhang Chi (張馳) | SCMP.com On August 9, 1945, US president Harry Truman announced the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and told the nation: “The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.” Despite the establishment of a post-war international order,Read More