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Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

People Daily 25 Apr 2024

"Although the nuclear accident took place in Fukushima, the ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated water goes beyond the region, as it affects everyone connected to the sea," he said.

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Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, we are again on a nuclear knife-edge

The Irish Times 25 Apr 2024

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant ... The impact of this single shocking nuclear accident launched an invisible war that we cannot see, taste or touch and it can never be undone.

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India aims new Crystal Maze missile at Pakistan’s nukes

Asiatimes 25 Apr 2024

India has just tested an Israeli air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), reflecting a move away from Russia as its primary supplier for high-end weapons and the possible adoption of a counterforce strategy against Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.

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New ‘cold war’ grows ever warmer as the prospect of a nuclear arms race hots up

The Conversation 25 Apr 2024

Gorbachev and Bush’s predecessor in the White House, Ronald Reagan, had – at two summits over the past five years – thrashed out agreements that would limit and reduce both sides’ nuclear arsenals ... ‘Nuclear neolateralism’.

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INS scientists to highlight societal benefits of nuclear energy during Lucknow visit

Hindustan Times 25 Apr 2024

A team of eminent nuclear scientists from the Indian Nuclear Society (INS), Mumbai, will be in the state capital on April 25-26 to share insights into the various societal applications of nuclear energy.

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Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space

CNN 25 Apr 2024

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that proposed a ban on the use of nuclear weapons in outer space amid US intelligence-backed concerns that Moscow is trying to develop a nuclear device capable of destroying satellites.

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Russia warns NATO nuclear facilities in Poland could become military target

Xinhua 25 Apr 2024

MOSCOW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Thursday that NATO nuclear facilities, if permanently located on the Polish territory, will become a military target for Russia.

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Minot Air Force Base to receive $850 million in upgrades with nuclear weapons updates

The Dickinson Press 25 Apr 2024

MINOT — The Minot Air Force Base is in line for a nuclear-sized upgrade as the Department of Defense plans to update its nuclear deterrence capability across the country.

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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space — exactly what ...

Business Insider 25 Apr 2024

Russia's representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill on April 24, 2024 ... Russia vetoed a US- and Japan-led UN resolution aimed at stopping a nuclear arms space race.

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Russia warns NATO nuclear facilities in Poland, says, 'could become military target'

Suryaa 25 Apr 2024

Moscow, April 25 (IANS) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday warned that NATO nuclear facilities, if permanently located on the Polish territory, will become a military target for Russia.

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Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Russia’s Veto of the UN Security Council ...

The White House 25 Apr 2024

... Treaty not to place nuclear weapons in orbit around the Earth. The resolution also would have called on all Member States not to develop nuclear weapons specifically designed to be placed in orbit.

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Russia blocks UN resolution calling for prevention of nuclear weapons in space

The National 25 Apr 2024

Russia vetoed a UN resolution on Wednesday calling on all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space ... The vote came after Washington accused Moscow of developing space-based capabilities to attack satellites using nuclear weapons.

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Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for prevention of dangerous nuclear arms race in space

Naharnet 25 Apr 2024

The resolution would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space, as banned under a 1967 international treaty that included the U.S.

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Russia vetoes a U.N. resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space

Asahi News 25 Apr 2024

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Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race ...

West Hawaii Today 25 Apr 2024

Security Council on Wednesday before voting during a meeting on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons at United Nations headquarters ... Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space.