The “terrible” state of relations between the US and Russia is not what other nations expect from the two countries with the world’s biggest nuclear arsenals, a Kremlin spokesman has said. “Our relationship remains at almost-bottom point. The situation is terrible both in bilateral aspects and in terms of our […]
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Washington is escalating the risk of a nuclear standoff among the world’s major powers in an effort to win back global domination, and brushing aside the last arms control pacts still standing, Russia’s chief diplomat has warned. “I agree that the nuclear risks have increased substantially in the recent past,” […]
Israel’s Attacks On Iran’s Nuclear Sites Signal A New Phase Of Conflict By Richard Silverstein, Middle East Eye. July 9, 2020 Israel’s Attacks On Iran’s Nuclear Sites Signal A New Phase Of Conflict2020-07-092020-07-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/israel-e1594317384950.jpg200px200px Above photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 5 July. Reuters. An ongoing, medium-intensity conflict between Israel and […]
On Sunday, Iran’s president accused the country’s foreign enemies of mounting a “complicated psychological operation” targeting Iran’s currency, the rial, saying that the action was aimed at undermining the Islamic Republic’s move toward an economy that’s free of dependence on oil exports. A group of 120 lawmakers from Iran’s 290-member […]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched a rocket carrying a new Ofek 16 electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities into orbit. Some sources reported that a new spy satellite will be used to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities. Israel is one of a small number of […]
Once completed, the first of the new ‘Leader’-class of icebreakers will succeed the LK-60Ya, another Russian-made design, as the largest and most powerful icebreaking vessel in the world. The Zvezda Shipyard in Russia’s Far East has begun construction of the Rossiya (‘Russia’) Leader-class nuclear powered icebreaker, Rosatom subsidiary Rosatomflot has […]
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Some damage was inflicted on a building currently under construction at a nuclear facility in Natanz, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has reported. However, it said there’s “no need to worry” about possible radiation release. The unspecified incident involved one of the “sheds under construction” at Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, Behrouz […]
Earlier this month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) advanced a measure which would reduce the time needed to conduct a nuclear test. Meanwhile, in an alarming move, the Pentagon is seeking more control over nuclear weapons funding, Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, […]
Reports of slightly elevated radiation levels over Northern Europe were blamed on Moscow by Western media – accusations that appear to stem from a botched translation. The Kremlin says Russia has registered no nuclear incidents. “We have an absolutely advanced radiation levels safety monitoring system and there are no emergency […]
US And Saudi Nuclear Program: The Trump Administration’s Secrecy By Javad Heirannia, Peace Data. June 29, 2020 US And Saudi Nuclear Program: The Trump Administration’s Secrecy2020-06-292020-06-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-meeting-with-donald-trump-e1593396252446.jpg200px200px Above photo: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting with Donald Trump. Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program has reached an advanced stage while the International Atomic Energy Agency’s monitoring […]
The new research is expected to aid studies aimed at neutron stars, as the interiors of these celestial bodies “may provide the conditions” under which the particle mentioned in the study could exist. Scientists at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Japan have predicted that adding a […]
US expectations that China will join nuclear arms control talks are unrealistic, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, noting the only way forward is bilateral dialogue between Moscow and Washington. Ryabkov pointed out that he made that clear to US special envoy for arms control Marshall Billingslea as the […]
The published ad was paid for by a religious group referring to itself as “Ministry of Future for America”, who defined their mission “to proclaim the final warning message” of the Christian Bible. Social media users angrily criticized a Tennessee newspaper ad that claims “Islam” will “detonate a nuclear device” […]
The Tennessean has found themselves in hot water on social media and apologizing following a paid advertisement in their newspaper promising Islam will drop a nuclear bomb on the city of Nashville on July 18. “Dear citizens of Nashville,” the full-page ad read. “We are under conviction to not tell […]
John Bolton’s explosive forthcoming memoir presents a myriad of glimpses, including gossipy ones, of both President Trump’s personal life, the White House inner circle, and his foreign policy take on key developments over the past few years. President Donald Trump postponed taking the United States out of the Iran deal, the landmark JCPOA accord, […]
In late May, a number of US media outlets reported that US President Donald Trump was taken by Secret Service agents to an underground bunker as potentially violent demonstrations protesting the killing of African-American George Floyd took place near the White House. US President Donald Trump has reportedly directed officials […]
__________South China Morning PostChina boosts its nuclear arsenal as world’s stockpile shrinks China, India and Pakistan are modernising their weapons while Russia and the US shed old nuclear arms, say monitors New threats such as chemical and biological weapons emerge, adding to global instability, finds peace research institute by Kristin […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Congress should include a provision in fiscal year 2021 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) to ban any funding for US nuclear testing, the Arms Control Association said. “As Congress now works on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021, members should include a […]
WASHINGTON — Overall nuclear warheads in the world decreased in 2019, but broad modernization efforts by the biggest nuclear countries — along with a degradation of arms control agreements around the world — could mean a dangerous mix for the future, according to an annual report from the Stockholm International […]
PARIS (Sputnik) – A Rubis-class French nuclear submarine named Perle has caught fire while anchored on a naval base in the port-city of Toulon on the country’s Mediterranean coast, the Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the Mediterranean said on Friday, adding that the incident poses no threat of radioactive […]
An Iranian ambassador has condemned recent moves by the US intended to prevent international nuclear cooperation in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday. Kazem Gharib-Abadi, Tehran’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna, accused the US in his letter of irresponsible violations of international nuclear […]
Top Democrats in Congress have voiced “deep concern” over reports that the White House is mulling the US’ first live nuclear test in some three decades, insisting the idea is dangerous and would only make Americans “less safe.” “We write to express our deep concern regarding the revelation of high-level […]