LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #518 (01/22/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity"
LLAW’s THOUGHTS & COMMENTS:
Be sure to watch the 2024 Doomsday Clock adjustment tomorrow morning if you can! It is live on Facebook beginning at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time. I have read that the clock will be reset to 2 minutes to midnight, but given the ‘deterrence’ challenges and the verbal threat conflicts going on the past few weeks, perhaps the time will stay the same 90 seconds to midnight. We shall see tomorrow . . . ~llaw
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There are 6 categories (including a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links to the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:
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Nuclear Power
Nuclear War
Nuclear Power Emergencies
Nuclear War Threats
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/22/2024):
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
North Korea fires artillery shells, drops reunification goal with the South | WVTF
WVTF
Weekend All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Inside Appalachia. 0:00. 0 ... nuclear-armed state. That, in my view, is Kim Jong Un's ultimate goal ...
North Korea fires artillery shells, drops reunification goal with the South - WAMC
WAMC
All Things Considered · Arts & Culture · Capital Region News · Commentary ... And a few days afterwards, it claimed to have tested an underwater drone ...
North Korea fires artillery shells, drops reunification goal with the South | NPR Illinois
NPR Illinois
All Things Considered. Next Up: 5:00 PM CV-X (Community Voices ... And a few days afterwards, it claimed to have tested an underwater drone that could ...
Nuclear Power
NEWS
IAEA stresses importance of maintenance at Zaporizhzhia - World Nuclear News
World Nuclear News
The International Atomic Energy Agency says "a well-established maintenance plan and its timely implementation are essential to ensure plant ...
IAEA Delivers Report to Estonia on its Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development
International Atomic Energy Agency
The plans for nuclear energy are focussed on small modular reactors (SMRs), which are attracting growing global interest due to their ability to meet ...
Nuclear phaseouts strike again - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Photo Credit: Getty. While there has been some good news in the US recently on nuclear power issues, including a partial removal of the Illinois ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Ukraine war drives shift in Russian nuclear thinking - study | Reuters
Reuters
The war in Ukraine has dented Russia's confidence in its conventional forces and increased the importance to Moscow of non-strategic nuclear ...
Russia Ukraine war live: Donetsk market shelling leaves 'at least 27 dead' as gas plant hit ...
The Independent
Russian Ukraine latest news today: Russia mocks British efforts to support Ukraine; Nato sends 90000 troops to deter Russia in largest exercise ...
Nuclear deterrence is the existential threat, not the nuclear ban treaty
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
We are currently witnessing this kind of escalation among several nuclear weapon possessor states, which could result in nuclear war. Nuclear ...
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Repairs may take more than 6 months at Central Japan nuclear plant after quake
nhk.or.jp
The operator says electricity supply for the spent fuel pools and other important facilities is secure as it has emergency diesel generators and power ...
Fortum considers Nordic sites for new nuclear power - Reuters
Reuters
Finnish utility Fortum is looking at several potential sites in Finland and Sweden to build nuclear power plants with small or large-scale ...
Fortum considers Nordic sites for new nuclear power - MarketScreener
MarketScreener
Fortum coal power plant to act as reserve in emergencies. 23-10-30 RE. FORTUM OYJ - FORTUM AND FINNISH NATIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPLY AGENCY… 23-10-30 RE.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Nuclear deterrence is the existential threat, not the nuclear ban treaty
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
... wars, which allows nations to work together on addressing existential threats. ... Climate change is—like nuclear war—an existential threat of great ...
Ukraine war drives shift in Russian nuclear thinking - study | Reuters
Reuters
Moscow denies wielding nuclear threats but several of President Vladimir Putin's statements since the onset of the war in Ukraine have been ...
Are Nuclear-Armed Nations Entering a New Arms Race in 2024? Experts Weigh In.
Truthout
... war in Ukraine is driving militarization and increased support for NATO nuclear ... Threats to use nuclear weapons are not very credible,” Erästö said.