LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #541 (02/15/2024)
LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #541 (02/15/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
The Evil people are left alone, thereby empowered by the rest of us to do whatever their evil thoughts desire and it is all about Political power and Capitalistic control.
LLAW’s THOUGHTS & COMMENTS (02/15/2024)
All we do is say “Ho-Hum” what else is new!? This nuclear world is completely out of control. To counter nukes in space, other countries will only put more nukes in space, believing that deterrence is an proliferation is the solution to ‘All Things Nuclear” ~llaw
US has new intelligence on Russian nuclear capabilities in space
Washington CNN —
The US has new intelligence on Russian military capabilities related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence.
The intelligence was briefed to Congress and key US allies, and some lawmakers say it is serious enough that it should be declassified and made public. While the intelligence is concerning, multiple senior members of Congress briefed on the information on Wednesday emphasized that it does not pose an immediate threat to the US or its interests.
The system remains under development and is not yet in orbit, according to three US officials familiar with the intelligence. It’s not clear how far the technology has progressed, one of the officials said. A separate US official told CNN the threat does not involve a weapon that would be used to attack humans.
It was not immediately clear whether the intelligence referred to a nuclear-powered, anti-satellite capability or a nuclear-armed capability.
While members of Congress downplayed the immediacy of the threat, an anti-satellite weapon placed in orbit around Earth would pose a significant danger to US nuclear command and control satellites, said Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. The US relies on such satellites – which he called “essential” – to ensure constant, seamless control over its nuclear arsenal.
Other countries have tested anti-satellite weapons in the past, but this would be an escalation, Kristensen said, and the US has made clear that it would react “very forcefully” to an attack on its nuclear command and control satellites.
“If it’s orbital, it’s a new level of threat [to the system], whether it’s nuclear or not,” said Kristensen, who added that even conventional weapons on an orbital anti-satellite system could pose a significant threat to the US.
ABC News first reported that the intelligence related to a Russian space-based nuclear capability.
Earlier Wednesday, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill when he issued a cryptic statement announcing that the panel had “information concerning a serious national security threat.”
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Nuclear War
Nuclear Power Emergencies
Nuclear War Threats
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (02/15/2024):
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity
FOX 5 Atlanta
A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Wednesday, a key step toward ...
Second New Georgia Reactor Begins Splitting Atoms in Key Step to Making Electricity - USNews.com
USNews.com
ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Wednesday, ...
Nukes in space or nothing new? The science behind the intel frenzy over a Russian weapon
NBC News
In terms of nuclear power rather than nuclear arms, Washington likewise first put a nuclear-powered satellite in orbit in 1961. The Soviets ...
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Source says Russia developing space nuclear capability | Here & Now - WBUR
WBUR
A source has told NPR that Russia is working on developing a space-based nuclear capability that could possibly harm the U.S. and its allies.
1 killed at Chiefs parade shooting; Russia is developing a space-based nuclear device
WSIU
A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade killed one woman and injured at least 21 others, including children. Russia is developing a ...
CBC Lite | U.S. briefs Canada, other allies about Russian nuclear threat
CBC
The U.S. has informed Congress, as well as Canada and other allies, about a pressing national security concern involving Russia. The New York Times, ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
US has new intelligence on Russian nuclear capabilities in space | CNN Politics
CNN
The US has new intelligence on Russian military capabilities related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space, ...
Nukes in space or nothing new? The science behind the intel frenzy over a Russian weapon
NBC News
Russia's apparent pursuit of a nuclear space-based weapon has stirred a frenzy in Washington — and raised a flurry of questions among a world of ...
Is Russia developing space-based nuclear weapon? What we know of US claim - Reuters
Reuters
It is unclear why Russia would need to use nuclear weapons to destroy a satellite. The New York Times said the United States does not have the ability ...
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Bus based emergency evacuation organization strategy of nuclear power plant planning ...
ScienceDirect
However, there are few literatures on emergency evacuation in nuclear power plant emergencies (like nuclear leakage). During the Fukushima nuclear ...
Zaporizhzhia NPP: the situation is becoming more dangerous - Digital Journal
Digital Journal
... radiation safety, the mechanism for preventing further emergency situations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, prescribed in numerous IAEA decisions.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
US warned allies about Russian space, nuclear capabilities, source says | Reuters
Reuters
The new capabilities, related to Russian attempts to develop a space-based weapon, do not pose an urgent threat to the United States, the source said.
Russia's Advances on Space-Based Nuclear Weapon Draw U.S. Concerns
The New York Times
The war in Ukraine has ... Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, said the new intelligence was one of several “volatile threats” facing the United States.
Russia's pursuit of a space-based nuclear weapon raises national security concerns in Washington
NBC News
The House Intelligence Committee chairman warned of a "serious national security threat" without providing details. Three sources said it pertained to ...