LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #594, Monday, (04/08/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity.”
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, on June 27, 2023. LIBKOS/AP
LLAW’s COMMENTARY, Sunday, (04/08/2024)
As I have said numerous times in earlier Posts on this nightly blog, the Russia/Ukraine war has long ago gone nuclear, and the threat of a nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine and surrounding countries grows closer to a reality with every Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest and obviously most threatened nuclear power plant in Europe.
These attacks, war or no war, have to stop because they represent a never-before-considered threat of what a nuclear war is or can be. Is there any doubt that every military with access to nuclear weapons is no drooling at the mouth to essentially double their nuclear weapons of mass destruction by turning every nuclear power plant against the very same nation that built it? Russia, who controls and operates the plant, (although they blame Ukraine for the drone attack) appears to be experimenting with the various ways to do just that, including such a thing as creating meltdowns without so much as firing a shell at the plant itself, but by destroying, for instance, the incoming power lines that help to control the nuclear reactors (the ZNPP has four of them).
This situation leads to another overlooked issue of nuclear arms and their numeric availability relating to the so-called nuclear arms’ reduction in the amount of nuclear warheads that every news media ignorantly points out as a ‘good thing’. They couldn’t be more wrong.
The fact is, whatever nuclear armed nations have “honorably” given up in numbers they have more than gained in the sheer destructive power of each and every nuclear bomb itself.
(If you want an introduction to what a single one megaton nuclear bomb can do today, all you have to do is read nothing more than the "Prologue” to Annie Jorgensen’s new book on nuclear war called, “Nuclear War: a Scenario”. Your blood will run cold as you read only those few pages The world may have fewer nuclear weapons, but that does not equate to less nuclear mass destruction, nor does it included the massive possibility of death by radiation poisoning from nuclear power plants complementing nuclear bombs.)
Media story referenced from this link (or go to other media links below):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/08/un-nuclear-watchdog-head-condemns-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-power-plant
(There are several others discussing the same ZNPP situation.)
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Sunday,(04/08/2024)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increases accident risk, IAEA head says - NPR
NPR
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WJCT News
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Drones attack the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to plant officials
The Portland Press Herald
... Things to Do · All Things to Do · All PPH Events ... The IAEA has repeatedly expressed alarm about the nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, amid fears ...
Nuclear Power
NEWS
What are the risks at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after drone attack? - Reuters
Reuters
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has long warned of the risks of a disaster at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear plant, and urged an ...
CNN - The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was... - Facebook - Facebook
Russia says Ukraine struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Kyiv denies | WION - YouTube - YouTube
UN nuclear watchdog head condemns drone strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
The Guardian
Rafael Grossi says three direct hits against the main reactor containment structures 'significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident'
Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increases accident risk, IAEA head says - NPR
NPR
... Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
AP - BREAKING: A drone attack on a nuclear reactor at a... | Facebook - Facebook
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEW
Parts of Kazakhstan and Russia declare state of emergency after 'worst floods in 80 years'
Euronews.com
... Nuclear Power Station in territory Now playing Next. 'Dangerous': Kremlin blasts Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attack. ADVERTISEMENT. Most read ...
Cities in Russia's Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades - Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ... Emergencies and Disaster Relief. In this image ... Emergencies Minister Alexander ...
Parts of Kazakhstan declare state of emergency after 'worst floods in 80 years' - 1Lurer
1Lurer
Ukrainian drones attack Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, injuring three: Russian media 15:0908 Apr, 2024 · Parts of Kazakhstan declare state of ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Newly Declassified Documents Reveal What Nuclear War Would Look Like - NDTV
NDTV
Annie Jacobsen presents a scenario for a nuclear war, set in the present day, where North Korea attacked the United States.
Post-Apocalyptic Vision: How a US-North Korea nuclear war could reshape the world as per ...
The Economic Times
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent statements indicate a firm stance on the geopolitical stage, asserting readiness for conflict while ...
Russia-Ukraine war – live: UN watchdog warns of 'major nuclear accident' after drones hit ...
The Independent
Key Points · Ukraine will lose war without US aid, says Zelensky · Drones attack Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant · Ukrainian military says it ...
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant
Washington Post
Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe's largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war.
Threat of 'Major Nuclear Accident' as Drones Hit Europe's Biggest Power Plant
Yahoo News Singapore
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the attack represented a “major escalation” of the nuclear safety and security threats the plant ...
Nuclear Threats | Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center
Nuclear Threats. Although the United States and Russia have greatly reduced their stockpiles of nuclear weapons over the last three decades, ...