LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #667, Thursday, (06/20/2024)
LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #667, Thursday, (06/20/2024)
"End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump . . . Would you trust Trump to avoid nuclear war?
LLAW’s NUCLEAR ISSUES & COMMENTS, Thursday, (06/20/2024)
Just one question in response to the “The Hill” article below: Would you trust Trump to be in charge of the the nuclear button, or ‘football’, as it is called these days? ~llaw
Book recalls Trump’s quip on pressing nuclear button: US ‘won’t be second’
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 06/20/24 7:30 AM ET
Former President Trump said many controversial things in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, but it was something he told then-Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló about nuclear war while touring storm damage that stunned Rosselló.
In a memoir due out Tuesday, Rosselló recounts Trump’s visit to the island to tour damage from the Category 5 storm that killed thousands of people and devastated the island’s infrastructure.
In an excerpt obtained exclusively by The Hill, Rosselló details a conversation with Trump during a helicopter tour.
“‘Nature has a way of coming back,’ Trump said. ‘Well, it does until it does not. Who knows with nuclear warfare what will happen…,’” Rosselló writes in “The Reformer’s Dilemma.”
“And then, he said the one thing that made me more concerned than anything else in the entire visit. ‘But I tell you what…’ He paused for effect. ‘If nuclear war happens, we won’t be second in line pressing the button.’ This statement floored me. I could not believe what I was hearing. It was surreal. Was he really talking about total annihilation as we flew over the ravaged sights of the island?” Rosselló wrote.
During Trump’s presidency, lawmakers and activists frequently raised concerns about the prospect that he might trigger a nuclear war. Those concerns were particularly heightened over his rhetoric toward North Korea, such as when he posted in 2018 that he had a “much bigger & more powerful” nuclear launch button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump has in recent years warned of the dangers of a nuclear war, citing the conflict in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine and suggesting it could bring about the start of World War III.
The Trump campaign in a statement defended his foreign policy record and said the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee for November “abhors the idea of nuclear war.”
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the world was safer and more peaceful than any time in decades. President Trump abhors the idea of nuclear war,” campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement to The Hill. “That’s why his historic diplomacy with North Korea stopped the regime’s nuclear tests and long range missile launches, which resumed after Biden took office.
“President Trump negotiated historic UN Security Council sanctions on Iran that left the regime weak and broke—until Biden enriched them,” he continued. “And it’s Joe Biden who is leading the world to the precipice of World War 3. President Trump’s top priority will be the safety and security of the American People. He is determined to return the world to peace.”
Hurricane Maria was one of the early flash points of Trump’s term, as he visited the island to tour damage but also disparaged some local officials and cast doubt on an official death toll, while his administration was slow to deliver aid.
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Thursday, (06/20/2024)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Tova podcast on All things nuclear: War, fallout and NZ's nuke-free stance | Stuff
Stuff
Tova podcast explores how a nuclear war could play out, how catastrophic it would be, how likely and where NZ fits into it all.
Nuclear isn't just talk anymore in Kemmerer, Wyoming. It's now a new lease on life | KUER
KUER
All Things Considered. Next Up: 7:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things ... “I don't know too much about the nuclear stuff. I just don't. I'm just ...
Book recalls Trump's quip on pressing nuclear button: US 'won't be second' - The Hill
The Hill
Ricardo Rosselló about nuclear war while touring storm damage that stunned Rosselló ... All rights reserved. This material may not be published ...
Nuclear Power
NEWS
The Senate just passed a critical clean energy bill to pave the way for more nuclear | CNN
CNN
Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided Congress can agree on one thing: the US needs more nuclear to power America's rapidly growing ...
Dutton's nuclear power plan relies on convincing the states and managing waste, but first ... - ABC
ABC
A nuclear cooling plant with a bird flying in front of it. Peter Dutton has finally unveiled his nuclear energy plan but getting the states and ...
Nuclear reactor safety constantly improving: expert - ABC listen - ABC
'No credible reason' to expect cheaper power bills under Peter Dutton's nuclear energy plan ...
The Guardian
... power bills under Peter Dutton's nuclear energy plan, experts say. Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute rejects Coalition's claim electricity prices ...
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
New England Power Grid Declares Emergency as Temperatures Soar - Bloomberg
Bloomberg
... Nuclear PowerThe UK's Muddy Fields Are Latest Climate Threat to Food Security. Level 1 grid emergencies indicate that more power supplies are ...
New England Power Grid Declares Emergency as Temperatures Soar - Energy Connects
Energy Connects
(Bloomberg) -- New England's power grid operator declared a level 1 emergency alert in a bid to shore up supplies, as a powerful heat wave gripped the ...
Focus on reliability for coolant pumps - Nuclear Engineering International
Nuclear Engineering International
Recent improvements in reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) emergency cooling pump technology are designed to ensure that nuclear power stations ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Book recalls Trump's quip on pressing nuclear button: US 'won't be second' - The Hill
The Hill
President Trump abhors the idea of nuclear war,” campaign spokesperson Steven Chueng said in a statement to The Hill. “That's why his historic ...
Putin says Russia is considering changing its nuclear doctrine | Reuters
Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was thinking about possible changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Terrorism 'Risks Are High,' Researchers Warn - Newsweek
Newsweek
"We had a war on terror after 9/11, but that didn't succeed in eliminating the terrorism threat," Flynn said. "Terrorism continues to morph." Read ...
Nuclear War Threats
NEW
Asian Fears Come True as North Korea's Russia Pact Amplifies Threat
The New York Times
... threat that North Korea and its nuclear arsenal poses to its neighbors. But the stunning revival of a Cold War-era mutual defense agreement during ...
Putin: Russia is considering changing its nuclear doctrine - Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya
... war Middle East; 3 Cyprus not part of Mideast war, its president says after Hezbollah threats 3 Cyprus not part of Mideast war, its president says ...
China can exploit the US fear of nuclear escalation & create trouble at borders - ThePrint
ThePrint
... attack and Israel's subsequent horrible war in Gaza, and the continuing threat of China's attack in the South China Sea and Taiwan. The sense of ...
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
There were 806 fewer earthquakes in the Yellowstone region in 2023 than prior year, report says
Idaho Capital Sun
Every year since 2017, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has summarized yearly geological activity — earthquakes, ground deformation, geyser ...
There were 806 fewer earthquakes in the Yellowstone region in 2023 than prior year, report says
News From The States
Every year since 2017, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has summarized yearly geological activity — earthquakes, ground deformation, ...