The Biden administration is not focused on securing a nuclear deal with Iran amid mass protests that have broken out across the country, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday. Price made the comment during a press conference in Washington when asked by a reporter whether the United States was still looking to revive the…
West Pledges to Supply Ukraine With More Air Defense; Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses Power
KYIV, Ukraine—Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a series of retaliatory Russian missile strikes. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a “blackout” when a missile damaged a distant electrical substation, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said. The power loss increased the risk of a radiation emergency because the…
US Should Return to Nuclear Deterrence Amid Growing Threat From Rivals: Expert
As there are growing nuclear threats from rivals—including Russia, China, and North Korea—the United States should return to nuclear deterrence, according to Rick Fisher, senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. “We need to get back into the regional nuclear deterrent business. The United States needs to deploy hundreds, maybe 1,000s of nuclear-armed…
Russia Building Floating Nuclear Reactor Fleet to Power Remote Projects
China’s Wilson Heavy Industry shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony in August for the first of four barges that’ll eventually employ not one but two nuclear reactors. Once completed, the barge will become Russia’s second floating nuclear power plant. The first, the Akademic Lomonosov, was commissioned in 2020 and was the world’s first floating nuclear power plant since…
Ukraine Nuclear Plant Reconnected to Grid After Line Was Cut
BERLIN—An external power line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—the biggest in Europe—was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the 750-kilovolt line was reconnected to the plant on Sunday…
UN: Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Loses External Power Link
BERLIN—Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the plant’s link to a 750-kilovolt line was cut at around…
White House: No New Intelligence Informed Biden’s Nuclear Armageddon Remarks
No new intelligence prompted President Joe Biden’s nuclear Armageddon remarks, according to the White House. Biden told a group of donors late Oct. 6 that the world faces the “prospect of Armageddon” due to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s perceived threat of using nuclear weapons. “No. No,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on…
House Republicans Demand Investigation Into Chinese Recruitment From Top US Nuclear Lab
In the wake of an alarming report on China’s decades-long effort to recruit scientists from the top nuclear lab in the United States, House Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to take action to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from further exploiting American research and technology. In a letter (pdf) sent Wednesday to…
US Buys $290 Million Worth of Drugs in Preparation for Nuclear Emergencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is buying $290 million worth of drugs as part of its “long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies.” HHS is purchasing a supply of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA, a biotechnology headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The $290 million…
Did Biden Just Provoke a Russian Nuclear Attack?
Tensions are rising between Russia and the White House. Both accuse the other of sabotaging gas pipelines and threatening armageddon. And instead of reporting and explaining reality, the U.S. media is stoking the fires. But that’s to be expected when the free press turns into a perpetual propaganda machine. In this eye-opening new episode of…
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