Tag: Nuclear

How China Uses Huawei to Watch Over US Nuclear Bases

Overlooking America’s nuclear facilities. But it’s not the U.S. keeping an eye on things. It’s an adversary. In this special report, we look at how the Chinese communist party has gotten close to America’s nuclear secrets, why that’s a risk to national security, and how experts say there needs to be a fundamental shift in…


Major US City Releases PSA on What to Do in Nuclear Attack

New York City launched a public service announcement (PSA) Monday on what residents should do in the event of a nuclear attack. “While the likelihood of a nuclear weapon incident occurring in/near New York City is very low, it is important New Yorkers know the steps to stay safe,” the New York City Emergency Management…


New York City Releases PSA on What to Do in Nuclear Attack

New York City launched a public service announcement (PSA) Monday on what residents should do in the event of a nuclear attack. “While the likelihood of a nuclear weapon incident occurring in/near New York City is very low, it is important New Yorkers know the steps to stay safe,” the New York City Emergency Management…


In Blow for Green Hardliners, Vote Allows Natural Gas and Nuclear Into Key EU Taxonomy

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted on July 6 not to reject adding nuclear and natural gas activities to the European Union taxonomy for sustainable investments. Opponents of the change had to secure an absolute majority of the 705-member European Parliament, or 353 MEPs. Just 328 MEPs voted against the European Commission Act, which would…


Lawmakers Push to Screen Investment to China

The United States is keeping a closer eye on investment in China. A new move could keep billions of U.S. dollars away from the communist country. Rare earths are key elements for the production of weapons. China dominates the market, but the United States is taking steps to change that. Is China’s zero-COVID-19 policy really…


Global Nuclear Arsenal to Grow for First Time Since Cold War: Think-Tank

STOCKHOLM—The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened tensions among…


US Hypersonic Development ‘Way Behind the Chinese’: Rep. Lamborn

The United States’ nuclear and hypersonic weapons development is behind that of China’s ruling communist regime, according to Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.). “They’ve been on a building spree,” Lamborn said of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “They’ve doubled their nuclear arsenal in the last two years and they’re showing no sign of relenting.” “We are…


A War Over Taiwan Raises the Threat of Combined China-Russia Nuclear Operations

Commentary It is all good that Sweden and Finland want to end their neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and that President Joe Biden is apparently ready to commit U.S. military forces to the defense of democratic Taiwan. But as Biden failed to deter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he is not committing to…


NGO’s Urge Boycott of North Korea’s ‘Absurd Chairmanship’ of UN Forum on Nuclear Disarmament

More than 40 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are calling for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and member states, including the United States, Canada, UK, and E.U., to boycott sessions of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament after North Korea took over as chair of the forum on Monday. The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament (CD), based in Geneva, will see member states…


French Scientist Leading Nuclear Fusion Project Dies at 72

PARIS—Bernard Bigot, a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy, has died. He was 72. The organization behind the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, said Bigot died Saturday from an unspecified illness. The organization’s director general since March 2015, Bigot was approaching…