The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has said he would like to become the next UN Secretary-General to restore the organization’s credibility and effectiveness. In an exclusive interview with RT on Friday, Grossi, who is in Moscow for the Global Atomic Forum, stated that …
Read More »UN watchdog reacts to Ukraine’s attack on Russian nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is “aware” of reports about a fire at the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in Russia, which it said started due to “military activity.” Russian officials earlier said that the plant, located about 50km from the border with Ukraine, had been targeted by a …
Read More »US has bombed nuclear sites in Iran – Trump
US President Donald Trump has announced that American forces have carried out a large-scale attack targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities in a statement on his Truth Social platform. The Iranian military had previously warned Washington and other third parties against joining the conflict, threatening to target any hostile assets and weapons shipments bound …
Read More »Iranian MP calls for nuclear bombs
US President Donald Trump would not dare threaten to bomb Iran if Tehran had nuclear weapons, Ahmad Naderi, a member of the Presidium of the Iranian Parliament, said on Monday. A day earlier, the US president threatened Iran with unprecedented bombing if it doesn’t accept a nuclear deal. “It will …
Read More »Kiev attempted to target Russian nuclear facility – governor
Multiple Ukrainian drones targeted civilian infrastructure in Russia’s Smolensk Region, with at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) reportedly intercepted near a nuclear power facility, regional Governor Vasily Anokhin said on Wednesday morning. Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems engaged several hostile targets during a “mass drone attack” on …
Read More »Nuclear reduction, ending the Ukraine conflict and massive tax cuts: Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Davos speech
US President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos via teleconference on Thursday, just days after taking office. He used his speech to promise a “revolution of common sense,” telling the audience of business leaders, policymakers, academics and innovators that he was acting “with unprecedented speed” to …
Read More »Nuclear weapons could save Earth – study
Nuclear weapons may be the best means of protecting the Earth from asteroids, according to scientists from China’s deep space exploration program. In a paper published this month in the Chinese journal SCIENTIA SINICA Technologica, the team of researchers warned that despite recent developments in near-Earth object detection technologies, inaccuracies …
Read More »Fire breaks out at nuclear plant after Ukrainian attack – governor (VIDEO)
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has caught fire after being shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, Evgeny Balitsky, announced on Sunday. The fire is under control, the official added. The fire broke out following a Ukrainian attack on the nearby city of Energodar on Sunday …
Read More »Europe must ‘open debate’ on its own nuclear force – Macron
France must open a debate on building up a pan-European defense capability, to include rethinking its own nuclear potential, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Speaking to a group of young people at the European School in Strasbourg on Friday, Macron stressed that while France is already protected by NATO, …
Read More »Poland ready to host US nuclear weapons
Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons amid the stand-off with Russia over Ukraine, President Andrzej Duda has said. In an interview with the Polish daily Fakt on Monday, the leader acknowledged that the issue of bringing US nukes to his country, much closer to Russian territory, “has been …
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