“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jan 09, 2026

LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Lead Story for Today . . .

from Reuters

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Jan 9 (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had fired an Oreshnik missile at Ukraine. Here’s what to know about this weapon.

Nuclear War

NEWS

What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia has fired at Ukraine? | Reuters

Reuters

… nuclear component to the overnight attack. Ukraine said the missile … war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and Beyond . . .

Russia has now delivered everything in the war against Ukraine except the nuclear warhead from their new hypersonic Oreshnik missile system. Let us hope that never happens.

This attack on Ukraine is like some kind of a trial scrimmage or a nuclear missile test that tells Russia and the rest of the world a lot about how the missile performs without serving up the nuclear bomb it is designed to deliver. In other words Ukraine is not only being bombed with conventional warheads, Russia is also testing the missile — exactly what Trump misunderstood when he declared that the USA would return to actual nuclear testing which had not been used since 1992,

A mentally ill Trump is determined to deceptively absorb Greenland, Venezuela, and other countries annexed or placed under the control of the USA. I can only imagine what a liability he would be in the event of a real war. The United States already has a military base in Greenland, which leads me to believe that he is after the extensive rare earth minerals, including uranium, in Greenland along with the oil in Venezuela.

Everything I see Trump doing, or attempting to do, is “hidden” under a cover of lies or misleading purposes that he disguises such as the drug running of the Venezuelan president or the need for military support in Greenland, both of which seem to fit his deceptive mental persuasions (lies) — or “criminal mind” — to what I believe is psychologically deranged perfection that I believe would, if analyzed by a team of expert psychologists and other medical doctors and evaluation personnel, may be the easiest and best way to remove Trump and his compliant cabinet and administration from the White House quickly and more than justifiably.

I know this scenario would never happen, but given enough public and professional consideration, it could bear some weight in removing this dangerously disturbed man from a presidency he never deserved in either term. ~llaw

LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today

About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Friday, (01/09/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Russia uses its new Oreshnik missile in a big attack on Ukraine and a warning to world

NHPR

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable …

Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine – WVTF

WVTF

All Things Considered · BBC World Service · Fresh Air · Full Disclosure · Here … nuclear attack. Oreshnik can also carry nuclear weapons. The …

Meta’s nuclear deals with Oklo, Vistra; Intel pops on Trump post – Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance

We’ll see how that all um plays out. Uh let’s talk about our next movers, Glencore and Rio Tinto, the two mining giants confirming they are back at …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Meta signs nuclear energy deals to power Prometheus AI supercluster – CNBC

CNBC

Meta said it secured agreements with energy companies Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo, which are all working on nuclear power technologies.

From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future

American Nuclear Society

Call for action: Witnesses included Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute; John Williams, senior vice president at …

U.S. – #ICYMI 2025 was a landmark year for us. From keeping America’s reactors safe … – Facebook – Facebook

Full Coverage

Meta strikes nuclear power agreements with three companies | Reuters

Reuters

Meta Platforms said on Friday it struck 20-year agreements to buy power from three Vistra nuclear plants in the U.S. heartland and develop …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

The Canadian government just posted about nuclear emergencies & people are panicking

MTL Blog

“Are you guys preemptively warning us???” Aerial of nuclear power station. On Wednesday, the “Emergency Ready in Canada” Facebook page …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Russia hits Ukraine with nuclear-capable missile near EU, NATO border – Politico.eu

Politico.eu

Moscow’s use of the hypersonic Oreshnik missile is “a grave threat” to European security, Ukraine’s foreign minister said.

Russia fires Oreshnik hypersonic missile, with attacks on Ukraine killing at least 4 – CBC

CBC

The intense barrage and the launching of the nuclear-capable … Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project (CBC).

Russia sends chilling nuclear attack threat to the UK as WW3 fears skyrocket – Daily Express

Daily Express

Russia sends chilling nuclear attack threat to the UK as WW3 fears skyrocket … Find more about Rubio insists Trump’s threats of force against …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia says it used nuclear-capable missile in Ukraine attack – Spectrum News

Spectrum News

The attack comes amid ongoing tensions between Moscow and Washington. The intense barrage and the launching of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile …

What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia has fired at Ukraine? | Reuters

Reuters

… nuclear component to the overnight attack. Ukraine said the missile … war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia attacks Ukraine with new Oreshnik ballistic missile – NBC News

NBC News

Though capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the Oreshnik missile can … Russia Ukraine War A rescue worker tries to put out a fire at a …

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from “The Business Times”

Pulse

THINKING ALOUD

Doomsday Clock and the paradox of nuclear weapons

With more flashpoints around the globe, are we inching ever closer to Armageddon>

• The Doomsday Clock is due to be reset in about three weeks. PHOTO: UNSPLASH

Mohan Kuppusamy

Published Thu, Jan 8, 2026 · 07:00 AM

PEOPLE have become blase about the danger of nuclear war simply because the world has avoided it for the past 80 years. But in about three weeks, we will get a reminder of how close mankind really is to Armageddon when the Doomsday Clock is reset.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists do this every year to warn how close mankind is to destroying itself with its own technologies.

The Doomsday Clock was initially meant to track the risk of nuclear war. But in recent times, other threats such as climate change and rogue technologies are also given consideration.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

The Business Times (link is is posted below in the Nuclear War Threats category)

The Bulletin cited Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons amid the Ukraine war for the setting. … Nuclear threat still hangs over our world, 80 years …

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

I posted this article more for its references to the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” and the “Doomsday Clock” as well as the author’s mention of the 80 years long threat that is now bearing down on us in a much more immanent and dramatic way — and that it’s primarily all due to the Presidents of two countries — Russia and the United States.

Together they create a doomsday scenario threat that has never existed before — not in all those years of fear that eventually dissolved into thin air after the “Cold War” until Trump was elected to office for the 2nd time this year. And because of Trump and his obvious self-aggrandizement mental illness, the threat is now more critical than ever before.
So I am wondering, anxiously awaiting, the new annual resetting of the “Doomsday Clock”, and how seriously the “updated doomsday time” will influence the world population, but especially the USA’s, because Trump has not only become a war-monger, he is capable — even possibly as an individual — of using the nuclear football to respond to any other nuclear threat from any other country with Russia and North Korea being the most likely countries to involve themselves in the beginning the great “ armageddon” Biden has called WWIII.

Just this morning I read that Trump is considering additional restrictions on Russia with economic sanctions— and no doubt with childish playground bullying — as well as sanctions on China and India who buy oil, gas, and uranium from the USSR.

Trump, in all lobes of his own perverted mind, including possession and /or occupational threats to several other countries, seems to believe that he is now the self-appointed world-wide Dictator.

To most likely avoid and/or prevent an all-out nuclear war, we must remove Trump from office as soon as possible. I, for one want to live to live my full lifetime , and I’m sure you all do too! Also, I have been around for every one of those 80+ years of nuclear concern. ~llaw

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About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Thursday, (01/08/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Democrats Voice Safety Concerns Over Nuclear Rollout Under Trump – WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve been supportive of [nuclear], and we’ve been supportive of it as Democrats mostly on a bipartisan basis, but all that is linked to safety,” said …

House Hearing Examines Nuclear Energy’s Chances for Growth – RTO Insider

RTO Insider

build the only recent nuclear reactors at its Plant Vogtle site in Georgia, said company Senior Vice President John Williams. “Those are all things …

Eastman Business Park power plant operator among those vying to be nuclear facility | WXXI News

WXXI News

Search Query. Donate. WXXI News. Here & Now. WXXI News. Here & Now. Next Up: 4:00 PM All Things Considered. 0:00. 0:00. Here & Now. WXXI News. 0:00 0: …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Optimism about nuclear energy is rising again. Is it warranted? | The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times

A new form of nuclear power plant is in the works. Called TRISO, it is meant to be smaller, mass-produced and far less costly.

Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on Nuclear Energy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled American Energy Dominance: …

House Hearing Examines Nuclear Energy’s Chances for Growth – RTO Insider

RTO Insider

Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Maria Korsnick agreed that nuclear power is a good match for AI and its need for around-the-clock power. “Nuclear plant …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

In the mid-1970s, a newly formed nuclear emergency response team descended on … – inlander.com

inlander.com

Plenty of other places handle radioactive materials, after all — like civilian power plants that did keep their waste in massive, easy-to-cart barrels …

From mega-projects to national energy emergencies: The most popular Factor This articles in 2025

Renewable Energy World

NextEra CEO warns against scorning renewable generation amidst long lead times for gas and nuclear development. NextEra Energy is the world’s largest …

Serious emergency power outages possible in Kryvyi Rih — Ukraine – ТСН

ТСН

Serious emergency power outages possible in Kryvyi Rih. … President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the issue of nuclear weapons …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

UK’s nuclear threat not enough to deter Putin, ex-military chief warns | The Independent

The Independent

… nuclear war as a “cognitive deterrence” to Russia, China and others. It … Threats by Mr Trump to take Greenland from Denmark, with the US …

Doomsday Clock and the paradox of nuclear weapons – The Business Times

The Business Times

The Bulletin cited Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons amid the Ukraine war for the setting. … Nuclear threat still hangs over our world, 80 years …

What to Know About Iran’s Protests—and Trump’s Threat of U.S. Intervention | TIME

Time Magazine

Sanctions tied to Iran’s nuclear program—combined with the lingering economic damage of a 12-day war … threats new credibility, analysts say.

Nuclear War

NEWS

The last Russia-US nuclear treaty is about to expire. What happens next? – Reuters

Reuters

Even at the height of their Cold War nuclear rivalry, the United States and the Soviet Union thrashed out a series of treaties to keep the arms …

Trump Pulls US Out of 66 International Bodies, Including Ukraine Nuclear Watchdog – Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post

Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “No more … nuclear proliferation in Ukraine, as well as facilitating secure disposal of …

Trump approves major Russia sanctions bill after Zelensky says war could end soon

The Independent

UK and Nato’s nuclear threat not enough to deter Putin, ex-military chief warns … The UK and its Nato allies must upgrade their military capabilities …

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“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jan 07, 2026

LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Lead Story for Today . . .

from Axios

Stay on top of the trends transforming warfare, from drones to AI and more, from Colin Demarest. Sign up for Axios Future of Defense to continue …

Concept art depicting the Trump-class battleship. Image: Courtesy of the Navy

America’s newly promised warship, the Trump-class neo-battleship, is an oddity.

Introducing Trump’s puzzling nuclear-armed battleship

• Colin Demarest

The big picture: The future vessels — should they actually be paid for and constructed — subvert years of precedent, just like the commander in chief.

1. Military thinkers have prioritized dispersion of firepower, people and supplies, especially in the Indo-Pacific. This is not that.
2. Outfitting surface ships with nukes, in this case promised to be nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, bucks decades of post-Cold War practice.
3. Warships are named a certain way and after certain people. Here, naming conventions are also out the window.

Sigh. Not that it matters anymore but that’s not how naming conventions work.
…plus, ships are not supposed to be named until they are contracted
…or be named after people still living
…and typically carriers are named after Presidents

The first ship in the class will be the USS Defiant, the official said, and not the USS Trump. Normally the lead ship is the same name as the class, but not in this case

Sigh. Not that it matters anymore but that’s not how naming conventions work.

Nuclear War

NEWS (Link directly below and in LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today)

Introducing Trump’s puzzling nuclear-armed battleship – Axios

Axios

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

This story recites more obvious proof that Trump is out of his mind — caring for his own ego and to hell with the rest of us and a n accurate global future that will one day be history, even down to the naming of himself both before his own passing in order to honor himself for his global accomplishments — of which there are none — because he thinks he must be respected and honored, like, forever.

This kind of mentality could only be even considered by a sick mind such as sophism, which is the personality traits of extreme self-focus, lack of empathy, and the inflated self-importance of narcissism. (Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and also because he has self-doubts about receiving respect and honors from now into the future of forever.

One only needs to think of his “poor loser” quest for not winning the “Nobel Peace Prize” that he “begged” the world for, and was rejected — of course because he fails to even know how to spell “Peace”, I suspect . . .

This man, I absolutely believe, is seriously ill and must be removed from office before we suffer a world-wide catastrophe called World War III. ~llaw

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LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today

About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Wednesday, (01/07/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

The Department of Energy’s 2026 playbook – Latitude Media

Latitude Media

Meanwhile, critical minerals, advanced nuclear, and energy supply chains all have gaps in existing innovation, making them ripe for DOE support.

Duke Energy takes early steps toward a new nuclear plant in central North Carolina – WFAE

WFAE

… nuclear development in North Carolina … All Things Considered · Marketplace · Programming Alerts · WFAE Radio …

Governor Reynolds forms nuclear energy task force – Siouxland Public Media

Siouxland Public Media

Search Query. Donate. KWIT. All Things Considered. KWIT. All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM World Cafe. 0:00. 0:00. All Things Considered. KWIT.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $2.7 Billion to Restore American Uranium Enrichment

Department of Energy

“Today’s awards show that this Administration is committed to restoring a secure domestic nuclear fuel supply chain capable of producing the nuclear …

DOE awards USD2.7 billion to strengthen US uranium enrichment – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

Since then, the Urenco USA plant at Eunice in New Mexico – a plant using a European centrifuge design manufactured in the Netherlands – has been the …

NRC Approves First Digital Conversion of Nuclear Plant Safety Controls – RTO Insider

RTO Insider

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its approval of the digital upgrade at Constellation Energy’s Limerick Clean Energy Center paves the way …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Don’t be alarmed: Duke Energy to test nuclear sirens on Wednesday – WYFF 4

WYFF 4

The scheduled tests will last approximately five to 30 seconds. For more information about nuclear emergency preparedness and outdoor warning sirens, …

Don’t panic: Nuclear siren testing scheduled for Charlotte-area stations this week – WBTV

WBTV

McGuire Nuclear Station(Courtesy: Duke Energy) … In the event of a real emergency, local radio and television stations …

Regulatory and Liability Challenges to Unlocking Nuclear Power for Maritime

The Maritime Executive

… emergency planning zone (EPZ) compared to water-cooler reactors. EPZs are designated areas surrounding a nuclear reactor which must have emergency …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

How could Florida be impacted if US missile silos were attacked?

Florida Today

Is US prepared for possible nuclear attack? “Today, the United States faces a threat of a nuclear disaster not only from other countries, such as …

U.S. Nuclear Weapon Testing? First Ask the Right Questions | RealClearDefense

RealClearDefense

… nuclear threats to be things of the past. Talk of enemies and nuclear threats was dubbed archaic Cold War thinking. The overriding theme in …

China’s DF-27 8,000km Hypersonic Missile Can Threaten US Homeland – Warrior Maven

Warrior Maven

… threats likely being watched closely by the Pentagon. Certainly … attack is never mistaken for a nuclear strike. It is possible the PRC …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Should the US increase its nuclear arsenal? | The Excerpt – USA Today

USA Today

So destroying a fortified underground missile silo takes, in fact, a nuclear weapon to do, or even two nuclear weapons to do. So nuclear warfare …

China Report: Military Modernization Poses Direct Threat – National Guard Association

National Guard Association

The Department of War’s required annual report on the People’s … nuclear and other strategic domains, and deterring neighboring countries.

Introducing Trump’s puzzling nuclear-armed battleship – Axios

Axios

Stay on top of the trends transforming warfare, from drones to AI and more, from Colin Demarest. Sign up for Axios Future of Defense to continue …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

ERUPTED AT 20260106/0658Z FL070 EXTD S OBS VA DTG: 06/0700Z – Volcano Discovery

Volcano Discovery

A stylized silhouette of a volcanic mountain chain on your tshirt. Yellowstone quakes · Yellowstone quakes · Latest earthquakes under Yellowstone …

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“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jan 06, 2026

Yours Truly Posting to an actual Post (#1159) because a few readers have asked! (Borrowed from Facebook . . .

LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Lead Story for Today . . .

from BBC

US President Donald Trump’s second term is being shaped by his foreign policy ambitions.

Greenland

The US already has a military base on Greenland – Pituffik Space Base – but Trump wants the whole island.

Colombia

Just hours after the operation in Venezuela, Trump warned Colombian President Gustavo Petro to “watch his ass”.

Iran

Iran is currently facing mass anti-government protests, and Trump warned overnight that the authorities there would be “hit very hard” if more protesters died.

Mexico

Trump’s rise to power in 2016 was defined by his calls to “Build the Wall” along the southern border with Mexico.

Cuba

The island nation, just 90 miles (145 km) south of Florida, has been under US sanctions since the early 1960s.

More on this story with individual links . . .

Bowen: Trump’s action could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe

Only Greenland should decide its future, Starmer says

‘We need Greenland’: Trump repeats threat to annex Danish territory

Can Maduro’s trusted lieutenant now work for Trump?

Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era

Also, the BBC article(s) are available at “LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today” below:

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

BBC

Trump has made numerous threats against other nations in Washington’s orbit … nuclear facilities last year. Those strikes came after Israel …

Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

Trump is never going to get any of this accomplished, unless the other branches of government — who are already suspect — fail to remove him from office before he starts WWIII that he is already well into — and which I do believe that in his sick mind’s legacy he hopes to leave. for the few who might survive a nuclear war — his character not too far removed from the old movie “ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), especially if he has the world riled up over the USA and other countries fighting among themselves as old allies are broken and added somewhere else around the globe.

Trump must believe that he can accomplish such a feat during his final 3 years in office, and end it all with a nuclear war as his “medal of honor” instead of the “Peace Prize”.

The fact is, Trump needs to be locked up in a padded cell in a prison or a mental institution before he spends another day as the President of the United States because he is dangerous and is also as close to the nuclear footballs or buttons around the world as any other leader, and yet somehow we seem to fear him enough that we would not stop him. We can wait no longer as more human and other lives are being jeopardized everywhere every day . . . ~llaw

LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today

About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Tuesday, (01/06/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? – The New York Times

ny times

The nuclear power industry has long struggled to complete projects. Almost all U.S. nuclear power plants in operation started generating power …

Why a power plant is strategically important in the talks between Russia and Ukraine

KUNM

Weekend All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Radio Theater. 0:00. 0:00 … nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, located in Southern Ukraine.

Is it too late to rethink US nuclear strategy? Experts review options. – USA Today

USA Today

… about next steps for U.S. nuclear policy. Their responses offer … all go into nuclear missiles. “We have to do things on the (non-nuclear) …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Trump administration announces $2.7B to bolster nuclear energy – The Hill

The Hill

The Trump administration is awarding a total of $2.7 billion to three companies to support uranium enrichment for nuclear energy.

Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? – The New York Times

The New York Times

Many companies are racing to build reactors that experts say could, over time, be cheaper than the kind of large nuclear power plants that have been …

House Republicans put nuclear energy back on the agenda – POLITICO Pro

POLITICO Pro

E&E DAILY | House Energy and Commerce lawmakers will kick off the new year with a discussion on nuclear energy, a broadly bipartisan power source …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Report: Nuclear Power Isn’t Viable In Hawaiʻi – Honolulu Civil Beat

Civil Beat

Emergency preparedness and regulatory capacity further reinforce that conclusion. Hawaiʻi does not have a nuclear regulatory agency, a trained nuclear …

Togo Expands Nuclear Safety Framework With New International Accords

Togo First

The Togolese government has approved accession to international nuclear safety and emergency conventions. The decision covers rapid notification …

Lee Byung-hoon Challenges ‘Southern Limit’ as Regional Discrimination

chosun.com

… emergencies, or geopolitical variables … electricity demand from SK and Samsung Electronics in Yongin equals 15 nuclear power plants.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?

USA Today

“I actually think (arms control advocates) underplay the threat of nuclear war … if (they) actually understood the risks and threats associated with …

Which countries could be in Trump’s sights after Venezuela? – BBC

BBC

Trump has made numerous threats against other nations in Washington’s orbit … nuclear facilities last year. Those strikes came after Israel …

Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?

The Conversation

… threat, initiated a 12-day war with Iran last June. The US briefly entered the war by bombing Iran’s three main nuclear sites, after which Trump …

Nuclear War

NEWS

The US capture of Maduro reveals Russia’s weakness – Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council

Russia may be a nuclear superpower, but its conventional military has limited ability to project power and, as its problem-plagued war on Ukraine has …

Senators say US will hit Iran if it rebuilds nuclear, missile programs

iranintl.com

The United States joined a surprise US military campaign on Iran with a June 22 attack on three key nuclear facilities which Trump said “obliterated” …

US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?

USA Today

America’s 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the debate over their …

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from NPR

President Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday following U.S. military actions in Venezuela.

7 takeaways from Trump’s incursion into Venezuela

By Domenico Montanaro

Published January 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM

It would be hard to blame someone who woke up Saturday morning — seeing the news that the United States had invaded Venezuela and exfiltrated its dictatorial ruler — and thought he or she might still be dreaming.

A hard pinch and a cup of coffee later, and reality set in. But questions remain.

So what does this mean politically, and what should Americans make of what happened?

Nuclear War

NEWS

What to know about protests over Iran’s economy as nuclear tensions remain high – PBS

PBS

A threat by U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters” the U.S. “will come to their rescue,” …

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

Besides Iran, Trump, in his full-bloom insanity, has also threatened Greenland and Cuba of an invasion. What he is doing is absolutely against International Law, and the USA can not afford to lose face with the rest of the remaining sane world!

Canada is also at risk in the same way, and “Lord knows” what other counties does Trump believe he can threaten and conquer while he is potentially committing international crimes against a significant part of the entire globe.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s Post, he is turning the USA into a 3rd World country, not much different than Hitler believed he could accomplish by attacking the USA, which negatively creating a disastrous global WWII —the only time nuclear weapons of mass destruction have ever been used in a war. So, you see, conventional war is more than bad enough .

There is something about Trump and his obvious promotion of and financial backing of nuclear energy indicating “love” for “All Things Nuclear” that scares the hell out of me. He and Putin both appear to be thinking of creating a nuclear World War III that would destroy what has been estimated to be at least 60% of humanity — a catastrophic death toll, indeed, eliminating over 5 billion people from the world’s population — not to mention other life on planet Earth . . .~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Monday, (01/05/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

7 takeaways from Trump’s incursion into Venezuela | WVTF

WVTF

All Things Considered · BBC World Service · Fresh Air · Full Disclosure · Here … He also talked about the U.S. bombings of Iran’s nuclear facilities …

Greenland, Cuba, Iran: Here are all the countries Trump has warned since his Venezuela strike

CNN

5 Things Quiz · About CNN … The US bombed several of Iran’s key nuclear facilities in June, amid Israel’s 12-day war against the country.

Can Hochul sell legislative Democrats on her ‘all-of-the-above’ energy push – Times Union

Times Union

The state needs an “all-of-the-above approach,” Hochul has often said, including more nuclear power and natural gas pipelines. Advertisement.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Trump administration pushes nuclear power for space operations in new executive order

ExchangeMonitor

President Donald Trump wants to see deployment of a nuclear power reactor on the moon by 2030, according to a recent executive action. In the Dec.

Duke Energy submits an ESP application to the NRC – American Nuclear Society

American Nuclear Society

Following up on an October announcement on plans to invest more heavily in nuclear power, Duke Energy closed out 2025 by submitting an early site …

Nuclear fuel makers get $2.7 billion from US as AI boosts power demand – Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance

The funding for Maryland-based Centrus will go toward the development of next-generation reactor fuel, according to the Energy Department, …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Coal over wind: How Trump used emergency powers to help a favored fuel

E&E News by POLITICO

While wind and solar projects do not contribute to reliability to the same degree as natural gas or nuclear plants, the electricity they do generate …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

How A Tripolar Arms Race is Rising The Risk of Nuclear Miscalculation

Trill

The threat of nuclear war is rising as the U.S., Russia, and China expand arsenals, escalate tensions, and drive a renewed global arms race.

Doomsday prepper: Only a matter of time before society is crippled – Daily Mail

Daily Mail

… nuclear war could be nearing. The combined threats of cyberattacks, conventional strikes and nuclear escalation are prompting doomsday preppers to …

Iran in ‘survival mode’? Trump’s threat looms as protests spread; officials fear US attack

Times of India

… threat to side with demonstrators — a war … war that pummelled several of Iran’s nuclear sites. “These twin …

Nuclear War

NEWS

What to know about protests over Iran’s economy as nuclear tensions remain high – PBS

PBS

A threat by U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters” the U.S. “will come to their rescue,” …

North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system – NBC News

NBC News

… that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent.

North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war – Le Monde

Le Monde

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the firing of ‘cutting-edge’ hypersonic missiles was urgent in light of the ‘recent geopolitical crisis,’ in …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

The top Yellowstone geological stories of 2025 – USGS.gov

USGS.gov

With 2026 having arrived, Caldera Chronicles looks back on the past year of geological stories in Yellowstone National Park.

What lies beneath Yellowstone in Wyoming is far more complex than a supervolcano

Times of India

The Yellowstone Volcanic Field is defined by a sequence of caldera-forming eruptions interspersed with smaller lava flows. The largest events expelled …

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from Truthout and iranintl.com (Links to both stories Posted just below and are also available in LLAW’s Nuclear World News section . . . )

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as U.S. President Donald Trump listens at Mar-a-Lago club on January 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle / Getty Images

News

|Trump Says US Will “Run” Venezuela After Maduro Abduction

War & Peace

Trump Invokes Monroe Doctrine as US Attack on Venezuela Signals Wider Threats Across Latin America

Trump and Rubio framed the assault on Venezuela as a warning to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and other nations.

Legal experts called for Trump’s impeachment as world leaders condemned the action as a violation of international law.

Iran strongly condemns US attack on Venezuela

Jan 3, 2026, 19:32 GMT

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Donald Trump is rapidly turning the USA into a 3rd World country with his constant war-mongering attempt to accomplish whatever visions of supremacy he has dancing in his twisted head . . . This is not now the U.S. operates these days as his errant attacks on other countries are warlike instead of diplomatic. Our country cannot continue to tolerate a madman and his hand-picked cabinet and White House staff who are, to a man or woman, intentionally beyond their qualifications . . .

The definition of a 3rd Word country is, with the exception it is o longer outdated, explaining what the term means:

A “Third World country” is an outdated term from the Cold War for nations not aligned with the US (First World) or Soviet (Second World) blocs, now generally used, though problematically, to mean less economically developed countries (LDCs) with high poverty, economic instability, and lower human development indicators like health and education. Modern, preferred terms include “developing countries,” “low-income countries,” or by using specific metrics from organizations like the UN or World Bank, as the original classification is considered inaccurate and offensive.

Historical Definition (Cold War Era)

This definition fits Trump’s agenda to a “T” because he lives to reshape the USA into nothing more than a helpless “developing country” that can be ruled by a King, Emperor, or a Dictator. And the “spoils” of war are all meant to be — in his mind — his personal financial fortune. He is the “laughing stock” of the peaceful countries of the world and the raging “fearmonger” of all of them, including ourselves. ~llaw

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2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Sunday, (01/04/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state – Spokane Public Radio

Spokane Public Radio

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … A 2022 Stanford University study raised questions about contamination …

Destruction Seen At Caracas Base That Was A Focus Of The U.S. Military Operation

The War Zone

Nuclear · Merch · About TWZ · Contact Us · The Team · Privacy Policy · Terms … DISCLAIMER(S). © 2026 Recurrent Ventures. All Rights Reserved. Articles …

What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program

Newsday

Tehran may seek steeper price increases in the future, as the government now will review prices every three months. The protests began first with …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Scientists make game-changing breakthrough in pursuit of limitless energy source – Yahoo

Yahoo

Fusion produces no carbon pollution. Nuclear energy, combining fission and fusion, drives the clean energy transition. Fission exists in nuclear power …

Officials issue concerning update about nuclear power plant — here’s what’s happening

Yahoo Finance

Photo Credit: iStock. Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant is facing a major financial roadblock. What’s happening?

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state – OPB

OPB

Construction at the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as seen here. But the Washington Public Power Supply …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

12th blackout at Europe’s largest nuclear plant: Russia deliberately disrupts Zaporizhzhia …

Euromaidan Press

As a result, residents of Mykolaiv were left without electricity, and in Kherson, the local Kherson Thermal Power Plant was damaged. Emergency …

The world’s largest nuclear power plant to resume operations – Daily Express

Daily Express

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power plant on a 1,000-acre site. … emergency. It also said the plant has “upgraded …

Fresh North Korea missile test sets off emergency alert in Japan – BusinessToday

Business Today

In recent weeks, Kim has made a series of inspections of weapons manufacturing facilities, visited a nuclear–powered submarine, and overseen missile …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

“Nice if US attacked military bases in Ukraine”: Kremlin’s mouthpiece responds … – Euromaidan Press

Euromaidan Press

He has frequently issued nuclear threats aimed at the West. On 3 January, the US conducted an operation against the regime in Venezuela, Russia’s …

Iran’s Defense chief: No bomb, talks, assassination can destroy Iran’s missile power – ISNA

ISNA News Agency

… war in June 2025. “Our military power today is far greater than … threats against its nuclear facilities will jeopardize the credibility …

Trump Invokes Monroe Doctrine as US Attack on Venezuela Signals Wider Threats … – Truthout

Truthout

War & Peace · Scientists Say Public Engagement and Pressure Are Key to Reducing Nuclear Risks. Nuclear experts are urging the public to demand …

Nuclear War

NEWS

What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program

ABC News

… war in 2023. A new threat by U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the U.S. “will come to …

Iran strongly condemns US attack on Venezuela

iranintl.com

Standing beside Netanyahu, Trump warned that renewed Iranian missile expansion or nuclear advances would trigger a US response. “We’ll knock the hell …

North Korea fires missiles towards sea as South Korean leader visits China – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

Recommended Stories. list of 3 items. list 1 of 3N Korea, Russia bound in ‘blood’ of war, Kim tells Putin in New Year note … “North Korea’s nuclear …

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from Reuters

Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares

By Reuters

January 2, 20264:14 PM PSTUpdated 22 hours ago

People walk on a street as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.

“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he said in a social media post. The United States bombed Iranian nuclear facilities in June, joining an Israeli air campaign that targeted Tehran’s atomic programme and military leadership.

• Summary

• Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’
• Islamic Republic officials reject Trump threat
• Several people reported dead in days of protests
• Iran’s economic slide behind unrest

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares – Reuters

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that …

LAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

This Iranian citizen dispute is not Trump’s responsibility, and of course he is using the unrest and the killing of citizens as an excuse for war, which is clearly the stupidest idea I have ever heard of — except maybe a few others all fashioned by Donald Trump.

This is a protest against Iran’s economy problems. It is not about war, but Trump seems to think it is his business to go to war with Iran over whatever it is he can find as an excuse. He has been playing this game with Iran since March, just a short three months since he took office in his 2nd term.

And now, nearly a year later, it is time for him to go away, forcibly or not, before he has the chance to start a war that will inevitably — or at least likely — turn into a nuclear war with the fake “gold-hearted Trump” on one side and the “war-monger for no reason”, Vladimir Putin and their questionable allies like Israel and Iran.

Then, to edit the rest of the story, all hell breaks loose and for Trump and Putin, it’s mission accomplished . . . ~llaw

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The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

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4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
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LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Saturday, (01/03/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Trump and Iran start 2026 exchanging new threats on social media – Little Rock Public Radio

Little Rock Public Radio

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social …

Trump and Iran start 2026 exchanging new threats on social media | Northern Public Radio

Northern Public Radio

All Things Considered. Next Up: 7:00 PM Sessions From Studio A. 0:00. 0:00 … nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social …

A Kansas nuclear engineering program is back and students are quickly signing up | KCUR

KCUR

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … For context, the U.S. graduated about 450 nuclear engineering …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state – The Columbian

The Columbian

Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for five huge fission reactors at Richland and Satsop.

Army tests nuclear microreactors as US pushes next-generation energy – KATV

KATV

… nuclear reactor power plant on July 24, 2025 in Clinton, Illinois. Meta recently signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation for …

Army tests nuclear microreactors as US pushes next-generation energy – YouTube

YouTube

States produces reliable, low-carbon power — nuclear microreactors small enough to fit on a truck but powerful enough to run a small town. Unlike …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

9 things to know if there’s a nuclear emergency at TVA Sequoyah plant

Chattanooga Times Free Press

While a release of radiation from the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy-Daisy is unlikely, it’s not impossible.

Thurston County Emergency Management urges residents to report any storm damage

Nisqually Valley News

… Emergency Management said in a social media post. … Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Trump’s Iran threat angers ‘America First’ wing; Tehran hawks question tactics

The Hill

The president’s threats come as Israel lobbies for American support to strike what it says are renewed efforts by Tehran to build up its nuclear and …

Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares – Reuters

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that …

George Answers Your Questions: The Strange Fear of Russia – Geopolitical Futures

Geopolitical Futures

… nuclear attack from Russia (based on Putin’s threats). That’s the fear. If there were no nukes, this war would […] This article is for subscribers …

Nuclear War

NEWS

The Israel-Iran Missile Game Could Drag America Back into War – The National Interest

The National Interest

In June, Trump threaded the needle by launching a chicken run against suspected Iranian nuclear weapons facilities whilst avoiding a full-blown US war …

Trump warns US will intervene if Iran kills protesters – BBC

BBC

… nuclear weapon – a claim disputed by Iran. In retaliation, Iran launched a missile attack on a major US military base in Qatar. Shortly after …

After Trump’s warnings to Iran, how likely is a US attack? – KTVL

KTVL

And he didn’t like the Iran nuclear deal. “Now, what exactly he would do about it, I think is a different question,” Cohen said. President …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Top 5 Yellowstone geologic stories of 2025 (Yellowstone monthly update – January 2026)

YouTube

… Caldera Chronicles https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chronicles Visit the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website https …

Water Main Break Causes Brief Panic After Residents Mistake Steam for Volcanic … – Facebook

Facebook

After Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists from … 2 – It does NOT mean that the Yellowstone Caldera is fixing to erupt anytime soon.

After 96 years, archaeologists finally found the missing part of a legendary statue – MSN

MSN

Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera playIndicator. Buzz60 ; There are thousands of aligned holes in Peru.

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from NPR

Side-by-side photos show President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla.. on Dec. 29, and Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Beirut, Aug. 13, 2025. Alex Brandon, Bilal Hussein/AP

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS (Link to Story just below; it is also available in the above Category in LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today below . . . )

NPR

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept …

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

And the conflict between Iran/Russia and Israel/USA grows on, becoming more precariously dangerous every day and Trump is leading the unnecessary friction almost as if he is inviting nuclear war. Trump began it all in March 2025, less than 3 months after he took office. The entire issue has only become worse and now borders on potential nuclear war.

“Trump should know that intervention by the U.S. in the domestic problem corresponds to chaos in the entire region and the destruction of the U.S. interests,” Larijani wrote on X, which the Iranian government blocks. “The people of the U.S. should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.” ~ Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Beiru

Trump, continues to fan the threat of nuclear war between Iran and Israel/USA, by interfering with Iran’s own internal problems — which of course is none of Trump’s business unless he feels guilty about this whole now becoming increasingly hotter by the day conflict that Trump himself began by first abandoning a potential agreement that Iran had agreed to negotiate and then, second, leading up to Trump’s weekend war meant to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and supporting Israel’s 10-day war.

And every day the tension and rapidly-growing anger — which Trump seems to be generating all by himself — feels like it’s leading to a devastating war that could include, not only Iran, but their ally, Russia.

Trump must be silenced before his thoughtless ill-conceived uneducated, self-aggrandizing authoritarianism, and his mentally-ill self-centered egotistical so-called “presidential leadership” causes Word War III.

And, of course, this is not all of his ill-conceived global attacks on other countries, but this one is the most dangerous and the most volatile . . .

Whatever it takes congress and the supreme court must remove him from office immediately . . . ~llaw

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The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only) (Not available today)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Friday, (01/02/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Trump and Iran start 2026 exchanging new threats on social media – WVTF

WVTF

All Things Considered · BBC World Service · Fresh Air · Full Disclosure · Here … nuclear sites in June. At least seven people have been killed so …

Trump and Iran start 2026 exchanging new threats on social media – WUSF

WUSF

All Things Considered · Schedule · Programs · Podcasts · Florida Matters Live … nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social …

Three things ICAN is looking forward to in 2026

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Three things ICAN is looking forward to in 2026. SHARE. As 2026 begins, nuclear … all life on Earth at risk. Diplomacy that protects people, not …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Microsoft wants to resurrect Three Mile Island. It will never happen.

The Hill

Microsoft and Constellation Energy have spent the last year trying to resurrect the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The plant …

Duke Energy in early stages of expanding nuclear power to Stokes County

Spectrum News 13

This week the company submitted an early site permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a potential nuclear power plant in …

Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state

Washington State Standard

Washington is once again trying to become a hub for nuclear power. But instead of monster-size reactors, the state is now home to multiple …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

News Flash • Nuclear siren testing scheduled for January 7 a – Brunswick County Government

Brunswick County Government

… nuclear plants, including 38 sirens around the Brunswick Nuclear Plant. Emergency partners: Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran – ABC7

ABC7

President Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic …

Trump vows to ‘rescue’ Iran’s protesters. Iran warns the U.S. to stay out of it – NPR

NPR

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept …

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests in Iran – WGAL

WGAL

President Trump and Iranian officials exchanged threats as economic protests over the rial spread across parts of Iran after US strikes on nuclear …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Why a Nuclear Plant Is a Big Sticking Point in the Ukraine Peace Plan – The New York Times

The New York Times

… war. All six of its reactors are shut down, and nuclear experts say that restarting its electricity-generating operations while the fighting …

UW-Madison MacArthur Fellow warns of nuclear fallout risk – The Daily Cardinal

The Daily Cardinal

Wisconsin residents would face significant risk in a nuclear attack, according to his simulations, with Madison residents specifically facing an …

New Tehran banners threaten further attacks on Israel, US interests | Iran International

iranintl.com

… war in June … Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and says its nuclear program is for …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Massive 4,000-acre Utah mineral find to spawn fastest rare earth boom in US history – MSN

MSN

3 Signs You May Want to Switch Financial Advisors · Sponsored. Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera …

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“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jan 01, 2026

LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Lead Story for Today . . .

from Lloyd Albert Williams/Pendergraft

This is one of my favorite images of PG&E’s nuclear power plant in Diablo Canyon near Avila Beach about 10 miles southwest of San Luis Obispo., the last commercial power plant operating in California. It looks so serene, peaceful, and efficient. Bu it is nothing of the kind . . . ~llaw

You can pick whatever you are interested in from the “Nuclear World News Today” section down below, but today I am not reading any of it. Instead I will be re-reading, editing and re-writing the prologue and a few early chapters of “El Nuclear Diablo”, a novel I hope to finish by this time in 2028, and also hope the world and its life still remains active and intact, and available to read on into the unknown future of life on planet Earth . . .

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

Happy New Year 2026 to you all! I hope in my heart and soul that there will someday come a day when “All Things Nuclear” are gone forever rather than humanity and other life on planet Earth. Could it ever happen this way?

Yes, it could, but it will take a long and concerted effort by the coming together of common folk around the world in order to accomplish the most difficult task we collectively have ever faced, and yet, paradoxically, every day we are making a successful future more difficult because we fail to fully understand the death knoll future that “All Things Nuclear” that faces the entire population of humanity, meaning one day soon we may unintentionally destroy ourselves through nuclear war and/or nuclear power.

As some of you know, I am in the process of writing a fictional story — a novel, draft titled “El Nuclear Diablo” that is based on a possible future reality — that I hope will be published and available to the world by this day in 2028 rather than a wasted effort because the fears of foreseeable destruction and death in the meantime. The story, at least for now, ultimately has a somewhat perverse but happy ending, unlike what may well happen to us all in the reality of our meantime. The story tells us why and how our armageddon of a nuclear ending didn’t need to happen at all . . .

Part of the posting in this daily blog will be dedicated to gradually explaining to the existing world, if interested, how the vision(s) I have in the novel are faced up to and that the hardship , terror, persevering, fighting back, coming together in a communal way, eventually offering those of us the opportunity to save our world and its thousands of shades of life may live to see another well- deserved day . . . ~llaw

Nuclear World News Today

About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

Nuclear World News, Thursday, (01/01/2026)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

India successfully tests nuclear-capable K-4 missile, Pakistan in panic – video Dailymotion

Dailymotion

10:5027 years later, all four submarines are in the water. 10:54And as Admiral Mahindru mentioned, we are very close to CASD, that is continuous at …

Remembering the musicians we lost in 2025 | Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Public Radio

The Harvard educated mathematician found humor in just about any subject, including nuclear annihilation. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “WE WILL ALL GO TOGETHER …

MTV made it big with music videos. Where does it stand today? | WFAE 90.7 – Charlotte’s …

WFAE

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in … Duke Energy seeks federal review for potential Belews Creek nuclear site.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

In quotes: What to watch out for in 2026 – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

What are the main priorities, the key events and the likely big developments in new nuclear capacity in 2026? Here’s an edited transcript of World …

Electric Vehicles and Nuclear Power Are Fighting Over One Obscure Mineral | OilPrice.com

Oil Price

The energy transition’s reliance on ultra-high-purity synthetic graphite for EV batteries and nuclear reactors creates a chokepoint heavily …

America announces its largest deployment to date, with Meta, Amazon, and Google working together

Ecoportal

Per WNA, from 439 power reactors, only 9 percent of the world’s electricity is currently produced by nuclear energy. As of the beginning of 2025, the …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

One Day Prior to Planned Closure, DOE Orders Colorado Coal-Fired Unit to Keep Running

POWER Magazine

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued another emergency order to keep a coal-fired power plant operating, this time saying a Colorado …

DOE Uses Emergency Powers to Freeze More Than 2 GW of Coal Retirements as …

POWER Magazine

Top Plant · Flamanville 3: Europe’s Hard-Won Nuclear Milestone · Read the Full issue. Power Magazine. News & Technology for the Global Energy Industry.

No danger to residents after acid leak at Belgian nuclear power plant | Caliber.Az

Caliber.Az

Emergency services intervened at the Tihange nuclear power plant in the province of Liège following a hydrochloric acid leak, …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Iran sends letter to IAEA over recent US threats – Mehr News Agency

Mehr News Agency

… threats against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program … Enemy …

Iran Warns US Threats Against Its Nuclear Program Endanger IAEA Credibility, NPT

Iran Front Page

In a letter to the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on Wednesday, the mission said the US threat against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program will …

Tehran warns normalizing US threats undermines IAEA credibility – The New Region

The New Region

… threats made by Washington would damage the agency’s credibility and … nuclear scientists, which Washington joined by bombing key nuclear facilities.

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service, Moscow says

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, …

Rare Russo-Ukraine Local Ceasefire Allows Critical Power Line Repair at Nuclear Power Plant

Kyiv Post

Captured by Russian forces in the early days of the Russo-Ukraine War, in Feb. 2022, the six-reactor ZNPP is a major bone of contention between Kyiv …

Israeli prime minister discusses possible second strike on Iran with Trump – Anadolu Ajansı

Anadolu Ajansı

… war between the US-Israel alliance and Iran. The war targeted Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and missile capabilities. Trump, who previously …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

‘Challis volcanics’ major part of volcanic history of central Idaho – Buckrail

Buckrail

CENTRAL IDAHO — The Yellowstone caldera isn’t the only major player in the volcanic history of the region; Idaho also hosts a colorful volcanic …

The ‘doomsday glacier’ is living up to its name as experts find more warning signs – MSN

MSN

Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera playIndicator · This boat hit land at full throttle and the result is …

The Great Flood is on top of Netflix’s most-watched movies of the week list – MSN

MSN

11 Dumbest Things Middle-Class Americans Waste Money On · Sponsored. Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera …

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Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Dec 31, 2025

LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Lead Story for Today . . .

from MEHR News Agency

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to deliver a decisive and regret-inducing response to any act of aggression, citing recent threats made by Donald Trump.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS (Link to story immediately below and also Posted in Nuclear World News, Wednesday . . .)

Iran warns against US threats, reaffirms full preparedness – Mehr News Agency

Mehr News Agency

… threats made by Donald Trump … The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law …

LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .

Trump continues to “threaten” Iran instead of trying to do what America has historically at least recently usually done best — to act like statesmen and world leaders rather than spitefully ignore the grievances and concerns of our worldly neighbors’ needs rather than aggressively and continually spit out threats to those other countries that need a bit of patronizing and non-aggressive help to avoid those very threats of war as if we are a 34d-World country, which is the exact opposite of what he and we ought to be doing.

Trump has turned the entire civilized world — NATO, South America, Europe and China, India, Africa , Australia and New Zealand , and even those who were once not our allies, like Japan and Germany, for instance, who were in most cases in the past, always trying to avoid entanglements that would lead to war — especially now — because nuclear war is a quick way to humanity’s “doomsday” — something Trump seems to fail to realize, or, given his selfish and aggressive uncalled-for despicable attitude exactly what he wants . . . but, for sure, we can’t wait around to find out.

We cannot allow this situation to continue to fester along the muddy road that leads us all over the cliff we are fatefully going down now. ~llaw

Nuclear World News Today

About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .

There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera
7. IAEA News (Friday’s only)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

Nuclear World News, Wednesday, (12/31/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Ukraine war live: Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus

The Guardian

… all 91 drones were intercepted. But ISW analysts say: “The … We’ve just had this public display from Russian defence about their new nuclear …

Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus – The Guardian

The Guardian

The main thing is for Russians not to be afraid. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.

Ukraine’s energy workers fight to keep the power on – NPR

NPR

Ukraine’s energy workers fight to keep the power on. December 29, 20255:47 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered … It has four nuclear power plants.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

600 MW nuclear power plan moves forward with US firm’s advanced reactor filing

Interesting Engineering

Duke Energy takes a strategic step toward advanced nuclear by filing an Early Site Permit (ESP) for SMRs in North Carolina.

More money for nuclear energy in 2026? – YouTube

YouTube

Ahab Abdel-Aziz, global director of nuclear energy at Gowling WLG, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss what’s expected for nuclear energy in 2026.

Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Hearing on Nuclear Energy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce – House.gov

… Energy, announced a hearing titled American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era. “Nuclear energy provides affordable and reliable power …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Emergency preparedness: from nuclear power plant incidents to snow levels – The Beacon

The Beacon

The Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) offers resources to help residents protect themselves by staying informed during emergencies.

SpaceX explosion triggers emergencies – MSN

MSN

Sunken Russian ship was carrying nuclear reactor parts: Report – Johan Nilsson. Newsweek. Sunken Russian ship was carrying nuclear reactor parts: …

So Much Winning For Renewable Energy In The US – CleanTechnica

CleanTechnica

… nuclear power combined would shrink by 18,596-MW.” How It Ended … Against this backdrop, it’s helpful to recall that Trump’s energy “emergency …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

‘US Will Be Responsible…’: Iran Issues Chilling Warning Amid Trump’s Aggressive Nuclear Threats

YouTube

Iran has urged global condemnation of the United States over what it calls “illegal war threats,” after President Donald Trump warned of military …

Trump’s nuclear talk threatens global chaos | The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

Inter alia, any such challenge could signal unique threats of nuclear terrorism or nuclear war. These unprecedented threats would be enlarged by …

Iran warns against US threats, reaffirms full preparedness – Mehr News Agency

Mehr News Agency

… threats made by Donald Trump … The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus – The Guardian

The Guardian

… war. Typical Russian lies. According to Reuters, the White House declined further comment on the reported attack on Putin’s residence after …

The ‘thorny’ issues that threaten to derail a Russia-Ukraine peace deal – BBC

BBC

Two of the main sticking points involve territory and the fate of Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, which is currently occupied by Russia.

Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus – The Guardian

The Guardian

The video appeared part of a choreographed attempt to intimidate Europe and to prepare Russians for a further escalation in the already brutal war …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Hybridization breaks species barriers in long-term coevolution of a cyanobacterial population | eLife

eLife

… Yellowstone caldera around 640,000 years ago (Rosen et al., 2018). This would imply their ancestors colonized the caldera independently. Second …

Researchers discover the largest dinosaur footprints ever found, big enough to swallow a … – MSN

MSN

Finally Time to Refi? Sponsored. Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera playIndicator. Buzz60. Ancient …

Map shows most dangerous lakes in America – MSN

MSN

Finally Time to Refi? Sponsored. Ancient Yellowstone volcano under investigation after $680B discovery in caldera playIndicator.

News from iaea.org

31 December 2025 (posted by IAEA a couple of days early as the new year rolls around . . .)

As we wrap up the year, catch up on our most popular Nuclear Explained articles of 2025. Enjoy the read — and we’ll see you in 2026 with more stories, news and insights on nuclear science and technology.

19 December 2025

2025 Wrapped: IAEA’s Most-Read Nuclear Explainers

In 2025, IAEA website audiences were drawn in large numbers to our visual science explainers and features on the safe and secure uses of nuclear energy, nuclear science and technology. Read more →

11 November 2025

What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power

The IAEA is showcasing nuclear solutions to global energy and environmental challenges at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP30. This article explores the science of nuclear power – nuclear energy. Read more →

5 August 2025

What is a Cyclotron?

A cyclotron is a particle accelerator that uses magnetic and electric fields to speed up charged particles to very high speeds and powers many of the tools, treatments, and discoveries that improve our daily lives. Read more →

9 April 2025

What is Food Irradiation and Why is it Important?

Food irradiation is a gentle, non-invasive technique that uses radiation to keep food fresh and safe to eat. It eliminates microbes and control insects and other pests while preserving the nutritional content, flavour and overall quality of food. Read more →

11 March 2025

What are Molten Salt Reactors?

International interest is increasing in molten salt reactors, because they have the potential to provide large amounts of efficient and cost-effective electricity and produce high-temperature process heat usable for various industrial applications. Read more →

26 February 2025

What are Radiopharmaceuticals?

Radiopharmaceuticals are used in nuclear medicine worldwide. Their applications range from imaging of many different organs, such as brain, heart, kidney and bone, to the treatment of cancer and hyperthyroidism. Read more →

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