Jun 24, 2025
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY and the GLOBAL RISKS & CONSEQUENCES TOMORROW
In My Opinion:
I am seeing a lot of articles about whether or not Trump’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities was successful or not! In this case we don’t even know — nor should we care — about what is meant by “successful” because either way it was not a success for humanity’s sake. This irritates and infuriates the living hell out of me! Why, you ask? Let me count the ways . . .
And I don’t need an article to support what I have to say . . .
It doesn’t matter in the least about Trump’s entirely uncalled for and extremely irresponsible and stupid decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. What matters is that it happened and it will lead to consequences that we will be very fortunate to come away from without it turning into WWIII! The sides appear to be chosen already, and essentially it’s the USA against the rest of the world. I suspect that even some, if not all, of our closest former allies will never side with us.
Iran agreed in March of this year to meet with the U.S. at Trump’s invitation to draw up a new agreement about allowable conditions and restrictions concerning Iran’s nuclear facilities and operations. Trump failed to come anywhere near reaching an agreement, which would have replaced President Obama’s USA/Iran agreement between the nations, which Trump tore up when he became president the 1st time. Without any agreement or restrictions at all — because of Trump’s ignorance — Iran was free to do whatever they desired with their nuclear program, including, but not limited to, refining (enriching) their uranium fuel not only for their nuclear power plants, but rather to any grade they wanted to, including 100%, or nuclear weapons grade.
Trump removed, without replacing, Obama’s Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, on May 8, 2018, even though he was advised against that action by other allied countries who had endorsed Obama’s Iran nuclear agreement. So, with Trump’s foolish decision and lack of attention, Iran had free sailing to build nuclear bombs if they so desired for more than seven years, yet during nearly a decade Iran most likely never built a nuclear bomb, and even if they had, they obviously never used it. So why are we so suddenly worried half-to-death about it now — all of a sudden. Israel’s Netanyahu has been crying about the “sky falling” for decades, and yet Trump sided with him about Iran, and I have to wonder why he did so., even though I have a couple of good ideas.
That is the brief history of this story, and now we must look at what was just done by Trump, apparently without consultation nor required congressional approval. Trump had indicated he was going to wait a couple of weeks before deciding what to do, but all of this smacks us in the face after we wake up on Sunday morning to the news of the USA bombing of three Iranian nuclear enriching facilities on Saturday night, June 21st, just 3 days ago. This could be the biggest human mistake ever made in the history of the world, including most all life extinctions! All other extinctions were caused by so-called “Acts of God”.
Trump has lied to the American public and to the entire world about this episode of uncalled for war and other abhorrible intentions, yesterday blaming Israel’s Netanyahu and Iranian supreme leader Khamenei for Trump’s own mistakes and recently responding to a reporter’s interview by unequivocally flaming both leaders by saying for the whole world to hear, “They don’t know what the fuck they are doing.”
This kind of public response to an innocent reporter’s question is not very presidential, even in his White House office, but to say it outdoors to a reporter, excessively loudly with a pretense of anger, is beyond the dignity of a U.S. president, plus what he said was untrue, as usual . . .
This is a long story made short, but of course the media is all over it on both sides of the issue — when there should be just one — and in my own humble opinion Trump should be arrested, impeached, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. ~llaw
Take your pick of the flood of media stories below — there are more than enough!
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TODAY’s NUCLEAR WORLD’s NEWS DIGEST, Tuesday, (06/24/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
4 things to know about the U.S. airstrikes on Iran – NPR
NPR
The Trump administration said its strikes were intended to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon … All Things Considered · Fresh Air · Up …
U.S., Israel Attack Iranian Nuclear Targets—Assessing the Damage
Council on Foreign Relations
The United States joined Israel’s bombing campaign of Iran’s nuclear program. A clear picture of the damage inside Iran—and the state of its …
Iranian retaliation, a sudden ceasefire, and lingering nuclear questions – CNN
CNN
The official also warned that “if Israel makes a mistake, all occupied territories will be attacked.” … What about Iran’s nuclear program? Israel’s …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Build New Plant
The New York Times
New York still derives about one-fifth of its electricity from three nuclear plants operated by Constellation Energy on the south shore of Lake …
What we know about US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites – BBC
BBC
Maxar Technologies Satellite image shows an overview of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran on 22 … The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization has called …
Palisades nuclear restart decision on track despite federal upheaval – MLive.com
MLive.com
This file photo from November 2023 shows the nuclear reactor building at Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Michigan. The facility stands to …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Should you stop using conditioner in a nuclear attack? Surprisingly, the answer is yes
Shreveport Times
Radiation emergencies include a nuclear detonation for explosion, an accident at a nuclear power plant, a transportation accident involving a …
Secretary Wright Issues Emergency Order to Secure Southeast Power Grid Amid Heat Wave
Department of Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued an emergency order authorized by Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to address pial grid ..
Belarus participates in IAEA nuclear emergency response exercise – BELTA
BELTA
… nuclear emergency exercise simulating a severe accident at a nuclear power plant. The exercise is being conducted by the International Atomic .
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
F.B.I. Warns of Possible Retaliation by Iran After Bombing of Nuclear Sites – The New York Times
The New York Times
F.B.I. and D.H.S. officials cautioned state and local law enforcement of the possibility of threats to U.S. communities.
FBI Warns of Possible Iran Retaliation Following Strikes on Nuclear Sites – Newsweek
Newsweek
The agency urged field offices to monitor for potential threats, especially to military facilities and individuals seen as possible targets for …
Trump’s attack isn’t the end of Iran’s nuclear threat
msnbc.com
You can’t bomb knowledge. Trump’s attack isn’t the end of Iran’s nuclear threat. The U.S. most likely damaged but didn’t totally destroy the nuclear …
Nuclear War
NEWS
U.S., Israel Attack Iranian Nuclear Targets—Assessing the Damage
Council on Foreign Relations
The United States joined Israel’s bombing campaign of Iran’s nuclear program. A clear picture of the damage inside Iran—and the state of its …
Here’s how Iran could respond to US strikes on its nuclear sites – CNN
CNN
Knowing that it can’t outright win a conflict against Israel and the US, experts have said that Tehran could seek to engage in a war of attrition, …
Were U.S. Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Program Successful? : State of the World from NPR
NPR
The U.S. entered Israel’s war against Iran over the weekend, dropping bombs and firing missiles on three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities.
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
YVO looks back at what caused the Gros Ventre Slide – Buckrail
Buckrail
This week’s Caldera Chronicles, written by the scientists at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO), delves into the geological reasons for the …
Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 3
National Parks Traveler
… Yellowstone National Park / Rebecca Latson. As you head toward Norris Basin, you’ll be ascending, then driving parallel to the Yellowstone Caldera rim …
Rescuers Attempt to Save Tourist Trapped In Active Volcano – Explorersweb »
Explorersweb »
… Yellowstone · Where the Yellowstone Volcano Will Erupt Next. When Yellowstone erupts again, as it certainly will, it… January 12, 2025. Reynier …
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