“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
Sep 20, 2024
LLAW’s NUCLEAR VIEWS, ISSUES & COMMENTS, Friday, (09/20/2024)
The only reason I have posted this short Forbes story is to point out that the whole concept of nuclear proliferation and “deterrence” is a terrible waste of all human resources including our future, and to quote Forbes on the financial part of it, which anyone with the slightest amount of common sense ought to clearly understand that ‘all things nuclear’ are a dead-end for all life on planet Earth: The quote: “A nuclear war could end humanity, but even without one, the costs are staggering. Last year, nuclear-armed nations spent $91.4 billion on their arsenals — a 34% increase from the year before. That’s $3,000 every second, or $173,000 a minute, wasted on weapons that threaten life instead of saving it.”
This is the existing ‘threat’ to all life — that we should instead be protecting and preserving; yet we continue to do the exact opposite of what we ought to be doing for life to continue to survive . . . ~llaw
Call For Disarmament And Solidarity As Trump Raises Nuclear Threats
Sep 20, 2024,12:18am EDT
Updated Sep 20, 2024, 09:11am EDT
Nuclear weapons are back in focus. Donald Trump Jr. and RFK Jr. recently penned a joint article, warning that “the world is at greater risk of nuclear conflagration than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis.” North Korea shows no signs of scaling back its nuclear ambitions, while Iran blames the U.S. for walking away from its deal with world powers, pushing it to explore nuclear development. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin hints at resuming nuclear tests, breaking a 30-year taboo. Donald Trump, whose administration abandoned the nuclear agreement with Iran, has even claimed—perhaps bizarrely—that nuclear war poses the biggest threat to American autoworkers.
Agree with Trump or not, one thing is clear: the nuclear threat is once again front and center. Experts, including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, say the risk of nuclear Armageddon is higher today than ever before. With nuclear-armed states locked in hot and cold wars, disarmament seems like a distant dream. But history has shown that it’s often in moments of heightened danger that diplomacy can produce breakthroughs.
Some say nuclear weapons are an even bigger threat than climate chaos — and they certainly make it worse. A nuclear war could end humanity, but even without one, the costs are staggering. Last year, nuclear-armed nations spent $91.4 billion on their arsenals — a 34% increase from the year before. That’s $3,000 every second, or $173,000 a minute, wasted on weapons that threaten life instead of saving it. Imagine the impact if that money went towards clean energy — enough to power 12 million homes with wind or plant 1 million trees every minute.
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Friday, (09/20/2024)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios – Defense One
Defense One
That represents a big change in the way the military has historically talked about the possibility of nuclear war. … “I think at all levels we …
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Will Reopen to Fuel Microsoft’s AI Operations
Reason Magazine
The fact is the future requires power and the plants needed to generate it. That we need new power plants at all is evidence that new things are …
Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft | CNN Business
CNN
… that is carbon-free and reliable every hour of every day, and nuclear plants are the only energy sources that can consistently deliver on that …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI – Washington Post
Washington Post
The Three Mile Island Nuclear plant, home of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, would restart under a deal in which Microsoft purchases …
Constellation to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Microsoft AI power deal | Reuters
Reuters
Constellation Energy has signed an exclusive deal with Microsoft to restart one of the units at the noted Three Mile Island nuclear plant in …
Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft’s AI Centers – WSJ
Wall Street Journal
The 20-year deal with Constellation Energy would kick-start the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
IAEA team observes Russian-led emergency exercise at Ukrainian nuclear power plant
New Civil Engineer
A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials have observed an emergency exercise by the Russian authorities at Ukraine’s …
FEMA finds problems with Monroe Co.’s public alert system during nuclear disaster drill
The Detroit News
Homes are seen near the DTE Fermi II nuclear power plant. Monroe County emergency management officials will re-do the drill and demonstrate to FEMA …
DISASTER DRILL: Nuclear fuel emergency exercise held at rail yard in Pocatello | Local
Idaho State Journal
Nuclear Energy · Nuclear Technology · Radioactivity · Nuclear Physics · Energy Technology · Deep Geological Repository · Nuclear Reactor · Nuclear …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin ally warns of nuclear war if Kyiv uses long-range missiles
The Independent
Ukraine downed 61 drones during Russia’s overnight attack. Ukraine’s forces destroyed 61 out of 70 Russian attack drones and one out of four missiles …
Air Force braces for new nuclear–war scenarios – Defense One
Defense One
That represents a big change in the way the military has historically talked about the possibility of nuclear war. It used to be that intelligence or …
Putin rattles nuclear saber. This time, it seems different for Ukraine, NATO. – CSMonitor.com
The Christian Science Monitor
… nuclear war. Deterrence is absent,” says Sergei Strokan, an international affairs columnist with the Moscow daily Kommersant. During the Cold War …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Call For Disarmament And Solidarity As Trump Raises Nuclear Threats – Forbes
Forbes
Call For Disarmament And Solidarity As Trump Raises Nuclear Threats … nuclear war poses the biggest threat to American autoworkers. Agree …
Air Force braces for new nuclear–war scenarios – Defense One
Defense One
“When I was younger, at the end of the Cold War, the biggest threat we had was no-notice-1,000 ICBMs just coming over the North Pole, and how would …
Putin rattles nuclear saber. This time, it seems different for Ukraine, NATO. – CSMonitor.com
The Christian Science Monitor
Many Russian experts agree. And for now, Washington seems to be heeding his threat and holding off on permitting Ukraine to use the weapons. “Russia’s
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
The 6 Most Active Volcanoes in the United States | HISTORY
history.com
… Volcano, Mount Spurr, and Augustine Volcano. 5. Kilauea … The USGS ranks the Yellowstone caldera 21st on its list of high-threat volcanoes.
Aira (Japan) Volcano () – Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 11 September …
Volcano Discovery
List and interactive map of current and past earthquakes near Yellowstone volcano. Android App · Android App · Volcanoes & Earthquakes Upgrade the …
IAEA Weekly News
20 September 2024
Read the top news and insights from this week’s 68th IAEA General Conference. For more in-depth coverage, check out our conference blog or visit IAEA.org.
20 September 2024
Week in Review: 68th General Conference
The 68th annual IAEA General Conference is coming to a close, with final discussions around possible resolutions likely to last into the evening. Read more →
20 September 2024
IAEA Director General’s Statement on the Announcement of an Agreement Between China and Japan
IAEA Director General’s Statement on the announcement of an agreement between China and Japan. Read more →
19 September 2024
New Members Elected to IAEA Board of Governors
Eleven countries have been newly elected to serve on the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors for the 2024–2025 period. The election took place on Thursday, 19 September, at the plenary session of the 68th IAEA General Conference. Read more →
17 September 2024
IAEA Scientific Forum on Food Security Opens
The IAEA Scientific Forum 2024, themed Atoms4Food: Better Agriculture for a Better Life, opened alongside the 68th IAEA General Conference, focusing on how nuclear technology can help tackle global food insecurity. Read more →
16 September 2024
68th IAEA General Conference: Opening Day Highlights
From welcoming the IAEA’s newest Member States to learning about all aspects of the IAEA’s work, find out what happened on the first day of the IAEA’s 68th General Conference. Read more →