“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Feb 14, 2025
(See “Axios” article for description of Chernobyl drone attack and photo credits. ~llaw)
LAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY with the RISKS and CONSEQUENCES of TOMORROW
Why would any country’s military or even a terrorist organization attack the cover shelter of the long ago shutdown and current ongoing clean-up of the April 1986 nuclear reactor caused by Russian engineering design error?
I can think of only one reason, and I’m at a loss as to who or what would do this other than to attempt to cause a potentially lethal radiation leak. The IAEA seriously needs to investigate this incident and track down the the responsible party(s) and ensure that such an attack should never be allowed to happen again.
But ultimately, there is only one way to guarantee that nuclear power plants are safe and that is to ban them (old, new, and perceived) from ever operating anywhere in this violent and angry world of humanity. Unfortunately, that will never happen.
Once again, this kind of “all things nuclear” activity — as I have constantly ranted about over the years — is why nuclear power plants and their reactors must be forever banned from our world(s)’ overblown functions and needs right along with nuclear bombs because not only are they life-threatening on their own (along with their poisonous waste), but they are fast becoming an integral part of potential nuclear war and terrorism. ~llaw
Read the “Axios” article below for more details . . .
8 hours ago –World
Russia denies its drone targeted Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine
- Ivana SaricThe damage on the protective shelter of the destroyed fourth power unit at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Feb. 14. Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Social media/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Kremlin on Friday denied an accusation from Ukraine that a Russian drone had struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why it matters: Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said radiation levels remained stable despite the explosion at the plant.
Driving the news: The IAEA said Friday that an explosion was heard at the plant overnight at the containment structure over the plant’s reactor 4 — the site of the 1986 disaster — causing a fire.
- While the IAEA didn’t attribute blame for the strike, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike was caused by a Russian drone that caused “significant” damage.
- “The only country in the world that attacks such sites, occupies nuclear power plants, and wages war without any regard for the consequences is today’s Russia. This is a terrorist threat to the entire world,” he wrote.
- Both Zelensky and the IAEA said radiation levels in the area remain normal.
The other side: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied the accusations that it was behind the attack, telling reporters Friday it was a “fabrication,” Russian state news agency TASS reported.
- “The Russian military does not do this,” he added.
The big picture: Throughout the war, which is set to enter its fourth year later this month, Ukraine has accused Russia of risking a nuclear incident.
- Russian forces briefly occupied the Chernobyl plant at the start of the war and fighting around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station triggered warnings of possible nuclear disaster.
Go deeper: Putin ramps up nuclear threats over Ukraine strikes
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