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Aug 21, 2025
On My Mind Today:
It appears that everything Trump does stirs up potential trouble and lowers international confidence and trust in the USA. This situation, partly because of Trump’s “nuclear” submarine move, and his so-called Alaska summit with Putin has added to the discomfort that other countries, including even Ukraine . . .
From the article: This warning comes less than a week after President Donald Trump met Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks aimed at ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Rosatom Chief Issues Russia Nuclear Weapons Warning: ‘Colossal Threats’
Published Aug 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM EDT Updated Aug 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM EDT
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Hunting Putin’s Submarines
By Robert Birsel and Shane Croucher
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Russia is facing “colossal threats” that mean it must continuously improve its nuclear weapons “shield,” the chief of the state atomic energy agency warned.
Why It Matters
Nuclear rhetoric and threats have increased over the almost three-and-a-half years since Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert as Moscow’s forces poured into Ukraine in early 2022.
This warning comes less than a week after President Donald Trump met Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks aimed at ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
What To Know
The director of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, in comments published on Thursday, August 21, referred to Russia’s nuclear forces as both a shield and a sword.
“Now, in the current geopolitical moment, it is a time of colossal threats to the existence of our country,” said Likhachev, Russian state news agency RIA reported.
“Therefore, the nuclear shield—it is also the sword—is a guarantee of our sovereignty…Today we understand that the nuclear shield in the coming years must only be improved,” Likhachev said, originally in Russian.
He did not elaborate on the planned improvements.
Russia has the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and has in recent years modernized it to include hypersonic missiles, which Moscow says can penetrate Western air defense systems.
The U.S. is developing a new space-based missile defense shield that Trump has called the “Golden Dome.”
The British defense think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said in a report this month that Russia has a “strong incentive” to use more destructive nuclear weapons as Western militaries build up their missile arsenals and improve their air defenses.
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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’s NEWS, Thursday, (08/21/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination – WUTC
WUTC
All Things Local · Community Calendar · Submit Your Event Here · UTC Calendar … Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions, including nuclear …
Alabama Walmart shoppers warned about radioactive shrimp
Alabama Public Radio
All Things Acoustic · Bama Bluegrass · Classical Music with David Duff … Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions, including nuclear bombs, …
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination
Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI
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Nuclear Power
NEWS
California Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Poised to Stave Off Extinction – Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
And the state has a moratorium on new nuclear power. Yet, the Diablo Canyon plant — in many ways a relic of yesteryear — is primed for a 20-year ..
“Epic” effort needed to hit 2050 nuclear power target, experts say – Climate Home News
Climate Home News
Nuclear power provides a stable source of low-emissions energy known as “baseload”, which can complement renewables at times of lower solar and wind …
Vattenfall selects suppliers on the journey towards new nuclear power
Vattenfall
Another step has now been taken on the path towards new nuclear power, as Vattenfall has decided to proceed with American company GE Vernova and …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
FBI Raid On Young Student Sends Shock Through Nation After Bedroom Experiment Sets …
Sustainability Times
… Emergency. In a world increasingly defined by … Illustration of a technician working at a nuclear power plant with safety protocols in focus.
Emergency order keeping JH Campbell power plant open expires – YouTube
YouTube
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Sherrill Puts the BPU on Notice as She Vows Day One State of Emergency on Utility Costs
Insider NJ
… energy costs while making New Jerseyans foot the bill.” Part of her plans include support for fast-tracking a new nuclear power plant in Salem County.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Russia needs a nuclear shield update due to ‘colossal threats‘, nuclear chief says | Reuters
Reuters
Israel and Hamas at War · Japan · Middle East · Ukraine and … Russia needs a nuclear shield update due to ‘colossal threats‘, nuclear chief says.
Rosatom Chief Issues Russia Nuclear Weapons Warning: ‘Colossal Threats‘ – Newsweek
Newsweek
Nuclear rhetoric and threats have increased over the almost three-and-a-half years since Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high …
Russia needs a nuclear shield update due to ‘colossal threats‘, nuclear chief says
Yahoo News Canada
Russia needs a nuclear shield update due to ‘colossal threats‘, nuclear chief says … nuclear war. Leavitt went on a tear against the “left-wing …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Rosatom Chief Issues Russia Nuclear Weapons Warning: ‘Colossal Threats’ – Newsweek
Newsweek
This warning comes less than a week after President Donald Trump met Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks aimed at ending Moscow’s war in …
North Korea has a secret missile base that poses a ‘potential nuclear threat’ to the US, new … – CNN
CNN
“During times of crisis or war, these launchers and missiles will exit the base, meet special warhead storage/transportation units, and conduct launch …
Russia hits Ukraine with ‘massive’ drone, missile attack, Kyiv says – ABC News
ABC News – The Walt Disney Company
Wednesday night’s attack was only the fourth of the war to date in … Nuclear Power Plant was temporarily disconnected from the grid. In …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
Neogene and Pleistocene landslides along the Grand Valley fault in eastern Idaho and …
GeoScienceWorld
Caldera-forming eruptions from the Yellowstone hotspot (western USA) have been some of the most destructive geologic events in Earth’s history.
Scientists Warn About Scientists’ Warnings – HotAir
HotAir
A detailed geophysical study published in Nature in by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has refined our understanding of the Yellowstone supervolcano …
nts to serve in Senate until he’s 89. Really? – The Lewiston Tribune
The Lewiston Tribune
… Yellowstone Caldera. The lid to this erupting political volcano is the combination of Risch having $2.8 million in campaign cash on hand and …
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