“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
Dec 18, 2025
LAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Story for Today . . .
from Al Jazeera
News of the deal sent Trump Media shares surging 33 percent in early trading [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Growing electricity needs of the technology industry have in recent months revived interest in nuclear power, including restarting fully shuttered …
LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .
I’ve no words! All I can do is shake my head in solitary disgust and wonder what Trump, et al, think they are doing? It can only be about one thing — grifting for money — a misleading promotion via the the stock market . .
But if an ignorant and uninformed public investor, who the hell am I to object or care?. ~llaw
Nuclear World News Today
About Today’s Nuclear News 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:
- All Things Nuclear
- Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Power Emergencies
- Nuclear War Threats
- Nuclear War
- Yellowstone Caldera
- 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.
Nuclear World News, Thursday, (12/18/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Why the Hell Is Trump Media Merging With a Nuclear Fusion Firm? | The New Republic
The New Republic
“Fusion power will be the most dramatic energy breakthrough since the onset of commercial nuclear … about drugs at all: It’s actually about oil. Share …
America and China Are Racing to Different AI Futures
[ Center for Humane Technology ] | Substack
Are we racing towards the same things? Are we in a race at all? And what kind of concerns does the Chinese government and tech community have about AI …
Europe Seeing ‘Major Shift’ As More Countries Show Interest In Nuclear, Says …
NucNet
He highlighted three things that he saw as tangible … US Regulator Extends All Three Browns Ferry Nuclear Reactor Licences For 20 Years.
Trump goes nuclear: The president’s tech and media umbrella will merge with a fusion … – Fortune
Fortune
… all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion. The deal will … things happen for yourself’. By Preston ForeDecember 16, 2025. 2 days …
Palisades nuclear plant restart plans pushed back to “early 2026” | WCMU Public Radio
WCMU Public Radio
All Things Considered · Destination Out · Fresh Air · Here and Now · Homespun … Palisades nuclear plant restart plans pushed back to “early 2026”.
Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company – CNN
CNN
After the deal closes, shareholders of Trump Media and TAE would own about 50% of
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company – NBC News
NBC News
Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 …
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Growing electricity needs of the technology industry have in recent months revived interest in nuclear power, including restarting fully shuttered …
Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining …
Who Can Start a Nuclear War? Inside U.S. Launch Authority and Reform
Council on Foreign Relations
The United States has the power and a process to respond when it is under nuclear attack, but only the president can decide if and when to launch the …
Trump’s media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup – Axios
Axios
Trump Media & Technology Group is merging with nuclear fusion power startup TAE technologies in an all-stock deal valued at $6 billion.
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion firm in $6bn deal – BBC
BBC
The company behind President Trump’s Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Nuclear siren testing scheduled for Jan. 7 around Catawba and McGuire nuclear stations
WRHI
CHARLOTTE, N.C. · Why it matters: · By the numbers: · Emergency partners: · More info: · Duke Energy Carolinas · Duke Energy.
Trump’s Energy Department coal plant order in Washington sparks state officials’ outrage
KOMO News
The U.S. Department of Energy under President Donald Trump has issued an emergency order directing TransAlta to continue operating its coal plant …
DOE orders 730-MW TransAlta coal plant in Washington to keep running | Utility Dive
Utility Dive
The Department of Energy could issue similar emergency orders for at least five other coal-fired power plants set to shutter at the end of the …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Trump authorized Iran attack after Tehran rejected deal – Washington Post
iranintl.com
… nuclear program, which would carry significantly higher political and military risks. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said last month that …
Facing Armageddon: Israeli nukes may ‘sting the bee,’ destroy Jewish state
The Jewish Star
… nuclear war. As Israel could need firm US support in countering Russian nuclear threats, Putin should be granted a prominent place in Israel’s ..
China’s strategic missile defense exacerbates arms race instability
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The parade revealed new strategic missile defense capabilities that pose acute risks to strategic stability and threaten to exacerbate the arms race …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Putin touts latest nuclear-powered, hypersonic missiles: “Combat duty” – Newsweek
Newsweek
… war on Ukraine back in November 2024. Putin was speaking at a high-level Defense Ministry meeting in Moscow on Tuesday. As Russia seeks to …
Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country
KENS 5
… war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase. President Alexander … nuclear attack. Russian state media boasted that it would take the …
Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country
NBC News
… war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase. … nuclear attack. Russian state media boasted that it would take the …
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