“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
Dec 24, 2025
LAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Story for Today . . .
From a Post I saw on Facebook this morning written by Shawn Fitzpatrick for Astronaut Ron Garan. (Rather than Post any options from my LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today) . . .
Shawn Fitzpatrick for astronaut Ron Garan
After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan returned to Earth carrying something far heavier than space equipment or mission data. He returned with a transformed understanding of humanity itself.
From orbit, Earth doesn’t look like a collection of countries, borders, or competing interests. It appears as a single, radiant blue sphere suspended in darkness. No lines divide continents. No flags mark territory. From 250 miles above the surface, every human conflict suddenly looks small — and every human connection looks unavoidable.
Garan described watching lightning storms crackle across entire continents, auroras ripple like living curtains over the poles, and city lights glow softly against the planet’s night side. What struck him most wasn’t Earth’s power — it was its fragility. The atmosphere protecting all life appeared as a paper-thin blue halo, barely visible, yet responsible for everything that breathes, grows, and survives.
That view triggered what astronauts call the “overview effect” — a profound cognitive shift reported by many who see Earth from space. It’s the sudden realization that humanity shares a single, closed system. No backups. No escape route. No second home.
Garan began questioning humanity’s priorities. On Earth, economic growth is often treated as the ultimate goal. From space, that hierarchy collapses. He argues that the correct order should be planet first, society second, economy last — because without a healthy planet, neither society nor economy can exist.
He often compares Earth to a spacecraft. A ship carrying billions of crew members, all dependent on the same life-support systems. And yet, many behave as passengers rather than caretakers, assuming someone else is responsible for keeping things running.
From orbit, pollution has no nationality. Climate systems ignore borders. Environmental damage in one region ripples across the entire globe. The divisions we defend so fiercely on the ground simply don’t exist from above.
Garan’s message isn’t abstract or idealistic. It’s practical. If humanity continues to treat Earth as an unlimited resource rather than a shared system, the consequences will be universal.
Seeing Earth from space didn’t make him feel small. It made him feel accountable.
Because when you truly understand that we’re all riding the same fragile spacecraft through the universe, the idea of “us versus them” quietly disappears — replaced by a single, unavoidable truth:
There is only us.
LAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .
The successful order of life on Earth will never be in order until humans realize they must live as one! The global world must learn to live as one, to paraphrase an old John Lennon song . . . ~llaw
My thanks to Michelle UluOla — who has posted here before — for this thoughtful jest ‘fore Christmas Post from the viewpoint of an astronaut!
Nuclear World News Today
About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, 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, Wednesday, (12/24/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
U.S. says it struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1 – WSHU
WSHU
After All Things. Next Up: 6:30 PM All Songs Considered. 0:00. 0:00. After … He mentioned a sea-launched nuclear missile capability, and he …
Trump “battleship” plans have ties to Hampton Roads – WHRO
WHRO
All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … According to Trump and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, the ships …
Trump’s plans for warship fleet. And, deported Venezuelans must receive due process | WXXI News
WXXI News
All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … The president said that his administration would start by building two …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade | Reuters
Reuters
Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research …
Nuclear power’s loud-but-quiet year | Canary Media
Canary Media
… nuclear power plant in Belgium, where two reactors shuttered this year. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images). For press releases, policy changes, and …
China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says – The New York Times
The New York Times
But military tensions persist, and China’s emergence as a nuclear power has become a source of anxiety in Washington, especially while Russia also …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Japan clears last major hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear plant – POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
… plant, accepting the government’s pledge to ensure safety, emergency response and understanding of the residents. Restart preparations for No. 6 …
Self-Assessment of Capacity Building for Nuclear, Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety …
International Atomic Energy Agency
Self-Assessment of Capacity Building for Nuclear, Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, and Emergency Preparedness and Response … Management of Spent …
Waymo vows to improve emergency response protocols after San Francisco power outage
1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade. 45m ago · South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-president Yoon over opinion polls.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Insights from emerging experts on nuclear weapons and AI – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
… nuclear threats. By Marlena Broeker. Years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, the United States is still struggling with how to support Ukraine and push …
Moscow’s Coercive Nuclear Threats – FPIF.org
FPIF.org
Moscow’s Coercive Nuclear Threats … Why is the Kremlin focusing on its new nukes? … Significantly, during the 15-minute address, Putin emphasized what …
Nuclear risks and the Russian Arctic during wartime – Bellona Foundation
Bellona Foundation
Our work this year documented how nuclear infrastructure has become entangled with warfare … nuclear risks, environmental threats, and their …
Nuclear War
NEWS
US, Iran spar over nuclear talks at UN | Reuters
Reuters
… war between Iran and Israel in June, which Washington joined by striking Iranian nuclear sites. The Reuters Gulf Currents newsletter brings you …
China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says – The New York Times
The New York Times
The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, …
Moscow’s Coercive Nuclear Threats – FPIF.org
FPIF.org
… war in Ukraine, Putin dwelt for several minutes on Russia’s latest nuclear-armed weapons systems. He described the catastrophic capabilities of …
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