“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
Jan 06, 2026
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from BBC
US President Donald Trump’s second term is being shaped by his foreign policy ambitions.
Greenland
The US already has a military base on Greenland – Pituffik Space Base – but Trump wants the whole island.
Colombia
Just hours after the operation in Venezuela, Trump warned Colombian President Gustavo Petro to “watch his ass”.
Iran
Iran is currently facing mass anti-government protests, and Trump warned overnight that the authorities there would be “hit very hard” if more protesters died.
Mexico
Trump’s rise to power in 2016 was defined by his calls to “Build the Wall” along the southern border with Mexico.
Cuba
The island nation, just 90 miles (145 km) south of Florida, has been under US sanctions since the early 1960s.
More on this story with individual links . . .
Bowen: Trump’s action could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
Only Greenland should decide its future, Starmer says
‘We need Greenland’: Trump repeats threat to annex Danish territory
Can Maduro’s trusted lieutenant now work for Trump?
Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era
Also, the BBC article(s) are available at “LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today” below:
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
BBC
Trump has made numerous threats against other nations in Washington’s orbit … nuclear facilities last year. Those strikes came after Israel …
Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?
LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and beyond . . .
Trump is never going to get any of this accomplished, unless the other branches of government — who are already suspect — fail to remove him from office before he starts WWIII that he is already well into — and which I do believe that in his sick mind’s legacy he hopes to leave. for the few who might survive a nuclear war — his character not too far removed from the old movie “ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), especially if he has the world riled up over the USA and other countries fighting among themselves as old allies are broken and added somewhere else around the globe.
Trump must believe that he can accomplish such a feat during his final 3 years in office, and end it all with a nuclear war as his “medal of honor” instead of the “Peace Prize”.
The fact is, Trump needs to be locked up in a padded cell in a prison or a mental institution before he spends another day as the President of the United States because he is dangerous and is also as close to the nuclear footballs or buttons around the world as any other leader, and yet somehow we seem to fear him enough that we would not stop him. We can wait no longer as more human and other lives are being jeopardized everywhere every day . . . ~llaw
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LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Tuesday, (01/06/2026)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? – The New York Times
ny times
The nuclear power industry has long struggled to complete projects. Almost all U.S. nuclear power plants in operation started generating power …
Why a power plant is strategically important in the talks between Russia and Ukraine
KUNM
Weekend All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Radio Theater. 0:00. 0:00 … nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, located in Southern Ukraine.
Is it too late to rethink US nuclear strategy? Experts review options. – USA Today
USA Today
… about next steps for U.S. nuclear policy. Their responses offer … all go into nuclear missiles. “We have to do things on the (non-nuclear) …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Trump administration announces $2.7B to bolster nuclear energy – The Hill
The Hill
The Trump administration is awarding a total of $2.7 billion to three companies to support uranium enrichment for nuclear energy.
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? – The New York Times
The New York Times
Many companies are racing to build reactors that experts say could, over time, be cheaper than the kind of large nuclear power plants that have been …
House Republicans put nuclear energy back on the agenda – POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
E&E DAILY | House Energy and Commerce lawmakers will kick off the new year with a discussion on nuclear energy, a broadly bipartisan power source …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Report: Nuclear Power Isn’t Viable In Hawaiʻi – Honolulu Civil Beat
Civil Beat
Emergency preparedness and regulatory capacity further reinforce that conclusion. Hawaiʻi does not have a nuclear regulatory agency, a trained nuclear …
Togo Expands Nuclear Safety Framework With New International Accords
Togo First
The Togolese government has approved accession to international nuclear safety and emergency conventions. The decision covers rapid notification …
Lee Byung-hoon Challenges ‘Southern Limit’ as Regional Discrimination
chosun.com
… emergencies, or geopolitical variables … electricity demand from SK and Samsung Electronics in Yongin equals 15 nuclear power plants.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?
USA Today
“I actually think (arms control advocates) underplay the threat of nuclear war … if (they) actually understood the risks and threats associated with …
Which countries could be in Trump’s sights after Venezuela? – BBC
BBC
Trump has made numerous threats against other nations in Washington’s orbit … nuclear facilities last year. Those strikes came after Israel …
Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?
The Conversation
… threat, initiated a 12-day war with Iran last June. The US briefly entered the war by bombing Iran’s three main nuclear sites, after which Trump …
Nuclear War
NEWS
The US capture of Maduro reveals Russia’s weakness – Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
Russia may be a nuclear superpower, but its conventional military has limited ability to project power and, as its problem-plagued war on Ukraine has …
Senators say US will hit Iran if it rebuilds nuclear, missile programs
iranintl.com
The United States joined a surprise US military campaign on Iran with a June 22 attack on three key nuclear facilities which Trump said “obliterated” …
US nuke silos get $140 billion upgrade. Are they a liability or asset?
USA Today
America’s 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the debate over their …
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