CND Press Digest: Thursday 22nd March 2024

Posted: 23rd March 2024

NATO / Europe

Middle East & North Africa

  • The Guardian analysis: The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks.
  • EU and US pile on pressure for Gaza ceasefire. EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ while US expected to bring UN resolution calling for truce without delay.
  • Türkiye slams Israel over nuclear weapons narrative on Gaza.

AUKUS / Indo-Pacific

  • The Guardian: Australia moves to prop up AUKUS with $4.6bn pledge to help clear Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor bottlenecks in UK. More coverage on the money to British arms firms by City AM, Telegraph, and Independent.
  • David Cameron, has suggested the AUKUS pact and NATO alliance must get into “the best possible shape” to increase their chances of surviving Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.
  • RUSI: How Biden’s budget plunged the AUKUS submarines pact into doubt.

Global Nukes

  • The Globalist: German caution and hesitancy are mostly to blame for the lack of progress in developing a European nuclear deterrent.

Nukes in Britain

  • The National: Trident should be scrapped altogether before “disaster strikes”, Alba have warned after images of a nuclear submarine returning to its Scottish base sparked fresh concerns about the state of the infrastructure.
  • The government carried out a series of horrifying human experiments on thousands of its own servicemen, write Jason McCue and Oliver Troen. But the full extent of what happened has only now become apparent

UK Nuclear Energy

  • Suffolk News reports that the building of a new hospital in Bury St Edmonds could face delays, in part due to the construction of Sizewell C making contractors unavailable.
  • The Telegraph opinion: Britain could be a world leader in nuclear power, but not with old technology. The Government must whole-heartedly commit if it is to make Big Fission a success.

Nuclear Energy

  • Associated Press: In the shadow of a massive monument glorifying nuclear power, over 30 nations from around the world pledged to use the controversial energy source to help achieve a climate-neutral globe while providing countries with an added sense of strategic security.
  • Greenpeace disrupts international nuclear summit in Brussels. Greenpeace, known for its anti-nuclear activism and attention-grabbing actions, had one of its activists – who was suspended in mid-air – hold up a sign reading “Nuclear, fairytale” over the press area where leaders and representatives of some 40 delegations were expected to arrive.
  • Jim Green’s Substack: The latest substack missive from British nuclear power advocate Zion Lights reflects the cognitive dissonance that all nuclear advocatesmust be experiencing.
  • The Guardian: Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero.

Best,

 

Pádraig McCarrick

 

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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