CND Press Roundup Friday 4th November 2022

War In Ukraine / NATO

• A report by the IAEA found no substance to Russian claims that Ukraine was preparing a “dirty bomb” attack – following inspections by the nuclear watchdog of three sites. The UK government has welcomed the report.

• That’s as the White House said it saw no indications that Russia was readying its nuclear weapons. The Telegraph, meanwhile, investigates what Russia could do next.

• CND’s fringe event at the Labour conference gets mentioned again in this article from The Express attacking Jeremy Corbyn’s foreign policies.

• The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was back using diesel generators on Wednesday after mains power was once again knocked out by shelling.

• That’s as Ukraine’s nuclear regulator said Russia wants to connect Zaporizhzhia to the Russia power grid.

• The Independent looks at how Ukrainians are facing the nuclear threat with dark humour.

• And Counter Punch asks how close are we to nuclear war?

British Test Veterans

• The Mirror reports how “Britain’s nuclear test heroes are to be given pride of place at the Cenotaph – while being snubbed by the Ministry of Defence.”

Trident

• Britain’s nuclear base at Faslane recently hosted a US nuclear sub and French warship.

UK Nuclear Energy

• “We are reviewing every major project, including Sizewell C,” a government official told the BBC. Lot’s more coverage of the news that Sizewell C could be scrapped as part of Jeremy Hunt’s search for public savings in The Guardian, The Mirror, The Telegraph, ITV.  Suffolk News even has a podcast on it.

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s group Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policy Statement.

Nuclear Energy

• Poland clears a deal to have US nuclear firm Westinghouse build a fleet of nuclear reactors.

• A nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and Mexico has come into force.

Iran Nuclear Deal

• US intelligence say they believe Iran is seeking Russian help in bolstering its nuclear weapons programme.

• NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Iran is considering supplying ballistic missiles to Russia.

North Korea

• The Morning Star talks to peace activists, including CND’s Kate Hudson, on their calls for an end to the nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula.

• The Guardian reports on US official comments that a nuclear attack by North Korea would “result in the end of the Kim regime”.

• South Korea’s Defence Minister said the country is not interested in having tactical nuclear weapons deployed to the country at this time.

• Reuters reports on US comments that China and Russia have the leverage to stop North Korea from going ahead with a nuclear test.

Japan

• Japanese authorities on Wednesday proposed that the safety of nuclear plants aged 30 years or older be checked at least once a decade to obtain approval for continued operation.

Arms on Campus

• Now and Then magazine looks at recent protests by students in British universities about links to arms firms.