CND Press Digest: Tuesday 6th June 2023

Posted: 18th June 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

The Guardian with IAEA statements on the future safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after the Nova Kakhovka dam partially collapsed on Tuesday. While the collapse doesn’t pose an immediate danger to the plant, the nuclear watchdog has raised concerns over its long-term operation. Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing the dam while the Moscow-installed mayor called it a terrorist act. Read more to the collapse here.
Declassified: UK military figures warn ministers from Ukraine.

AUKUS

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said Tuesday that China leads research in 19 of 23 technologies set as priorities by the AUKUS pact. Read more from ASPI here.
The Hill analyses China’s view of AUKUS.
South China Morning Post: AUKUS leaders prefer posturing and provocation over dialogue.
Meanwhile Aussie deputy PM and defence minister Richard Marles said groups likeAUKUS or the Quad does not seek to supplant larger groupings like ASEAN when it comes to security in the region.

Nuclear Testing

Trump-era officials in the US are under fire over a $59 million fund meant for nuclear testing survivors from the Marshall Islands. The Department of Interior staff failed to see that lifting scrutiny of the trust fund in 2017 could lead to fraud and mismanagement. The fund is now depleted to about $100,000.

UK Nuclear Energy

Coverage of Kier Starmer’s visit to Hinkley Point C include City AM, The Times, and The Guardian.
Bosses at Sizewell C are forging closer ties with charities as part of efforts to promote the development among marginalised and hard-to-reach groups.

Fukushima

Uniland on the opposition to the Japanese plan to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea.

Iran Nuclear Deal

The IAEA boss Rafael Grossi has report on last weekend’s 40th anniversary of the Upper Heyford blockade.

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament