CND Press Digest: Thursday 19th July 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

• Russia has increased the maximum age at which men can be mobilised to fight in Ukraine by up to ten years, writes in The Express, calling for NATO to base hypersonic missiles in Turkey. He also suggests that Turkey is still hosting US nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Weapons

• Officially called the “Presidential Emergency Satchel,” the “nuclear football” is a bulky briefcase that contains atomic war plans and enables the president to transmit nuclear orders to the Pentagon. The heavy case is carried by a military officer who is never far behind the president, whether the commander-in-chief is boarding a helicopter or exiting meetings with world leaders. Read more on ABC.
• Oppenheimer yet to receive theatrical release date in Japan.

British Nuclear Weapons

• The Morning Star picks up CND’s comments on the additional billions of pounds for nuclear weapons as outlined in the recent Defence Command paper.
• Nuclear weapons firm AWE latest corporate criminal to seek membership of prominent sustainability body.

Space

• The UK government has announced a new report by the UK Space Agency outlining a roadmap for the development of 11 critical technology areas and capabilities over the next decade. These include: Advanced Manufacturing; Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence; Communications & Mission Operations; In Situ Resource Utilisation; Life Support & Crew Performance; Navigation & Sensing; Propulsion; Robotics; Sample Curation; Science Instrumentation; and Space Nuclear Power.

UK Nuclear Energy

• The Telegraph: Britain kicks off the nuclear race – but who wants a reactor next door?
• BBC coverage on recent government comments backing Sizewell C.
• Warrington Borough Council celebrates the town’s nuclear credentials.
• Anglesey Council hopes to benefit from Great British Nuclear.
• Euan Hutton CEO of Sellafield.

• North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades.

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament