CND Press Digest: Monday 11th September 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

• Associated Press: UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near a plant in Ukraine.

Lakenheath

• Hamish de Bretton Gordon writes for the i newspaper arguing that US nuclear weapons returning to Britain is a good thing. On anti-war voices opposing the deployment he asks: “Are we going to see demonstrations around RAF Lakenheath like we did around RAF Greenham Common by Stop the War and CND when they arrive? Probably. We all want a nuclear free world but those regularly calling for this – particularly on the far left – are appeasing Russian tyrants, rather than having them back in their nuclear box and kicked out of Ukraine.”

Scottish CND

• Some coverage of Scottish CND’s upcoming Festival of Survival event in this comment in The National.

UK Nuclear Energy

• Qatar is poised to announce a £4 billion investment which will see the creation of a university-style facility in the UK specialising in green energy research and development  which also include working with RollsRoyce on nuclear power. 
• Some images of the construction of Berkeley nuclear plant in the 1950s.
• NFLA calls on the new Energy Secretary: “Don’t make Sizewell C Suffolk’s nightmare”. 
• That’s as EDF released a new video on progress at Hinkley Point C. 

Nuclear Energy

• Renew Economy: Nuclear energy remains weapon of choice for climate deniers and coal lobby.
• Irish MEP Billy Kelleher is working hard to ingratiate himself with the EU’s nuclear lobby - calling on Irish politicians and the public to take their “emotions” out of the issue of nuclear power.

Fukushima

• The South China Morning Post explains: What is tritium? The radioactive element that caused controversy during the Fukushima water release.

North Korea

• Why is North Korea growing its navy with submarines and nuclear drones?

Iran Nuclear Deal

• Mossad chief accuses Iran of plotting deadly attacks, vows to hit perpetrators ‘in heart’ of Tehran.

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament