CND Press Digest: Monday 25th September 2023

Posted: 25th September 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

Sergei Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan and UN effort to revive grain deal.
Top Russian nuclear submarine commander assassinated in shock machine gun attack. Captain 1st Rank Ivan Kovgan, 52, was killed in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh where he was seconded as deputy commander of a peacekeeping contingent.

Nuclear Weapons

RAF Lakenheath

CND’s press release on Saturday’s Citizens’ Weapons Inspection.
East Anglian Daily Times: RAF Lakenheath may be future nuclear war target, CND says.
Some great photos in the Suffolk News report.
The Morning Star: Campaigners denied right to access military base for ‘inspection’.

Nuclear Testing

The Mirror: Nuke test veteran, 92, is first to get new medal - but is still denied his blood records.
BBC: Nuclear test veteran from Ipswich among first to receive medal.
Barlestone: Nuclear test veteran to receive military medal.
The Mirror: Nuclear veterans sign up to join new legal fight against the MoD.
US government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say.
braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project.

UK Nuclear Energy

City AM: Sunak’s net zero pragmatism must include plan to beat nimbys after Sizewell C fiasco.
A row is brewing between a nuclear energy company founded by Bill Gates and the UK government over fears it may be sidelined from a £1 billion competition to build new small power plants.

Nuclear Energy

Building Irish nuclear energy plants ‘does not make economic sense’, claims Irish Green party leader Eamon Ryan.
Oil Price: Uranium investors bet big on nuclear renaissance.

Fukushima

Beyond Nuclear: This year marks the 13th year since the Fukushima accidentbegan, yet the path to a conclusion is by no means clear.

Iran Nuclear Deal

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament