CND Press Digest: Thursday 5th October 2023

CND

• The Washington Post has an obit for Pat Arrowsmith.

War In Ukraine / NATO

• Ukraine is seeking to turn the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone into one of Europe’s biggest wind farms. 
• The Russians have IAEA calls for all reactors at Zaporizhzhia to be placed into cold shutdown.
• On Wednesday, Russia staged a national nuclear strike simulation. 

AUKUS

• Why no referendum on AUKUS and Australia’s role in war plans against China?

UK Nuclear Energy

• Radiation Free Lakeland: From our friends in Lincolnshire who are also fighting the nuclear dump plans.
• FT: Will Britons accept burying nuclear waste in their backyard?

North Korea

• The Guardian: North Korea’s halt of nuclear reactor suggests bid to obtain weapons-grade plutonium – report.
• Reuters: North Korea halts nuclear reactor, likely to extract bomb fuel – report

Fukushima

• New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Hamburg (2–6 Oct), suggests that exposure to low doses of radiation may contribute to an increased risk of diabetes.
• Reuters and QBHVyxXlOFC1gRzh9yODZ2xynMto5RNdgh5y9CH0FC4jfdBOSzVdQjn6wvZk_OjiWAuLq-2uJtra4_0EvIzL12riDgNZrT-GUmYDL3_FVFk3cKheTKsK6jdOtNnuv5qgZV5OrY8s/406/YB_fz6UqRG27gJdyicHfLw/h14/Xo_d-fqNZDijDN0FaPd8e8tzhEIySAb8hzQNxpjDNvo”>written to Joe Biden to warn about a potential Middle East “arms race” if the US supports a nuclear programme for Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi nukes: A desire for energy, weapons, or just leverage?

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament