CND Press Digest: Thursday 12th October 2023
Posted: 12th October 2023
War In Ukraine/NATO
- Zelenskiy pledged not to attack nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, says IAEA chief.
- NATO vows to respond if Finland-Estonia gas pipeline damage is deliberate.
Nuclear Testing
- On Monday, Russian lawmakers were given 10 days to study how best to revokeMoscow’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
- Russia accused the US on Tuesday of carrying out preparations at its nuclear test site in Nevada but said that Moscow would not restart its own nuclear testingprogramme unless Washington did.
- vows Labour.
- That’s at Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner CND’s press release on the Labour Party’s vote to support increased military spending and nuclear weapons.
- A CND news item on Keir Starmer’s speech to Labour party conference.
- Coverage in the Morning Star of Beth Winter MP’s comments during CND’s well attended fringe meeting at LPC.
- Beth also outlines her thoughts on military spending and nuclear weapons in this piece for Labout Outlook.
- GB News’ spin on our LPC fringe.
Pat Arrowsmith
- Kate’s obituary for Pat Arrowsmith in the Morning Star.
UK Nuclear Weapons
- Air Vice-Marshal Eric Macey, pilot who served in the UK’s nuclear strike force – obituary.
UK Nuclear Energy
- Rolls-Royce has awarded a contract to Westinghouse for the development of a fuel design for its small modular reactor (SMR). Meanwhile, it has partnered with the UK’s National Physical Laboratory to investigate safe automated reactor operation for SMRs.
Nuclear Energy
- US and Polish officials have signed an agreement to go ahead with the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant, under the Polish government’s policy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
- The Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has M7T7XZPmV5VwvZPJdVim3/40d/JWhZWZgVTPGRfIJFvS19AA/h17/ZgflsW0PzneqDJP3_hSpEDrq1DBygSM3Qh113nhNV_M”>says.
Nuclear Waste
- A Lincolnshire County Council advert for a job researching nuclear projects has been criticised after it emerged the position is funded by the nuclear waste servicesbody.
Trump
- Former Aussie PMs pour cold water on claims billionaire Anthony Pratt told them Trump’s US submarine secrets.
China
- Reuters: A submarine arms race is intensifying as China embarks on production of a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines that for the first time are expected to pose a challenge to growing US and allied efforts to track them.
North Korea
- A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday in a demonstration of strength against North Korea, as the North’s leader reaffirmed his push to bolster ties with Russia.
Best,
Pádraig McCarrick
Press and Communications Officer
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
