CND Press Digest: Wednesday 18th October 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

• Reuters: Rare footage was shown on Wednesday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing accompanied by officers carrying the so-called nuclear briefcase which can be used to order a nuclear strike.

Nuclear Testing

• Coverage of the Russian government’s moves to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty includes The Morning Star, Euronews, The Times, Associated Press, Reuters.
• Reuters: What is the nuclear test ban treaty and why is Russia changing its position?
• Russia’s planned withdrawal of its ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear tests does not mean that it intends to conduct such a test, a senior foreign ministry official told Russian media.
• New Scientist: Could nuclear weapons testing resume as global tensions rise?

AUKUS

• Fiji’s prime minister said Tuesday he hopes Australia’s acquisition of a fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology will enhance peace in the Pacific region but stopped short of endorsing the increased military cooperation with the United States.

UK Nuclear Energy

• The House magazine on a recent reception held by the Nuclear Industry Association at the Tory party conference.

Nuclear Energy

• Nuclear fuel has been delivered to the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, located in the Chukotka region of north-east Russia.

Nuclear Waste

• The estimated future cost to clean up 19 sites contaminated by nuclear wastefrom the Cold War era has risen by nearly $1 billion in the past seven years, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Government Accountability Office.

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament