CND Press Digest: Friday 24th November

Posted: 24th November 2023

War In Ukraine/NATO

FT: Polish truckers extend Ukraine border blockade.
Reuters: Ukraine wants roads unblocked before talks on Polish trucker protest.

Israel-Palestine

A four day pause in fighting between Hamas and the IDF began on Fridaymorning as part of a deal that will see Israelis and Palestinians released, and vital aid allowed into the Gaza Strip.
The Guardian Comment is Free: A lasting peace in Gaza is now within reach - here’s how it can be achieved.
Moscow has “recorded’ Turkey’s signals to initiate the creation of an inspection mechanism to verify Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Palestine Chronicle: Approximately 1,000 boats are set to sail to the besieged Gaza Strip to break the blockade of humanitarian aid.
An Independent pro-Palestine candidate has beaten Labour to win a council seat in the Plaistow North by-election, giving the Independents their third councillor in the East London borough.

Autumn Statement

Dr Stuart Parkinson takes a look at this week’s Autumn Statement and what it means for UK military spending.

UK Nuclear Weapons

UK Nuclear Energy

Mott MacDonald has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company to explore the potential for it to build a large-scale nuclear facility in the UK.
Citiblog on the row between Labour and Tory leaders in Milton Keynes over accusations that a nuclear waste dump could be located within the constituency.
NFLA: No new money for Sizewell C, but Chancellor backs ‘faux Green’ technologies with cash

Nuclear Energy

Reuters: Asset manager NZ funds has made a 300 percent return on its bet that the price of uranium would benefit from supply shortages arising from growing geopolitical tensions between the U.S., Russia and China and from a global push to ditch fossil fuels.
Engie demands close scrutiny of French nuclear power deal to ensure competition

Iran Nuclear Deal

Quad (US, France, UK, and Germany) statement to the IAEA about Iran’s implementation of its obligations under its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement.

Best,

Pádraig McCarrick

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament