CND Press Digest: Wednesday 6th March 2024

Posted: 6th March 2024

NATO / Europe

  • Second anniversary of Russia’s nuclear plant occupation: Greenpeace warns about escalating Russian nuclear blackmail if reactors at Zaporizhzhia are restarted.
  • Hungary president signs Sweden’s NATO membership ratification.
  • Hungary will oppose Mark Rutte’s NATO candidacy, foreign minister says.
  • Germany says leaked intercepted call explained as ‘individual mistake’ to Washington and London.
  • Russia says it strengthens military forces in Europe in response to NATO.
  • Czech and French leaders pledge support for Ukraine while looking for ways to help war-torn country.
  • Vox: Caught between Trump and Putin, are European countries ready to go nuclear? The debate over “Euronukes,” explained.

Middle East & North Africa

  • The Guardian Opinion: We’ve been calling for peace in Palestine – these sinister Tory proposals would silence us.
  • UK patience with Israel wearing thin over Gaza aid, Cameron to tell Gantz.

AUKUS / Indo-Pacific

  • Reuters: China will boost its defence spending by 7.2 percent this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday.
  • Japan signals interest in AUKUS defence tech partnership.
  • Singapore’s welcome of future AUKUS submarines underscores ‘friends-to-all’ policy.
  • North Korea threatens ‘consequences’ as South Korea and US stage latest round of military drills.

Global Nukes

  • ‘Countdown’ takes stock of the US nuclear weapons stockpile. Physicists at nuclear weapons labs reveal their motivations in book.

Nukes in Space

  • Vladimir Putin in wild plans with China to build nuclear power plant on the Moon.The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos spoke today of plans to to deliver and install a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035 with China.
  • The Times: Russia and China plan nuclear power unit for the moon. ILRS aims to be fully operational for lunar research by 2050 and could be used as a base for missions to other planets in the solar system.

Nukes in Britain

  • Welfare not warfare! Budget is a chance to set out a vision for a better world, writesColin Archer.

UK Nuclear Energy

  • Civil Nuclear Constabulary apologise over Wayne Couzens failures

Nuclear Energy

Best,

 

Pádraig McCarrick

 

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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