CND Press Digest: Wednesday 17th July 2024
Posted: 17th July 2024
Nukes in Britain
- New era for defence: government launches root and branch review of UK Armed Forces. A review has been commissioned by the Prime Minister and will be overseen by the Defence Secretary, and headed by Lord Robertson.
- Financial Times: China poses ‘deadly’ threat to UK, says former NATO boss. Warning from Lord George Robertson as he heads British strategic defence review.
- The Guardian: Labour rejects JD Vance ‘first Islamist country with nuclear weapons’ remarks. Deputy PM Angela Rayner says she does not recognise Donald Trump running mate’s ‘characterisation’ of Britain.
- Letter to the National: Nuclear convoys travelling to Coulport should be peacefully stopped.
Global Nukes
- Empire, communication and NATO wars. The Baldwin-Postol interview on the nuclear threat.
- European Leadership Network: Ways to address the growing salience of nuclear weapons in the NPT.
Future Warfare
- Space-based warfare: America’s dominance challenged.
UK Nuclear Power
- SNP Government, should have the final say on nuclear power stations.
- The Standard: Electricity imports to hit record in 2024, warns nuclear industry lobbyist group. Nuclear Industry Association says 10 million homes may depend on power from abroad this year.
Nuclear Energy
- Reuters: Malfunction shuts one of four units at Russian nuclear power plant. One of four power units at the Rostov nuclear power plant in southern Russia has been shut down due to a malfunction, the Russian energy ministry and state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Tuesday.
NATO / Europe
- NATO would mean war.
- UK Defence Journal: Sweden in first NATO surveillance flights over Atlantic.
- Poland has NATO’s third largest military, new figures show.
- Foreign Policy: For Putin, the EU Is a bigger threat than NATO.
- How ‘dangerous’ is a new NATO office in Jordan? NATO will open its first Middle East liaison office in Jordan. Some locals have described it as Jordanian “betrayal.” Others suggested that NATO must want to get involved in the Gaza conflict. What’s really going on?
Iran Nuclear Deal
- Iran International: Iran open to resuming nuclear talks - acting foreign minister.
AUKUS / Asia-Pacific
- Voice of America: Washington-Seoul alliance is a ‘nuclear alliance,’ US official says.
- UK Defence Journal: The UK government has highlighted the AUKUS partnership’s role in creating jobs and driving economic growth, with Defence Secretary John Healey speaking of its importance during a visit to Sheffield Forgemasters.
- Perth to host major AUKUS event next week. From Wednesday to Friday next week (24-26 July) Perth will be the epicentre of debate on how the international relationships driving Australia’s $368 billion nuclear powered submarine purchase may play out in regional diplomacy, cooperation and industry development.
Best,
Pádraig McCarrick
Press and Communications Officer
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
