CND Press Digest: Monday 14th October 2024

Hibakusha

• The Telegraph: Hiroshima survivor issues Gaza warning as he accepts Nobel Prize. Toshiyuki Mimaki recognised for leading campaign to eradicate world of nuclear weapons.
• Meanwhile....Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor’s Gaza comparison.
• BBC: Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize.
• Kyodo News: Biden commends Nobel Peace Prize-winning Japanese anti-nuclear group.

Nukes in Britain

•  Coverage of CND’s conference in this Morning Star editorial.
• The MS also republished Sophie Bolt’s speech at the closing plenary at Saturday’s conference: Building a peaceful, nuclear-free tomorrow.

Global Nukes

• The Independent: Let’s admit it, nuclear bombs have done more for world peacethan conventional weapons. Nuclear weapons – or, rather, the threat of nuclear power – has in many ways helped keep the peace, writes Mark Almond. Let’s just hope they’re never used.
• AFP / Taipei Times: Nuclear deterrence still at heart of great power strategy, experts say.

Ukraine

• Kyiv Independent: Lukashenko claims Russian nuclear realignment was long overdue.
• Reuters: Lukashenko says Russian nuclear shift was overdue.

Middle East

• The Telegraph: Parliament’s approach to protest ‘permissive’, says Met chief Rowley. Commissioner suggests stricter Northern Ireland-style rules could be an alternative after policing of pro-Palestinian marches is criticised.
• BBC: UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon.
• Sky News: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu urges removal of UN peacekeepers from Lebanon, claiming they are ‘hostages of Hezbollah.
• The Observer: ‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go. Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation orders

Iran

• The National: Iran’s nuclear sites – a red line Israel won’t cross? Even just a few weeks ago, the idea of crossing such a red line in the Middle East conflict would have been considered unlikely. But as the war in the region this past year has repeatedly shown, such boundaries and limits have become increasingly ¬meaningless. Talk of a potential Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a case in point. Certainly there’s no shortage right now of hawkish analysts and commentators who think that this is the ideal moment for Israel to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme.
• Council on Foreign Relations: What are Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities? Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal have garnered increased international scrutiny amid its flaring conflict with Israel.

NATO / Europe

• Federation of American Scientists: NATO tactical nuclear weapons exercise and base upgrades.
• Morning Star: No to NATO’s nuclear war games.
• Politico: US and Europe to clarify NATO’s future relationship with Russia. Defense ministers will discuss how to map out a new NATO strategy toward Moscow, to reflect the frosty relationship.

UK Nuclear Energy

• Morning Star: CND quoted in the Morning Star’s coverage of calls from GMB and Prospect for the government to give the green light on a final investment announcement for Sizewell C.
• More coverage from Energy Live News , the Mirror, and ITV.
• East Anglian Daily Times: Youth council set up to give students a say on Sizewell C.
• BBC: Sizewell B reactor offline for £75m improvements.
• NS Energy: Many businesses struggle to retain staff, particularly in engineering roles. With the nuclear sector widely anticipated to see a new boom, staff retention is becoming more important than ever. What role can training, motivation and a positive work culture play in securing staff?

Nuclear Energy

• Daily Mail: Planned nuclear plant in a Kenyan top tourist hub and home to endangered species sparks protest. Dozens rallied against a proposal to build Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in one of the country’s top coastal tourist hubs which also houses a forest on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Kilifi County is renowned for its pristine sandy beaches where hotels and beach bars line the 165-mile-long coast and visitors boat and snorkel around coral reefs or bird watch in Arabuko Sokoke forest, a significant natural habitat for the conservation of rare and endangered species, according to the UN organization.

AUKUS

• Inkl: To Boris Johnson, Brexit is vindicated by AUKUS.
• ADM: ASC selects ORBIS as first US AUKUS capability partner.

Drones

• The Telegraph: Pentagon puzzled by mystery drones swarming military base.Officials at Langley Air Force Base unsure whether parade of unmanned vehicles were foreign powers snooping or the work of hobbyists.

Best,

 

Pádraig McCarrick

 

Press and Communications Officer

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament