WSWS (2022-10-05). A History of US threats to use nuclear weapons. wsws.org The US and other imperialist powers have not only considered on several critical occasions using nuclear weapons to reverse military defeats. They have directly threatened to drop atom bombs in order to extract concessions from their enemies.‚Ä®‚Ä®…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). South Korea, US fire missiles in response to North Korea test. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — The South Korean and United States (US) militaries fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said Wednesday (Oct 5).

Staff (2022-10-04). North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — South Korea's military and Japan's Coast Guard say North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, which has flown over the northern part of Japan.

_____ (2022-10-04). Where will Europe have to move its industrial production? journal-neo.org The vulnerability of the world, especially Europe, to importing fossil fuels from abroad was already shown by the oil crisis of the 1970s. Europe began to gradually cope with it only a decade later. In a way, the winning move at that time was to actively build nuclear power plants in order to produce high-tech …

____ (2022-10-04). Russia fully committed to inadmissibility of nuclear war: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday emphasized that Moscow is fully committed to the inadmissibility of nuclear war.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-10-04). Guerra en Ucrania: Más armas, más destrucción, más hambre en Europa. globalizacion.ca Cuando asoma la posibilidad —cacareada incluso por el casi octogenario presidente estadounidense Joe Biden- de una guerra nuclear, el único camino sensato sería la reflexión, la diplomacia y la búsqueda exhaustiva de soluciones pacíficas, aceptables para ambas partes. | Ya se…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-04). North Korean Ballistic Missile Defiantly Flew Over Japan. southfront.org On the morning of October 4, North Korea reportedly launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. The Japanese government warned residents in some remote islands that are part of Tokyo as well as Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures to take shelter. | According to Tokyo's Ministry of Defense, the missile flew over Japan's northern territory. It reportedly fell into the Pacific Ocean outside the exclusive economic zone of the state, about 3 thousand kilometers from the islands of the J…

WSWS (2022-10-04). Despite Russian nuclear threats, Germany announces new arms deliveries to Kiev. wsws.org The German government has reacted to the Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories and Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons by intensifying its own war offensive, which is leading ever more directly to a third world war.

Staff (2022-10-04). North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — South Korea's military and Japan's Coast Guard say North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, which has flown over the northern part of Japan.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Austin Says It's Possible Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday said it was possible that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, although he hasn't seen indications that such a decision has been made. "The guy who makes that decision is one man. There are no checks on Mr. Putin," Austin told CNN. "Just as …

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Iran Still 'Exchanging Messages' With US, Says Nuclear Deal Possible. news.antiwar.com Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that Tehran "There is still a possibility and a chance to resume the implementation of the nuclear deal," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said. "Efforts are underway with the European coordinator and other mediators, including the foreign ministries of neighboring countries, to exchange messages to reach an agreement." | Nuclear deal talks a…

Editor (2022-10-03). Scott Ritter: The Onus Is on Biden & Putin. scheerpost.com Ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after three months at sea, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Navy, James Kimber) | By Scott Ritter / Wars should be avoided at all costs. Nuclear conflict should never be contemplated. | These two truisms are often spoken, but rarely adhered to. Wars occur all too frequently, and so long as nations possess nuclear weapons, their use is contemplated on a continuous basis. | The ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict has put the worl…

Staff (2022-10-03). Belgian Tihange 3 nuclear reactor shuts down unexpectedly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — The Tihanghe 3 nuclear reactor in Liège Province is currently out of action, Belgian media reported on Monday.

____ (2022-10-03). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. transcend.org 29 Sep 2022 – By 2012, there were 7 US military bases globally and 1.4 million American troops, figures which are reported through today. Other estimates suggest more than 1,000 military installations abroad but even the Pentagon may not be sure of the exact number.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-03). US to respond if Russia uses nukes: Ex-CIA chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus predicted that NATO would 'take out' Moscow's forces in retaliation if it uses nuclear weapons amid the Ukraine conflict, media have reported.

____ (2022-10-03). A New UN to Prevent the Sacrifice of Europe to the Nuclear Gods. transcend.org The UN is stymied by its fatally flawed Charter. Despite the fact that the original purpose of the UN is to end "the scourge of war," it has failed time and time again. While the UN has done much good, the world has seen over 2 wars since the Charter was signed.

____ (2022-10-03). On Loving the 'Vietnam Syndrome'. transcend.org 2 Oct 2022 – Never, in my opinion, is the country and world more in need of a second coming of the Vietnam Syndrome than at present, with pressures building for an existential nuclear confrontation more menacing to contemplate than was the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago.

_____ (2022-10-03). Crazy Fakes as a Sign of "Cartoon Reality" journal-neo.org More recently, we have been looking at a fake story about North Korea supplying arms to Russia, which the author believes to have originated from a Telegram channel of dubious validity. Unfortunately, the story had two curious sequels. First, the excitement reached such a level that on September 21, 2022, the Vice Director General of …

Staff (2022-10-03). S Korea Pres. approval rating drops after hot mic incident. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in four weeks after his vulgar remarks against US officials were caught on a hot mic in New York…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Austin Says It's Possible Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday said it was possible that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, although he hasn't seen indications that such a decision has been made. "The guy who makes that decision is one man. There are no checks on Mr. Putin," Austin told CNN. "Just as …

Editor (2022-10-03). Scott Ritter: The Onus Is on Biden & Putin. scheerpost.com Ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after three months at sea, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Navy, James Kimber) | By Scott Ritter / Wars should be avoided at all costs. Nuclear conflict should never be contemplated. | These two truisms are often spoken, but rarely adhered to. Wars occur all too frequently, and so long as nations possess nuclear weapons, their use is contemplated on a continuous basis. | The ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict has put the worl…

____ (2022-10-03). On Loving the 'Vietnam Syndrome'. transcend.org 2 Oct 2022 – Never, in my opinion, is the country and world more in need of a second coming of the Vietnam Syndrome than at present, with pressures building for an existential nuclear confrontation more menacing to contemplate than was the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago.

____ (2022-10-03). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. transcend.org 29 Sep 2022 – By 2012, there were 7 US military bases globally and 1.4 million American troops, figures which are reported through today. Other estimates suggest more than 1,000 military installations abroad but even the Pentagon may not be sure of the exact number.

Staff (2022-10-03). Belgian Tihange 3 nuclear reactor shuts down unexpectedly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — The Tihanghe 3 nuclear reactor in Liège Province is currently out of action, Belgian media reported on Monday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-03). US to respond if Russia uses nukes: Ex-CIA chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus predicted that NATO would 'take out' Moscow's forces in retaliation if it uses nuclear weapons amid the Ukraine conflict, media have reported.

____ (2022-10-03). Russia Says US "Wrecked" Ukraine Talks, but Peace Is Still Possible. transcend.org 25 Sep 2022 – A US official rejects Putin's claim that NATO sabotaged a "peaceful settlement" with Ukraine early in the war. The threat of US-Russia nuclear conflict is at its highest in decades, economic havoc is spreading, and more Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are being sent off to die. But it is not too late for diplomacy in this perilous moment.

____ (2022-10-03). A New UN to Prevent the Sacrifice of Europe to the Nuclear Gods. transcend.org The UN is stymied by its fatally flawed Charter. Despite the fact that the original purpose of the UN is to end "the scourge of war," it has failed time and time again. While the UN has done much good, the world has seen over 2 wars since the Charter was signed.

Staff (2022-10-03). S Korea Pres. approval rating drops after hot mic incident. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in four weeks after his vulgar remarks against US officials were caught on a hot mic in New York…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-10-02). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Editor (2022-10-02). US and UK Sabotaged Ukrainian Peace Deal. scheerpost.com By Aaron Maté / YouTube | CORRECTIONS: | In his Sept. 21 speech, Putin did not make an explicit threat to use nuclear weapons. He vowed to "make use of all weapon systems available to us," in the event of "a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people." | On nuclear weapons, the US did not have a "No First Use" policy. On the 2020 campaign trail, Joe Biden said that he supported the idea of "No First Use." He abandoned that in his presidential nuclear posture; but that was reversing his campaign stance, not official US policy.

____ (2022-10-02). US has no intention to settle Iran nuclear standoff: Lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Emphasizing that US has no intention to resolve the remaining issues in the negotiations, Spokesman for Iran Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that exchanging US prisoners was a humanitarian move.

Global Research (2022-10-02). Invitación a conferencia del Prof. Michel Chossudovsky øTercera guerra mundial? El peligro de una conflagración nuclear. globalizacion.ca Conferencia | Miércoles 5 de octubre, 2022, 13 pm hora de Ciudad de México | El Club de Periodistas de México A.C. | invita usted a unirse a la Conferencia magistral que será dictada por el…

Staff (2022-10-01). US Officials tell congressmen JCPOA revival talks stalled. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — In a closed briefing with US lawmakers, Biden administration officials told that negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are stalled.

Staff (2022-10-01). North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean sources reported on Saturday, citing the country's military.

_____ (2022-10-01). PRC-DPRK Relations in 2021-2022; the Political Aspect. journal-neo.org Following a series of articles on the interaction between Seoul and Beijing, it is worth examining what the communication between Beijing and Pyongyang has looked like. Kim and Xi have constantly exchanged personal messages. For example, on March 23, 2021 Kim Jong-un sent a verbal personal message to Xi Jinping, informing him about the 8th …

Staff (2022-10-01). US Officials tell congressmen JCPOA revival talks stalled. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — In a closed briefing with US lawmakers, Biden administration officials told that negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are stalled.

Staff (2022-10-01). North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean sources reported on Saturday, citing the country's military.

_____ (2022-10-01). PRC-DPRK Relations in 2021-2022; the Political Aspect. journal-neo.org Following a series of articles on the interaction between Seoul and Beijing, it is worth examining what the communication between Beijing and Pyongyang has looked like. Kim and Xi have constantly exchanged personal messages. For example, on March 23, 2021 Kim Jong-un sent a verbal personal message to Xi Jinping, informing him about the 8th …

WSWS (2022-09-30). At UN, New Zealand PM backs war against Russia, promotes internet censorship. wsws.org Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hypocritically called for nuclear disarmament, while aligning New Zealand with the war against Russia in Ukraine, and calling for greater censorship of the internet.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-30). Is That a Chilling Echo of Dr. Strangelove We Are Hearing from Biden's Nominee to Oversee America's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-30). The Democratic Party, Now The Leading Party Of War. popularresistance.org The prowar mentality among the progressive Dem pols is not limited to Biden's cruel proxy war to the last Ukrainian. It extends to a second proxy war now being ginned up in Taiwan. When Nancy Pelosi recently visited the island to stir up secessionist sentiment, not a single progressive Democrat in Congress made so much as a peep of protest. In fact Rep. Ro Khanna, Co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential campaign boosted it in rants on CNN and Twitter. | Both of these proxy wars bring the US into conflict with two other major global nuclear powers. If the progressive pols cannot be against military escalati…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). South Korea to Supply Weapons Worth $2.9 Billion to Ukraine — Report. southfront.org The KP-SAM Chiron MANPAD. Source: the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. | South Korea will supply weapons worth $2.9 billion to Ukraine, the Czech daily Mladá fronta DNES reported on September 30. | The newspaper said that the United States will pay for the weapons which will be first shipped to a Czech arms company. Later, the weapons, which will include KP-SAM Chiron man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs), will be transferred as a gift to Ukraine. | South Korean w…

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). N Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles From Pyongyang. telesurenglish.net

Shane Quinn (2022-09-29). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

WSWS (2022-09-30). At UN, New Zealand PM backs war against Russia, promotes internet censorship. wsws.org Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hypocritically called for nuclear disarmament, while aligning New Zealand with the war against Russia in Ukraine, and calling for greater censorship of the internet.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-29). Is that a chilling echo of Dr. Strangelove we are hearing from Biden's nominee to oversee nuclear weapons arsenal? struggle-la-lucha.org

Shane Quinn (2022-09-29). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Ukraine: Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0? libya360.wordpress.com Anatoly Antonov It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one. As Henry Kissinger wrote in 2014, "The demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one." I have commenced my…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). US Targets Iran's Oil Exports With New Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Talks Stall. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports in the latest sign that a revival of the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely. The State Department announced sanctions on two Chinese-based firms accused of trading Iranian oil, while the Treasury Department designated several entities based in Hong Kong, Iran, India, and the UAE. …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-29). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Ann Brown (2022-09-29). US Government: We Warned Russia Privately There Will Be Catastrophic Consequences If They Use Nukes. moguldom.com Behind closed doors, the U.S. government apparently warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against the use of nuclear weapons. Now, President Joe Biden's administration is sending the message through the media. Pentagon and U.S. officials made the rounds on Sunday talk shows Sept. 25 issuing the warning publicly. But on Sept. 28, Russia announced that it …

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2022-09-29). The Urgent Need for a Draft Ukraine-Russia Peace Agreement. commondreams.org Today's fraught situation can easily spin out of control, as the world has done on so many past occasions—yet this time with the possibility of nuclear catastrophe.

Robert C. Koehler (2022-09-29). Nuclear War and Moral Sanity. commondreams.org In a spiritual and moral sense, the world's nuclear powers are the most underdeveloped nations—committed to maintaining power over, rather than power with, the rest of the planet.

_____ (2022-09-29). PRC-ROK Relations: Cultural Exchanges. journal-neo.org After THAAD was deployed in the Republic of Korea in 2016, China restricted access to its market for South Korean (pop) culture content, including games, movies, TV series and popular music. Korean artists were banned from touring in China. However, the Chinese government did not issue any official decrees on this matter: restrictions were imposed …

Staff (2022-09-29). Harris, S Korea president discuss regional issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — US Vice President Kamala Harris and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met and held talks in Seoul, discussing regional issues.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Kamala Harris' Visit To Tokyo Aims To Destroy Sino-Japanese Relations. southfront.org U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds her face mask as she hosts a roundtable discussion with Japanese business executives from companies in the semiconductor industry, at the Chief Mission Residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP) | By Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | US Vice President Kamala Harris is on a trip to Japan and South Korea, her first visit to Japan and her second to Asia since taking office early last year. Ahead of the US m…

_____ (2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …

Shane Quinn (2022-09-29). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

Staff (2022-09-29). Harris, S Korea president discuss regional issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — US Vice President Kamala Harris and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met and held talks in Seoul, discussing regional issues.

WSWS (2022-09-28). US, Russia trade threats of nuclear war as referendums in East Ukraine end. wsws.org As the war tensions between Russia and NATO are reaching fever pitch, Russian society has been thrown into turmoil by the mobilization of 300,000 reservists.

_____ (2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …

Fight Back (2022-09-28). The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Realnewsauthor"> Campaign NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) | The Realnewsauthor"> Campaign celebrates Cuba's passage of the new Families Code by popular referendum on September 25. The Families Code legalizes same-gender marriage and adoption, but it also goes far beyond that. With this new code, Cuba leads the world in LGBTQ, women's, disability, children and elders' rights. | The code recognizes and protects four kinds of households. Besides single-person and nuclear families, the code protects extended families with different caring relationships that inclu…

____ (2022-09-28). Dalian taps nuclear energy for heating. ecns.cn An 8.8-kilometer main heating pipeline stretches from the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station to local residents' houses in Wafangdian of Dalian, Liaoning province.

Staff (2022-09-28). Iran FM describes Vienna talks favorable, successful. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that negotiations over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been successful and favorable so far.

WSWS (2022-09-28). Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France party implodes over concocted domestic violence scandal. wsws.org The scandal over Adrien Quatennens' divorce bears all the hallmarks of a political operation designed to distract attention from the mounting danger of nuclear war and economic collapse.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-09-28). Celac y OIEA firman plan de acción sobre cooperación. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina señaló que el plan impulsa el desarrollo de capacidades nucleares con fines pacíficos.

Staff (2022-09-28). N Korea launches ballistic missile toward S Korea's waters. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.

Brian Gibbs (2022-09-27). Why We Need To Teach Nuclear War. commondreams.org Thoughtful teachers must be willing to educate their students slowly and honestly about the history of our nuclear past.

____ (2022-09-28). Dalian taps nuclear energy for heating. ecns.cn An 8.8-kilometer main heating pipeline stretches from the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station to local residents' houses in Wafangdian of Dalian, Liaoning province.

WSWS (2022-09-28). US, Russia trade threats of nuclear war as referendums in East Ukraine end. wsws.org As the war tensions between Russia and NATO are reaching fever pitch, Russian society has been thrown into turmoil by the mobilization of 300,000 reservists.

Fight Back (2022-09-28). The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Realnewsauthor"> Campaign NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) | The Realnewsauthor"> Campaign celebrates Cuba's passage of the new Families Code by popular referendum on September 25. The Families Code legalizes same-gender marriage and adoption, but it also goes far beyond that. With this new code, Cuba leads the world in LGBTQ, women's, disability, children and elders' rights. | The code recognizes and protects four kinds of households. Besides single-person and nuclear families, the code protects extended families with different caring relationships that inclu…

_____ (2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …

WSWS (2022-09-28). Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France party implodes over concocted domestic violence scandal. wsws.org The scandal over Adrien Quatennens' divorce bears all the hallmarks of a political operation designed to distract attention from the mounting danger of nuclear war and economic collapse.

Staff (2022-09-28). Iran FM describes Vienna talks favorable, successful. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that negotiations over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been successful and favorable so far.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-09-28). Celac y OIEA firman plan de acción sobre cooperación. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina señaló que el plan impulsa el desarrollo de capacidades nucleares con fines pacíficos.

Anonymous765 (2022-09-27). Last Day Of Voting Amid Growing Nuclear Threat. southfront.org |

Walt Zlotow (2022-09-27). Negotiated Settlement to Prevent a "Protracted Proxy War with a Nuclear Ending" globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-27). Iran, IAEA Still at Odds Over Uranium Traces Inquiry. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is still at odds with Iran over an investigation into traces of uranium at undeclared Iranian nuclear sites. | The inquiry has been open for years, and while there's no proliferation risk, the IAEA has not been happy with Tehran's explanations. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Monday Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami

Fidel Castro Ruz (2022-09-27). Fidel Castro's Message against Nuclear War: "In a Nuclear War the 'Collateral Damage' would be the Life of All Humanity." globalresearch.ca A forceful message calling for World peace and the survival of humankind.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-27). Medvedev Says US and NATO Won't Intervene If Russia Uses Nuke in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said he doesn't believe the US and NATO would intervene if Russia launched a nuclear strike in Ukraine over fears of a "nuclear apocalypse" despite recent comments from US officials. Medvedev, a former Russian president, also reiterated that Moscow believes it has the right to use …

Walt Zlotow (2022-09-27). Chicago Tribune Should be Careful What It Wishes For: Protracted Proxy War with a Nuclear Ending. globalresearch.ca

Brian Gibbs (2022-09-27). Why We Need To Teach Nuclear War. commondreams.org Thoughtful teachers must be willing to educate their students slowly and honestly about the history of our nuclear past.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-27). Iran, IAEA Still at Odds Over Uranium Traces Inquiry. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is still at odds with Iran over an investigation into traces of uranium at undeclared Iranian nuclear sites. | The inquiry has been open for years, and while there's no proliferation risk, the IAEA has not been happy with Tehran's explanations. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Monday Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami

Staff (2022-09-26). Iran needs guarantees before signing JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — Iran wants the Western powers to offer it guarantees regarding the nuclear deal before it goes ahead with signing the agreement, an advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna talks.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-26). Russia Says It's Had 'Sporadic' Contacts With the US on Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that the US and Russia "There are channels for dialogue at the proper level, but they are of a very sporadic nature. At least they allow for the exchange of some emergency messages about each other's positions," Peskov said. | When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization las…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-26). Is That a Chilling Echo of Dr. Strangelove We Are Hearing from Biden's Nominee to Oversee America's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal? covertactionmagazine.com Anthony J. Cotton Says if Confirmed He Will Prepare U.S. Army Officers to Deploy Nuclear Weapons—Which is No Longer Unthinkable Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film Dr. Strangelove featured an unhinged Air Force General named Jack D. Ripper, who orders a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union after he becomes convinced that the Soviets were polluting …

Infobrics (2022-09-26). Russia's Rosatom Keen on Opportunities in Renewables, Carbon Fibre, Other Areas in India. infobrics.org Besides, the group is keen on exploring possibilities in the areas of nuclear medicine, radiation technologies and energy storage…

Al Mayadeen (2022-09-26). Marshall Islands Halt Talks with US Over Nuclear Testing Dispute. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-26). In The Terrain Of Word War III. popularresistance.org A pair of speeches on Sept. 21—Putin to his nation, President Biden to the U.N. General Assembly hours later—bring us face to face with this grim new reality. They are "must" to read or hear for anyone concerned with the direction geopolitical events now take. As to a negotiated passage through this dangerous impasse, Biden doesn't seem to be bothering with even the back-channel contacts President Kennedy used to defuse a potentially nuclear confrontation over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. | Let us "think with history" at this critical moment, to borrow a phrase from Carl Schorske, the late…

Infobrics (2022-09-26). US spinning the narrative as it threatens Russia and China with nuclear weapons. infobrics.org The US is the most vocal about supposed "threats" coming from others despite being the only country in history that has used all three types of weapons of mass destruction in war.

WSWS (2022-09-26). US pledges "catastrophic" response to potential Russian use of nuclear weapons. wsws.org In the aftermath of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday threatening to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, US officials have made clear they are actively discussing the possibility that the conflict will erupt into a nuclear war.

TeleSUR, EVC (2022-09-26). øCuáles son los 12 peores accidentes nucleares de la historia. telesurtv.net Según la OIEA, en el mundo se mantienen operando más de 400 reactores nucleares en 31 países.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-26). North Korea on Arm Deals With Russia Smear Campaign. orinocotribune.com Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) — The vice director general of the General Bureau of Equipment of the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK released the following press statement on Sept. 21: | Recently, the U.S. and other hostile forces talked about the "violation of a resolution" of the UNSC, spreading a "rumor of arms dealings" between the DPRK and Russia. | Not only the development, production, possession of military equipment, but also their export and import are the lawful right peculiar to a sovereign state, and nobody is entitled to criticize it. | We have never recognized the UNSC unlawful "sanct…

Staff (2022-09-26). S. Korea, US begin combined naval exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — South Korea and the US kicked off their first combined naval exercise, near the peninsula on Monday, a day after North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast.

WSWS (2022-09-26). South Korean bus drivers overwhelmingly vote to strike. wsws.org The broad support for a strike among Gyeonggi Province bus drivers is a further indication that South Korean workers are looking for a way to fight back against the attacks on their working and living conditions.

____ (2022-09-26). 2 killed, 1 injured in South Korea's outlet mall fire. ecns.cn A fire broke out at an outlet mall in the South Korean central city of Daejeon on Monday, leaving two people dead, one seriously injured and four others missing, according to Yonhap news agency.

Staff (2022-09-26). Iran needs guarantees before signing JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — Iran wants the Western powers to offer it guarantees regarding the nuclear deal before it goes ahead with signing the agreement, an advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna talks.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-26). US Spinning The Narrative As It Threatens Russia And China With Nuclear Weapons. southfront.org : USS John C. Stennis nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, via Defence BlogThe US is the most vocal about supposed "threats" coming from others despite being the only country in history that has used all three types of weapons of mass destruction in war. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | The world has been living in fear of thermonuclear confrontation for nearly eight decades. Nuclear-armed countries have a tremendous responsibility in this regard, as their actions c…

Infobrics (2022-09-26). Russia's Rosatom Keen on Opportunities in Renewables, Carbon Fibre, Other Areas in India. infobrics.org Besides, the group is keen on exploring possibilities in the areas of nuclear medicine, radiation technologies and energy storage…

Al Mayadeen (2022-09-26). Marshall Islands Halt Talks with US Over Nuclear Testing Dispute. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-26). US pledges "catastrophic" response to potential Russian use of nuclear weapons. wsws.org In the aftermath of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday threatening to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, US officials have made clear they are actively discussing the possibility that the conflict will erupt into a nuclear war.

TeleSUR, EVC (2022-09-26). øCuáles son los 12 peores accidentes nucleares de la historia. telesurtv.net Según la OIEA, en el mundo se mantienen operando más de 400 reactores nucleares en 31 países.

Staff (2022-09-26). S. Korea, US begin combined naval exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — South Korea and the US kicked off their first combined naval exercise, near the peninsula on Monday, a day after North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast.

____ (2022-09-26). 2 killed, 1 injured in South Korea's outlet mall fire. ecns.cn A fire broke out at an outlet mall in the South Korean central city of Daejeon on Monday, leaving two people dead, one seriously injured and four others missing, according to Yonhap news agency.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-25). Russian Forces Foil Yet Another Ukrainian Drone Attack On Zaporozhye NPP. southfront.org Zaporozhie NPP | The Russian military has foiled yet another Ukrainian drone attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP), official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on September 25. | Lt. Gen. Konashenkov said that Kiev forces attempt to target the plant with eight suicide drones. However, all of them were shot down."Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike at the territory of the [Zaporozhye] NPP with eight suicide drones were pr…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). US Instigator Role in Destabilizing Actions in Iran Denounced. telesurenglish.net This stance differs from "Washington's diplomatic messages to Iran on the need for a nuclear deal and the establishment of stability in the region," Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian said. | RELATED: | The Iranian minister's remarks came during a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York. | According to Amir Abdolahian there are in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-25). US Warns of 'Catastrophic Consequences' If Russia Uses Nukes. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday "If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively," Sullivan said on NBC's Meet the Press. | Sullivan didn't detail exactly what the US response would be, although his wording suggests that the US could carry out a nuclear strike on Russia, which could lead to…

James Corbett (2022-09-25). VIDEO: The Privatization of Nuclear War, Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca While one can conceptualize the loss of life and destruction resulting from present-day wars, it is impossible to fully comprehend the devastation which might result from a Third World War, using "new technologies" and advanced weapons, until it occurs and becomes a reality.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-25). Russia Says It's Not Threatening Anyone With Nukes. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia wasn't threatening anyone with nuclear weapons and said Moscow doesn't want a direct conflict with the US and NATO. "We are not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons," Ryabkov said. "The criteria for their use are outlined in Russia's military doctrine." Russia's doctrine is that …

Alex Lantier (2022-09-25). EU States Thrust Aside Kremlin's Warnings of Nuclear War Over Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-25). Get Mad About Nuclear Madness. davidswanson.org

____ (2022-09-25). U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in S.Korea for combined drills. ecns.cn A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for combined drills with the South Korean navy, according to Yonhap news agency.

Staff (2022-09-25). North Korea fires ballistic missile: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) — South Korea and Japan say North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast.

_____ (2022-09-25). "Sensitive Issues" in PRC-ROK Relations: Issues of Sinophobia. journal-neo.org This topic has been raised many times by this author in his NEO articles, and its manifestations are manifold. People's dislike On December 28, Yoon Suk-yeol stated that most South Koreans, especially young people, dislike China despite President Moon Jae-in's administration's pro-China policies, adding that most young Chinese also dislike South Korea. These words were …