RT | September 28, 2017 The US is already more than five years past its initial deadline for eliminating its chemical weapons arsenal, but doesn’t plan to complete the job before 2023. Russia, which had a similar amount of toxic agents, has just destroyed them all. The US and Russia both declared some 40,000 tons […]
Sputnik – September 27, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the destruction of the last chemical munitions in the country a “historic event.” The last kilogram of Russia’s 40,000-tonne stockpile of chemical warfare agents, which was contained in two artillery shells, was destroyed on Wednesday at the Kizner facility in Udmurtia. Attending the event via video link, Putin said that it is […]
Sputnik – 26.09.2017 Plans to transport nuclear waste from Britain to a sacred Aboriginal site in southern Australia could now be put on hold. Proposals to ship nuclear waste from northern Scotland to a heritage site considered important to indigenous groups in Australia may be halted. Campaigners acting for Aboriginal Australians are challenging a bid […]
Sputnik – 18.09.2017 Israeli authorities agreed to pay a compensation to some 170 scientists working for Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), who are suffering from cancer, local media reported Monday. According to The Jerusalem Post newspaper, the government agreed to pay a compensation to the IAEC’s Nuclear Research Center NEGEV (NRCN) workers after a dispute […]
RT | August 30, 2017 Solving the Korean Peninsula crisis through diplomacy is in everyone’s interests, geopolitical experts have told RT, citing potential scenarios of South Korea being turned “into a desert,” or other states, not directly involved, being severely affected by a “stray missile.” If the current situation in East Asia is not resolved, […]
Sputnik – 29.08.2017 Guam will soon be the site of a US military live-firing range to support Marines relocating from Okinawa, following an $87 million contract that was awarded to Black Construction Corp last week. Between 2022 and 2026 there are plans for about 4,100 Marines to relocate from Okinawa to Guam. This drawdown is […]
© Nukewatch UK / Facebook RT | August 22, 2017 Nuclear warheads surrounded by explosives are regularly transported on British roads, yet authorities are “wholly unprepared” to handle an accident, a damning report has revealed. A “critical gap” in the protection of Britons has been identified by Nukewatch UK, amid claims public safety is being […]
By Kevin Flynn, Chair Professor, Swansea University | The Conversation | August 8, 2017 Modern biofuels have been touted as a greener alternative to petrol and diesel since the early 1900s. It seems like a good idea on paper, and they do work – but their use and production doesn’t come without problems. The first […]
RT | August 9, 2017 Monsanto used toxic industrial chemicals known as PCBs in the production of everyday appliances such as TVs, fridges and plastics for at least eight years after discovering the harm they did, newly-compiled archives claim to prove. From the 1930s, and until the end of their distribution in 1977, Monsanto was […]
RT | August 9, 2017 Two water districts in Sacramento, California are suing the US government for nearly one and a half billion dollars for groundwater cleanup. Plaintiffs claim heavy metals used by aircraft maintenance crews at the old McClellan Air Force Base have contaminated over 300 sites. The lawsuits named the US Air Force […]
