Tag: nuclear
The death of Abdul Qadeer Khan, founder of the Pakistani nuclear program
Abdul Qadeer Khan, in Islamabad, December 24, 2003. MIAN KURSHEED / REUTERS Abdul Qadeer Khan was the “father” of the Pakistani atomic bomb. He died on October 10, at the…
Nuclear energy is the topic of the election campaign: Macron toying with mini nuclear power plants
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Nuclear energy is an election issue Macron is toying with mini nuclear power plants Despite the expansion of renewable energies, France does not want to part…
Arrest of couple accused of selling information on the design of US nuclear submarines
US Navy photo showing the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine “Missouri” (SSN 780) leaving its base at Pearl Harbor-Hickam on September 1, 2021. AMANDA GRAY / AP Jonathan and Diana Toebbe…
The new nuclear spring
By Julie de la Brosse Posted today at 5:00 p.m. Reserved for our subscribers DecryptionInflation of gas and electricity prices, global warming … Over the past five years, the atom…
The Fessenheim nuclear power plant, a disputed laboratory for the dismantling of the EDF fleet
Fessenheim, 1977-2020. The first reactor at the Haut-Rhin plant was shut down on February 23, 2020, the second on June 30, after a battle – more political than economic –…
Figures published again: the USA has so many nuclear warheads
Wednesday, October 06, 2021 Numbers published again That’s how many nuclear warheads the United States has Ex-President Trump declares the number of nuclear warheads a military secret during his tenure.…
“Iran accepts nothing more than the nuclear deal”
Saeed Khatibzadeh, March 8, 2021, in Tehran. AHMAD HALABISAZ / XINHUA / REA Saeed Khatibzadeh is Iranian spokesperson and deputy foreign minister. While in Paris on Wednesday, September 29, he…
Nuclear submarines against China: Biden picks up where Trump left off
Thursday, September 23, 2021 Nuclear submarines against China Biden picks up where Trump left off From Roland Peters A backroom deal for Australian nuclear submarines, a geopolitical pact to prepare…
Australians question implications of acquiring nuclear submarines
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) greets his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton in Arlington, Virginia (US) on September 15, 2021. KEVIN DIETSCH / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP If, seen…
risks of nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific zone
British Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear attack submarine HMS, Faslane, Scotland on November 20, 2009. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP The decision in Washington to export US nuclear expertise in submarine propulsion…
Iran is long overdue at the bedside of the nuclear deal
Mohammad Eslami, director of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency (center), in Tehran, September 12, 2021. AP The gesture says nothing of the rest. But the staunch rescuers of the Iran…
Dispute over nuclear weapons program: North Korea tests cruise missiles
Monday, September 13, 2021 Dispute over nuclear weapons program North Korea tests cruise missiles North Korea is again flexing its muscles militarily: According to the South Korean media, cruise missiles…