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Fallout continues 70 years after British atomic tests

Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the first time the British tested nuclear weapons on the Australian mainland, at Emu Field in South Australia.

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North Korea raises specter of nuclear strike over US aircraft carrier's arrival in South Korea

North Korea is lashing out at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself

The Independent UK

US ‘disturbed’ by Russia’s plan to reverse nuclear test ban ratification

Russia says withdrawal from ratification of nuclear weapons test ban treaty places Moscow on ‘equal footing’ with US.

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US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions

Scientists charged with making sure the United States' aging stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go, if needed, say they’ll start shipping key components to the Nevada desert next year

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North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in what he described as a “new Cold War.”

The Independent UK

Iran Complains To UN About Netanyahu’s ‘Nuclear Threat’

Iran's ambassador accuses Israel of violating international law and jeopardizing global security.

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UN warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in growing nuclear arms race

Guterres says world is plunging into a new nuclear arms race as North Korea says US is pushing it to the brink of war.

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South Korea warns Kim his regime would end if it uses nukes

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea its regime would be ended by Seoul and Washington if it used nuclear weapons, in a speech marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of his country’s military.

The Times of India

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project

The Independent UK

Two-thirds say nuclear weapons make UK safer as support rises to Cold War levels

Increasing global tensions have coincided with raised support for Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent.

The Independent UK

Nuclear veterans take legal action over ‘illegally withheld’ medical records

Claimants said they have had cancer, blood disorders and lost children since taking part in the nuclear weapons tests.

The Independent UK

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America's aging nuclear weapons

The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to overhaul nearly every part of its nuclear defenses and replace systems that in some cases are more than 50 years old

The Independent UK

What does Kim Jong Un stand to gain from his meeting with Vladimir Putin?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly offered his “full and unconditional support” to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to eastern Russia this week.

The Conversation

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

The sanctions ban Tehran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear war is a fear that can’t be faced

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North Korea claims to have launched nuclear attack submarine

The ‘Hero Kim Kun Ok’ vessel is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater, according to state media

The Guardian - UK

Nato should respond more aggressively to Russia, says Polish general

Rajmund Andrzejczak also said North Korea will not sell weapons to Russia without agreement of China

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Return of US nuclear weapons to UK would be an escalation, says Russia

Moscow says it would respond with ‘countermeasures’, after US air force budget item hinted at possible move

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Photos of Hiroshima mushroom cloud over-simplify the bomb, capturing its power but not its tragedy

After seeing “Oppenheimer,” I have become more certain than ever that we must begin looking at the bomb — at all nuclear weapons — in a more nuanced and honest way if our world is to remain livable, writes retired history professor James Huffman.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe.

The Independent UK

Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing

Evening Standard

Mystery of radioactive Bavarian boar is solved by scientists

Nuclear testing in the 1950s and 60s has caused lasting contamination to the boars’ environment, scientists have found

The Guardian - UK

Airbase project could pave way for UK to host US nuclear weapons

‘Potential surety mission’ at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk thought to refer to return of nuclear weapons after 15 years

The Guardian - UK

Endless fallout: the Pacific idyll still facing nuclear blight 77 years on

The film Oppenheimer has shone a global spotlight on the dawn of US nuclear weapons tests. In the Marshall Islands, where 23 of those earth-shattering blasts happened, people have never been able to forget

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