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What’s next for the AUKUS submarine deal?
Last year I asked everyone to take a deep breath about the trilateral Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) submarine deal, in which the United States and the United Kingdom agreed to assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. There really wasn’t anything to panic about, at least until we knew more about what the deal would entail.
AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines: Let’s all just take a breath
Since the September 2021 announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership entailing a “trilateral effort of 18 months to seek an optimal pathway” to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, experts opposed to such acquisition have made grave predictions about it. When I first heard the announcement, I was unconcerned.
How the IAEA can help nuclear power plants in Ukraine’s war zone
Since Russia’s war against Ukraine began more than a month ago, Russian forces have occupied the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and surrounding territory—the site of the infamous 1986 nuclear disaster—and taken control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Best of 2021: Emerging experts on nuclear risks and climate change
Artist's concept of Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. Credit: Northrop Grumman While politicians continue to bicker over President Biden’s proposed spending for social and climate programs, Congress passed a $768 billion defense spending package with rare and overwhelming bipartisan support on December 15. That was about $24 billion more than the president had requested. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act includes nearly $28 billion for nuclear weapons activities.
A millennial's view: ICBMs are ridiculous
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched during a test at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 5, 2020. Credit: US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Wear The international community is increasingly prioritizing the voices of young experts in nuclear nonproliferation and related issues.
Don’t let nuclear accidents scare you away from nuclear power
Oil containment equipment is staged at a marina on Dauphin Island, Alabama to mitigate the environmental and economic impact from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 2010. Photo credit: US Navy. In the search for a carbon-free energy mix for the future, nuclear energy remains controversial. Public anxiety about nuclear power stems primarily from concerns about safety and the potential of major accidents.
The Problem with Saudi Arabia’s Program Isn’t Yellowcake
Concerns raised in recent reporting on alleged Saudi nuclear sites, including the uranium extraction facility reported by the Wall Street Journal, are focused on symptoms of a problem rather than the larger solution. The problem with Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program is not that it may acquire a domestic supply of uranium.
The Future of Nuclear Arms Control: Time to Change Course
Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov of Russia, left, with Marshall Billingslea, US envoy for arms control, in a tweet posted on June 22 by the latter after the first round of nuclear-arms bilateral talks in Vienna. The essayists say that Washington’s arms controllers “seem stuck in the unipolar worldview of the 1990s.” VIENNA — As Russian and American leaders have gathered once more here to discuss bilateral arms control, some experts wonder if arms control is outdated.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Helps Countries Combat Climate Change
By Noah Mayhew, IAEA VIENNA (IDN) – Climate change is one of the biggest environmental challenges affecting humanity today, causing a dangerous rise in sea levels and disturbances to the water cycle and leading to more frequent extreme weather events. The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) helps Member States combat climate change on a variety of fronts: mitigating the production and release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and monitoring and adapting to their negative effects.
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