Iranian nuclear scientist claims it’s easy to build atomic bomb

Iranian nuclear scientist claims it’s easy to build atomic bomb

Iranian nuclear scientist Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri declared on Sunday that the construction of a nuclear weapon is not complicated for a nation like Iran that has high atomic capabilities. Aghamiri’s comments during an interview on Iran’s Channel 2 provide a key window into the court of Tehran’s energetic drive to build a nuclear weapons … Read more

What Japanese moviegoers have to say about Oppenheimer as it debuts on Hiroshima, Nagasaki screens

What Japanese moviegoers have to say about Oppenheimer as it debuts on Hiroshima, Nagasaki screens

Oppenheimer finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. The reviews of Japanese filmgoers who spoke to reporters were understandably mixed and highly emotional. The film’s release in Japan, more than eight … Read more

Will Israel find opportunity to strike Iran nuclear facility?

Will Israel find opportunity to strike Iran nuclear facility?

Will Israel find opportunity to strike Iranian nuclear facility? An-Nahar, Lebanon, March 16 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent Gaza conflict and other confrontations initiated by the Axis of Resistance in Lebanon and the Red Sea have shifted focus away from a long-standing global concern: the Iranian nuclear … Read more

NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada’s 1st nuclear waste repository but there’s still heavy pushback

NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada’s 1st nuclear waste repository but there’s still heavy pushback

The body tasked with selecting the future storage site for Canada’s nuclear waste has reaffirmed its confidence in the project’s safety, but others remain concerned about the potential risks of burying spent nuclear fuel hundreds of metres below the earth’s surface. By the end of this year, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is expected to decide … Read more

IAEA chief says Iran’s nuclear enrichment activity remains high

IAEA chief says Iran’s nuclear enrichment activity remains high

Iran continues to enrich uranium well beyond the needs for commercial nuclear use despite UN pressure to stop it, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday, adding he wanted to visit Tehran next month for the first time in a year to end the “drifting apart”. Speaking to Reuters after he briefed EU foreign … Read more

‘Doomsday Clock’ kept as close to midnight as ever: Humanity on the brink amid nuclear, AI threat

‘Doomsday Clock’ kept as close to midnight as ever: Humanity on the brink amid nuclear, AI threat

NEW DELHI: The “Doomsday Clock,” a symbolic representation of humanity‘s proximity to global catastrophe, remains steadfast at a perilous 90 seconds to midnight, echoing the grave existential threats that loom over the planet. This announcement, made by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, underscores the urgency of the multifaceted dangers we face, including nuclear conflict, climate … Read more

Has IAEA lost patience with Iran? Chief says there is no cooperation

Has IAEA lost patience with Iran? Chief says there is no cooperation

In a stark revelation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Raphael Grossi voiced serious concerns regarding Iran’s lack of cooperation with his agency. Grossi stated on Thursday that the agency felt it was being held “hostage” amidst Iran’s ongoing disputes with Western nations. “Iran hardly cooperates … Read more

Probe into Qatar secretly securing US nuke and weapons information

Probe into Qatar secretly securing US nuke and weapons information

Qatar’s regime was hit with a pressing call for US officials to investigate its  alleged threats to American security over its access to sensitive atomic and weapons information on Thursday in a letter from The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). ISGAP wrote Jennifer M. Granholm, US Secretary of the … Read more

Spain Doubles Down On Plan To End Nuclear Power By 2035; PM Sánchez Bets On Renewables

Spain Doubles Down On Plan To End Nuclear Power By 2035; PM Sánchez Bets On Renewables

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is intensifying Spain’s efforts to source its energy grid from solar and wind sources, formally ditching nuclear power. Reuters / SUSANA VERA Spain will shutter all of its remaining nuclear power plants by 2035, the government confirmed on Wednesday, as part of its aggressive energy plan for the future. The Council … Read more