Section: Nuclear
US President calls on Russia and China to enter talks on nuclear arms control
US President Joe Biden said on August 1 that Russia should show readiness to resume work with the US on nuclear arms control. Source: US President Joe Biden The President’s administration is ready to “expeditiously negotiate” a replacement to New START, the treaty capping intercontinental nuclear forces in the United States and...
The Russians launch missile strikes from the territory of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia
The occupiers deploys missile complexes at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and have already struck the first blows. Source: the President of the SE “NNEGC “Energoatom” Petro Kotin The Russians have been controlling Zaporizhzhia NPP since the beginning of March. Now the occupiers are using the NPP as a bridgehead to deploy new military...
Russian invaders turned the Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a military base
The Russian occupiers, who in the first weeks of the invasion seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – Zaporizhizha NPP in the city of Energodar, turned it into a military base and actively continue to strengthen their garrison there. Source: Ukrainian defense officials At the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine,...
Russia launches over Ukraine missiles designed for nuclear strikes, – Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
The Russian Federation uses old Soviet Kh-22 missiles, which are designed for nuclear strikes, to bombard Ukrainian cities. Source: Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov “These are not just any old Soviet Kh-22 missiles, these are missiles that were designed to deliver nuclear...
The risk of the use of nuclear weapons in the world has reached its highest level since the Cold War, – SIPRI
The risk of the use of nuclear weapons in the world has reached its highest level since the Cold War as of today. Source: Director of SIPRI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme Wilfred Wan According to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), all nuclear countries – Russia, the United States, Britain, France, China,...
Russia has put an end to the entire struggle for nuclear disarmament in the world, – President of Ukraine
The state border of Ukraine is an actual line of confrontation. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “And we should all recall the Budapest Memorandum, the violation of which by Russia adds maximum cynicism to this case. With this violation, Russia has put an end to the entire struggle for nuclear disarmament in the...
Ukraine has agreed with Westinghouse to build 9 nuclear power units and to supply fuel
The state-owned National Atomic Energy Generating Company of Ukraine Energoatom and the American Westinghouse Electric Company have agreed to build new nuclear power units and increase the supply of nuclear fuel. Source: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine President of NNEGC Energoatom Petro Kotin and President of Westinghouse Electric Company Patrick...
The US Congress has introduced a resolution that will allow US military intervention in Ukraine, if Russia uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons
Adam Kinzinger announced a joint resolution that would allow the use of the US military to protect Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Source: A member of the United States House of Representatives Adam Kinzinger The Illinois congressman is seeking to allow the use of the US military in Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the war by...
Russian missiles over Ukrainian nuclear power plants could cause a nuclear accident, – IAEA
The IAEA director-general said that Russian missiles over Ukraine’s nuclear power plants could cause a nuclear accident. Source: Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi “The IAEA is examining the evidence, and if it is confirmed, the incident will have extremely serious consequences. If Russian...
The risk of nuclear war is growing, – Russian Foreign Minister
Russian Foreign Minister announced the reality of the risk of nuclear war On April 25. Source: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Lavrov gave an interview on Russia’s Channel One. The main topics were Ukraine, NATO, and the United States. A Russian high-ranking official also made a statement about a potential nuclear war. According to...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (GMT)
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