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Jeremy Corbyn suggests he could SCRAP Britain’s nuclear weapons as the SNP demands he ‘gets rid’ of Trident missiles to win its backing in a government coalition

Labour leader said he wanted to add 'realism' to nuclear non-proliferation treatyHe called for discussions about 'every country's nuclear weapons' including UKThe upcoming election is 'an opportunity to get rid…

The delusion of thorium

After 50 years and four failures, the US abandoned thorium reactors By Helen Caldicott As Australia is grappling with the notion of introducing nuclear power into the country, it seems imperative the…

An Indian nuclear power plant suffered a cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know.

Authorities don’t seem to understand the real threat from cyber-operations. By Debak Das November 4, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. GMT+5:30 The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has now confirmed that there was…

Cyber Vulnerability of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant: Risks More Pronounced than the Current Episode Reveals

By Kumar Sundaram The storm on Twitter It has been over 48 hours since Pukhraj Singh, a former officer in India’s key federal agency that deals with cybersecurity and other…

Nuclear dangers of the naval kind

BY ZIA MIAN, M V RAMANA AND A H NAYYAR Southasia needs to pay attention to the increased risk of a nuclearised ocean. In 2019, a new set of nuclear dangers…