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China accuses the U.S. of ‘confounding black and white’ with ‘fabricated’ nuclear test claims

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has demanded that China ‘come clean’ following reports that coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, not as a bioweapon, but as part of bungling experiments to prove that Chinese scientists were superior to Americans in identifying emerging virus threats. It comes after President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. … Read more

State Department warns that China may be conducting secret nuclear bomb tests

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China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the U.S. State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could further fray U.S.-Chinese relations. The finding may worsen ties already strained after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is investigating the possibility … Read more

Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone are now ‘close’ to exploded nuclear reactor

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Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone burning for eight days are now ‘close’ to exploded nuclear reactor amid new fears of radiation contamination Wildfires burning through Chernobyl forests are nearing the nuclear reactor There are fears that flames could reach radioactive trucks and vehicles abandoned after the notorious 1986 power station explosion Kiev has … Read more

Britain’s best under-the-radar museums and galleries, including a former nuclear bunker in Cheshire

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Britain has a host of wonderful lesser-known museums that are perfect for curious minds.  Be they galleries devoted to motorbikes or musical instruments, when restrictions are lifted you’ll be able to explore to your heart’s content.  Even better, there are some great places at which to stay nearby. Make a date with the world’s first … Read more

Firefighters battle huge forest blaze near Chernobyl nuclear plant

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Firefighters battle huge forest blaze near Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine causing surge in radiation levels Ukraine’s emergency services scrambled 130 firefighters and two planes to fire Blaze has engulfed 250 acres in exclusion zone, which is largely unpopulated  It spiked radiation levels, which were already high following the 1986 explosion By Jack Elsom For … Read more

Coronavirus crisis at UK’s nuclear submarine base

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Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine base is in the grip of a Coronavirus scare, MailOnline can reveal. Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, the home of the UK nuclear deterrent in Scotland, has nearly 20 possible cases of infection so far. Servicemen and women reporting Covid-19 symptoms have been isolated in sealed rooms with ‘no entry’ signs … Read more

Nuclear war using less than 1% of the world’s arsenal would spark a global food crisis, experts warn

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Nuclear war using less than one percent of the world’s arsenal would spark a global food crisis in just five years, experts warn A nuclear war of just 100 bombs could be devastating to the world’s food supply Five million tons of black smoke would be released into the atmosphere This would block out the sun … Read more

Pentagon awards $39.7million in contracts to three companies that will build mobile nuclear reactors

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Pentagon awards $39.7million in contracts to three companies that will compete to build mobile nuclear reactors Pentagon awards contracts to three firms that will build reactor prototype  Companies will compete in designing small, mobile nuclear reactors  BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy were picked to take part in ‘Project Pele,’ a $39.7million investment  By … Read more

Nuclear power worker living in the UK is diagnosed with coronavirus after returning to China

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Fears of a coronavirus crisis in the UK grew today after a man was diagnosed with the deadly infection three days after flying home to China. The 35-year-old, of Bristol, flew from London Heathrow to Shenzhen via Hong Kong on February 27 – when only 15 British cases had been confirmed. Fifty-one patients have now … Read more

Iran’s uranium stocks are FIVE TIMES the limit agreed under 2015 deal, UN’s nuclear watchdog warns

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Iran’s uranium stocks are FIVE TIMES the limit agreed under 2015 deal, UN’s nuclear watchdog warns The IAEA said Iran’s stockpile had more than doubled to 2,250lbs since February 2015 deal with world powers allows only a much smaller stockpile of 461lbs The UN nuclear watchdog also demanded ‘clarifications’ over an undeclared site  By Tim … Read more