US, nuclear powers join Hiroshima memorial for first time, on 65th anniversary
A U.S. representative participated for the first time Friday in Japan’s annual commemoration of the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a 65th anniversary event that organizers hope will bo…
Nuclear Concerns as Russian Wildfires Spread Near Chernobyl
The hundreds of wildfires still spreading through Russia are beginning to approach areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. Although only 30 square kilometers around the Chernobyl facility are still off-limits, some worry that radioactive substances may remain in the upper soil layer in nearby the Bryansk forests. If that soil burns, warn environmentalists, it could release …
No nuclear health threat from Russian fires: experts
Fires that are sweeping across Russia threaten to re-release nuclear contamination from the Chernobyl disaster into the air, but not in levels dangerous to human health, experts said Friday.
Nuclear powers gather to mark Hiroshima blast
Hiroshima, Japan — The site of the world’s worst atomic bomb attack echoed with choirs of schoolchildren and the solemn ringing of bells today as Hiroshima marked its biggest memorial yet and the first to be attended by the U.S. and other major nuclear powers.
Nuclear defence is not a subject over which to goof off
I was given a tip the other day from a Tory insider about the relationship between Dave and Liam Fox, writes Simon Heffer.
UN chief in Japan calls for end to nuclear arms
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, during a visit to Nagasaki, one of the two Japanese cities hit by US atom bombs in World War II.
Nuclear powers join Hiroshima anniversary
HIROSHIMA – The U.S., Britain and France participated for the first time Friday in the annual commemoration of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima, in an 65th anniversary event that organizers hope will bolster global efforts toward nuclear…
