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world-news1 year ago•1 min saved

Iran Considers Nuclear Test Amid Rising Tensions with Israel

An Iranian lawmaker, Ahmad Naderi, has called for Tehran to conduct a nuclear test, following reports of an intercontinental ballistic missile test in northern Iran. This comes amid heightened tensions with Israel, which recently conducted airstrikes on Iranian missile facilities. Former foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi hinted that Iran might reconsider its self-imposed missile range limit and potentially develop nuclear weapons if faced with existential threats, despite a 2010 fatwa against weapons of mass destruction.

via ایران اینترنشنال|

#ballistic-missile #iran #israel

international-relations2 years ago•2 min saved

"US and Russia Engage in Nuclear Testing Amidst Tensions"

Russia is closely monitoring a recent high-explosive experiment conducted by the United States at a nuclear test site in Nevada. The experiment aimed to validate new predictive explosion models for detecting atomic blasts in other countries. Russian lawmakers have expressed their intention to revoke their ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the Russian Federation Council has called for an international legal assessment of the US underground tests. The US test is significant due to its timing and Russia's decision to closely monitor it.

via Fox News|

#comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty #international-relations #monitoring

international-affairs2 years ago•1 min saved

North Korea Suspends Nuclear Reactor, Raising Concerns over Bomb Fuel Extraction

North Korea has reportedly halted the operation of its nuclear reactor at the Yongbyon complex, likely to extract plutonium for use in weapons. South Korean and U.S. intelligence assessments suggest that this move could be a sign of reprocessing work to obtain weapons-grade plutonium. North Korea has previously suspended and restarted the reactor, making it difficult to confirm the purpose of the current halt. The country claims to be a nuclear state, with estimates suggesting it may possess enough plutonium to build 20 or more weapons. Concerns remain about the possibility of another nuclear test as part of North Korea's ongoing efforts to develop miniaturized nuclear warheads.

via AOL|

#international-affairs #north-korea #nuclear-reactor

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

Senate Expands Compensation for Nuclear Test Victims and Radiation Exposure

The Senate has passed a measure to provide health care benefits and compensation to communities affected by the first atomic nuclear bomb test in New Mexico, known as the "Trinity" test. Many individuals, including Native Americans and people of color, suffered from deadly cancers due to radiation exposure. The fallout from the test reached as far as Colorado, Idaho, and Montana. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, passed in 1990, excluded survivors of the Trinity test, prompting lawmakers and native tribes in New Mexico to seek justice. The Senate amendment, sponsored by Senators Ben Ray Luján and Josh Hawley, was adopted in a bipartisan vote and extends benefits to victims of nuclear tests, uranium mining, and nuclear waste storage. The bill will now go to a conference committee to reconcile differences with the House version.

via HuffPost|

#compensation #health-care-benefits #nuclear-test