U.S. nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific harmed more than U.S. territories

On the 61st anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test at the Nevada Test Site, a National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders marked the commemoration in the U.S. Companion legislation in the U.S. Senate would extend Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) coverage to the U.S. territory of Guam in the Pacific, downwind of U.S. nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific. Of course, other countries also are located downwind of U.S. nuclear weapons tests that were carried out in the Pacific, but no mention is made of them.

IAEA report says Iran could be working to get the Bomb

A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency suggests that there is "credible" evidence that Iran's nuclear activities are designed to build a nuclear bomb but stops short of stating that Iran is on the verge of becoming a nuclear weapons state. The IAEA sourced intelligence from 10 countries. Although the report contains virtually nothing new and reinforces existing fears that Iran's nuclear activities do not have so-called "peaceful" intentions, the report also marks the first time all the data have been composited into one document. The report concludes: “The information indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device." Read more.

Update on November 10, 2011 by admin

The New York Times has also reported on this story. As it reported on Thursday, the Iranian and Russian regimes have strongly criticized the IAEA report.

Yet another Iranian scientist linked to country's atomic program assassinated

BBC has reported that for the second time in less than two years, another Iranian scientist purportedly linked to the country's nuclear program has been assassinated. The Iranian regime blamed the Israeli Mossad for the 2010 assassination. The Iranian regime claims its uranium enrichment program is for electricity production. Iran, as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), does have the legal right to develop atomic power. However, the U.S., Israeli, French, and certain other governments accuse the Iranian regime of instead pursuing expanded and accelerated uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons production purposes. Of course, the U.S., Israel, and France already have nuclear weapons arsenals of their own.

Russia assisting Iran start up of its first atomic reactor by August

The Associated Press reports that Russian assistance will enable Iran to fire up its first commercial reactor at Bushehr in just over a month. Iran insists the reactor is merely for electricity production. The U.S. and Israeli governments accuse Iran of using the reactor as part of its bid for nuclear weaponry. 

Huge protests at Jeffreys Bay against nuclear plant proposals

Residents Jeffreys Bay were joined by international surf community and visitors to the town in a massive display of displeasure with ESKOM’s decision to make Thyspunt the preferred site to build a nuclear power plant. The organiser of the march which took place on Saturday, July 16. Trudy Malan from the Thyspunt Alliance said that the march was held to highlight the flaws in the Impact Studies as well as to oppose the destruction of the squid industry in the region. “2025 people attended the march, signalling to the South African Government as well as ESKOM (the national energy supplier) that we will not just accept the building of a nuclear power station at Thyspunt”, said Malan.