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Three Myths About Renewable Energy and the Grid, Debunked

Renewable energy skeptics argue that because of their variability, wind and solar cannot be the foundation of a dependable electricity grid. But the expansion of renewables and new methods of…

A Nuclear-Weapons-Free-Zone in the Middle East— & the Elephant in the Room

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 2021 (IPS) - Israel’s nuclear presence in the Middle East is best characterized as “the elephant in the room” -– an obvious fact intentionally ignored…

What’s known—and not known—about India’s nuclear weapons budget

By Urvashi Sarkar | November 2, 2021 In 2016, India inducted its first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the INS Arihant, into its navy, extending nuclear military capabilities from land and air to the sea.…

Toward a Successful NPT Review

November 2021By Daryl G. Kimball Twenty-six years ago, as states-parties negotiated the terms for the extension of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the future of the treaty was not assured. UN Deputy…

Ramana, Makhijani: Look before you leap on nuclear

The Cowboy State is weighing plans to host a multi-billion dollar “demonstration” nuclear power plant — TerraPower’s Natrium reactor. The long history of similar nuclear reactors, dating back to 1951,…