Lingering impact of British nuclear tests in the Australian outback
Less than 60 years ago, Britain was exploding nuclear bombs in the middle of Australia. In the mid-1950s, seven bombs were tested at Maralinga in the south-west Australian outback.
Marshall Island goes to court against the world’s nuclear arsenals
The civil suit comes as nuclear arms are increasingly being linked to other pressing international issues, such as the prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity and the effort to combat climate change.
Bury the bomb before it buries us
A quarter century after the Cold War ended, the people of the world are now entering a dangerous era of improved and more accurate nuclear weapons and faster, more precise delivery systems at a time of growing antagonism between Washington and Moscow and potential antipathy between the U.S. and China.
Investigate Koodankoolam Irregularities: Eminent Indian Citizens Urge
With its declared commercial operation always 15 days away, the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 1 has become an object of ridicule. Earlier this month, Unit 1's turbine sustained severe…
Court in Pakistan stays work on nuclear plant, says environmental rules not followed
It is the first time a Pakistani court has stopped a Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission project.