Rosatom’s Atomflot marks the 65th anniversary of the world’s only nuclear icebreaker fleet. This milestone commemorates the launch of Lenin, the world’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker, on December 3, 1959, a groundbreaking event that unlocked the transportation potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and revolutionized Arctic navigation. Lenin was a pioneering
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Nuclear Coercion: Dangerous and Illegal
Our three organizations– Western States Legal Foundation, Peace Depot, and Basel Peace Office– all dedicated to the elimination of nuclear weapons, have consistently expressed our concern about the risk of nuclear war escalating during armed conflicts and times of high tension, when nuclear-armed states often make veiled or even explicit
European nuclear deterrent a harebrained illegal proposal
It is quite astonishing and clearly insane, that Manfred Weber, the German leader of the European Union’s center-right European People’s Party, now expected to come in first in the European Parliament election scheduled on June 6-9th, is calling for the EU’s own nuclear “deterrent”—arguing that the US-stationed nuclear weapons in
North Korea confirms missile launch, vows bolstered nuclear force
North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a "new autonomous navigation system", state media said Saturday, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to boost the country's nuclear force. Kim oversaw the Friday test-launch into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on a mission to
UN Security Council holds rare nuclear disarmament debate
Japan chaired a rare, high-level UN Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation on March 18. Although the meeting underscored the urgency of addressing the growing threats posed by nuclear weapons, it also highlighted the chronic divisions among key states on disarmament and nonproliferation issues. “The world now stands on the
UK invests $4bn in nuclear-powered submarine project
Britain has signed contracts worth 4 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) to finance a new phase of the SSN-AUKUS next-generation attack submarine project, according to government officials. The deals, which involve British companies BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, are part of the AUKUS military alliance between the United States, Australia and the
US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats
The United States urged other nations to tell Russia to stop making nuclear threats and end “the horror” of its war in Ukraine as all three countries' top diplomats spoke — but didn't quite meet — at a high-profile U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday. Held alongside the annual U.N. General Assembly
Putin orders nuclear alert as Ukraine fiercely resists Russian invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the West as the invading troops faced stiff resistance. The UN General Assembly will hold a rare emergency session Monday todiscuss the conflict, which has claimed dozens of lives and raised fears that it will displace