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US never bothered to secure its Pacific nuclear waste coffin from leaks
The US has failed to prevent the Runit Dome temporary nuclear waste storage site from leaking into the ocean, leaving the inhabitants of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands and cleanup workers with an array of health problems.
“There was never any lining put in that dome,” Ernest Davis, an Enewetak Atoll cleanup veteran, told RT, noting that the US government apparently had never planned to...
US Nuclear Coffin Leaking Radioactive waste from tests into Pacific Ocean during Cold War
A massive concrete dome built during the Cold War to contain waste from US Nuclear testing has degraded and began leaking nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has confirmed.
While the imposing structure at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands may look like something from a James Bond movie, Guterres described it as a “kind of coffin:” a stern reminder of...
North Korea to publicly close nuclear test site on May 23-25, invites journalists
North Korea will openly dismantle its nuclear test site around May 23-25, state media said. Pyongyang has invited foreign journalists, including those from the US, to cover the event.
The dismantling will involve collapsing all tunnels with explosions and blocking their entrances. All observation facilities, research buildings, and security posts will be removed, KCNA reported.
Notably, journalists...
Trump to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May after Commitment to Denuclearization
U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to meet Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), by May at the invitation of Kim, a visiting South Korean envoy said here on Thursday.
Kim has said the DPRK “will refrain from any further nuclear or missile test,” Chung Eui-yong, South Korea’s top national security adviser, told reporters at the White...
North Korea may trigger Eruption of Active Volcano with their Nuke Tests
Scientists around the world are watching the activity of Paektu volcano, which is located on the border of China and North Korea.
On September 26, scientists of the Korean Geological Institute initiated an international scientific conference, in which leading seismologists took part.
Paektu Mount is considered a shrine among the people of North Korea (DPRK).
The volcano has started showing signs of...
North Korea issues nuclear threat against South Korea
Tensions have flared up on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea issued its latest nuclear threat two days after Seoul said Pyongyang was making final preparations to conduct its fourth nuclear test.
North Korea has “clarified its resolute stand that it would take countermeasures including nuclear test to protect the sovereignty and dignity of the” country, the official Korean Central News Agency...
Iran denies presence of expert in North Korea nuclear test
On February 12, North Korea announced that it had successfully carried out its third underground nuclear test
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has rejected media claims about the presence of an Iranian expert at the site of North Korea’s recent nuclear test.
“The source of the report is not valid,” Mehmanparast said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
On February...
Thousands of North Koreans celebrate nuclear test amid global condemnation
Over 100,000 people gathered in Pyongyang to hail the success of a recent nuclear test. Reports have surfaced that North Korea is expanding a rocket launching site, reigniting fears Pyongyang is close to mounting a warhead on a ballistic missile.
Troops and civilians alike flooded into Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung central square on Thursday to celebrate the successful launch, Korean News Agency (KCNA)...
UN Security Council to meet on North Korea's nuclear activities
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on the nuclear activities of North Korea following a confirmation by Pyongyang that it had “successfully” carried out its third underground atomic test.
“A third nuclear test has been successfully staged,” the state-run North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday.
It added that the nuclear test was of a “miniaturized” device...
Urgent preparations in South Korea over North's third nuclear test fears
South Korean leader Lee Myung-Bak has urged the country’s officials to ‘stand well prepared’ for a third nuclear test by North Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. The test is believed to take place before Lunar New Year starts on February 10.
The calls followed the South Korean President’s meeting with his top security advisers, who reportedly passed him information, which could indicate...
Mysterious Alaska Pyramid Fears Said Behind US Nuke Test
An interesting report prepared by the Aerospace Defence Forces (VKO) circulating in the Kremlin today states that the “subcritical” nuclear test conducted by the United States last Wednesday (5 December) was in preparation for a much larger atomic explosion being planned by the Americans whose fears are rising over the “sudden” emergence of a mysterious underground pyramid in Alaska believed...
India tests first nuclear-capable ICBM
India has test-launched its first long-range intercontinental ballistic missile, significantly upgrading the emerging Asian nation’s military capabilities. It has the capacity to target major Chinese cities and Europe.
According to Indian media the missile was launched just after 8am local time from WheelerIsland off India’s east coast. It rose to an altitude of 600 kilometers and successfully...
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