Accusations of corruption have surfaced around Petro Kotin, president of Ukraine’s national nuclear operator, Energoatom, following his mother-in-law’s purchase of a significant property near Kyiv, investigative journalism project Schemes reported on Dec. 21. Schemes discovered that Kotin’s mother-in-law had recently gained ownership of a two-story house with an adjacent territory of 300 square meters on […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on its rivals if provoked, state media reported. It comes as he praised troops involved in the country’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. Since adopting an escalatory nuclear doctrine last year, Mr Kim has […]
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remark as he met with soldiers under the military’s missile bureau over its recent launching drill of an intercontinental ballistic missile […]
The Russian authorities have decided to passportise several hundred Ukrainians working at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) by the end of the year. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on Telegram Details: According to DIU, Russia is increasing pressure on Ukrainians working at the ZNPP to obtain Russian passports and sign contracts with Rosatom [Russian […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack against the nation or its allies “is unacceptable and will result in the end of the (Kim Jong) Un regime,” a joint US-South Korean statement said on Saturday. “The U.S. side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK […]
NAMIE, Japan — A quarter-mile inland from the eastern Japanese coastline, a sprawling complex of solar panels, robotic lawnmowers and the world’s largest hydrogen power plant stands as a monument to the country’s zero-carbon aspirations. But surrounding the site are reminders of the biggest challenge Japan faces in realizing those ambitions: abandoned buildings, empty lots, roadside […]
Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have also expressed concerns about a potential arms alignment between North Korea and Russia. They worry Kim is providing badly needed munitions to help Russian President Vladimir Putin wage war in Ukraine in exchange for Russian technology assistance to upgrade his nuclear-armed military. Speaking after the meeting, U.S. national security adviser […]
CNN — The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month. In the letter, which was reviewed by CNN and is dated March 17, […]