(Bloomberg) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin used his first monthly television address as the country’s leader to promote plans for legalizing casinos to curb illegal gambling and building a nuclear power plant to reduce electricity costs. Most Read from Bloomberg Casinos would bring gambling businesses under the government’s control, while a nuclear power plant […]
The Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee is demanding the Biden administration declassify all relevant intelligence about the status of Russia’s nuclear anti-satellite program, saying it would allow for a full public debate on the threat posed by Moscow’s project. Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio said in a speech that the Biden administration has […]
Russia has split up the naval flotilla that docked in Havana earlier this week, sending its nuclear submarine back north to the Atlantic and the rest of its warships south, where they are expected to make a port call in Venezuela, a U.S. official told McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Tuesday. U.S. and Canadian […]
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was thinking about possible changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons. The existing doctrine states that Russia may use such weapons in response to a nuclear attack or in the event of a conventional attack that poses an existential threat to […]
Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided Congress can agree on one thing: the US needs more nuclear to power America’s rapidly growing energy appetite — and fast. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a major bill Tuesday night to make it easier, cheaper and faster to permit and build new nuclear reactors. The ADVANCE Act, which […]
Australia’s opposition party on Wednesday announced plans to build the nation’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035. The party argued the government’s policies for decarbonising the economy with renewable energy sources, including solar, wind turbines, and green hydrogen, would not work. The policy announcement ensures the major parties will be divided on how […]
The White House has said it is “comfortable” how its nuclear weapons are placed in the wake of comments from Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg suggesting members of Nato are considering increasing the number of nuclear weapons deployed to counter an increased threat from Russia and China. Addressing reports at a White House Briefing, spokesperson John […]
China increased its nuclear warheads from 410 in 2023 to 500 this year, per SIPRI. The European think tank says China’s nuclear arsenal is growing “faster than any other country.” China could have over 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030, per the Pentagon. China has beaten its fellow superpowers when it comes to growing its stockpile of […]
Nuclear Power Plant – Uranium Bill Gates is betting on the future of nuclear energy as his next generation nuclear power plant, TerraPower, started construction last week. While his company is privately held, exchange-traded fund investors can gain exposure to nuclear energy’s growth potential with uranium ETFs. Nuclear power plants use controlled nuclear fission of […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks about talks on deploying more nuclear weapons were an escalation. NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance said on Monday. Jens Stoltenberg told Britain’s Telegraph newspaper that there were live consultations between members to […]
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is as many as 15 years behind China on developing high-tech nuclear power as Beijing’s state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give it the edge, a report said on Monday. China has 27 nuclear reactors under construction with average construction timelines of about seven years, far faster […]