In this Feb 23, 2017 file photo, storage tanks for contaminated water stand at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. (PHOTO / POOL / AP) TOKYO – The Pacific island country of Micronesia, one of the fiercest critics of a Japanese decision […]
This file photo dated April 10, 2021 that was provided by the Iranian presidential office, the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi listens as the country's president (not pictured) delivers a speech on Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day, in the capital Tehran. Kamalvandi said in Tehran on Feb 2, […]
Following their meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, both visiting United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated the two countries' long-standing consensus on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. His government's policy is "to do everything within Israel's power to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and […]
In the photo taken on Oct 14, 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) meets with Iranian civil society activists in the Thomas Jefferson Room at the State Department in Washington, DC. (PHOTO / AFP) TEHRAN — Iran warned the United States on Monday that it will not tolerate any aggression against its territory […]
In the photo taken on Oct 14, 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) meets with Iranian civil society activists in the Thomas Jefferson Room at the State Department in Washington, DC. (PHOTO / AFP) TEHRAN — Iran warned the United States on Monday that it will not tolerate any aggression against its territory […]
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi (right), and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani talk during their joint press briefing at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2022. Qatar's emir arrived in Tehran for talks with the Iranian president […]
This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Jan 8, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, south of the capital Tehran. (PHOTO / AFP) DUBAI – A loud explosion at a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan was caused by an "unsuccessful" drone attack, Iranian state media reported […]
The risks for Australia in joining another “failed” American war, this one contrived to crush China, are worse than even-money, and climbing. The consequences verge on existential. This photo taken on Sept 8, 2019 shows the Chinese and Australian national flags on a celebration event in Sydney, Australia. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Australia’s wartime Prime Minister […]
This undated aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, in January 2021. (KOTA ENDO / KYODO NEWS VIA AP) SYDNEY – Pacific island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated, the Pacific […]
This file photo shows Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 25, 2022. (AHMED YOSRI / REUTERS) RIYADH – Saudi Arabia plans to use domestically-sourced uranium to build up its nuclear power industry, energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said […]
This file photo shows Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 25, 2022. (AHMED YOSRI / REUTERS) RIYADH – Saudi Arabia plans to use domestically-sourced uranium to build up its nuclear power industry, energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said […]
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States will hold tabletop exercises next month involving the American extended deterrence effort, South Korea's defense minister said on Wednesday. Officials in both capitals said they were in talks to improve joint nuclear planning and implementation, boost information sharing and launch tabletop exercises, but the timing had not […]
Given its geographical location and the fact that it is the only nation that is a continent unto itself, Australia's defense needs are relatively limited. For all the gratuitous talk of a threat from China, the Australian economy is highly intertwined with Asian economies, especially China, which has been Australia's largest trade partner, main source […]
US President Joe Biden (left) speaks during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room the White House in Washington April 20, 2022, while President-elect of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly Library in Seoul, on March 10, 2022. (PHOTO / AP, XINHUA) SEOUL/WASHINGTON – […]
This picture taken during the period of December 26 to 31, 2022 and released from DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan 1, 2023 shows DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un attending the 6th expanded plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Party Central Committee headquarters […]
Pakistan farmers sow seeds in their fields in front of Khushab heavy water plant a day after leakage in the plant at Khushab, some 240 kms southwest of Islamabad on April 9, 2008. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said it had handed a list of nuclear installations and facilities in the country to […]
In this May 24, 2021 photo, the flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. (MICHAEL GRUBER/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE VIA BLOOMBERG) TEHRAN — The Iranian foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the window for achieving an agreement on the revival of a […]
Storage tanks hold treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, as seen on April 13, 2021. (KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO- Japan decided Thursday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current limit of 60 years and replace aging facilities with new advanced ones, signaling a major […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP) TEHRAN / GENEVA – The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Iran was ready to conclude the Vienna talks […]
In this May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. (FLORIAN SCHROETTER / AP) DUBAI – Iran's foreign minister and top nuclear negotiator met with the European Union foreign policy chief and the EU […]
An aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a strong earthquake, in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on Mar 17, 2022. (MANDATORY CREDIT KYODO / REUTERS) TOKYO — Japan confirmed a major nuclear power policy shift on Friday to tackle an energy crisis more than a […]
In this file photo taken on Sept 26, 2022, Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. (THERESA WEY / AP) TEHRAN – The Iranian nuclear chief said Friday that his country would uphold its commitments […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks with media after Parliamentary church service in Canberra on July 26, 2022. (STR / AFP) CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shut down calls for the country to consider nuclear power options despite rising electricity prices.The prime minister recently declared that proponents of nuclear as a carbon-neutral […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks with media after Parliamentary church service in Canberra on July 26, 2022. (STR / AFP) CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shut down calls for the country to consider nuclear power options despite rising electricity prices.The prime minister recently declared that proponents of nuclear as a carbon-neutral […]
This file photo dated July 13, 2022, shows Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani holding a press conference in Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday the United States is still sending messages for the resumption of the talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear agreement. […]
This picture shows the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant of Shikoku Electric Power in Ehime prefecture, about 700 kilometres southwest of Tokyo on Aug12, 2016. (JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese government on Monday proposed action plans to keep some nuclear reactors operating beyond the current 60-year limit amid the […]
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered the first pump set of total 34 units consisting of five models for Units 1 and 2 at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom to Trillium Flow Technologies (Trillium). The pump sets are […]
This picture taken on Nov 18, 2022 and released from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Nov 19, 2022 shows the launch of North Korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Hwasong Gun 17", at Pyongyang International Airport. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL – The Democratic People's […]
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria on Sept 26, 2022. (THERESA WEY / AP) TEHRAN – The Iranian nuclear chief said on Wednesday the draft of an anti-Tehran resolution prepared for adoption at the […]
Greater reliance on deterrence, drills not answer for peninsula, experts say This undated March, 2018 photo shows a F/A-18 jet at the United States Marine Corps air station in Iwakuni, western Japan. (PHOTO / KYODO NEWS VIA AP) Talk of "strengthened deterrence" by the United States and its allies, Japan and the Republic of Korea, […]