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Biden updates nuclear explosion guidelines to include SOCIAL DISTANCING as Putin readies missiles

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  •  Russia banned from the SWIFT banking system
  • At least 17 European countries have set up no-fly zones for Russian aircraft 

The EU, US, UK and their allies have agreed to cut off a number of Russian banks from SWIFT – the main international payment system.

Russia is heavily reliant on the SWIFT system,a secure messaging system that makes fast, cross-border payments possible, for its key oil and gas exports.

Based in Belgium, it facilitates transactions between more than 11,000

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Ukraine conflict: Here are the weapons powering Putin’s nuclear arsenal

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Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ‘special military operation’ in eastern Ukraine last week, missiles have hit locations across the country, including the capital, Kyiv. 

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has caused what’s thought to be hundreds of casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainians have had to flee to neighboring countries.

As locations across the country face bombs, ground-based assaults and ‘horrific’ airstrikes, Putin has reminded the rest of the world of Russia’s advanced nuclear capability.   

When

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Ukraine crisis: Russia announces nuclear missile drill tomorrow

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Russia will carry out wide-ranging missile drills tomorrow including around Crimea and the Black Sea that will involve launching ballistic and cruise missiles and involve its nuclear forces, the Kremlin has announced.

The exercise, which will be overseen by Vladimir Putin himself, will involve Russia’s aerospace forces, its strategic missile command, Northern and Black Sea fleets and the Southern Military District – which covers Crimea and part of the border close to rebel-held areas in Ukraine. 

It is designed to

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Britain’s ‘artificial sun’ nuclear fusion reactor sets a new world record

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It is seen as the holy grail of energy and could lead to the creation of dozens of ‘tiny suns’ here on Earth.

But so far attempts to unlock the magic of nuclear fusion have remained tantalisingly out of reach for scientists across the world.

Britain has been one of the leading players in the field ever since the Joint European Torus (JET) was built on an industrial estate outside Oxford in 1978 — and now it has achieved a

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Placing “Guardrails” on the US-China Nuclear Competition

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Maximum fissures: Iran nuclear deal talks head toward oblivion

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But the stakes are arguably higher now. Iran’s nuclear program — which Tehran has always maintained is for peaceful purposes, not a bomb — is more advanced, and Iranian leaders are less optimistic about the benefits of potential sanctions relief.

Just this past week, Iranian officials were unwilling to strike an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.N. body, to restore some of its access to inspect Iranian nuclear sites — behavior that rang alarm bells in Europe

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‘Here is my proposal to find the right compromise on gas and nuclear in the taxonomy’ – EURACTIV.com

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With proper safeguards in place, gas and nuclear power can be included in the “transition” category of the EU’s green finance taxonomy, says Pascal Canfin, a leading lawmaker in the European Parliament.

Pascal Canfin is a French MEP for the centrist Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, where he chairs the assembly’s environment committee (ENVI). He spoke to EURACTIV’s energy and environment editor, Frédéric Simon. 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Proposed mandatory disclosure requirement would let investors choose whether they want gas
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Gas, nuclear and the EU taxonomy saga – EURACTIV.com

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The European Union is moving closer to integrating nuclear power and natural gas in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy – a set of rules designed to provide investors with a common definition of what is green and what is not in order to channel more capital into sustainable businesses.

The

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„Nuclear Family“ auf HBO: Warum Doc-Mütter Tom Steel „immer noch hassen“

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Robin Young und Sandy Russo wollten eine eigene Familie gründen, als es für gleichgeschlechtliche Eltern praktisch unbekannt war, gemeinsam Kinder zu erziehen.

Das taten sie auch: Mit Samenspendern bekamen sie 1980 und 1981 zwei Töchter, Cade und Ry Russo-Young. Russo und Young unterhielten mehrere Jahre lang eine freundschaftliche Beziehung zu Rys leiblichem Vater Tom Steel, einem Anwalt in San Francisco, der hatte für LGBTQ-Rechte gekämpft und sogar mit Steel und seinem Partner Urlaub gemacht.

Aber wie in Ry Russo-Youngs dreiteiliger

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Navy Nuclear Engineer versuchte Spionage, sagt FBI

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WASHINGTON – Ein Nuklearingenieur der US-Marine und seine Frau wurden angeklagt, versucht zu haben, einige der am besten gehüteten Geheimnisse der Vereinigten Staaten über U-Boot-Technologie mit einem anderen Land zu teilen, so Gerichtsdokumente, die am Sonntag entsiegelt wurden.

Der Ingenieur Jonathan Toebbe wurde beschuldigt, versucht zu haben, Informationen über das nukleare Antriebssystem von US-amerikanischen Angriffs-U-Booten der Virginia-Klasse zu verkaufen – die Technologie, die das Herzstück eines kürzlich angekündigten Abkommens mit Großbritannien und Australien bildet.

Während Rivalen wie Russland und China

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