Technology, ditto. #science #technology #progress #NuclearWeapons #GlobalWarming #missiles #plastics #chemicals #GMOCrops #AI #NuclearEnergy #solutionism

Wer sich näher mit #Uranbergbau im #Niger und mit dem #Militärputsch beschäftigen will, kann auch mal auf Wikipedia als Quelle sehen:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranbergbau_im_Niger#Projekte
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A4rputsch_im_Niger_2023

Interessant auch, dass der Putschist #Barmou in den #USA ausgebildet worden sei und sich noch vor kurzem mit dem Chef des US Army Special Operations Command getroffen haben soll und dass möglicherweise weitere nigrische Militärs in den #USA ausgebildet worden seien:

https://www.epo.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16795:niger-putschist-wurde-vom-us-militaer-ausgebildet&catid=27&Itemid=69
https://www.telepolis.de/features/Portal-The-Intercept-enthuellt-Niger-Putschist-in-USA-ausgebildet-9234454.html

"Just im vergangenen Monat habe sich der jetzige Putsch-General mit US-Generalmajor Jonathan #Braga getroffen, dem Chef des US Army Special Operations Command. Die Zusammenkunft habe auf der Air Base 201 stattgefunden, einer Drohnenbasis in der nigrischen Stadt #Agadez, die Kommandozentrale für US-Außenposten in #Westafrika diene."

Aktuellere Infos: #WISE Uranium Project, zu Niger:
https://www.wise-uranium.org/umopne.html

Es gibt derzeit nur EIN aktives #Uranbergwerk in Niger, das von #SOAMAIR nahe #ARLIT,
Produktion 2020 Tonnen Uran in 2022.

Das Vorkommen #Imouraren gilt als "nicht abbaubar", zumindest ist es fragwürdig oder sehr kompliziert.
#AREVA hatte Pläne für den Abbau schon 2014 zurückgestellt und Abschreibungen in Höhe von 480 Mio € auf das Vorkommen vorgenommen (https://nuclear-news.net/2017/11/03/arevas-new-entity-newco-struggles-with-unprofitable-uranium-mine-in-niger/)

Aktueller Stand: "Decision on launch of Imouraren uranium mine deferred to 2028, -..."

https://www.wise-uranium.org/upne.html#IMOURAREN, das Vorhaben wird immer und immer wieder verschoben, zuletzt auf 2028.
Evtl. muss #ORANO (ex-AREVA) da "Aktivität" zeigen, um nicht die Abbaulizenz zu verlieren.

Global Atomic (Canada) hat den Bau eines neuen Uranbergwerks mit ersten Ausschachtungsarbeiten begonnen (Nov. 2022),
es gab ein Gerichtsverfahren von Uranbergbau-Gegnern gegen #GlobalAtomic, letztendlich genehmigte ein Gericht den Weiterbau des Uranbergwerks.
In Meldungen vom 31. Juli gibt Global Atomic an, dass ihr Projekt 'normal' weiterläuft, weitab der Hauptstadt #Niamey sind keine Unruhen zu bemerken

https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2023-07-31/global-atomic-updates-the-situation-in-the-republic-of-niger


Zur #WAGNER-Bande in #Mali

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/russian-mercenaries-behind-slaughter-in-mali-village-un-report-finds

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64555169

#NuclearWeapons #Uran #CapitalismIsADeathCult

“Oppenheimer” the film doubles down on the silence we’ve been living with for eight decades about the loss of life and health that was a consequence of the development and testing of the atomic bomb. While the families in my community continue their wait for some wider recognition of what they endured — including coverage by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act — we are left with a film that declines to bear witness to our truth.
-article #Nuclearweapons #nuclear
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/opinion/international-world/oppenheimer-nuclear-bomb-cancer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Fun fact: nuclear tests were a tourist attraction in 1950s Vegas

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/atomic-tourism-nevada/ #Oppenheimer #histodons #sts #history #Nuclearweapons #vegas #histtech #TechnologyStudies

3) “Rather than challenge existing structures and patriarchies – in this case the gendered nuclear order and narrative of top-down control – liberal feminist practices can also help to inoculate them.”

#feminism #disarmament #nuclearweapons #publicrelations #purplewashing #legitimacyseeking

The index on #NuclearWeapons shows that #Russia and the #USA have the most nuclear weapons in the world, while #China and other countries have much fewer. Worrying at a time when the world is currently facing multiple geopolitical tensions.

https://www.pmp-magazine.com/2023/04/29/nuclear-weapons-gap-and-global-conflicts-how-the-world-is-on-edge-in-2023/

US, #ROK leaders agree no #nuclearweapons for South Korea. https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-yoon-agree-no-nuclear-weapons-for-south-korea-/7066651.html

#NuclearWeapons Drove #Supercomputing, And May Now Drive It Into The Cloud
From birth of #HPC to drive to #exascale effort in the US has been shouldered by the #DOE, and in particular the Tri-Labs facilities in conjunction with Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge. Now the economic model for capability-class supercomputing no longer works, and there is a non-zero chance that HPC will be eaten by #hyperscalers and clouds.
https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/04/19/nuclear-weapons-drove-supercomputing-and-may-now-drive-it-into-the-clouds/

This paper is part of our Special Issue ‘Gender and Disarmament: Feminist Approaches to Arms, Arms Control, Disarmament and their Role in Peace and Conflict’ with our guest editors Nancy Ehrenberg-Peters, @JannisK, Daniel Plesch and Henrietta Wilson.

Enjoy reading!
#ZeFKo #PeaceAndConflict #InternationalRelations #Feminism #NuclearWeapons #TPNW #UnitedNations #Women #WPS

EA on Australia’s @ABCNews: #Putin’s Nuclear Bluster (Scott Lucas w @Beverley O'Connor)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/03/putin-nuclear-bluster/

#UkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia #Belarus #NuclearWeapons

The announcement by #Russia President Putin of sending tactical #nuclearweapons to #Belarus is "a dangerous kind of talk, it's worrisome," President Biden tells White House reporters.

Putin says #Russia will place tactical #nuclearweapons in #Belarus. https://apnews.com/article/russia-belarus-nuclear-weapons-2d9584534da25c00c56dbf7b14694e0e

Seoul mayor calls for #ROK to build #nuclearweapons. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seoul-mayor-calls-south-korean-nuclear-weapons-counter-threat-north-2023-03-13/ #Korea

Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons if losing the war in Ukraine parallels NATO’s policy of “flexible response” that dates back to 1968, which similarly included a willingness to use nuclear weapons if losing a conventional war.
That policy is not widely understood, yet was and remains a part of US and NATO nuclear strategy, including Britain whether as a NATO member or acting alone. #Ukraine #russia #NuclearWeapons https://declassifieduk.org/negotiation-or-nuclear-war-the-choice-in-ukraine/

Let's talk about whether Russia's nukes work....

https://youtu.be/GEWDJkGRpvs

#news #politics #uspolitics #beauofthefifthcolumn #russia #nukes #nuclearweapons

No One Knows If Decades-Old #Nukes Would Actually Work
#AtomicWeapons are complex, sensitive, and often pretty old. With testing banned, countries have to rely on good simulations to trust their weapons work.

https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-weapons-testing/ #Nuclear #NuclearWeapons

Australian MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the fed govt to join a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons

The treaty is strongly backed by neighbours like Indonesia and NZ.

#auspol #disarmament #NuclearWeapons
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/22/australia-must-play-an-active-role-in-ending-nuclear-arms-race-cross-party-mps-urge

The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find

The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they're still out there to this day. How did this happen? Where could they be? And will we ever find them?

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear-bombs-that-no-one-can-find

#NuclearWeapons #history #UnsolvedMysteries #NuclearBombs

J. Robert Oppenheimer cleared of “black mark” against his name after 68 years

Manhattan Project physicist was infamously stripped of his security clearance in 1954.

#history #ww2 #atomic #weapons #technology #NuclearWeapons #movies

A #RussianNuclearWeapons song, «#Сарматушка» (#Sarmatushka). About the #RS-28 #Sarmat aka “Satan II” #ICBM. Sorta Strangelovian. Getting an English translation soon. YT auto-translation is very rough. #Nuclear #NuclearWeapons #RussianMilitary #RussianSong https://youtu.be/hB8oGY2_gVM