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Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons

Letters: We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry Weston says they don’t protect us from Russian aggression and Michael Newman says they didn’t end the second world war

The Guardian - UK

Investigation urged into radioactive leak in Scottish loch and ‘cover-up scandal’

THERE are calls for the UK Government to launch an investigation after radioactive water “leaked into a Scottish lock” from a nuclear weapons…

The National (Scotland)

Radioactive water 'leaked into loch' from nuclear weapons base, investigation reveals

RADIOACTIVE water "leaked into a loch" from a nuclear weapons base after old pipes repeatedly burst, official files have revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

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As the world hurtles ever closer to nuclear oblivion, where is the opposition?

The puerile standoff between the US and Russia ought to alert a slumbering public to a risk that is in many ways greater than during the cold war, says Simon Tisdall, a Guardian foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show

Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Nagasaki remembers atomic bomb victims 80 years on with minute of silence

Some 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki in the US bombing in 1945, three days after Hiroshima. As the town’s mayor, Shiro Suzuki, calls to "stop armed conflicts immediately".

Euronews

Remote IT worker scam involving 90 laptops and stolen identities generated $17 million in illicit revenue allegedly bound for North Korea's nuclear weapons program

A woman faces an eight year prison sentence as a result.

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Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Americans are divided between support and opposition for the US decision to drop an atomic bomb during World War II.

Al Jazeera

‘Apocalyptic’ pictures of Gaza’s devastation echo the destruction of the Hiroshima bomb 80 years on

IN FOCUS: Palestinians have been represented for the first time at a memorial for the bomb dropped on Japan, amid warnings the world has not learned the lessons from 80 years ago. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK

Atomic bombing survivor issues stark warning over current threat on Hiroshima anniversary

An atomic bombing survivor has issued a stark warning over the use of nuclear weapons on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima.

The Independent UK

Russia’s decision to pull out of nuclear treaty makes the world more dangerous

Russia has announced it will no longer uphold its obligations under the intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) treaty, signed by the Soviet Union and the United States in December 1987. The decision has raised questions about the future of nuclear deterrence and the danger of global nuclear proliferation.

The Conversation

With only one nuclear arms pact left between the US and Russia, a new arms race is possible

For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity

The Independent UK

Survivor of the Hiroshima bomb says Trump is ‘a huge mess’ as he gives stark warning to the world

‘Why do these animals called humans like war so much?’ asked Nobel Peace Prize winner and Hiroshima survivor Toshiyuki Mimaki, as he discussed the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Scottish activists mark 80 years since atomic bombings with new 'peace garden'

Activists in Glasgow have marked the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the opening of a new garden

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This is what a nuclear attack on Scotland would look like

TODAY is a grim anniversary. Eighty years ago, the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed an estimated 210,000 people

The Independent UK

Hiroshima mayor warns world is repeating nuclear mistakes: ‘Please witness the reality’

Kazumi Matsui denounces ‘flagrant disregard’ of lessons from tragedies of history on 80th anniversary of nuclear bombing

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons?

COMMENT: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be a reminder of the horrors of nuclear attack – not a chance for Britain to announce it is spending billions on submarine-launched atomic warheads, says Caroline Lucas

Euronews

Hundreds protest nuclear weapons at Hiroshima ceremony

Demonstrators gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Wednesday, despite authorities’ requests to leave, as the city marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing.

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Al Jazeera

Japan’s Hiroshima marks 80 years since US atomic bombing

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

Euronews

Eighty years on, Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors are still calling for peace

Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ageing survivors are urging the world to remember what was lost – and to imagine a future without nuclear weapons.

Radio France Internationale

Hiroshima renews call for peace, 80 years after atomic bombing

Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing World War II to an end. For the first time, Hiroshima has opened its memorial ceremony to all countries, including representatives from Taiwan and the Palestinian Authority.

Evening Standard

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb

City’s mayor urges world leaders to learn lessons of Hiroshima amid global military buildup

Euronews

Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary since US atomic bombing of the city

Japan held a memorial service and ceremony for victims and the remaining survivors of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, marking its 80th anniversary and renewing pledges of working towards a world without nuclear weapons.

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent

The Independent UK

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat

Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city on Wednesday

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