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☆ The US military set off its largest nuclear explosion in testing 69 years ago, but scientists had no idea the blast would be that big
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dozens of nuclear tests were carried out by the US in the Pacific between 1946 and 1958. The largest of these was the detonation of the Castle Bravo device on March 1, 1954. It was 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima during World War II. Castle Bravo was a real 'eyeopener'Despite the devastation caused by Castle Bravo, the US military continued to conducting nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. The US, UK, and Soviet Union signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963, which barred nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, in outer space, and underwater.

☆ Analysis: How North Korea could use a Pacific 'firing range' to perfect its missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) on Monday, after firing a massive Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Saturday. So far North Korea has fired three variants of the Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean. "As soon as it is out of range, or if it crosses below the horizon, North Korea will be blind." Schiller said he is not aware of any tracking vessels that North Korea positions along the flight path, and for now it doesn't have data relay satellites. If those two conditions are met, then North Korea will have fully demonstrated its deterrence capability against the United States, he said.

☆ Blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it provocation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 26 (Reuters) - The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant. Russian forces seized the plant in early March, soon after invading neighbouring Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of firing around it near the front lines, prompting the IAEA to place experts at all of Ukraine's five nuclear stations. Grossi, who visited Ukraine last week, said IAEA monitors routinely reported explosions near the plant. On the other, they are again sowing doubt in Western public opinion that somehow Russia cannot cope with upholding nuclear safety."

☆ Keeping up with the Morohoshis: Buying a bomb shelter in the Tokyo suburbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Rocky Swift | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/7] Megumi Morohoshi, a Japanese mother of three, poses for a photo inside her family's newly installed bomb shelter in Saitama, Japan December 5, 2022. But the invasion of Ukraine followed by a barrage of North Korean missiles convinced her the threat was urgent. And the following month an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) landed just 200 km (130 miles) from the northwestern coast. The shelters, custom-built at Nao's factory in Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, cost 6 million yen ($44,000) before installation expenses. Morohoshi's unit, delivered late last month, is an austere white box with "CRISIS-01" emblazoned on the side, with external cameras mounted on it.

☆ Traces of explosives found at site of Russian pipeline leaks, Sweden says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a "reckless release" of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, "amounts to an environmental crime." Sweden's prosecutor's office said Friday that an investigation into gas leaks from two underwater pipelines connecting Russia to Germany found traces of explosives, confirming that it is a case of "serious sabotage." Swedish and Danish investigators are investigating a flurry of detonations on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Sept. 26 that sent gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea. The explosions triggered four gas leaks at four locations: two in Denmark's exclusive economic zone and two in Sweden's exclusive economic zone. Many in Europe suspect the Nord Stream gas leaks were the result of an attack, particularly as it occurred during a bitter energy standoff between the European Union and Russia.

☆ Danes on Baltic Sea island feel Russia-Ukraine war creeping closer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Nikolaj Skydsgaard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The rocky Baltic Sea island of about 40,000 people has a strategically important location between Denmark's capital Copenhagen and the Russian city of Kaliningrad. 'NEW SECURITY SITUATION'Since the Ukraine war, there have been more volunteers to the Home Guard. Bornholm's mayor Jacob Trost says dealing with security issues quickly became part of his job after he took office in January. Denmark's military placed two F-16 fighter jets on the island this year and naval activity has increased in the area. Danes vote on Tuesday in a parliamentary election where geopolitical uncertainty and economic turmoil are likely to impact voting.

☆ Ukrainian mortar crew wrestles with ammo shortage, dud shells
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"We look for the smoke or if something burns," said Yevhen when asked how the crew knew if they had hit their mark. NOT ENOUGH SHELLS[1/4] A Ukrainian serviceman fires with a mortar toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a frontline in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 1 2 3 4Last month, many Ukrainian units, including the mortar crew, dug into vast trench networks in adjacent Mykolaiv province as other Ukrainian forces pressed the drive from northeastern portions of the front. Ukrainian gunners avoid hitting the silo, the highest structure for kilometres around, because of its importance to the region's farmers, he said. "My friends replied, ‘We know because we have a Russian radio intercept in which they said one of their drones detected two little boxes coming into the village,'" Zelinskyi added.

☆ 'Powerful explosions' triggered major gas leak on Russian pipelines, Danish police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a "reckless release" of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, "amounts to an environmental crime." A preliminary investigation into gas leaks from two underwater pipelines connecting Russia to Germany found "powerful explosions" caused the damage, Copenhagen Police said Tuesday. A flurry of detonations on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Sept. 26 sent gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea. The explosions triggered four gas leaks at four locations — two in Denmark's exclusive economic zone and two in Sweden's exclusive economic zone. Many in Europe suspect the Nord Stream gas leaks were the result of an attack, particularly as it occurred during a bitter energy standoff between the European Union and Russia.

☆ All you need to know about the Nord Stream gas leaks — and why Europe suspects 'gross sabotage'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

An initial crime scene investigation last week into what caused the gas leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines reinforced suspicions of "gross sabotage." The explosions triggered four gas leaks at four locations — two in Denmark's exclusive economic zone and two in Sweden's exclusive economic zone. Neither of the Nord Stream pipelines was transporting gas at the time of the blasts, although they both contained pressurized methane — a potent greenhouse gas. A satellite image of the Nord Stream leak in the Baltic Sea, captured on Sept. 26, 2022. Environmental impactThe unexplained Nord Stream gas leaks pose serious questions about the incident's environmental impact.

☆ Sweden won't share Nord Stream investigation findings with Russia - PM
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

STOCKHOLM, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Sweden won't share findings of the investigation into the explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines with Russian authorities or Gazprom (GAZP.MM), Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday. A Swedish crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Europe has found evidence of detonations and prosecutors suspect sabotage. Last week Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin sent a letter to the Swedish government demanding that Russian authorities and Gazprom would be allowed to be involved in the investigation, which Sweden denied. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOn Monday Andersson said Sweden won't even share the findings of the explosions that took place in the Swedish economic zone, with Russian authorities. However, Andersson said Sweden had no power to stop Russian vessels from visiting the sites of the explosions now that the crime scene investigation was concluded.

☆ Nord Stream gas 'sabotage': who's being blamed and why?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Joanna Plucinska | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was "unthinkable" that an investigation into ruptures on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines would proceed without Moscow's participation. President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and its allies blew up Nord Stream. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday damage to Nord Stream was a deliberate act of sabotage. Map of Nord Stream pipelines and locations of reported leaksWHY SABOTAGE A PIPELINE? "They already succeeded in stopping Nord Stream 2.

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