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France requests emergency cut in electricity exports to UK as nuclear crisis deepens
The Drax coal-fired power stations – Simon Dawson/Bloomberg France’s electricity network operator requested emergency help from Britain as the cold snap caused demand to surge across Europ...
Crypto Fumbles As Putin Warns Of Rising Nuclear War Risks
In a televised Human Rights Council meeting on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin provided a comprehensive public war update. The President further states that the risk of a nuclear war is ri...
The financing of North Korea’s nuclear development comes from digital currency theft. Now that FTX has fallen, may it also?
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The repercussions of FTX, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, declaring bankruptcy earlier this month have b...
National Grid poised to activate emergency winter plan tomorrow after French nuclear outages
The National Grid faces its first major test of winter energy preparation – REUTERS/Darren Staples National Grid is poised to pay households to cut their power demand tomorrow to avert power cut...
A 5.4M Earthquake Shakes Up Oil And Gas Disposal Wells And Nuclear Waste Plans In The Permian Basin Of West Texas.
A road sign report of an earthquake in February 2016 in Oklahoma. Getty Images In the island of West Java, part of Indonesia, a moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred on November 21, 2022. Beca...
After years as nuclear powerhouse, France makes play in offshore wind
This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP | Getty Images A f...
North Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile With Range To Hit U.S. Mainland, Japan Says
Topline North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to anywhere on the U.S. mainland, Japan’s defense minister reportedly said on F...
N.Korea Generated Over $1B Through Crypto Theft to Fund Nuclear Program
North Korea has generated over $1 billion through crypto heists over the past two years to fund its nuclear program, the Korea Herald reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from Alejandro Mayorkas,...
Zelensky Urges World Leaders To Double Down On Russia And End War Now
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged world leaders gathered at the Group of 20 summit in Bali to double down on Russia and push it to end its war now, upping the diplomatic ...
U.S. Treasury Department Connects Lazarus Group and Tornado Cash to North Korean Nuclear Weapons Programs
The U.S Treasury Department is redesignating the sanction it imposed against crypto mixing service Tornado Cash earlier this year due to the protocol allegedly having ties to North Korea’s nuclear wea...
US Treasury redesignates Tornado Cash sanctions, citing North Korea nuclear weapons program
The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control, or OFAC, has amended the sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in addition to including two individuals involved in “t...
Net Zero Needs Fusion. What Should Investors Be Asking The Frontrunners?
The urgency for fusion energy cannot be overstated. On October 27, the UN warned that there is “no credible pathway to 1.5° C in place,” and current policies point to a catastrophic 2.8° C of warming ...
New Treasury sanctions link Tornado Cash to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program
Despite industry pushback, the U.S. Treasury is not giving an inch in the fight over its sanctions on Tornado Cash. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has in fact added a desi...
Russian Military Leaders Reportedly Discussed When And How Moscow Would Use Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine
Topline Russian military leaders have discussed how and when Moscow might deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to U.S. intelligence reported by the New York Times on Wednesday, adding to mount...
U.S. Nuclear Reactors Among The Oldest In The World [Infographic]
The latest edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows that U.S. nuclear power plants are among the oldest in the world. The country’s 92 reactors currently in operation have a mean age ...
Don’t Expect Energy Sanctions To Stop Iran’s Crackdown
The Iranian government’s violent crackdown on protests stemming from the murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s Morality Police is driving the West to levy further sanctions against Iran. The US Treasury Dep...
The Economics Of European Nuclear Power Don’t Add Up
Nearly 500 metres below the surface at the Cigéo nuclear research lab Christine Ro Rainer Baake, the managing director of the Climate Neutrality Foundation in Germany, puts it bluntly. “Why would anyo...
The Generational Divide Over Nuclear Power
The Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland, which has a playground for child visitors. Christine Ro Maud Simon is one of the younger residents of the House of Resistance, a home in the bucolic F...
Will Russia Use Nuclear Weapon By 2023?
Will Russia Use Nuclear Weapon By 2023?Polymarket predicts Russia’s Nuclear AttackOctober 20, 2022Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows you to bet your tokens on t...
Crypto Predictions Site Polymarket Taking Bets on Whether Russia Will Use a Nuclear Weapon by 2023
Polymarket detailed that “this market will resolve to ‘Yes’ if the Russian Federation detonates a nuclear device in an offensive capacity by Dec. 31, 2022, 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Otherwise, this market wil...
Would Bitcoin survive a nuclear war?
Several renowned cryptographers, including Nick Szabo and Ralph Merkle (the inventor of Merkle Trees), have claimed Bitcoin would survive a nuclear war. While almost impossible to verify, today Protos...
Nuclear Weapons Developed by North Korea Uses Crypto Hack Funds
It is alleged that former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith assisted them South Korean politicians may be involved North Korea appears to be using hacked funds to finance its new nuclear endeavors T...
North Korea Uses Crypto Hack Funds to Develop Nuclear Weapons
North Korea seems to be using hacked funds to finance their new nuclear adventures. This is according to a new investigation that involves all the intrigue of U.S. Intelligence, South Korean politicia...
North Korea Uses Stolen Crypto To Fund Its Nuclear Weapons Program
In recent months, North Korea has stolen over $300 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via hacking and other sorts of mass cyberattacks. The objective is to fund the isolated state’s i...
North Korean Missile Tests Were Simulated Nuclear Attack To ‘Wipe Out’ South Korea, State Media Says
Topline North Korea on Monday said its latest volley of missile tests were designed to simulate a nuclear strike on South Korea, according to state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), escalating te...
White House Sees No Indication Russia Is Preparing Nuclear Attack After Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ Warning
Topline President Joe Biden’s comments this week suggesting Russia’s war in Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear “Armageddon” were not based on any new intelligence, National Security Council spokesper...
Putin’s Threats Bring Risk Of Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ To Highest Level Since Cold War, Biden Warns
Topline President Joe Biden on Thursday warned the world could face “Armageddon” if Russian leader Vladimir Putin makes good on threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, an unusually blunt statement ...
U.S. Fretting Over Ukrainian Tactics Raises Risk Putin Will Go Nuclear
Short-range nuclear-armed ballistic missiles can be used as decapitation tools Russian Defense Ministry Press Service U.S. officials have leaked news that the U.S. had admonished Ukrainian officials b...
Wednesday, September 29. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information
A man cries over a dead body after Russian forces shelled via cluster bomb a bus stop in a … [+] residential area in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. September 29, 2022. Photo by Suspilne Media Dispatches fro...
Russia Said to Allow Crypto Mining in Regions With Hydroelectric and Nuclear Power – Mining Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency mining should be allowed in areas with excess energy and prohibited in those that experience deficits, according to Russian officials preparing to legalize it. An expert from the crypto...