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# nuclear - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
Opinion: Iran's shrewdest retaliation for Soleimani assassination is political, not military
Tehran will want to ensure its response does not bring further cost to the nation, writes Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics.
# nuclear - Friday 2 August, 2019
US blames Russia over ending of a major Cold War-era nuclear arms deal
This comes after Washington launched the process to pull out of the INF treaty this year.
# nuclear - Thursday 27 June, 2019
Iran's foreign minister warns Trump that idea of short war is 'an illusion'
Tensions have been rising between the two countries since the US pulled out of a nuclear deal.
# nuclear - Saturday 1 December, 2018
Thyroid cancer impact on children and teens following Fukushima nuclear accident
More than 3,600 people died from causes such as illness and suicide linked to the aftermath of the tragedy.
# nuclear - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
France to shut down 14 of country's 58 nuclear reactors by 2035, Macron says
The total includes the previously announced shutdown of France’s two oldest reactors.
# nuclear - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
US intelligence agencies find North Korea 'building new missiles'
Following the Singapore summit in June, President Donald Trump had declared that Pyongyang was “no longer a nuclear threat”.
# nuclear - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
'This has been a lone battle': Frustration at government approach to nuclear plant plans in UK
An Oireachtas committee is planning to write a submission to UK authorities to express its concern.
# nuclear - Thursday 26 April, 2018
Defence Forces conduct exercise to help prepare for 'dirty bomb' attacks
This EU-funded project uses robots and unmanned aerial vehicles to help minimise the risk to operators while collecting physical evidence.
North Korean nuclear test site has 'partially collapsed' after massive bomb blast last year
Researchers have said the site is now unusable.
# nuclear - Friday 20 April, 2018
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un suspending nuclear and long-range missile tests
North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test last year.
# nuclear - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
North and South to hold inter-Korean summit - only the 3rd of its kind since 1950s conflict
South Korea also claims that Pyongyang said it would consider abandoning nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees.
# nuclear - Saturday 13 January, 2018
Iran rejects Trump's demand to change nuclear deal
The US President has vowed to pull out of the accord if European allies don’t fix its “terrible flaws”.
# nuclear - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
Trump promises to 'figure it out' with South Korea's president
Trump has been visiting a number of Asian countries.
# nuclear - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
Reports: 200 feared dead after tunnel collapses at North Korea nuclear testing site
A tunnel has collapsed for the second time at Punggye-ri in North Korea.
# nuclear - Saturday 26 August, 2017
Opinion: 'Trump should eliminate US nukes and give a chance to diplomacy'
Yes, North Korea is a bad regime but this doesn’t mean that bombing it is the solution, writes Julien Mercille.
# nuclear - Saturday 8 July, 2017
North Korea has 'built an intercontinental ballistic missile', so what now?
The Hwasong-14 ICBM could apparently reach Alaska.
# nuclear - Saturday 24 June, 2017
Watch: Seán O'Brien crosses for Lions after sensational Liam Williams gamble and break
After a half of pressure, Liam Williams cut loose on the All Blacks from his own five-metre line.
# nuclear - Wednesday 26 April, 2017
Adi Roche: 'I'm asking world leaders to help removing and storing Chernobyl's radioactive material'
Let’s show the people of Chernobyl that they are not forgotten, writes Adi Roche.
# nuclear - Friday 23 December, 2016
Trump 'calls for arms race' after nuclear weapons comment
The US President-elect had said the US needs to expand its nuclear capabilities until “the world comes to its senses regarding nukes”.
# nuclear - Thursday 22 December, 2016
Trump says America needs to boost nuclear capability until 'world comes to its senses'
The US President-elect made the comment a few hours after Vladimir Putin said something similar about Russia.
# nuclear - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
Trump will have tough decisions to make about his somewhat decrepit nuclear arsenal
Many are now asking how vulnerable US nuclear weapons are to cyber threats.
# nuclear - Thursday 15 September, 2016
The UK is to push ahead with a new nuclear power station across the Irish Sea
The Hinkley Point project had been thrown into doubt but it will go ahead.
# nuclear - Sunday 7 August, 2016
Iran executes nuclear scientist accused of spying for the US
Shahram Amiri disappeared in Saudi Arabia in June 2009 and resurfaced a year later in the United States.
# nuclear - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
North Korea launched a missile that landed 250km off the coast of Japan
The launch has been met with fury by Japan.
# nuclear - Thursday 28 July, 2016
A new nuclear power station will be built 250 km from the Irish coast
The Hinkley Point power station is the UK’s first for 20 years.
# nuclear - Sunday 19 June, 2016
This is the world's 'biggest and most powerful' icebreaker
It can cut through ice of up to 2.8 metres thick
# nuclear - Saturday 12 March, 2016
Chilling two-minute video captures 'stunning decay' of Chernobyl exclusion zone
Chernobyl was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster .
# nuclear - Saturday 3 October, 2015
Train evacuated over bag of smelly meat
The incident saw 250 people evacuated from the train.
# nuclear - Friday 11 September, 2015
The billionaire hoping to send men to Mars says we'll need to nuke it first
If we want to live there that is.
# nuclear - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
North Korea has some pretty scary stuff to say about its nuclear weapons
They’re acting tough.
# nuclear - Sunday 14 June, 2015
Remember iodine tablets? You won't be getting them again
But only because there threat of nuclear annihilation has receded. Yay.
# nuclear - Tuesday 7 April, 2015
A nuclear submarine is on fire in Russia, but 'there's nothing to worry about'
It is believed the vessel wasn’t carrying nuclear fuel.
# nuclear - Thursday 2 April, 2015
A breakthrough's been reached in nuclear talks between Iran and the West
US President Barack Obama has welcomed the “historic understanding” with Iran.
# nuclear - Sunday 15 February, 2015
Why a mysterious black briefcase follows the US president everywhere
It is always within Obama’s reach.
# nuclear - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
Ireland 'cannot rule out' nuclear power says the Energy Minister
Alex White says he understands concerns over nuclear power.
# nuclear - Monday 29 December, 2014
Were there nuclear missiles stored in Northern Ireland?
That was a big question back in the early 1980s.
# nuclear - Saturday 6 December, 2014
If North Korea did hack Sony, it's a watershed moment in cyber-warfare
It is reportedly the first to use “a highly destructive class of malicious software that is designed to make computer networks unable to operate” into a company’s computer system in the United States.
# nuclear - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
VIDEO: Drone captures haunting footage of Chernobyl ghost town
‘Serene and disturbing.’
# nuclear - Saturday 22 November, 2014
'No damage to any nuclear power stations' after strong quake hits Japan
Five people are feared trapped in collapsed buildings.
# nuclear - Friday 7 November, 2014
Opinion: Is it time for Ireland to embrace nuclear energy?
The pros of going nuclear far outweigh the cons, and the overall net benefit is is much greater than continuing to burn fossil fuels.
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Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
THERE HAS BEEN a mixed reaction to the government’s decision to extend paid parental leave by three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to both mothers and fathers but there has also been calls this morning for single parent families to benefit.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has said that children in single parent families should also be considered and benefit from the same amount of leave.
Two-parent families can now avail of a combined 10 weeks leave and Gannon says that the children of single-parents should also benefit from the same amount of time with a parent.
Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
Poll Results:
No (1718)
Yes (1222)
Don't know (221)
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