Daily Archives: December 9, 2021

2021-12-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-12-09). In bid to blow up nuclear talks, US imposes sanctions, steals Iranian oil. wsws.org Washington's provocations have been accompanied by increasingly bellicose threats and actions by Israel.

The Canary (2021-12-08). Foreign secretary admits £400m owed to Iran from the 70s is a legitimate debt. thecanary.co Liz Truss has said the £400m that Britain owes Iran is a "legitimate debt" that the government wants to pay. | A long time coming: | The foreign secretary was asked about the amount at a Chatham House event on 8 December, where she set out her foreign policy aims. Truss said the government was going to "work night and day to prevent the Iranian regime from ever getting a nuclear weapon". But she said they were also working to "resolve the issue" over the debt. It relates to a cancelled order for 1,500 Chieftain tanks dating back to the 1970s. And it's been linked to the continued detention of Naz…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-12-08). Amid talks to revive nuclear deal, US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian entities and officials. peoplesdispatch.org The fresh sanctions were imposed citing alleged human rights violations. Iran and at least one other signatory to the nuclear deal have stated that such moves raise serious questions about the Biden administration's seriousness to revive the deal…

Fidel Castro Ruz (2021-12-08). Fidel Castro's Message against Nuclear War: "In a Nuclear War the 'Collateral Damage' would be the Life of All Humanity." globalresearch.ca A forceful message calling for World peace and the survival of humankind.

Robert Hunziker (2021-12-08). Japan's Upcoming Nuclear Waste Dump. dissidentvoice.org Nuclear waste is an interminable curse that eternally haunts the future of civilization for hundreds/thousands of years. The challenge of making nuclear power safer doesn't end after the power has been generated. Nuclear fuel remains dangerously radioactive for thousands of years after it is no longer useful in a commercial reactor.1 There are 440 nuclear …

Juan Guahán (2021-12-08). En la relación con el FMI se juega el futuro de la Argentina. globalizacion.ca Argentina atraviesa por uno de los momentos más críticos de su historia. No se refiere a riesgos nucleares o climáticos, tampoco a los de una guerra convencional. Se trata de saber si continuará su declive hacia la nada o si…

WSWS (2021-12-08). Germany's New Green Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens Russia and China with nuclear weapons. wsws.org With an aggressiveness that is otherwise seen only from extreme right-wing and militarist circles, Annalena Baerbock linked Germany's ability to pursue an aggressive foreign and great power policy with nuclear rearmament.

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