Trending headlines containing nuclear-related terms have increased significantly.
The Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation posted a message to Telegram on August 29, 2022, saying:
The Kremlin expects that, given the need for Europe's nuclear security, it will convince the IAEA of the need to connect the nuclear power plant to Russian power grids. Or, in the event of an impossibility, stop the operation of the ZNPP altogether so that electricity is not supplied to Ukraine during the heating season and is not exported to Europe.At the request of the Russian Federation, among the IAEA experts there are no specialists from countries that strongly support Ukraine. For the most part, the mission will consist of experts from "neutral" countries.
Russia has attempted to frame the situation in Zaporizhzhya as the Ukrainians recklessly shelling a nuclear power plant.
Hoaxlines compiled trending headlines from pro-Kremlin sources to complement reporting and disinformation tracking related to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. The graph below shows counts for trending headlines containing the nuclear-related search term by date for both Trending headline tracker tables (non-Russian and Russian-language sources). Access the live graph here.
The graph shows a significant uptick in the number of headlines matching the nuclear-related search query in August 2022. The last time we saw a similar elevation was at the end of May 2022. The increase may indicate Russia sees provoking fear of nuclear disaster as advantageous at this time (Gittleson, 2022). The Hamilton Dashboard created for tracking media related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine shows similar trends. The board reflects all output rather than trending headlines.
Though more detailed data analysis would be needed to confirm, we speculate that the increase in nuclear-related headlines may be the product of inauthentic activity and coordinated messaging. The number of tweets from Russian state-affiliated accounts about nuclear threats increased in August 2022. The increase in articles per day was more modest.
The Russian state has a history of effective media manipulation using inauthentic activity (Marwick & Lewis, 2017). Boosting the content past an algorithm threshold means more people will see the articles, and the content may then scare, confuse, or mislead them (Agarwal et al., 2017). Inauthentic activity and coordinated messaging may explain the increased number of trending headlines.
Pro-Kremlin trending headlines from Russian-language sources.
See the Information ecosystem classification for information on the trending headline tracker methodology.
Messaging directed at the domestic Russian population includes claims like “The authorities of the Zaporizhzhya region said that Kyiv had disconnected Ukraine from the NPP with its own hands” and “A terrorist attack is prevented at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, and the Ukrainian shock drone is shot down.” The content presents Russia as being accommodating and inviting toward a “neutral” party. Examples include the headline “Russia welcomes the mission of the IAE at the Zaporizhzhya NPP” and “ The provocation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was prevented at the Zaporizhzhya NPP.”
The headlines about nuclear threats appeared alongside headlines about a referendum in early August and have picked up again.
| headline_en | source | published |
|---|---|---|
In the Zaporizhzhya region, they called the shelling of the Armed Forces of Energodar by revenge for collecting signatures under the appeal in the IAEA | tvzvezda.ru | August 29, 2022 |
Magate will leave several people at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant on an ongoing basis | tvzvezda.ru | August 29, 2022 |
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation: Russia welcomes the mission of the IAE at the Zaporizhzhya NPP | tvzvezda.ru | August 29, 2022 |
MO RF: On August 28, Ukraine used a drone to strike at the territory of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | tvzvezda.ru | August 29, 2022 |
The Kamidze USC, which drew in the vault of nuclear waste, is shot down over the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | kz.tsargrad.tv | August 29, 2022 |
A terrorist attack is prevented at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, and the Ukrainian shock drone is shot down | md.tsargrad.tv | August 28, 2022 |
The Director General of the IAEA admitted the possibility of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia NPP | by.tsargrad.tv | August 26, 2022 |
The authorities of the Zaporozhye region said that Kiev had disconnected Ukraine from the NPP with its own hands | segodnia.ru | August 26, 2022 |
In the Zaporizhzhia region, Kyiv is afraid of disrupting the visit of the IAEA mission to the NPP | tvzvezda.ru | August 25, 2022 |
In Zaporizhzhia, they said that the shelling of the NPP threatens to disrupt energy supplies to Europe | tvzvezda.ru | August 25, 2022 |
The police of the Zaporozhye region are recruiting employees | zp.tsargrad.tv | August 24, 2022 |
Little residents of the Zaporizhzhia region congratulated the Russians with a verse about the flag of the Russian Federation | tvzvezda.ru | August 22, 2022 |
Costumed exercises and accusations of the Russian Federation: who is behind the provocations at the Zaporizhzhia NPP | tvzvezda.ru | August 22, 2022 |
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: AFU in the Zaporizhzhia region used poisonous substances against the military of Russia | segodnia.ru | August 22, 2022 |
Officials from the US and UK threaten NATO intervention in case of an accident at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | antifashist.com | August 21, 2022 |
The consequences could be irreparable: The provocation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was prevented at the Zaporozhye NPP | tsargrad.tv | August 20, 2022 |
American chemical weapons were used against Russian soldiers in Zaporozhye: The USA and the APU issued an antidote | tsargrad.tv | August 20, 2022 |
No color, no smell, no taste: An expert on chemical weapons explained what poisoned the military in Zaporozhye | tsargrad.tv | August 20, 2022 |
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation said that representatives of the IAEA can visit the Zaporozhye NPP in September | tvzvezda.ru | August 19, 2022 |
Ukrainian militants fired at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | segodnia.ru | August 18, 2022 |
Kyiv has prepared nuclear matches: details of provocations at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and consequences | tsargrad.tv | August 18, 2022 |
MO RF: Kyiv prepares a provocation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant during the stay of the Secretary General of the UN Gaterrisha in Ukraine | tvzvezda.ru | August 18, 2022 |
In Energodar, two air gunners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were detained at the Zaporizhzhya NPP | tvzvezda.ru | August 17, 2022 |
The head of the VGA Zaporizhzhya region announced large -scale infrastructure construction sites | zp.tsargrad.tv | August 16, 2022 |
Lightning-Speed Deal. Germany to Purchase F-35 for Nuclear Sharing | russiancouncil.ru | August 15, 2022 |
Having distorted Ulyanov's words about ZNPP, The Financial Times provokes an aggravation around the Zaporizhzhya NPP | md.tsargrad.tv | August 14, 2022 |
Medvedev said that Kyiv and the West want to arrange a "new Chernobyl" from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant | kz.tsargrad.tv | August 13, 2022 |
Volunteers from Russia delivered a thousand food packages to Zaporozhye | tvzvezda.ru | August 9, 2022 |
Zaporozhye is ready to hold a referendum on joining Russia | kz.tsargrad.tv | August 9, 2022 |
Russia is waiting for Zaporozhye in its native harbor – everything is ready for the referendum | md.tsargrad.tv | August 8, 2022 |
RF Ministry of Defense: after the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya NPP by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a power surge occurred at the station | tvzvezda.ru | August 8, 2022 |
Fragments of a rocket fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Zaporozhye NPP fell no more than 400 meters from the power unit | tvzvezda.ru | August 7, 2022 |
Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the Zaporizhzhia NPP from the MLRS "Hurricane" | tvzvezda.ru | August 7, 2022 |
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern that the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant could lead to disaster | segodnia.ru | August 7, 2022 |
Ministry of Defense: the Armed Forces of Ukraine mined the automobile bridge in the Zaporizhzhya region to accuse the Russian Federation of undermining it | tvzvezda.ru | August 6, 2022 |
APU fired at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | segodnia.ru | August 6, 2022 |
The main thing about the situation in Ukraine by August 6, 2022: shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | spb.tsargrad.tv | August 5, 2022 |
Magate: The situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant got out of control | antifashist.com | August 3, 2022 |
Zakharova: The Russian Federation will continue to do everything to ensure security at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant | segodnia.ru | August 2, 2022 |
Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at pumping stations in the Zaporizhzhia region | tvzvezda.ru | July 23, 2022 |
Published footage of the elevator affected by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region | tvzvezda.ru | July 22, 2022 |
Residents of the Melitopol district of Zaporozhye will start receiving pensions and benefits in August | tvzvezda.ru | July 22, 2022 |
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were first used in the Zaporizhzhya region of the Lanzet-3 Drones-Kamikadze Drones | antifashist.com | July 19, 2022 |
US to help Kazakhstan build nuclear reactors | kz.tsargrad.tv | July 18, 2022 |
Scientists have shown the material that could save the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant | tvzvezda.ru | July 17, 2022 |
Nuclear Future: Underwater and in the Skies | russiancouncil.ru | July 5, 2022 |
Military expert Evseev assessed the likelihood of a nuclear war in the Baltics | am.tsargrad.tv | June 20, 2022 |
Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan declared the need to ban nuclear weapons | segodnia.ru | June 20, 2022 |
The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine still remain at the Uglegorsk thermal power plant in the Donbass | segodnia.ru | June 20, 2022 |
Kazakhstan offered the world to get rid of nuclear weapons by 2045 | tvzvezda.ru | June 19, 2022 |
AFU fired 10 shells at Makiivka | segodnia.ru | June 18, 2022 |
Tactical skill: the Defense Ministry spoke about the new exploits of the Russian military during a special operation | tvzvezda.ru | June 17, 2022 |
Issue of 06/16/2022 Kyiv's Fight Against the Magate and the Secrets of the Ukrainian "Peremoga" | tvzvezda.ru | June 17, 2022 |
Peskov Recommended Not To Raise The Topic Of The Possibility Of Nuclear War | segodnia.ru | June 16, 2022 |
Sikorsky believes that the West "has the right" to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine | segodnia.ru | June 14, 2022 |
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Sikorsky's statements about nuclear weapons | segodnia.ru | June 14, 2022 |
Seoul says North Korea is ready to conduct nuclear tests | tvzvezda.ru | June 13, 2022 |
The nuclear heart of the conqueror of ice: shots from inside the reactor room of the Arktika icebreaker | tvzvezda.ru | June 13, 2022 |
World on the brink of nuclear war: SIPRI experts point out the risks | tsargrad.tv | June 13, 2022 |
Member of the European Parliament Sikorsky demands to supply Kyiv with nuclear weapons | kz.tsargrad.tv | June 13, 2022 |
Sikorsky believes that the West "has the right" to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine | segodnia.ru | June 12, 2022 |
The place for the construction of the nuclear power plant was chosen in Kazakhstan | segodnia.ru | June 10, 2022 |
The Theater of the Russian Army showed the play “The history of intelligence is the history of the country. Nuclear shield" | tvzvezda.ru | June 9, 2022 |
Bulgaria's president calls rumors of nuclear weapons in the country speculation | segodnia.ru | June 4, 2022 |
Bulgaria's president calls rumors of nuclear weapons in the country speculation | segodnia.ru | June 4, 2022 |
Lavrov discussed the situation around the nuclear deal with the Iranian Foreign Minister | segodnia.ru | June 4, 2022 |
Named another region of the world where a nuclear war could start | am.tsargrad.tv | May 31, 2022 |
Plutonium verdict: IAEA director let slip about the reasons for the death of Ukraine | tsargrad.tv | May 28, 2022 |
Ukraine's army bases in Zaporizhzhia to be delivered to Russia | english.pravda.ru | May 27, 2022 |
Shoigu announced the threat of Ukraine's creation of nuclear weapons | segodnia.ru | May 25, 2022 |
Nuclear “Frost” in the Summer of 2022? | russiancouncil.ru | May 24, 2022 |
Shoigu announced a real threat of Ukraine's creation of nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles | tvzvezda.ru | May 24, 2022 |
Biden says he's not worried about possible North Korean nuclear test | segodnia.ru | May 23, 2022 |
People are not allowed into our liberated territory from Zaporozhye to Vasilievka | antifashist.com | May 22, 2022 |
Pro-Kremlin trending headlines from non-Russian language sources
For information on the trending headline tracker methodology, see Information ecosystem classification and Trending headline methodology.
| headline_en | domain | pub_date |
|---|---|---|
Kiev shelling damages roof of nuclear reactor fuel storage – official | rt.com | August 29, 2022 |
German Experts Warn Of Grid Instability..."Conventional Power Plants Needed For A Long Time To Come" | zerohedge.com | August 29, 2022 |
Ukrainian drone downed over nuclear plant – MoD | rt.com | August 29, 2022 |
Swiss Politicians Form 'Stop The Blackouts' Coalition: "We Cannot Do Without Nuclear Power Plants" | zerohedge.com | August 29, 2022 |
The UN secretary general calls to "relegate nuclear weapons to history" | actualidad.rt.com | August 29, 2022 |
Ukrainian forces bomb the city where the Zaporozhie nuclear power plant is located | actualidad.rt.com | August 28, 2022 |
Growing Risk Ukraine Nuclear Plant Could Sputter Radioactive Substances: Operator | zerohedge.com | August 27, 2022 |
Zelensky Warns Of "Radiation Disaster" As Reconnected Nuclear Reactor Is Building Up Capacity | zerohedge.com | August 26, 2022 |
Artillery hits Zaporozhye nuclear dump | rt.com | August 26, 2022 |
Nuclear-For-All Is A Real Green Policy In A Dangerous World | zerohedge.com | August 26, 2022 |
One of two ZNPP units disconnected from power grid after Kiev's strike commissioned again | tass.com | August 25, 2022 |
Security systems activated at Zaporozhye nuclear power plant – officials | rt.com | August 25, 2022 |
Oil Spikes After Local Media Reports 'No Iran Nuclear Deal' | zerohedge.com | August 24, 2022 |
In Stunning Post-Fukushima Shift, Japan Revisits Nuclear Power As Global Energy Turmoil Worsens | zerohedge.com | August 24, 2022 |
Damage to Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant revealed (VIDEO) | rt.com | August 24, 2022 |
Evidence of Ukrainian shelling of Zaporozhye provided to UN | rt.com | August 23, 2022 |
LIVE: The UN Security Council discusses the situation at the Zaporozhie NPP | actualidad.rt.com | August 23, 2022 |
Iran Slams US For Procrastinating On Nuclear Deal | zerohedge.com | August 23, 2022 |
Top German Official Says Life Extensions For All Nuclear Power Plants Unlikely | zerohedge.com | August 22, 2022 |
Ukraine's continued shelling of Zaporozhye NPP leads to disaster, says diplomat | tass.com | August 21, 2022 |
IAEA mission to Zaporozhye. WaPo damages Zelensky. Putin at the G20. Part 2 | theduran.com | August 20, 2022 |
Iran drops key demand for nuclear deal revival — media | rt.com | August 20, 2022 |
Details Of New Iran Nuclear Deal Approved By Tehran: Report | zerohedge.com | August 20, 2022 |
Details of EU plan to revive Iranian nuclear deal leaked to media | rt.com | August 19, 2022 |
Putin Warns Macron "Large-Scale Catastrophe" Looms At Ukraine Nuclear Plant | zerohedge.com | August 19, 2022 |
Putin tells Macron about risk of disaster caused by Ukraine’s shelling of Zaporozhye NPP | tass.com | August 19, 2022 |
Russian Security Council: Ukraine Attacks Zaporozhie NPP "Instigated" by US | actualidad.rt.com | August 19, 2022 |
Russia: Washington's rhetoric pushes Ukraine to perpetrate crimes that threaten a disaster at the Zaporozhye NPP | actualidad.rt.com | August 19, 2022 |
Oil Surges On China "Reopening" Hopes As Goldman Says There Will Be No Iran Nuclear Deal | zerohedge.com | August 18, 2022 |
Russia Claims Ukraine Prepping "False Flag Provocation" At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant As IAEA Attempts Access | zerohedge.com | August 18, 2022 |
Plea Deal Rejected For Couple Accused Of Selling Nuclear Submarine Secrets | zerohedge.com | August 18, 2022 |
Russian MoD Publishes Map Showing Consequences of Ukrainian-US Provocation at Zaporozhye NPP | sputniknews.com | August 18, 2022 |
Germany could extend the use of its last three nuclear power plants in the face of an energy crisis | actualidad.rt.com | August 17, 2022 |
US-Russia Nuclear War Would Kill 5 Billion From Famine Alone: Study | zerohedge.com | August 17, 2022 |
Containers with nuclear waste at Zaporizhzhia NPP shelled by Ukrainian troops — authorities | tass.com | August 16, 2022 |
‘Dirty bomb’ in Ukraine would affect nine countries – nuclear expert | rt.com | August 16, 2022 |
Ukraine bombs nuclear waste storage site inside Zaporozhye NPP – official | rt.com | August 16, 2022 |
After nuking Japan, US gov't lied about radioactive fallout as civilians died - Multipolarista | multipolarista.com | August 16, 2022 |
Germany Denies WSJ Report Of Climate-Change Flip-Flop Over Nuclear Plants | zerohedge.com | August 16, 2022 |
Europe's Nuclear & Hydropower Falter With Droughts | zerohedge.com | August 16, 2022 |
Nuclear Deal Increasingly Unlikely As Iran Strengthens Ties With Russia | zerohedge.com | August 16, 2022 |
The Russian Embassy in the US warns that the hybrid confrontation of Washington against Moscow can lead to a "direct clash" between nuclear powers | actualidad.rt.com | August 16, 2022 |
The UN would be blocking the IAEA trip to Ukraine that would demonstrate the responsibility of kyiv in the attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear plant | actualidad.rt.com | August 15, 2022 |
Iran Signals A Restored Nuclear Deal Is Imminent, Deadline Looms For Midnight | zerohedge.com | August 15, 2022 |
An Unjustified Fear Of Nuclear Energy Is Holding The Industry Back | zerohedge.com | August 15, 2022 |
Details of the South Korean President's "bold" plan: projects and money for the North in exchange for getting rid of nuclear weapons | arabic.rt.com | August 15, 2022 |
In Zaporizhia region, it was proposed to declare a regime of silence around the ZNPP | russian.rt.com | August 15, 2022 |
Iranian nuclear deal agreements to be reached as early as next week, says Russian diplomat | tass.com | August 14, 2022 |
FBI: Trump Stole Nuclear Secrets, Was Building LEGO H-Bomb in Basement | unz.com | August 13, 2022 |
A Hoax: Trump Denies Nuclear Weapons Report, Likens To Steele Dossier | zerohedge.com | August 12, 2022 |
Ex-President Medvedev Warns Europe Of "Possible Incidents" At Nuclear Facilities | zerohedge.com | August 12, 2022 |
Ukraine targets the Zaporozhye plant with Western-guided missiles, one of which falls near a nuclear waste dump | arabic.rt.com | August 12, 2022 |
The International Atomic Energy Agency includes Egypt in its database as a country with a nuclear reactor under construction | arabic.sputniknews.com | August 12, 2022 |
Moscow speaks out on ‘Plan B’ for Iran nuclear deal | rt.com | August 11, 2022 |
UNSC Holds Emergency Meeting As Smoke Observed Rising Over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant | zerohedge.com | August 11, 2022 |
Russia warns of nuclear disaster ‘worse than Chernobyl’ | rt.com | August 11, 2022 |
Russian Foreign Ministry: NATO may soon begin to justify the use of nuclear weapons | arabic.rt.com | August 11, 2022 |
Zaporozhye NPP disaster to create unprecedented radioactive pollution — authorities | tass.com | August 10, 2022 |
G7 top diplomats call on Russia to hand over Zaporozhye NPP to Ukraine — statement | tass.com | August 10, 2022 |
Ukraine and its Western backers should be held accountable for the ‘suicidal’ attack on Europe’s largest nuclear powerplant | rt.com | August 10, 2022 |
G7 foreign ministers urged Russia to transfer control over Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Ukraine | russian.rt.com | August 10, 2022 |
Russia summons UN Security Council over nuclear emergency | rt.com | August 10, 2022 |
Cuba's Largest Thermoelectric Power Plant Offline Amid Depot Blaze | zerohedge.com | August 9, 2022 |
NATO actions raise risk of nuclear conflict – Russia | rt.com | August 9, 2022 |
The FBI Is Corrupt: Mark Levin Goes Nuclear Over Trump Raid, Slams 'Silent' GOP Leadership | zerohedge.com | August 9, 2022 |
Russia warns of a nuclear disaster worse than "Chernobyl" | af.sputniknews.com | August 9, 2022 |
Russia Suspends US Inspections Of Its Nuclear Arsenal Under New START Treaty | zerohedge.com | August 9, 2022 |
France Looks To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave | zerohedge.com | August 9, 2022 |
Russia suspends US inspections of nuclear military sites | rt.com | August 8, 2022 |
More Worrying Than Chernobyl': Fighting Rages At Europe's Biggest Nuclear Power Plant | zerohedge.com | August 8, 2022 |
If the people of Zaporizhia want to be with Russia, Russia will not refuse | af.sputniknews.com | August 8, 2022 |
Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘nuclear terrorism’ | rt.com | August 8, 2022 |
Head of Ukraine's Zaporozhye Region orders preparations for referendum on joining Russia | rt.com | August 8, 2022 |
MoD: a power surge occurred at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant due to shelling, which caused smoke | russian.rt.com | August 8, 2022 |
UN chief slams ‘suicidal’ attacks on nuclear plant | rt.com | August 8, 2022 |
Model of military duty: how the Soviet sailor Sergei Preminin prevented a nuclear catastrophe | russian.rt.com | August 7, 2022 |
Ukraine has a plan to explode the nuclear station | af.sputniknews.com | August 6, 2022 |
Kiev’s shelling of Zaporozhye NPP may trigger disaster, Russian diplomat warns | tass.com | August 6, 2022 |
A Russian flag was erected over the television center in Dniprorudny in the Zaporozhye region | russian.rt.com | August 6, 2022 |
Authorities of the Zaporozhye region: the region will soon switch to the Russian telephone code | russian.rt.com | August 5, 2022 |
Germany's Uniper Warns Of Possible "Irregular Operation" At Major Power Plant As Rhine River Runs Dry | zerohedge.com | August 4, 2022 |
Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the warehouses of a farm in Zaporozhye | russian.rt.com | August 4, 2022 |
France To "Reduce Or Halt Nuclear Output" As Heatwave Restricts Ability To Cool Plants | zerohedge.com | August 4, 2022 |
Russian Foreign Ministry: None Of The Scenarios For The Possible Use Of Nuclear Weapons By Russia Is Applicable To The Situation In Ukraine | actualidad.rt.com | August 2, 2022 |
US threatens war on China over Taiwan - with nuclear implications - Multipolarista | multipolarista.com | August 2, 2022 |
Biden Sends Russia Mixed Signals In Offer To Negotiate Fresh Nuclear Arms Treaty | zerohedge.com | August 2, 2022 |
China to Test-Launch Missile With Non-Nuclear Warhead, PLA Eastern Command Says | sputniknews.com | August 2, 2022 |
Zaporozhian authorities: We have facts that prove the bombing of the atomic station by Kyiv forces | arabic.rt.com | August 2, 2022 |
Extreme Circumstances: Blinken Admits US Could Use Nukes To Defend Its 'vital Interests' And Allies | actualidad.rt.com | August 2, 2022 |
Humanity is 'one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation' warns UN chief | actualidad.rt.com | August 2, 2022 |
World is ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’ – UN chief | rt.com | August 1, 2022 |
US has proposal for a mutual return to Iran nuclear deal, White House says | rt.com | August 1, 2022 |
North Korea Preparing 1st Nuclear Test In 5 Years, Blinken Informs UN | zerohedge.com | August 1, 2022 |
UN Chief & Putin In Rare Moment Of Agreement: World Is "One Miscalculation Away" From Nuclear Annihilation | zerohedge.com | August 1, 2022 |
Putin Says There Can Be No Winners In Nuclear War, It Must Never Be Unleashed | sputniknews.com | August 1, 2022 |
Nuclear War Threat Higher Than In Cold War: UK National Security Advisor | zerohedge.com | July 30, 2022 |
In the Zaporozhye region, Britain and the United States were called accomplices of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant | russian.rt.com | July 30, 2022 |
China designs a small nuclear reactor for submersible drones with a range of 10,000 kilometers | actualidad.rt.com | July 27, 2022 |
Huawei could intercept US nuclear weapons data = CNN | jp.sputniknews.com | July 26, 2022 |
The IAEA acknowledges the bombing of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, but does not condemn it | mundo.sputniknews.com | July 23, 2022 |
Iran is said to have enough material for a nuclear bomb | de.rt.com | July 23, 2022 |
IAEA chief says Iran's nuclear program is opaque and 'proceeding at a gallop' | mundo.sputniknews.com | July 22, 2022 |
UK plans to deploy nuclear submarines in Australia as a warning to China | mundo.sputniknews.com | July 22, 2022 |
Belarusian Lukashenka urges to prevent nuclear war | english.pravda.ru | July 21, 2022 |
Lukashenko called for an end to the conflict in Ukraine in order to avoid a nuclear war | russian.rt.com | July 21, 2022 |
New UK nuclear power plant gets go-ahead | rt.com | July 21, 2022 |
New UK Nuclear Power Station Sizewell C Given Go-Ahead | zerohedge.com | July 21, 2022 |
There can be no winner in nuclear war – Russian FM | rt.com | July 20, 2022 |
Investment In Nuclear Fusion Is Exploding | zerohedge.com | July 19, 2022 |
Anti-Nuke Greens Menace Europe | zerohedge.com | July 18, 2022 |
The Countries Most Reliant On Nuclear Power | zerohedge.com | July 18, 2022 |
Nuclear Watchdog Groups Mock NYC's Atomic Bomb Preparedness Video As 'Delusional' | zerohedge.com | July 16, 2022 |
France Cuts Nuclear Power Generation Amid Record-Breaking Heatwave | zerohedge.com | July 16, 2022 |
World is nearing ‘brink’ of nuclear war – Tulsi Gabbard | rt.com | July 14, 2022 |
Take The Tragedy In Sri Lanka And Multiply By Ten: The Fed Just Lobbed A Financial Nuke That Will Obliterate The Global Economy | zerohedge.com | July 14, 2022 |
Ukrainian Attack Targeted Nuclear Power Plant In Zaporizhia Region | southfront.org | July 13, 2022 |
Watch: NYC Unleash Nuclear-Attack Preparedness PSA | zerohedge.com | July 12, 2022 |
Russia receives the second largest submarine in history and carrier of Poseidon nuclear drones | mundo.sputniknews.com | July 10, 2022 |
Greta Fumes As EU Declares Nuclear & NatGas 'Green' | zerohedge.com | July 8, 2022 |
Russian hypersonic missiles to make nuclear weapon unnecessary – expert | english.pravda.ru | July 7, 2022 |
Russia's Medvedev Warns US Trying To Punish A Nuclear Power 'Risks Existence Of Humanity' | zerohedge.com | July 7, 2022 |
South Korea Is Revamping A Push For Nuclear Energy To Meet Its Emission Targets | zerohedge.com | July 7, 2022 |
US Imposes Sanctions On Iran Oil Producers After Failure To Revive Nuclear Deal | zerohedge.com | July 6, 2022 |
Zaporozhye regional authorities fully reject any return to Ukraine | tass.com | July 6, 2022 |
IAEA Warns If There's No Iran Nuclear Deal, A Regional Arms Race Will Break Out | zerohedge.com | July 6, 2022 |
US and Iran explain why nuclear talks stalled | rt.com | July 5, 2022 |
Japan Media Doubts US Reliability, Suggests Creation of Nuclear Weapons | br.sputniknews.com | July 4, 2022 |
IEA: Global Nuclear Capacity Needs To Double To Meet Net-Zero Goals | zerohedge.com | July 3, 2022 |
Belarus explains nuke talks with Russia | rt.com | July 3, 2022 |
The United States and Ukraine Intend to “Expel” Russia from the UN Security Council. Washington and Kyiv Accuse Moscow of Blowing Up Ukrainian Storage Facilities for Radioactive Waste | theduran.com | June 20, 2022 |
Doctor Strangelove, 2022: Top Eurocrat's call for Ukraine to be armed with nukes is pure madness | rt.com | June 18, 2022 |
The Road to Nuclear Armageddon. America should end its Encirclement of Russia and Disband NATO - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | June 17, 2022 |
Ukraine not worth nuclear war – former Reagan adviser | rt.com | June 17, 2022 |
Former Ronald Reagan aide: 'Ukraine is not worth a nuclear war' | br.sputniknews.com | June 17, 2022 |
A Siberian student receives permission to operate a nuclear reactor | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 17, 2022 |
The Japanese court denies state responsibility in the Fukushima nuclear disaster | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 17, 2022 |
The Road to Nuclear Armageddon | newsnet.fr | June 16, 2022 |
The Road to Nuclear Armageddon - LewRockwell | lewrockwell.com | June 16, 2022 |
They stir up conflicts: Moscow reaction to the demand to give Ukraine nuclear weapons | de.rt.com | June 16, 2022 |
Analysts calculate how much Pyongyang spends on their nuclear program | br.sputniknews.com | June 15, 2022 |
Global nuclear weapons spending calculated | rt.com | June 15, 2022 |
Nuclear chief: IAEA politicizing Iran nuclear work under Israeli pressure - TheAltWorld | thealtworld.com | June 15, 2022 |
Inflation. Risk of Nuclear War: Out of Desperation, Democrats Resurrect 'Insurrection' Theater - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | June 14, 2022 |
AIEA cannot interfere with the Brazilian nuclear submarine project, experts say | br.sputniknews.com | June 14, 2022 |
Risk of nuclear arms use highest in decades – watchdog | rt.com | June 13, 2022 |
Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use Now Higher Than During Peak Years of Cold War - SIPRI | sputniknews.com | June 13, 2022 |
The Eight Stupidest Things About Nuclear Weapons - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | June 12, 2022 |
Give kyiv nuclear eyelets? Moscow Tacha the suggestion of a Polish threat euros for the planet | actualidad.rt.com | June 12, 2022 |
Zajárova accuses Polish politicians to threaten to violate the nuclear non -proliferation regime | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 12, 2022 |
Moscow responds to idea of sending nukes to Ukraine | rt.com | June 12, 2022 |
Poland’s Former Foreign and Defence Minister Proposes Giving Ukraine Nukes | sputniknews.com | June 12, 2022 |
West has right to give Ukraine nukes – EU lawmaker | rt.com | June 12, 2022 |
China comments on its nuclear arsenal | rt.com | June 12, 2022 |
North Korea Vows ‘Power for Power’ Military, Appoints Nuclear Envoy as First Female Foreign Minister | sputniknews.com | June 12, 2022 |
Israel’s Prime Minister Claims Iran ‘Dangerously Close’ to Obtaining Nuclear Weapons | sputniknews.com | June 12, 2022 |
The United States formalizes the start of the construction of submarines that will house 70 % of its nuclear potential | actualidad.rt.com | June 11, 2022 |
They open a criminal investigation in France for alleged concealment of incidents in a nuclear power plant | actualidad.rt.com | June 11, 2022 |
New World Order or Nuclear Armageddon?' - Ron Paul at the RPI Houston Conference - LRC Blog | lewrockwell.com | June 10, 2022 |
France investigating nuclear ‘cover-ups’ | rt.com | June 10, 2022 |
Iran Complicating French, German, UK Efforts on Restoring Nuclear Deal — Joint Statement | sputniknews.com | June 9, 2022 |
IAEA Chief Warns of 'Fatal Blow' to JCPOA Talks as Iran Switches Off 27 Cameras at Nuclear Sites | sputniknews.com | June 9, 2022 |
US ‘Acknowledged’ Tehran is Not Seeking to Create a Nuclear Bomb, Iranian Foreign Minister Says | sputniknews.com | June 9, 2022 |
Breaking - Military Aircraft Reportedly Carrying Nuclear Material Crashes in California | sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
Iran’s Nuclear Agency Turns Off IAEA Cameras It Says Aren't Included in March NPT Safeguards Deal | sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
Iran shuts down nuclear watchdog’s cameras | rt.com | June 8, 2022 |
Iran disconnect 2 Oiea surveillance cameras in a nuclear power plant | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
The Ukrainian region of Zaporiyia will restart rail traffic with Crimea | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
Richard Black: In Ukraine, NATO leads us to nuclear war | lesmoutonsenrages.fr | June 8, 2022 |
NATO refuses to make sure not to deploy nuclear weapons in Finland | vn.sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
Zelenski government: "willing to reach the nuclear holocaust" | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 8, 2022 |
Israel's prime minister asks Oiea to stop Iran's nuclear program | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
NATO did not give to Russia to ensure no deployment of nuclear weapons in Sweden and Finland | vn.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
NATO comments on nuclear guarantees for Russia | rt.com | June 7, 2022 |
China urges AIEA Member States to debate Aukus's role in nuclear proliferation | br.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
Ukraine rejects attempts from the head of Oiea to visit Zaporiyia nuclear plant | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
USA warns North Korea that there will be a "forceful response" if performing a nuclear test | actualidad.rt.com | June 7, 2022 |
USA will respond vigorously if North Korea performs nuclear test, says deputy secretary | br.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
The US promises a forceful response to any nuclear north -northern test | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
US issues nuclear warning to North Korea | rt.com | June 7, 2022 |
India tests nuke-capable missile | rt.com | June 7, 2022 |
Nuclear Agreement: Russia will not support AIEA resolution against Iran, says Russian representative | br.sputniknews.com | June 7, 2022 |
India successfully proves an AGNI-4 ballistic missile with nuclear capacity | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 6, 2022 |
Brazil opens dialogue with international agency on fuel for nuclear submarine | br.sputniknews.com | June 6, 2022 |
North Korea may be conducting preparations for nuclear testing, says AIEA Director-General | br.sputniknews.com | June 6, 2022 |
Biden & NATO Lackeys Escalate Danger of Nuclear Apocalypse | strategic-culture.org | June 6, 2022 |
Zaporoška area tells the EU: We don't really care if you will recognize Russian passports or not | rs-lat.sputniknews.com | June 5, 2022 |
Nuclear Notebook: How Many Nuclear Weapons Does the United States Have in 2022? - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | June 3, 2022 |
Nuclear war can’t be ruled out – ex-Russian president | rt.com | June 3, 2022 |
Biden reversal: he sends missile systems to Ukraine, and issues a nuclear warning to Russia | newsnet.fr | June 3, 2022 |
Biden reversal: he sends missile systems to Ukraine, and issues a nuclear warning to Russia | reseauinternational.net | June 3, 2022 |
They Are Always Mistaken': Medvedev Calls Talks About Impossibility of Nuclear War Wrong | sputniknews.com | June 3, 2022 |
‘Slippery Slope… Just Got a Lot Steeper’: U.S. to Send Ukraine Advanced Missiles as Russia Holds Nuke Drills | strategic-culture.org | June 2, 2022 |
The new nuclear submarine of the French army Suffren will put itself in service on June 3 | mundo.sputniknews.com | June 2, 2022 |
Japan approves nuclear reactor reactivation similar to the fukushima plant | br.sputniknews.com | June 2, 2022 |
If Neither U.S. Nor Russia Accept Defeat In Ukraine, There Will Be WW III — Nuclear War | southfront.org | June 2, 2022 |
“An Unspeakable Crime”: The Trillion-dollar Program of Extending the Lives of Nuclear Weapons" - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | June 2, 2022 |
Iran Now Has Enough Enriched Uranium to Build Nuke, ISIS Think Tank Chief Claims | sputniknews.com | June 2, 2022 |
Japan approves the reactivation of a nuclear reactor similar to those of the Fukushima plant | actualidad.rt.com | June 2, 2022 |
At the European Parliament, talking about nuclear threats from the Russian side to the eastern flank of NATO | vn.sputniknews.com | June 2, 2022 |
If neither U.S. nor Russia will accept defeat in Ukraine, there will be WW III — nuclear war. | theduran.com | June 1, 2022 |
Israeli Air Force Simulated Large-Scale Strike On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities | southfront.org | June 1, 2022 |
Alien Enemies' and Nuclear Strike: What is the White House's Plan for Doomsday? | sputniknews.com | June 1, 2022 |
Bennett diffuses that they will go to the UN nuclear control agency | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 31, 2022 |
‘Iran Lied': Bennett Accuses Tehran of Stealing Documents to Deceive IAEA Over Nuclear Programme | sputniknews.com | May 31, 2022 |
‘Unfair and Unbalanced’: Tehran Slams IAEA’s New Report on Iran’s Nuclear Programme | sputniknews.com | May 31, 2022 |
Regions of Kherson and Zaporozhie adopt communication and internet from Russia | br.sputniknews.com | May 31, 2022 |
Iran's Stockpile of Enriched Uranium 18 Times Higher Than JCPOA Limit - IAEA | sputniknews.com | May 30, 2022 |
U.S. Schools Installing “airport-style body scanners” for Weapons Detection Despite Radiation Exposure Risks | blacklistednews.com | May 30, 2022 |
Pot, Meet Kettle: America’s Use of Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | May 30, 2022 |
Argentine Minister: 'We can't be sure there aren't nuclear weapons in the Falklands.' - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | May 30, 2022 |
Pentagon Looks to Unveil New Nuclear Power Systems in Space by 2027 | sputniknews.com | May 29, 2022 |
Biden will provoke a nuclear war | defenddemocracy.press | May 29, 2022 |
Iran Responds In Kind To Greek Seizure Of Oil Tanker, Expert Says Nuclear Deal Chances ‘Decreasing’ | sputniknews.com | May 29, 2022 |
The trial against the Fukushima Central Operator for damage to health after the nuclear disaster starts in Japan | actualidad.rt.com | May 29, 2022 |
USA press London to sell defense company, endangering nuclear dissuasion, says media | br.sputniknews.com | May 28, 2022 |
UK’s Sub-Based Nuclear Deterrent Under Threat as US Puts Squeeze on London to Sell Defence Co | sputniknews.com | May 28, 2022 |
Ukraine’s Military Nuclear Program - Europe Reloaded | europereloaded.com | May 28, 2022 |
The second nuclear reactor of the Russian Rompehielos Ural | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 27, 2022 |
Iran Condemns 'Blatant Piracy' As US Seizes Oil Tanker, Dealing Blow to Nuclear Deal Chances- Report | sputniknews.com | May 27, 2022 |
IAEO manager alarmed: Ukraine did not inspect potentially weapon-capable nuclear material for a long time | de.rt.com | May 26, 2022 |
A document from the Nuclear Threat Initiative dating from 2021 provided for a fictitious Bio-Attaque of Variole of the Monkey on May 15, 2022 | planetes360.fr | May 26, 2022 |
Nuclear Pakistan is in REVOLT Against the Globalists - Europe Reloaded | europereloaded.com | May 26, 2022 |
US-Iran Nuclear Treaty: Biden Blows It - Global Research | globalresearch.ca | May 26, 2022 |
The DNR army entered the provinces of Kherson, Zaporozhye and Kharkov | vn.sputniknews.com | May 26, 2022 |
Nuclear Agency: 30 tons of plutonium and 40 uranium are stored in Ukrainian Central | br.sputniknews.com | May 26, 2022 |
Donetsk Popular Republic Army advances in the regions of Carcovia, Kherson and Zaporozhie | br.sputniknews.com | May 26, 2022 |
Nuclear Pact: The prospects of reaching an agreement are weakened | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
Russia ‘Cuts off” Severodonetsk, Eyes Zaporozhye, As Ukraine Says Plans Counteroffensive | theduran.com | May 25, 2022 |
Intl watchdog is worried about weapons-grade nuclear materials in Ukraine | rt.com | May 25, 2022 |
Vladimir Putin facilitates access to Russian nationality to the inhabitants of Zaporojié and Kherson | francais.rt.com | May 25, 2022 |
Trump Fears Nuclear War ‘More Likely to Happen Than Not’ Thanks to Biden | sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
The Russian Ambassador to Bolivia visits the Nuclear Energy Research Center | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
The US nuclear submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain in 2021 had collided shortly before against a dock | actualidad.rt.com | May 25, 2022 |
The OIEA affirms that issues other than nuclear slow the nuclear agreement with Iran | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
South Korea states that North Korea tested a nuclear load detonator | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
LIVE UPDATES: Zaporozhye Region's Administration Rules Out Return to Ukraine | sputniknews.com | May 25, 2022 |
War in Ukraine and nuclear threat - Interview with Daniel Ellsberg | newsnet.fr | May 24, 2022 |
Russian Defence Minister Shoigu Warns of Threat of Ukrainian Nuclear Weapons Development | sputniknews.com | May 24, 2022 |
Finland Company Fennovoima Revoca request for the construction of the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 24, 2022 |
“Invisible” Launches and a Possible Nuclear Test: a Point of No Return is One Step Closer | New Eastern Outlook | journal-neo.org | May 24, 2022 |
US Should Consider that Russia May Use Nuclear Weapons, Ex-Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff Says | sputniknews.com | May 23, 2022 |
Biden assures that the US "is prepared for anything North Korea does", including for a nuclear test during his visit to Asia | actualidad.rt.com | May 22, 2022 |
The Murderous Madness of Trillions for Nuclear Weapons | strategic-culture.org | May 22, 2022 |
Russia and China start construction of the fourth reactor of the Xudabao nuclear power plant | mundo.sputniknews.com | May 19, 2022 |
Unsuccessful Maneuvers of the Us-european Allies on the Iran Nuclear Front | journal-neo.org | May 17, 2022 |
Expert Says Kyiv Was Planning a Nuclear Strike on Russian Belgorod | english.pravda.ru | May 16, 2022 |
The Top 10 Largest Nuclear Explosions, Visualized | globalresearch.ca | May 16, 2022 |
Russian Official Says Nato Risking Direct Conflict With Russia and ‘full-fledged’ Nuclear War | globalresearch.ca | May 15, 2022 |
Experts Says Nato to Use Nuclear Weapon | english.pravda.ru | May 13, 2022 |
Russian Nuclear Submarines Take Part in Naval Exercises in Barents Sea | english.pravda.ru | May 12, 2022 |
Medvedev Draws Attention to the Risk of Nuclear War | english.pravda.ru | May 12, 2022 |
Pushkov Affirmed the Threat of Nuclear War Due to the Rejection of a Multipolar World | controinformazione.info | May 11, 2022 |
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