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President Obama Refuses To Apologise For Hiroshima Bombing

By R. Siva Kumar - May 23, 2016 07:09 AM EDT

Barack Obama, in the final months of his tenure, is the first sitting President to visit Hiroshima, but has declined to apologise for the bombing of the city more than 70 years ago.

Iodine Pills to Be Hand Out To Belgians In Case Of Nuclear Accidents

By Jenn Loro - May 02, 2016 01:47 PM EDT

The Belgian government has just announced a massive distribution of iodine pills to its citizens who live within 62 miles (100km) around the country’s nuclear facilities. While health authorities say the move is part of the country’s nuclear emergency plan, many citizens think the iodine pill distribution is a pre-emptive anti-nuclear terrorism plan following recent terrorist attacks in Brussels.

Chernobyl Anniversary: Humans Have Left, But Wildlife Is Thriving

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 26, 2016 02:53 PM EDT

While the Chernobyl nuclear reactor blew up and killed thousands in Russia 30 years ago, some species are certainly not complaining: Animals.

Iranians Go To The Polls- The First Parliamentary Elections Since The Nuke Deal

By Jenn Loro - Feb 27, 2016 08:13 PM EST

Iran is now counting the results of the nation’s first parliamentary elections since the landmark nuclear agreement- pitting ideological hardliners against the reformists who wish a gradual opening of the economy and normal relations with the West.

U.S., China Agree to Find a U.N. Solution for dealing with North Korea

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 27, 2016 02:21 PM EST

The United States and China have met to discuss how they should handle North Korea after the country carried out an unsanctioned nuclear test.

Japan restarts another nuclear reactor

By David Allen - Oct 21, 2015 09:45 AM EDT

The crowds outside made themselves clear: No nukes. But the government ordered another reactor started, the second since the shutdown caused by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis.

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