The destruction of the Nova Kokhova dam by the Russians has had many consequences. One of them is the potential for the cooling systems at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station some 100 miles upstream on the Dnipro river to be affected. We were reassured to hear from IAEA inspectors, therefore, that there isContinue reading “Are we just waiting for a Nuclear Catastrophe from Zaporizhzhia Power Station?”
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The destruction of Nova Kakhovka Dam crosses the line. Is nuclear strike next?
Well, what are we to make of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine? Ther dam was breached over the past few days, sending millions of gallons/litres downstream in the Dnipro river and incapacitating its integral hydro-electric power station beyond repair. Ecological vandalism The immediate results include flooding of both banks ofContinue reading “The destruction of Nova Kakhovka Dam crosses the line. Is nuclear strike next?”
Russia plots overthrow of EU candidate Moldova and annexation of Transnistria
Not too far away from where his troops are locked in combat with those of Russia, Ukraine’s President Zelensky addressed a summit of European leaders in Moldova as he sought to up the pressure on the West to provide weapons and materiel for his country. Holding the summit in Moldova, a small country on Ukraine’s south-western borderContinue reading “Russia plots overthrow of EU candidate Moldova and annexation of Transnistria”
An Independent Scotland could not stand alone on Defence
For the last twenty-five years or so I have been writing and speaking about defence matters in Scotland. The question always was, however, how could it do so, not that it should do so. My thinking was very much that if it’s going to happen then it needs to be done. In October 2012 theContinue reading “An Independent Scotland could not stand alone on Defence”
NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo as tensions increase
Conflict and confrontation have bubbled up in northern Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs outnumber the Albanian population by some margin. Relationships between the two groups have been strained for years in the aftermath of Kosovo declaring its independence from Serbia in 2008 after NATO intervened in the conflict there. NATO still maintains a peacekeeping force thereContinue reading “NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo as tensions increase”