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Watchdog doubts need for nuke deal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/07/2025
» Thailand Nuclear Watchdog has expressed concerns about the government's decision to enter into an agreement with the United States on nuclear energy cooperation, saying there is no immediate need to incorporate nuclear power into the nation's energy landscape.
Nuclear proliferation cannot be bombed away
News, Mohamed ElBaradei, Published on 05/07/2025
» In 1966, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China not only were the only countries that possessed nuclear weapons; they also had enough wisdom to recognise the dangers posed by nuclear proliferation. Despite their many and deep political differences, they arrived at a consensus to halt the further dissemination of "nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices".
Israel hits hard and fast to stop Iranian threat
News, John J. Metzler, Published on 21/06/2025
» Well, it seems to have started. Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear research and development sites have ushered in a new phase of the Middle East conflicts, which began when Tehran's Hamas terrorist proxies invaded Israel on Oct 7, 2023, murdering 1,200 people and taking 254 hostages.
Government to ramp up student swaps
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/11/2024
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) aims to increase student exchanges with Italian universities in the areas of medical technology innovation and energy science.
Fukushima plan rejection is mired in anti-science
News, Gearoid Reidy, Published on 21/07/2023
» Hong Kong is so opposed to Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant that it's banning seafood products -- from four of the country's landlocked prefectures. That sounds a bit off, yes?
Tehran condemns spy hunt report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/06/2022
» The Iranian embassy has rejected and denounced what it said were baseless allegations made by the Bangkok Post about Iran and its citizens.
Local groups battle nuke reactor plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/04/2022
» A civic group in the Central Plains province of Nakhon Nayok has ramped up its opposition to a project by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology to build a 20-megawatt nuclear reactor site in Ongkharak district.
Trump's political theatre on Iran's nuke programme
News, Peter Van Buren, Published on 05/05/2018
» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Monday presented what he claimed was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme, may have added fuel to a looming foreign policy crisis for the United States. On May 12, President Donald Trump is expected to decide to re-impose sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. That will significantly increase the chances of war -- and may be exactly the outcome Washington seeks.
To contain Iran, look first to Yemen
News, Carlos Pascual, Published on 02/05/2018
» In the Middle East, all eyes are fixed on Syria's ongoing carnage and the international response to the latest chemical attack by Bashar al-Assad's regime. But if the United States seeks stability in the region, it needs a strategy to contain Iran's threats to its neighbours. The most effective place to start defies conventional wisdom: It is building an international coalition for a ceasefire in Yemen.