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UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety.

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30 January 2026, https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166863 The war in Ukraine remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety as a fifth year of combat looms, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog warned on Friday, citing continued risks to power supplies at nuclear sites vulnerable to fighting nearby. Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency remains focused…
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, which operates under the auspices of the United Nations, held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the nuclear risks of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities, the AP reports. Polish authorities temporarily closed the airspace over the northern section of the Polish-Belarusian border on Saturday night after unidentified objects, presumably smuggling balloons coming fr…

In Ukraine, the fragility of power supply keeps nuclear power plants in a situation of permanent risk. VIENNA – After four years, the war between Russia and Ukraine on Ukrainian soil “continues to represent the world’s greatest threat to nuclear security,” said the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, on Friday. His warning came when U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Mosco…

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