Fire erupts at US nuclear waste plant

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Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to contain a blaze at a US nuclear waste plant in New Mexico, while underground staff were evacuated and some taken to hospital, officials said.

Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to contain a blaze at a US nuclear waste plant in New Mexico, while underground staff were evacuated and some taken to hospital, officials said. The blaze erupted on an underground vehicle carrying salt at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico, the US Department of Energy (DoE) said in a statement.  "Emergency response teams are responding to an operational emergency" at the plant, which is used to dispose of radioactive waste left from making nuclear weapons.

World can end tomorrow: US nuclear-trigger teams’ health issues

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The nuclear threat may actually be posed not by Iran but the US. According to an unpublished study for the US air force, launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction suffer from "burnout" and behavioral issues.

The US air force study paints a truly troubling picture. It provides evidence of malaise and broader behavioral issues across the intercontinental ballistic missile force, including sexual assaults and domestic violence.
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