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Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster Chernobyl

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster

On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were conducting a safety test. Doomed by a fatal design flaw and pushed to the limit by human negligence, reactor 4 exploded amid an attempted shutdown during a routine procedure, setting off a chain of events that ultimately…
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April 22, 2026
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl Chernobyl

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. This work of eco-fiction deftly explores issues of possible paths to a future where animals return to a nature depleted…
bubmag
April 20, 2026
G7 Weighs $575 Million Chernobyl Repair As France Insists Ukraine Not Overshadowed Chernobyl

G7 Weighs $575 Million Chernobyl Repair As France Insists Ukraine Not Overshadowed

VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) are discussing a major effort to repair damage to the protective shelter at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with costs estimated at around $575 million, a sign that Kyiv remains at the center of high-level talks despite competing global…
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March 27, 2026