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Nuclear fallout playing vital role in preserving world soils

Fallout from nuclear testing in the mid-20th Century is playing a vital role in helping to protect the world’s soils.

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UN deplores ‘deeply troubling’ hydrogen bomb test announced by DPR Korea

The United Nations at all levels today deplored the underground nuclear test announced by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling it “deeply troubling” and the UN Security Council vowing to immediately begin considering the “significant measures” it had vowed to take in the event of another nuclear test by the country.