The week in nuclear news The pandemic and the development of the vaccine have dominated the news this week. Also, the impending USA electoral college vote is holding media attention, along with the potentially violent movement to overthrow Joe Biden’s election win. The U.N. Climate Change Action Summit drew attention both to the scale ofthe action needed, and to the efforts being made by different nations . On the broad news, nuclear issues are in the background. For me, life has been busy, too. So this week’s notes are mercifully short. Dr Helen Caldicott on the nuclear lessons of the past – time to take note of them.