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Mohamed Fahmy: The threat of nuclear meltdown hangs over the Middle East

Iran’s most recent retaliatory barrage involved hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones launched across Kuwait and neighbouring Gulf states

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KUWAIT CITY — Weeks into the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, alarm is mounting after a series of strikes targeting sensitive nuclear facilities, including reported damage last week metres from the reactor of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant — located just across the Gulf from Kuwait.

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The developments come as hundreds of Canadian troops remain stationed at Camp Canada located within as U.S. operated air base which was struck earlier this month and targeted on Sunday by four drones that were intercepted underscoring the heightened risks facing personnel deployed in the region amid rapidly escalating tensions.

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The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant lies just 276 kilometres across the Gulf from Kuwait, placing the country within immediate reach in the event of a radioactive release. Prevailing northwesterly winds could rapidly carry contamination toward Kuwait, further heightening the risk.

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