Catastrophic articles
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The Forgotten Element in Averting Nuclear Catastrophe
What will it take to end the nuclear nightmare that has gripped the world since the atomic bombings of 1945? For a time, that nightmare seemed to have abated for, in response to massive popular resistance to the prospect of nuclear war, governments turned to signing nuclear arms control and disarmament agreements. Even previously hawkish More
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Prosecution service struggling with "catastrophic" IT failures
Prosecuting lawyers say they have been struggling for years with IT problems that leave them unable to prepare cases properly or file requests for court orders. A message on the public prosecution service’s intranet, seen by NRC, acknowledged there were longstanding problems with the performance of its digital services. The service said there were “concerns about the effect of these disruptions in the IT service on colleagues’ workload.” It added: “The problems are also affecting the...
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Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business
"It was like, 'OK, this is a horrific event. And how are we going to recover from this?'" says Dawn Speakman, founder of Drayage Solutions in Baltimore.