Nuclear News Roundup Oct 17, 2019 More than 12,000 troops are taking part in massive war games in the Russian Arctic and far east this week to test the country's strategic nuclear capabilities. ore than 12,000 troops are taking part in massive war games in the Russian Arctic and far east this week to test the country's strategic nuclear capabilities. Newsweek.com The Czech Republic must construct new blocks at the Temelín and Dukovany nuclear power plants, located in South Bohemia and South Moravia, even if it means violating European law, the Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš has said. Emerging-europe.com You've likely seen the commercial at one point or another over the past month or so: An ominous voice delivering a grim warning about China controlling Ohio's energy. Local12.com Russia removed three American diplomats from a train heading to an Arctic town near the site of a recent nuclear accident, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. Yahoo.com