(2018-03-10). When a Trillion Dollars' Worth of Bombs Is Not Enough. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists For the New York Times, the US is always lagging behind the Russian menace. Previously, the Times has told us how America was losing the "scramble for the Arctic" ( 8/30/15) and falling behind in election-meddling ( 3/4/18). Now it's in the realms of cyber and nuclear war that the Times sees dangerous gaps. | In "A Russian Threat on Two Fronts Meets an American Strategic Void" ( 3/5/18), reporters David Sanger and William Broad passed along the worries of Washington—as expressed by a few military higher-ups, some guy from the arms industry mouthpiece known as the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a disembodied "The United States"—that Trump didn't have a coherent strategy for dealing with cyber and nuclear threats from Russia. The front-page subhead warned, "Russia has ramped up its arsenal, US has done…
(2018-03-10). L'avvertimento nucleare di Putin. Global Research Il discorso del presidente russo Putin sullo stato della nazione, dedicato alle questioni interne e internazionali, ha suscitato in Italia scarso interesse politico-mediatico e qualche commento ironico. | Eppure dovrebbe essere ascoltato con estrema attenzione. Evitando giri diplomatici di parole, Putin …
(2018-03-10). Summit Plan Too Easy on North Korea? U.S. Rejects Criticism. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says North Korea has made promises to denuclearize, stop its nuclear and missile testing and allow joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. | The post Summit Plan Too Easy on North Korea? U.S. Rejects Criticism appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
(2018-03-09). Conversations with Fidel Castro: The Dangers of a Nuclear War. Global Research If a war breaks out in Iran, it will inevitably become a nuclear war and a global war.
(2018-03-09). Saudi Prince Dubs Iran, Turkey and Extremist Religious Groups "Triangle of Evil" MintPress News Egypt's al-Shuruq newspaper, which tilts liberal and secular, reports on the press conference in Cairo conducted by neophyte crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman, 32 on Wednesday. | Bin Salman said that the current "Triangle of Evil" [paraphrasing George W. Bush's speechwriter David Frum] was Iran, Turkey and extremist religious groups. He alleged that the Muslim Brotherhood had exploited democracy, while the Turks a striving to revive the Ottoman Caliphate. He insisted that the Prophet Muhammad had never said anything about a caliphate, or prescribed any particular form of government. [This is true — JC]. | He complained that the Ottoman sultans had destroyed the first Saudi state. Moreover, he averred, any enemy of Egypt's is an enemy of Saudi Arabia's. | The Egyptian journalists asked him when the Qatar crisis would end. He told them not to bother their heads with it.
(2018-03-09). Fukushima: A Human-Made Disaster Brought on by Bad Faith. counterpunch.org "Nearly seven years after the triple reactor meltdowns, this unique nuclear crisis is still underway," Greenpeace International's Shaun Burnie wrote in a blogpost last December. The word "unique" is an understatement but true. The March 11, 2011meltdowns are the world's first combined earthquake-tsunami-reactor catastrophe. Moreover, while other power reactors have run out-of-control, melted down and More
(2018-03-09). Why Does the U.S. Hate Peace? counterpunch.org Give peace a chance, the song urges. But the United States won't have it. Olympic diplomacy seems to be working on the Korean peninsula. After a pair of South Korean envoys visited Pyongyang, they issued a promising communiqué. "The North Korean side clearly stated its willingness to denuclearize," the statement said. Considering that the Korean More
(2018-03-09). Trump agrees to meet Kim but says 'sanctions will remain' until denuclearization deal is reached. RT US News Donald Trump has accepted a personal invitation from the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the possible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, but also has vowed to keep sanctions in place until a firm deal is reached.
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(2018-03-09). "Fake News" and World War III. The Danger of Nuclear Annihilation. Global Research What we are dealing with is a War against the Truth. Objective reporting on the dangers of a Third World war is being suppressed. Why? The future of humanity is at stake. The danger of nuclear annihilation is not front-page news. The unfolding consensus among Pentagon war planners is that a Third World War is "Winnable".
(2018-03-09). Nuclear Contradictions, Hypocrisy and Absurdities. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. | —J. Robert Oppenheimer, American nuclear scientist, after observing an early U.S. nuclear weapons test | The year was 1983. I was still in the womb, as an earlier celebrity president, also obsessed with television, sat down to view a highly touted TV movie, " The Day After." Ronald Reagan, like Donald Trump, was a star—a famous actor—and also a well-known Republican foreign policy hawk with an aggressive nuclear weapons posture. The movie was a dystopian portrayal of the aftermath of a Soviet nuclear attack in the small college town of Lawrence, Kan., where I now live. | Reagan (like Trump) wasn't keen on briefing books or detailed memos. He was a visual learner and "The Day After" deeply affected President Reagan. It wasn't quite a " Road to Damascus" moment,…
(2018-03-09). Getting to "Yes" with North Korea. counterpunch.org For the first time in quite a few years, direct US-North Korea dialogue seems within reach thanks to North-South Korea talks involving Kim Jong-un and top officials of the Moon Jae-in administration. Whether or not North Korea's complete and verifiable denuclearization, which has long been the chief US demand, will actually be on the table More
(2018-03-09). Towards a World War III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War. Global Research Today, people are finally waking up to the dangers of a world war, which might emanate from the highest levels of the US government. | We are no longer dealing with a hypothetical scenario. The threat of World War III is …
(2018-03-09). Trump May Meet with North Korea's Leader Kim Jong-un by May. MintPress News In a stunning turnaround from a year of playground insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May. | South Korean official Chung Eui-yong said in an announcement on the White House driveway that Kim "pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear missile tests" the run-up to the meeting. | Trump "will accept the invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un at a place and time to be determined," said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "We look forward to the denuclearization of North Korea. In the meantime, all sanctions and maximum pressure must remain." | If the meeting goes as planned, it will be the first time a sitting American president has met with a North Korean leader. In many ways, this could be a…
(2018-03-09). Nuclear Contradictions, Hypocrisy and Absurdities. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. | —J. Robert Oppenheimer, American nuclear scientist, after observing an early U.S. nuclear weapons test | The year was 1983. I was still in the womb, as an earlier celebrity president, also obsessed with television, sat down to view a highly touted TV movie, " The Day After." Ronald Reagan, like Donald Trump, was a star—a famous actor—and also a well-known Republican foreign policy hawk with an aggressive nuclear weapons posture. The movie was a dystopian portrayal of the aftermath of a Soviet nuclear attack in the small college town of Lawrence, Kan., where I now live. | Reagan (like Trump) wasn't keen on briefing books or detailed memos. He was a visual learner, and "The Day After" deeply affected President Reagan. It wasn't quite a " road to Damascus" moment,…
(2018-03-09). George Nader, Cooperating Witness in Mueller Probe, Was Arrested for Child Pornography in the 1980s. The Intercept George Nader, reportedly a cooperating witness in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, was arrested in 1985 on child pornography charges. | A frequent visitor to the Trump White House in 2017, Nader is the latest enigmatic character to saunter onto the stage as part of Mueller's inquiry. A New York Times story last weekend said that Mueller was looking into whether Nader, a Lebanese-American with access to Persian Gulf elites, had helped funnel foreign money toward Trump's campaign. On Tuesday, the paper said that Nader was cooperating with Mueller's investigation. | The 1985 criminal case against Nader on child pornography charges was eventually dismissed, according to court documents obtained by The Intercept. The existence of the charges was first reported by The Atlantic. | "The court found that Mr. Nader's constitutional…
(2018-03-08). Washington Is Intent on Destroying Iran. Global Research On February 18 the leader of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared that Iran "is trying to establish this continuous empire surrounding the Middle East from the south in Yemen but also trying to create a land bridge from Iran to Iraq, …
(2018-03-08). South Korea Leader Sees More Obstacles to Disarming North. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists President Moon Jae-in says that many "critical moments" still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea's recent outreach to Seoul and Washington. | The post South Korea Leader Sees More Obstacles to Disarming North appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
(2018-03-08). Will Trump Help Saudi Arabia Become a Nuclear Power? AlterNet.org A new lobbying effort threatens to upend the Middle East. | The House of Saud is angling for approval on a new nuclear power program, and Donald Trump just might grant it. According to The Young Turks' Ken Klippenstein, King & Spalding, a law firm that has previously represented the president in his real estate dealings, registered last month to lobby the White House on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Justice Department filings reveal the firm will receive $450,000 over a 30-day period to start, and talks are set to begin in a matter of weeks. King & Spalding's ties to the Trump administration are numerous. Beyond the link to the president, FBI director Christopher Wray served as a litigator at the firm from 2005-2017. As Klippenstein notes, the appointment drew the ire of the ACLU's political director Faiz Shakir,. . .
(2018-03-08). Scream Loudly and Carry a Nuclear Arsenal: The Dangers of Trump's "Nuclear Diplomacy" MintPress News The Trump administration is being credited with the recent breakthrough in resolving hostilities on the Korean peninsula, as threats of nuclear annihilation are defined as a form of "unorthodox diplomacy." | The post Scream Loudly and Carry a Nuclear Arsenal: The Dangers of Trump's "Nuclear Diplomacy" appeared first on MintPress News.
(2018-03-08). "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. Global Research According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2018-03-08). Pentagon 'disappointed' by Putin's revelation of new Russian nuclear deterrent. RT US News Top Pentagon officials have told US lawmakers that they were "disappointed" by Putin's public announcement of Russia's unmatched missile capability, lamenting that he will use it to further "intimidate" the US and its allies.
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(2018-03-08). Homo Sapiens on Track to Extinction? Climate and Nuclear Threats. Can Humanity Survive? Global Research Anyone reading the scientific literature (or the progressive news outlets that truthfully report this literature) knows that homo sapiens sapiens is on the fast track to extinction, most likely some time between 2025 and 2040. | For a taste of the …
(2018-03-08). False Alarms and Exaggerated Threats. counterpunch.org Three days after the January 13 false alarm of a North Korean nuclear attack on Hawaii, Japan's public TV broadcaster NHK issued its own false alarm around 7 p.m., warning in error that North Korea had launched a missile at Japan. As reported by CNN, Jan. 17, and by the New York Times, National Public Radio, and Reuters Jan. 16, the shocking message was received by Japanese smart phone users and by NHK TV website viewers. More
(2018-03-08). The University of Nuclear Bombs. counterpunch.org When Nobu Hanaoka was 8 months old, the city where he lived and played was consumed by a fiery hell. On Aug. 9, 1945, a U.S. warplane released an atomic bomb over Nagasaki, Japan. The blast, heat, fire, and radiation from the bomb killed 40,000 people almost instantaneously. Roughly 70,000 died by year's end. Three days prior, the U.S. military had also exploded an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Those killed immediately numbered some 90,000. Those dying by the end of 1945 numbered some 140,000. More
(2018-03-08). Trump Accepts Invitation to Meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un by May. AlterNet.org Trump is prepared to sit down with the totalitarian leader he once called "Little Rocket Man. " | In a stunning turnaround from a year of playground insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. South Korean official Chung Eui-yong said in an announcement on the White House driveway that Kim "pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear missile tests" in the run-up to the meeting. Trump "will accept the invitation to meet with Kim Jong-un at a place and time to be determined," said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "We look forward to the denuclearization of North Korea. In the meantime, all sanctions and maximum pressure must remain. "If the meeting goes as planned, it will be the first time a sitting American president has met with a. . .
(2018-03-07). As Democrats Shift Left on Palestine, 2020 Contender Kamala Harris Gives Off-the-Record Address to AIPAC. The Intercept California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris gave an off-the-record speech at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, on Monday. Her speech, which emphasized the need for a strong relationship between the United States and Israel, came amid a gradual leftward shift on Israel among some members of the Democratic Party. | Democratic lawmakers are increasingly sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians; while not anti-Israel, more and more rank-and-file party members believe the U.S. should be more mindful of Israeli human rights violations. AIPAC is a powerful, pro-Israel lobbying force and has made opposition to former President Barack Obama's Iran deal a key priority. It is also currently supporting legislation to make some support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement — which seeks to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law — a felony.
(2018-03-07). Warning: Nuclear Deal With Iran Prelude to War, Not "Breakthrough" Global Research Originally posted in November of 2013, the article, " Nuclear Deal With Iran Prelude to War, Not "Breakthrough,"" warned of a premeditated, documented conspiracy to use a monumental "deal" with Iran as a pretext not for peace, but in …
(2018-03-07). US Destabilization Plan for Iran and the Middle East, and the Need to Strengthen the Resistance. Global Research The use of force, in total disregard for the UN Charter, international law, and international agreements, is today, more than ever before, the main characteristic of Washington's policy decisions. Consequently, the world is experiencing a decisive shift to militarization rather …
(2018-03-07). What the Media Won't Tell You About the US' True Intentions in Syria. MintPress News While Israel voices its frustration with what it terms as U.S. "inaction," a showdown between Iran and the United States in Syria is becoming increasingly inevitable. | The post What the Media Won't Tell You About the US' True Intentions in Syria appeared first on MintPress News.
(2018-03-07). Netanyahu, Trump discuss war preparations against Iran. World Socialist Web Site Netanyahu, facing criminal indictment in Israel, and Trump, his administration in deepening crisis, met to discuss plans for an escalation of military aggression against Iran.
(2018-03-07). Fukushima Fallout: the Irradiated Sailors of the USS Ronald Reagan. MintPress News Coverage of the USS Ronald Reagan has been astoundingly limited, wrote Der Spiegel in a February 2015 story. Since then, nothing much has changed. | The German magazine was referring to the saga of the American Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier whose crew pitched in to help victims of the March 11, 2011 Tsunami and earthquake in Japan, then found themselves under the radioactive plume from the stricken coastal nuclear reactors at Fukushima. Since then, crew members in eye-popping numbers have come down with unexplained illnesses — more than 70 and still counting. Some have died. And many are suing. | The USS Reagan was part of Operation Tomodachi, a U.S. armed forces mission involving 24,000 U.S. service members, and numerous ships and aircraft bringing aid to the victims of the tsunami and earthquake. | On January 5, 2018, a federal…
(2018-03-07). U.S. Should Accept Putin's Offer to Negotiate on Nukes. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his state of the nation address. Much of his speech focused on economic issues and proposals to improve the Russian economy and well-being of the Russian people. Putin did, however, devote a portion of his speech to what he called "the most important defense issue." He was referring to Russia's next generation of strategic nuclear weapons designed to overcome U.S. missile defense systems and, thereby from his perspective, assure the effectiveness of Russia's nuclear deterrent force and restore the global strategic balance. | Putin began his remarks on nuclear arms by harking back to the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2002, a treaty he described as "the cornerstone of the international security system," due to the limits it placed on missile defense deployments. He recalled Russian efforts, before the U.S.
(2018-03-07). Mountains of Nuclear Waste Just Keep Growing. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists Nuclear waste has been an intractable problem since nuclear power was invented more than 50 years ago, and for many countries it is becoming an ever more expensive and politically embarrassing issue. | Not that politicians would admit this: many still argue that nuclear power is an answer to climate change, forgetting that they are passing the waste buck to future generations. | To those in power the solution to the waste problem is always just around the corner, conveniently just beyond their term of office. But the history of the industry over the last four decades, across the globe, is of dozens of failed schemes. | Currently the United States, France and the UK are yet again wrestling with the problem of repeated failed attempts to find a solution, as scientists warn that continued neglect of the issue is…
(2018-03-07). Conservatives in D.C. Are Sad Because They Can't Get Dates . AlterNet.org It's hard out there for a right-wing snowflake looking for love. | Pity the single Republican in D. C. Not only do many of them have to work for a man who starts trade (though hopefully not nuclear) wars because he didn't get enough sleep, but as a few GOPers anonymously complained to the Washingtonian, they can't get a date, especially not across party lines. It turns out that as the opportunities for bipartisanship decline in Congress, so do the chances of millennial dating. Conservatives appear to be bearing the brunt of this social sorting—or, at least, complaining about it the most. Contrary to rumors about "coastal elites" and their "bubbles," it turns out the so-called snowflakes are better at dealing with the idea that one can be a Republican and not a Trump supporter. As reporter Mimi Montgomery explains, "While Republicans. . .
(2018-03-07). North Korea: DPRK Official Statement: The Objective is to Safeguard our Sovereignty against "U.S. Reckless Campaign for a Nuclear War against the DPRK" Global Research This 2013 statement from the DPRK provides a wider context of the longstanding ruse of the US for a preemptive strike to the Korean peninsula. | Text of official DPRK statement | The moves of the U.S. imperialists to violate the sovereignty …
(2018-03-07). U.S. Should Accept Putin's Offer to Negotiate. Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his state of the nation address. Much of his speech focused on economic issues and proposals to improve the Russian economy and well-being of the Russian people. Putin did, however, devote a portion of his speech to what he called "the most important defense issue." He was referring to Russia's next generation of strategic nuclear weapons designed to overcome U.S. missile defense systems and, thereby from his perspective, assure the effectiveness of Russia's nuclear deterrent force and restore the global strategic balance. | Putin began his remarks on nuclear arms by harkening back to the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2002, a treaty he described as "the cornerstone of the international security system," due to the limits it placed on missile defense deployments. He recalled Russian efforts, prior to the…
(2018-03-07). Russian Military Cutting Edge Technologies: Putin Is Not "Rattling Nuclear Sabers" — It's Real. Global Research The annual speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 1 to the Russian Federal Assembly, televised to the nation, contained a section on Russian military cutting edge technologies that NATO-friendly media chose to either downplay as a propaganda ploy …
(2018-03-07). For NYT, a Trillion Dollars' Worth of A-Bombs Is 'Little' Response to Russia. FAIR "Russia has ramped up its arsenals," and "US has done little in response"—except ramp up its own arsenal by more than the size of the entire Russian arsenal (New York Times, ( 3/5/18). | For the New York Times, the US is always lagging behind the Russian menace. Previously, the Times has told us how America was losing the "scramble for the Arctic" ( 8/30/15) and falling behind in election-meddling ( 3/4/18). Now it's in the realms of cyber and nuclear war that the Times sees dangerous gaps. | In "A Russian Threat on Two Fronts Meets an American Strategic Void" ( 3/5/18), reporters David Sanger and William Broad passed along the worries of Washington—as expressed by a few military higher-ups, some guy from the arms industry mouthpiece known as the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and…
(2018-03-07). North Korea offers to enter talks to denuclearise. World Socialist Web Site Trump reacted positively to the announcement of possible talks with North Korea, but maintained Washington's threats against the Pyongyang regime.
(2018-03-07). VIDEO — L'Arte della Guerra — L'avvertimento di Putin: le nuove armi nucleari russe. Global Research Il discorso del presidente russo Putin sullo stato della nazione, dedicato alle questioni interne e internazionali, ha suscitato in Italia scarso interesse politico-mediatico e qualche commento ironico. Eppure dovrebbe essere ascoltato con estrema attenzione. | …
(2018-03-07). Injustice At Sea: the Irradiated Sailors of the USS Reagan. counterpunch.org "Coverage of the USS Ronald Reagan has been astoundingly limited," wrote Der Spiegel in a February 2015 story. Since then, nothing much has changed. The German magazine was referring to the saga of the American Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier whose crew pitched in to help victims of the March 11, 2011 Tsunami and earthquake in Japan, then found themselves under the radioactive plume from the stricken coastal nuclear reactors at Fukushima. Since then, crew members in eye-popping numbers have come down with unexplained illnesses — more than 70 and still counting. Some have died. And many are suing. More
(2018-03-06). Headlines for March 6, 2018. Democracy Now! North Korea Would Stop Nuclear Tests to Hold Talks with United States, Syria: Monitors Say 70 Killed in 24 Hours Amid Ongoing Gov't Assault on Eastern Ghouta, Trump Says He's Not Backing Down from Tariffs Plan, Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Sam Nunberg Says He Won't Cooperate with Mueller Probe, NYT: State Dept. Spent None of $120 Million to Counter Russian Election Meddling, Embattled at Home, Netanyahu Receives Warm Welcome at Trump's White House, 87 Muslim Leaders & Immigration Activists Arrested in D.C. Protesting End of DACA, Trump Taps Dow Lawyer to Head EPA Unit; Data Shows Coal Ash Polluting Groundwater, NYT: Sen. Hatch's Emails Show Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears, Kashmir: Tens of Thousands Protest Killing of Civilians by Indian Soldiers, DRC: Dozens Killed & Hundreds Displaced in Recent Days Amid Fighting in Ituri Province, Trump Name Pried Off Panama…
(2018-03-06). Lessons From Cuba. counterpunch.org The withdrawal of Soviet aid in 1990 left Cuba's economy on a knife-edge. Cubans lost all their markets in sugar. They ceased to receive foodstuffs, fuel, wood, soap, raw materials. Calories and protein intake were reduced by half. Plans for nuclear energy had to be abandoned. The US intensified its blockade, passing the Helms-Burton Act. It was a case of adapt or die. More
(2018-03-05). Is the US Ramping Up Its Military Presence in Syria and Planning to Attack Iran? The Real News Network Col. Larry Wilkerson speaking at the National Press Club the day before the official AIPAC Conference. The alternative conference was titled: 'U.S.-Israel Relations and Middle East Policy'
(2018-03-05). Nuclear Bravado: Putin's Nuclear Invincibles. counterpunch.org Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, seemed perplexed, sticking to a drafted script. Politicians on the Hill were troubled. The Pentagon attempted to be reassuring. The Russian bear was on the move in indelicate fashion — again. In his fourteenth state of the nation address, President Vladimir Putin was keen to focus on More