ecns.cn (2022-02-12). Japanese Ayumu Hirano wins men's snowboard halfpipe at Beijing 2022. ecns.cn Ayumu Hirano of Japan claimed the men's snowboard halfpipe title by notching a high score of 96.00 points at Beijing 2022 here on Friday.

Staff (2022-02-12). US nuclear submarine violates Russian waters — Defense Ministry. rt.com The Russian Navy has detected a US nuclear submarine in the country's territorial waters, chasing the vessel away, the country's military has said | A US Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been detected and chased away in Russian territorial waters off the Kuril Islands, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday. | The vessel was found submerged off the small uninhabited island of Urup while Russia's Pacific Fleet was holding exercises in the area. Russian vessels contacted the submarine, warning it was in the country's territorial waters and ordering it to surface immediately, the military s…

TASS (2022-02-12). US military attache summoned to Russian Defense Ministry over submarine incident. tass.com Virginia-class US nuclear-powered submarine was detected on Saturday morning near the Pacific Fleet's drills near Iturup Island of the Kuril Chain…

TASS (2022-02-12). "Appropriate means" used against US submarine in Russian waters – defense ministry. tass.com A nuclear-powered submarine belonging to the US Navy defied the warnings to leave Russia's territorial waters, the Russian Defense Ministry said…

Staff (2022-02-12). US nuclear reactors contain 'fake' parts, watchdog finds. rt.com The investigation followed whistleblower allegations about the use of counterfeit items in 'most, if not all' plants | An unspecified number of US nuclear power plants contain counterfeit parts that could potentially lead to "serious" safety risks, an investigation by the federal nuclear industry watchdog has found. The new report revealed that the Energy Department (DOE) had flagged over 100 "incidents" of fake parts in reactors last year. | The

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-12). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sounds warning over threat of nuclear war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsFebruary 11, 2022 Putin reminds everyone that Ukraine joining NATO could lead to nuclear war Excerpts "[T]here will be no winners," [Russian President Vladimir Putin] said, describing a hypothetical future in which Ukraine had joined NATO and then attempted to invade Russian-occupied Crimea, "and you will find yourself drawn into this …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-12). Top U.S. European/NATO commander sends F-15s to Poland, F-16s to Romania, nuclear-capable B-52s to Britain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com These are the five most recent stories on the website of U.S. European Command, which shares its top commander, General Tod Wolters, with NATO as the latter's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. On Memorial Day last year the U.S. deployed B-52s with NATO escorts to fly over NATO's thirty members states in one day: Memorial Day: …

Newsclick (2022-02-11). Mapping Faultlines: Deal or no deal? peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the Iran nuclear deal which seems to be in the final stages of discussions. He talks about the positions taken by the various sides and the risks and possibilities…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-02-11). Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-11). Iran pursues balanced, neighbor-focused foreign policy. en.mehrnews.com Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said Iran still abides by the Islamic Revolution ideals, adding that his administration is still following "Neither West Nor East" foreign policy as designed by the revolution.

Staff (2022-02-11). WATCH US nuclear-capable bombers arrive in UK. rt.com Plane spotters captured the moment the mammoth planes landed in the UK | Four American B-52 long-range bombers landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Thursday after ground crew and logistics personnel were reported to have arrived two days earlier. | The deployment comes amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia, but officials claimed the Bomber Task Force mission — a joint practice operation — had been planned for a long time. | The nuclear-capable bombers, which have been in US military service since 1955, took off from their home base of US Air Force Minot in North Dakota before r…