Russo-Ukrainian War
fromThe Atlantic
17 hours agoWho Is Spying on America's Nuclear Triad?
Ukraine effectively uses small drones in warfare, raising concerns about U.S. military preparedness for drone threats.
Chalker claims that during his time at the C.I.A., he was instrumental in persuading Iranian scientists to defect, which provided crucial information that 'prevented Iran from getting a nuke.' His operations involved complex strategies and a deep understanding of the scientists' motivations.
Polymarket courageously defended its choice to let its users bet on the bombings in an editorial note on the platform, stating that the "ability" to wager on events such as these "is particularly invaluable in gut-wrenching times."
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since Saturday, when the Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader's offices killed his 86-year-old father. Also killed were the younger Khamenei's wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, who came from a family long associated with the country's theocracy.
It's been 20 years since I retired from the Air Force and 40 years since I first entered Cheyenne Mountain, America's nuclear redoubt at the southern end of the Front Range that includes Pikes Peak in Colorado. So it was with some nostalgia that I read a recent memo from General Kenneth Wilsbach, the new Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF).
As Maher pointed out, bizarre aerial phenomena is one of a few reliably bipartisan issues in the U.S. right now. He pointed to the presence in the documentary of prominent Democrats and Republicans, as well as other "very very serious people." The first part of their conversation found Maher asking Farah about the shifting terminology surrounding mysterious aircraft, and how "UAPs" has replaced "UFOs." "Whatever it is, they're flying saucers," Maher said.
In December 1942, the first experiment to achieve a sustained nuclear reaction occurred beneath the University of Chicago in a reactor called 'Chicago Pile 1.' This marked confirmation of Szilard's theoretical idea of nuclear chain reactions, where a reactions can continue and sustain itself.
I think people don't know how terrible nuclear war would be. The current nuclear-armed nations are estimated to possess the destructive equivalent of 146,500 Hiroshima-sized bombs, many of which are ready to launch on short notice.
Campaigners have called for government "transparency" amid reports the United States Air Force has moved nuclear weapons to a Suffolk airbase, with specific concerns about the deployment. The flight data of a specialist C-17A Globemaster indicates it traveled from New Mexico to RAF Lakenheath last week, raising alarms over nuclear readiness. The situation marks a potential return of nuclear weapons to Lakenheath, the first since 2008, with platform preparations for the B61-12 bomb being evident based on recent documentation and expert analysis.
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and several experts believe that it is highly likely that a number of US B61-12 gravity bombs were delivered to a US air force squadron last week, the first US nuclear deployment in the UK since 2008.
"The fact that Putin and his gangsters have threatened nuclear attack continuously since the wider war in Ukraine began suggests they are thinking about it in detail. As three days have become three years plus, they may think they can finish off Ukraine quickly with tactical nukes and we would not react."
Micheál Martin emphasizes the importance of understanding historical context when reflecting on the atomic bomb's consequences and cautions against conflating past tragedies with current events.