Above: Trident II D5 missile test-launched from the US ballistic missile submarine © Reuters / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge / Handout The US has deployed “low-yield” nuclear missiles on submarines, saying it’s to discourage nuclear conflict with Russia. The move is based on a “Russian strategy” made up in Washington and will only bring mass annihilation closer. In a statement released earlier this [...]
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Authored by Tim Kirby via The Strategic Culture Foundation, There have been many protests all over the world on a large scale since the beginning of the 24 hour news cycle/prevalence of the Internet and it has become obvious that some quickly gain favored status from the Mainstream Media while others are kept in the dark regardless of size or significance. This selective hyper focus on [...]
The Associated Press reports a staggering surge of US troops into the Middle East since last Spring: “Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the recent missile attack on American forces in Iraq.” This despite President Trump’s multiple prior pledges to “bring the troops home” especially related to [...]
Politicians from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issues its own digital currency. According to a Reuters report on Friday, about 70 lawmakers from the party feel a digital yen is needed to counter the approaching launches of Libra and China’s digital currency. The effort – aimed to keep Japan at the forefront of fintech innovation – would be a joint project [...]