Posts Tagged ‘nukes’
Congressman says North Korea could deliver a Nuke by Missile
By Albert N. Milliron CNN is reporting that Congressman Doug Lamborn says that an assessment by the United States Defense Intelligence Agency says that the DPRK could deliver a Nuclear weapon on a ballistic Missile. The Congressman says that this assessment was provided during a briefing to the House intelligence Committee. Rep. Doug Lamborn said the "'DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. However, the reliability will be low.'" Pentagon: North Korea has capacity to make nuclear warhead for ballistic missile Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) read what he said was an unclassified section of the DIA report while questioning Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a session of [...]
President Obama Signs executive order protecting Russian Assets
WASHINGTON (CN) - President Barack Obama extended an executive order protecting the assets of the Russian Federation used in a program to stabilize the security of nuclear material. The provisions are extended for a year. via Courthouse News Service. EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM EXTRACTED FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, [...]
Obama Nuclear Weapons Reduction Plan to 300 ‘Downright Scary’
Reducing the U.S. nuclear force by 80 percent, a move under consideration by the White House, amounts to unilateral disarmament at a time when “the Iranians are nuking up,” Rush Limbaugh said today on his radio show. “There are some things happening today that are downright scary,” Limbaugh said. “The regime, led by Barack Hussein Obama, is weighing options for reducing our U.S. nuclear force. Folks, this is staggering. Meanwhile, the Iranians are nuking up.” The conservative talk-show host said the nuclear weapons reductions will not make the world safer and instead will shift the balance of power away from America. Read more Rush: Obama Nuclear Weapons Plan 'Downright Scary'. Obama May Cut US Nukes To 1/5th Of Russia’s WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama [...]
North Korea military backs Kim heir but will share power with Uncle – Missile tests were a Warning
North Korea Kim Jong-un will share power with his Uncle Jang Song-thaek as suspected. Reuters is reporting that a source has stated that the Missile tests on the day of death announcement of Kim Jong-il was a Warning. the DPRK wants the United States to pull Nuclear weapons out of South Korea. Based on the sources and the leaks coming from North Korea, it appears that the country will be volatile and potentially show it's power with some type of incident. The South Korean Military is on Higher Alert Status North Korea's new young leader will have to share power with an uncle and the military after the death of his father Kim Jong-il as the isolated country shifts to collective rule from strongman dictatorship, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said. The [...]
Twenty something Kim Jong-eun ‘Great Successor’ takes over North Korea Nukes
This will be the youngest man (Child) to have control over Nuclear weapons. With the DPRK shooting off two missiles on the same day of the Death announcement of Kim Jong-il. This should worry all people in the Free world. The death of Kim Jong-il threw the Korean peninsula into fresh uncertainty on Monday as the North Korean regime named the dictator’s youngest son as the “Great Successor”, rattling financial markets in the south. In a solemn broadcast, a North Korean television newscaster announced that Kim Jong-eun would assume power after his 70-year-old father died of a heart attack on Saturday while traveling outside Pyongyang by train. via ‘Great Successor’ takes power in N Korea - FT.com. Related articles North Korea's Kim Jong Il is Dead - What's [...]
U.S. concerned Israel could strike Iran
By Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr The United States has become increasingly concerned Israel could be preparing to strike Iran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Friday. The U.S. military and intelligence community in recent weeks have stepped up "watchfulness" of both Iran and Israel, according to the senior U.S. military official and a second military official familiar with the U.S. actions. Asked if the Pentagon was concerned about an attack, the senior military official replied "absolutely." Both officials declined to be identified because of the extreme sensitivity of the matter. Both the U.S. Central Command, which watches developments in Iran, and the U.S. European Command, which watches developments in Israel, are "increasingly vigilant" in [...]
