The United States and its allies have concluded that the government of Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons in Syria’s protracted civil war, leading President Barack Obama to broaden aid — including military support — to opposition groups. The intelligence community concluded with “high confidence” that the Assad regime had used...
NSA Leaker Hunkers Down in Hong Kong
Self-identified NSA leaker Edward Snowden broke the low profile he has kept since passing details of two classified American government surveillance programs to reporters, saying he is “neither traitor nor hero” in an interview with the South China Morning Post. “People who think I made a mistake in picking [Hong Kong] as a location misunderstood my...
Russia To Deploy Nuclear Submarines To Southern Seas
Russia plans to send Borei-class submarines to the southern seas (South Atlantic, Indian, South Pacific) after a 20+ year hiatus. These submarines are capable of carrying a payload of 16 long range nuclear missiles. “The revival of nuclear submarine patrols will allow us to fulfill the tasks of strategic deterrence not only across the North Pole but...
North Korea urges foreigners to vacate South Korea
North Korea on Tuesday urged foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war. The new warning appeared to be an attempt to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and Seoul to act to avert a conflict. Analysts see a direct attack on Seoul as extremely unlikely,...
US Navy Shifts Destroyers in Wake of North Korea Missile Threats
The U.S. Navy is shifting a guided-missile destroyer in the Pacific to waters off the Korean peninsula in the wake of ongoing rhetoric from North Korea, U.S. defense officials said. The USS McCain is capable of intercepting and destroying a missile, should North Korea decide to fire one off, the officials said. Still, U.S. defense officials insist that there is...
South Dakota Passes Law Arming Teachers
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law today that will allow the state’s teachers and volunteer “school sentinels” to pack heat in the classroom. While other states have laws that in theory might allow teachers to be armed, South Dakota is believed to be the first to specifically allow it, the New York Times reports. About two...
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