North Korea – Yes, You Have Our Attention
North Korea has tested a low yield nuclear device with 4% of the destructive power of the bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II.
Some believe that the device was much larger but may have failed for technical reasons.
We don’t know the truth, because the United States has not devoted the resources to know what is really going on. If you are surprised, don’t be. Intelligence collection is a tricky business.
When Richard Nixo…
The Nuclear Option And The 4th Crusade
“American nuclear forces on global alert” is what CBS dished out as this author awoke on that chilly October morning in 1973 while attending Madison College in Virginia.
This was Nixon’s response to Brezhnev’s announcing the potential deployment of Soviet airborne troops into the midst of the Yom Kippur War in an effort to stop Israel’s advance toward Cairo.
It was both amazing and amusing watching the Soviet’s quickly back tract in the face of stern American resolve.
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James Lovelock’s Latest Book Trashes Renewables, Endorses Nuclear Energy
James Finch reviews the latest book by James Lovelock, globally recognized as a Giant of the Environmental movement. Lovelock dissects renewable energy sources as more dangerous than advertised, more science fiction than reality. Lovelock endorses nuclear energy as the sole and safe present means of meeting global energy demands.
Iran Builds Support Among Muslim Nations
The U.S./Israel coalitions have been at odds with the Iranian government over Iran’s nuclear program. Diplomatic efforts have soured over the U.S. Israeli belief that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Iran contends that the nuclear program is to make energy and resents any interference from countries deemed hostile to their cause. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad states that he is willing to talk about the program to anyone except Israel who has keeps “bombs over our head”.
Making Money on the Global Warming Crisis
Looks like global warming and climate change could kill most of us. Some financiers see a way we can make some money on the crisis. Which is the best leveraged sector to capitalize upon the growing demand for less fossil fuel?
A Nuclear Power Plant May Be Next for New Mexico
We continue the series entitled, “New Mexico Joins the Nuclear Renaissance,” and discover New Mexican lawmakers want a nuclear reactor in their state. How popular is this idea?