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Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? Local Experts Break Down the Threat
Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? Local Experts Break Down the Threat
The likelihood of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine is growing, local experts say. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “all of the countries of the world” should prepare for the possibility of tactical nuclear weapons on CNN earlier this week. Tactical nuclear weapons are typically described as smaller nuclear weapons that can be used in a…
·nbcboston.com·
Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? Local Experts Break Down the Threat
The mystery of the surging child hepatitis cases
The mystery of the surging child hepatitis cases
Under-fives are falling ill but the scale of the outbreak, combined with a complete absence of the ‘usual suspects’, is baffling scientists
·telegraph.co.uk·
The mystery of the surging child hepatitis cases
Russian General Lets Slip Secret Plan to Invade New Country
Russian General Lets Slip Secret Plan to Invade New Country
The Russian military now says the official plan is to create a land corridor all the way along Ukraine’s coast to Moldova, where another border is under threat.
·thedailybeast.com·
Russian General Lets Slip Secret Plan to Invade New Country
Former head of state-run Chinese newspaper claims 'high probability’ of war with US
Former head of state-run Chinese newspaper claims 'high probability’ of war with US
The prominent former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a highly popular state-run Chinese media outlet, published a commentary on Saturday urging Chinese citizens to “prepare for a military struggle” in the near future. The commentary, written by journalist Hu Xijin, came after U.S. senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and six other U.S. officials visited Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, last Thursday. The visit was strongly denounced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who warned that China is “firmly opposed to any form of official exchange between the U.S. and Taiwan.”
·news.yahoo.com·
Former head of state-run Chinese newspaper claims 'high probability’ of war with US
More than 4 in 5 Russians fear nuclear war with U.S.—poll
More than 4 in 5 Russians fear nuclear war with U.S.—poll
Vladimir Putin retains overall favorability with 86 percent of his own citizens but only 4 percent of Americans expressed at least somewhat favorable views of the Russian leader.
·newsweek.com·
More than 4 in 5 Russians fear nuclear war with U.S.—poll
Would Putin use nukes?
Would Putin use nukes?
Since Russia’s war began, Putin-watchers have become increasingly concerned about nuclear weapons.
·thehill.com·
Would Putin use nukes?
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve
Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations.
·wired.com·
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve
Europeans are terrified of nuclear war — and should be
Europeans are terrified of nuclear war — and should be
Fortune reported in early March that 30,000 Belgians went to pharmacies to retrieve iodine tables, and in Finland there was a hundredfold increase in demand for this mitigator for thyroid cancer th…
·thehill.com·
Europeans are terrified of nuclear war — and should be
The New Nuclear Age | Foreign Affairs
The New Nuclear Age | Foreign Affairs
For decades, China maintained a relatively small nuclear force, but according to current U.S. intelligence estimates, that arsenal is now on track to nearly quadruple, to 1,000 weapons, by 2030, ...
·archive.ph·
The New Nuclear Age | Foreign Affairs
Shanghai on the Edge of Madness
Shanghai on the Edge of Madness
Starvation will push and pull human psychology in unusual directions—it is one of the few things that can overcome fear of the authorities. When famine came to China 400 years ago, it made Chinese peasants receptive to the preachers of class war. When the government failed to provide crucial
·quillette.com·
Shanghai on the Edge of Madness
Are we going to war with Russia?
Are we going to war with Russia?
It’s good we’re ignoring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands to stop aiding Ukraine. But we should grasp what that might lead to.
·chicago.suntimes.com·
Are we going to war with Russia?
Why China isn't backing down on its zero-Covid strategy
Why China isn't backing down on its zero-Covid strategy
Thanks to its zero tolerance for Covid-19 cases, China was the only major economy to grow in 2020.While the rest of the world battled wave after wave of coro...
·youtube.com·
Why China isn't backing down on its zero-Covid strategy