Tag: Nuclear

Netflix Lost $50B in Market Cap, Subscribers Shrink; CalPERS Wants Buffet Out As Chair | NTD Business

Netflix stock tanking — after the company reported losing subscribers in the first quarter. What’s behind the loss? A California Pension fund wants to kick Warren Buffett out of his chairman position, at his own company. What’s the reason? President Biden offering bailouts to nuclear power plants that are struggling financially. It’s part of the clean energy…


China Developing Nuclear Arsenal ‘for Global Domination’: Expert

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is building up its nuclear arsenal as part of a greater effort to undermine the West and create a new international order in its own image, according to one expert. “I don’t think [China is] building up its forces just for the deterrence factor,” said Peter Pry, Director of the…


North Korea Tests New Weapon Bolstering Nuclear Capability

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before the United States and South Korea begin their annual drills. The 13th weapons test this year came amid concerns that North Korea may soon conduct an even larger…


The Ukraine War Shows Nukes Mean Safety from US-Led Regime Change

Commentary  Some journalists like Steve Portnoy of CBS seem unable to grasp that escalations that might lead to nuclear war are a bad thing. The journalist seemed incredulous last week when asking White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki why the United States has not started a full-on war with Moscow. Psaki’s position—with which any reasonable person could agree—was…


Who Is Winning the Nuclear Arms Race? With Dr. Peter Pry | China Insider With David Zhang

Deterrence is a matter of one-upping another in both defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities. And nuclear deterrence is once again a topic of discussion as the world unexpectedly or expectedly walks into a new cold war. Our conversation with nuclear expert Dr. Peter Pry focuses on the new cold war between the autocratic camp and…


A Nuclear Posture Review for a Two-Front War

Commentary The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is an important document to guide the Department of Defense regarding its nuclear forces and, thus, the nuclear deterrence capability of the United States. The last one was released in early 2018, and the new one will be this year. Much has changed in the previous four years. The…


Kremlin Says Russia Prepared to Use Nukes in Cases of ‘Existential Threat’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Moscow is not ruling out a nuclear strike under circumstances outlined in its military doctrine, including if Russia faces an “existential threat.” Peskov was responding to a question by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour during an interview in which he was asked to confirm that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “never…


Russia ‘Looted and Destroyed’ Chernobyl Radioactive Waste Lab: Ukrainian Officials

Russian forces have destroyed a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and seized highly radioactive samples, according to Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian state agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone said in a statement Tuesday that Russian forces “looted and destroyed” the lab, which was opened in 2015 with support from the European Union…


US ‘Concerned’ About Nuclear Escalation Risk From Russia but Not Changing ‘Nuclear Posture’: White House

The Biden administration is very “concerned” that Russia might escalate its invasion of Ukraine and use nuclear weapons, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Sullivan said the United States was monitoring Russia’s moves closely but noted that officials have not yet seen anything…


US Concerned About Escalation From Russia but Not Changing Nuclear Posture: White House

The Biden administration is very “concerned” that Russia might escalate its invasion of Ukraine and use nuclear weapons, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Sullivan said the United States was monitoring Russia’s moves closely but noted that officials have not yet seen anything…