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US Hanford Nuclear Waste Site Tunnel Collapse, Emergency Declared
The US Department of Energy has declared an emergency at the Hanford, Washington nuclear waste storage site, after a cave-in of a tunnel used to store radioactive materials and equipment. About 3,000 workers have taken cover at the 200 East Area of the sprawling complex, local media reported. By 10:30 am local time, the “take cover” orders have been expanded … Continue reading
Trump Hates Radical Islam, Except When You Can Make Money From It
It’s hard to fully capture the irony — not to mention sheer repulsiveness — of Donald Trump’s decision to make Saudi Arabia the first stop on his inaugural foreign trip as US president. In early 2016, he asked the hosts on Fox & Friends: “Who blew up the World Trade Center? It wasn’t the Iraqis, it was Saudi — take … Continue reading
Secretive US X-37B Plane Returns After 718 Days in Space
I’m very curious as to why there is a need to wear hazmat suits when dealing with the X-37B space plane. Are there radioactive items aboard? if not for radiation, what else would bring about the need? RT reports: The US Air Force’s X-37B space plane has returned to Earth from its secret mission in orbit which is said to … Continue reading
Walmart Has Applied For Patent to Track How You Use Products at Home
An invisible eye may soon be tracking how much milk you’re drinking in your own home. Walmart, the world’s largest bricks-and-mortar retailer, is developing technology and has applied for a patent that will allow it to track the way products are used once consumers take them home. If implemented, use of the technology would be two-pronged. It will automatically re-order … Continue reading
Leak Reveals UK Government Planning to Ban Encryption, Spy on All Communications in Real Time
A leaked document reveals the UK government has drawn up yet further, disturbingly dystopian draft bulk surveillance powers, which would give authorities carte blanche to monitor citizens’ live communications, and effectively illegalize encryption. A cybersecurity expert told Sputnik this has terrifying implications not merely for internet privacy. The draft, produced by private consultation, was leaked to the Open Rights Group. … Continue reading
Fukushima Alert – Concern ‘Nuclear Chain Reaction’ Could Occur – Reactors Still Melting Down, Spewing Radioactivity
Fukushima Radiation Alert — Concern ‘nuclear chain reaction’ could occur at plant — Reactors are still melting down and spewing radioactivity — Fuel has burned through containment — Expert: It’s unprecedented… could’ve been 12 Chernobyls TRT World transcript excerpts (government-funded public broadcaster of Turkey), Apr 14, 2017: Martin Stanford, host of ‘Insight’ (emphasis added): Radiation Alert — a nuclear scientist … Continue reading
North Korea Warns, ‘War Will See Japan Under Radioactive Clouds Before Any Country’
Comment Added: Wait, isn’t Japan already under a radioactive cloud (ie. Fukushima)? …Too soon? If the Korean Peninsula standoff evolved into an armed conflict, Japan would be the first to suffer from the fallout – both political and nuclear – North Korean state media said, warning Tokyo against any hostile actions. “In case of a nuclear war on the peninsula, … Continue reading
Trump Son-in-Law Kushner Has Undisclosed Ties to Goldman and Soros
US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner has undisclosed business ties with Goldman Sachs as well as billionaires George Soros and Peter Thiel, according to people familiar with the matter and securities filings. The business relationships with major players in the financial and technology worlds, which hadn’t been previously revealed, are reportedly through a real estate tech startup Cadre … Continue reading
China Demands ‘Immediate’ Halt to US THAAD Deployment in South Korea
Beijing has called for an immediate stop to the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to South Korea and is ready to protect its interests, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang voiced the government’s position against the move during a briefing on Tuesday. “We oppose the deployment of the … Continue reading
Wildfire Near Crippled Fukushima Plant Doubles in Size; Concern Over Fallout of Highly Radioactive Material
A wildfire has been raging for more than 2 days near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The fire started in a mountain forest on the outskirts of Namie Town in Fukushima Prefecture. The area is part of a zone designated as “no-entry” due to high radiation levels following the 2011 nuclear disaster. Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures and the … Continue reading