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it's just after two pm on friday here in the russian capital this is. your world around the clock. britain's prime minister has responded to the crisis around north korea's nuclear war rhetoric citing the potential threat pyongyang could pose to europe and david cameron is calling for every new all of us submarine base nuclear system but it was certainly a cost and a big cost. well the prime minister was in scotland today on board the hague victorious which is one of the four vanguard submarines that make up the trident twenty four hour around the clock nuclear deterrent it always sees one submarine out now he made the case in a newspaper for renewing britain's nuclear deterrent saying it was underlined by

what's happening in north korea at the moment and the escalating tensions and he said it would be foolish for anyone to think of scrapping that needed a tyrant right now at a time of such global uncertainty now tried and quite an old system is being used for vanguard submarines being phased out by twenty twenty and the conservative government the prime minister arguing for a like for like replacement where these submarines are not tried in system will be replaced that decision is going to be made in just a couple of years' time and it's thought it's going to cost the british taxpayer tens of billions of pounds going up to hundreds of billions over the lifetime of that new project the liberal democrats have argued that they want to see a cheaper alternative there's a review ongoing at the moment so quite surprising that he came out with these very strong comments today many would fill perhaps a step too far he said he questioned in the article how anyone could now at this

time talk of surrendering the nuclear deterrent huge amounts of money that we're talking about here for something that many people say could never be used is certainly something to ponder as a british taxpayer could well in the not too distant future be being asked to stump up the vast amount of cash. well despite david cameron's concerns that north korea's missile technology could reach the u.k. experts say there's absolutely no chance of that happening let's take a look now and see how far the communist state's most sophisticated missile systems can reach for example you can see the range covers are japan and of course south korea but not britain it's a long way away meanwhile a new system in development will also be wide of the mark when it comes to the u.k. and the distance between london and pyongyang is nearly nine thousand kilometers the missiles range possibly maximum is was less than seven thousand r.t. contributor afshin rattansi says that even david cameron's own supporters doubt the

credibility of his recent threat statements. even a newspaper here that supports the ruling conservative party questioned what cameron was saying whether there was some extra intelligence here that no one else seems to know about or whether he had just misspoke and in any case the tritone missile system because of. its agreement means it's not under the control of the british government the united states controls this system eighty five percent of people in scotland don't want anywhere near that area what we have here is david cameron maybe even going. to be saying that we need trident desperately to protect ourselves from north korea at the same time he visits a city where at one point there was a debate about where the areas of the city of god had the same similar life expectancy to that of people in afghanistan one in four more than one in four of children in this country living in poverty and yet this hundred fifty billion

dollars is required to fend off threats from iran and north korea. while the hype around north korea's nuclear threats has been fueled by reports that pyongyang has now moved a second mid range missile to its east coast closer to the united states u.n. secretary general ban ki moon believes the north has gone too far and has to change course while washington says it's taking quote all necessary precautions but as fears of an impending war seem to grow so does the chorus of those saying it's the last thing both countries want. a foreign policy in focus. north korea basically is trying to get the united states back to the negotiating table and its missile range is frankly not reliable nor long enough to make it to the u.s. positions if these were two rational actors i would say they would have already made that decision to back down and unfortunately in

a situation like this it's really not rationality which governs the actions of the players there were spawning two sometimes unconscious cues sometimes to non-rational factors but you know north korea is not a suicidal regime and of course the united states is not particularly interested in any kind of conflict at this point especially with cuts going through and military sector well north korea unfortunately has been alienated from its allies for some time china has never been enthusiastic about north korea's nuclear program nor is it been enthusiastic about north korea's decision not to follow chinese economic reform so the alienation is set in. the real question is at what point does china say hey it's not worth it any longer and we're going to pull the plug the plug in this case is considerable back anomic assistance to north korea up until now china has made

a calculation that it's much better to have an unreliable ally as opposed to chaos collapse which is unpredictable and could have dramatically bad impact on chinese economic development and danny schechter an independent filmmaker and media critic he believes that the fia's of north korea ultimately stemming from stereotypes and a lack of understanding. what they're actually saying and what we're reading may be very very different p.b.s. newshour recently interviewed a member of the cia who specializes in north korea releasing actually developments there a positive from an american point of view the korean military is less involved less engaged with the new government and there's a promise and a possibility of a breakthrough there i don't think we'll see a world we will see more of a war of words and that's pretty intense we saw a best fit for war with dennis rodman you know meeting the head of north korea and the harlem globetrotters playing the north korean basketball team and only tying

them which is amazing because they're that's a team that could beat most american professional basketball teams so this other stuff happening in north korea that we don't know but perhaps we don't want to know because they're more convenient as a faceless brutal enemy than as a possible partner in the region. and in today's edition of breaking the set abby martin. who gains from the continued threat of war on the korean peninsula. the war rhetoric from heidelberg great officials is not letting up and as a result the u.s. announced that in a precautionary move they'll be speeding up the deployment of advanced missile system to the region in the next few weeks this following a series of u.s. training exercises in south korea as a show of military straight including sending b. two stealth bombers each of which cost taxpayers more than three billion dollars but wait before you run for your bunkers it's important understand the legitimacy of these threats and the context of why they're happening in the first place you

know i just read today that north korea's actually proposed continued efforts for a peace treaty in the past it kind of flies in the face of everything that we're told that north korea is this hostile nation and if this is true why isn't this proposed peace treaty come to fruition well because the united states is interested in peace i mean as we know many people in america do not know one of the key negotiating points for the north koreans has always been the side of peace treaty only an armistice has been signed the united states refuses to sign a peace treaty because they feel they have no interest in a peaceful resolution of north korea the north korean issue because their north korea would be free to not spend all their money on the military not have to be consistently concerned with being invaded by the united states and so by keeping up the pressure on north korea militarily and by sanctions it sort of forces them into a fortress like mentality which makes it look like the least desirable place in the world to live and that's very valuable to us propaganda in terms of saying to other countries you should do what we. want. to do if you've ever seen anything like.

ten minutes past the hour moscow time this is the other person is hunger strike at guantanamo bay certainly has been continuing for two months now despite most thought of a conclusion. the inmates protest has managed to bring the guantanamo issue back into the spotlight after interest in the camp appear to fall by the wayside mainstream journalists are once again asking the us authorities on uncomfortable questions about the prison. looks at the latest verbal exchange at the u.s. state department press briefing. when victoria nuland was asked the question about a russian citizen of one thousand or more. of the man who spent eleven years in the prison for his alleged links to al qaeda and russia haven't been concerned with the situation right now in the prison with the hunger strike has asked

a delegation to visit this detainee when a journalist asked if they're new and about how things were with in gaza friend the state of situation there was a very interesting exchange between the state department's spokesperson and the journalist let's have a listen mr mingles of has refused through his own legal counsel to meet with any russian delegation we've conveyed that to the russians so we're not able to facilitate the interview that they requested because we have a longstanding policy of not forcing such interviews if they're not voluntary so ok so off the battlefield of course rudiment want to look for oil but we're certainly going to respect his right not to see the russian. not to see the russian delegation we have when work is interesting which wrote to you we have been we have been working hard as you know to. meet international humanitarian law standards

at guantanamo victoria nuland went on to say that the invitation for the russian delegation to visit guantanamo still stands but the russian foreign minister says he knows nothing about this invitation rational decision. it's been ten years since we started trying to get access to the russian citizen to be honest i see no such invitation as i've been traveling but if it's true we would certainly like to make sure the russian citizen is held in acceptable conditions and how exactly does the u.s. commitment to prisoners' rights correlate with the kind of tried that is actually entering its third month while victory. and you and says that rights of the inmates are being respected in every way but let's have a look at the daunting reality of how things are inside guantanamo now the majority of the one hundred sixty six detainees at guantanamo have been held without any charges for nearly eleven years more than half of those eighty nine have actually

been cleared for release but the authorities failed to either send them home or close the facility altogether has led to the current act of ultimate desperation with one hundred thirty inmates now on the hunger strike according to lawyers at least three people have already been hospitalized and almost a dozen are being forced fed through a tube but the authorities who worry about inmates right to accept or reject a meeting with the country's delegation seem to be taking no action at all to bring this protest that could turn fatal to an end instead camp officials have been already pressuring detainees to end their hunger strike by methods criticized by human rights watch dogs worldwide hunger strikers have complained of being denied drinking water and being forced to drink from the tap lawyers say that they further exacerbated their conditions and lead to health problems with their kidneys or in areas systems and stomachs in addition the prisoners claim to temperatures in their cells were being kept extremely cold so you can see for yourself whether these facts actually correspond with what the state department spokesperson said at the press conference about respecting inmates rights more used to come for you in just

a moment here on r.t. including life analysis of the talks on iran's nuclear program that kicked off in a classic stand that's coming up right after the break. well. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've gone to the future or covered.

international airport in the very heart of moscow. thank you for joining us here on r t i'm rory suchet live in moscow iran's nuclear program once again in the spotlight as talks resume in kazakhstan in return for lifting some sanctions the international community is demanding iran stops uranium production and shuts down an enrichment facility fearing the country may be trying to develop

a nuclear weapon to iran does maintain its ambitions of purely peaceful but with israel threatening military action if there is no breakthrough certainly the stakes are high let's not sons of a side mohammad marandi a from the university of tehran joining us live here at all it's a pleasure to see from you today so if you think the talks in kazakhstan what can we expect from these talks do you think anything good. not very optimistic at the moment for any major breakthrough because. western countries still show no sign of recognizing iran right to enrich uranium as an independent and sovereign country. you know that western countries like to present themselves as the international community which they are not the international community is the majority of the countries of the world and iran is supported by international. communities such as the nonaligned movement which constitutes itself three fifths of the countries of the world they too say that

iran has the right to enrich uranium and they are completely opposed to the policies being pursued by western countries so you. jump in here you talk about the international community that most of its supports iran and its and its nuclear program i suppose are you are you leaning towards the west when it comes to the un and western nations putting demands all on terror on all of their demands realistic do you think. no not at all because that demands are basically. the run the. sovereignty and iran's independence. both individuals and nations they are innocent until proven guilty the iranians. have been open to the i.a.e.a. the iranians actually halted nuclear enrichment enrichment for about two years they . allowed that this will no protocol to be implemented in iran for

extra inspections and inside that you run. it in half to allow them into for those two years and there was no evidence at all ever found that iran's nuclear program was anything but peaceful and you know i mean i think you bring up a very very good point i do apologize for jumping in here time is so limited there are many that do say that iran has been cooperating with much of the international community when it when it comes to seeing certain locations in iran and being open about what is truly going on there but the u.s. and israel have reportedly issued warnings of military action against iran if indeed the nuclear question is not resolved i mean do these threats have any effect on the iranian leadership for example. well the threats themselves are against international law just like american sanctions and american hostility towards ordinary iranians through through the embargo on the central bank and trying to prevent iranians from even importing medicine these are against international law

and a violation of fundamental human rights for the iranians who were invaded by saddam hussein in the one nine hundred eighty s. they did not capitulate and the iranians will not capitulate to the united states for the same reason you run sovereignty will not be run it will not allow their sovereignty to be violated the iranians are open to a solution but the united states has to behave more reasonably rationally and in humane manner if the united states changes its policies the iranians are more than willing to open up more to resolve any misunderstandings or if there are any doubts about the iranian nuclear program the iranians are willing to resolve it the but the ball is firmly in the court of the united states or professor side mohammad marandi from the university of tehran thank you so much for joining us here on r.t. so. for now with no end to europe's economic woes in sight the majority of the population in crisis hit countries find themselves in dire

straits but for some it's actually smooth sailing the number of super rich is on the up and up despite the economic turmoil that has put millions out of work. pilbeam looks at the growing gap between the rich and poor. during these times of economic uncertainty is comforting to know that the filthy rich are getting even a filthier or richer i should say the pace so i'm not disrespecting these privilege folk but i'm talking about the euro zone's purchased a condom is portugal italy ireland greece and spain otherwise known as the fakes according to forbes magazine there are now seventeen more billionaires and they were back in twenty eleven with an increase in net worth of more than ninety billion dollars but the reality is the poor are not improving their situation at all three of these countries have the highest unemployment rates in europe with rates even was than a year ago with unemployment rates increasing and nineteen member states and fully

in just eight so while the poor struggle to make ends meet the rich remain whole in a world where corrupt kids get belle's owls and big corporations move labor operations to third world countries to take advantage of cheap labor which means the task of getting a job even tougher. well the crisis has hit millions of europeans very hard but as we report online some of even managed to profit from the financial turmoil one enterprising german artist is literally making money from thin air creating so-called buy them on curious as to what they are and how they work if you are on t.v. dot com has all the details. also there for you the ill fated fukushima nuclear plant is experiencing another failure of the cooling system for suspend atomic fuel has stopped working we've got the latest for you on line. plus

a stunning photos of russia's active volcano a boiling lover and well folks like me it's all there on our web site. this is on c in the united states the can soar attorney general is demanding exxon mobil provide documents about an oil spill which led to an environmental disaster in the city of mayflower no fly zones imposed by the federal aviation administration in a move that some believe helps to keep the media away. details the

federal aviation administration they say that the indefinite no fly zone which they are calling a temporary flight restrictions was put in place as a hazard warning officials say this is so emergency support are able to respond to the disaster immediately now the f.a.a. is online posting notice that only relief aircraft operations on operated under the direction of mr so all are permitted in the area now according. to his linked in profile mr serrano lists him self as an aviation adviser for exxon mobil he is not an emergency expert or a safety officials this of course has caused many critics to speculate that the real reason behind this indefinite no fly zone is to minimize news coverage that can further damage the reputation of exxon mobil r.t. recently spoke with him a fellow mayflower resident chris harrell now mr howard told us that he has not received any indication of any kind of compensation or settling settlement offers from exxon mobil mr harrell said that on sunday when he went home briefly for

easter here in the states he received a letter on his front door from exxon mobil that apologized quote apologized for the inconvenience mr howell said that those have that have been evacuated are being provided the hotel rooms paid for by exxon mobil but at a community peak a meeting that took place over the weekend with some exxon officials mr howell says that very few answers were given and all those in attendance were very frustrated very angry exxon mobil has not indicated how long cleanup will take mr howell told r.t. that the major concern for many people in the neighborhood is the longer term ing impact from the spill both environmentally and financially what will this circumstance do to property values in that area of course this oil spill to place in arkansas is not as big as the one that took place in the gulf of mexico a few years back but the concern for many people especially residents the that are

directly affected by this oil spill is that it's not going to receive the coverage that it needs to receive to find those responsible for the spoil spill accountable this is still a very disastrous for oil spill that's going to harm the community harm the environment and if the media does not and is not given access to cover this oil spill to cover the extent and the damage and the circumstances of it then there may be less accountability that is the major concern and at the end of the day those that are affected by this and i think citizens all throughout the united states want to know why it took place what could have prevented it and if someone's responsible for this they should be held accountable. and a to mumbai to crank up the date of course of the indian city of mumbai it's where at least thirty five people including a lot of children are being killed off for an illegally constructed building collapsed officials say that was cool as inside the first full floors were occupied

with residents and businesses at the time of the accident over the rest of the building under construction rescuers continue to search for more fatalities among the dead. in mexico thousands of teachers have taken to the streets across the country angry at education reforms and claim to change changes that limit power to hire teachers causing fears over job security in mexico city and in the southern state of guerrero demonstrators breached police barriers and blocked traffic key intersections. with spanish banks shares plummeting and people's savings being wiped out one man has created a novel twist to the idea of keeping your money under the pillow. santos's developed a new safe inside a much which keeps your hard earned money away from dubious banks at the first show sold out in less than twenty four hours or may not open a line of credit all doled out cash on an overdraft by news can be rest assured they won't lose any sleep over the fate of the phones. well i have for you i hear

a lot see a report on the lives and troubles of palestinian families living right near an israeli garbage facility and this is on. what if one third of the population of a capital city of a small arab country took to the streets in protest while the mainstream media would scream the people of nation x. are crying out for democracy we have to intervene and take their oil i mean help them but the earth shaking a large protest is in arab country it's in paris france and for traditional marriage yes protesters in paris claim that they had eight hundred thousand people

on the streets of france's capital and even though the police said that half those numbers for a city of less than two point five million people this was a huge protest for a card less the european union loves to educate the world about democracy and show that's liberal values around and yet that doesn't really seem to listen to the citizens very much who want to stop the madness of waves of illegal immigrants bailing out members on the dimes of other nations and for focusing the union's national attention on social issues like gay marriage instead of creating jobs to the e.u. officials out there who claim to believe in democracy maybe it's about time you actually try you know listening to a few voices who disagree with you before you keep promoting policies against possibly the will of the majority but that's just my opinion.

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