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the white house and its. nuclear program. whether she was in the moment we do not. celebrate. as if. there is no longer just hear. from all of us at all to international welcome to. the russian president vladimir putin has unveiled the capabilities of the. these latest missile systems sending

the western media into hysteria over yet another russian threat putin insists though that this new weapon is purely defensive and would only be used in that capacity over that certainly has not stopped the scam or. threaten to retaliate by targeting western capitals with his own new weapons lattimer putin threatening to target the united states with its new generation of hypersonic missiles if the us bases intermediate range missiles in europe for quite a confrontational step quite a confrontational speech by the russian president during his annual state of the nation address the russian president announced. a new hypersonic cruise missile designed to eliminate both land and sea based threats will undergo tests later this year. even if donald has details. another day another excuse to panic for the mainstream media for them for the second year in a row the flavor of lattimer putins the state of the nation address is faster are

deadly are you sure. you another example of product work on which you don't go in and you certainly be completed on schedule namely i would like to talk about the comm hypersonic missile i'm going to get you and that's a big enough trigger to get everything from the tabloids to serious outlets hitting repeat reliving the same day over and. it's still just what you hear in the concerns are not entirely unreasonable though the zircon mess is set to become a force to reckon with it's a silent assassin covering three kilometers in one second means zircon travels nine times faster than the speed of sound the target literally won't hear it coming there's no hiding from it either it can hit both the ground and see targets within a range of a thousand kilometers it can be launched from either submarines or from military

ships it is out of the box ready to use with the launch pads already in service yet the intimidating tech specs and to a bigger extent even the click bait headlines are obscuring the fundamental thing about the new weapon russia hopes it will rust away and fall apart and not a single shot will be fired huge in other words you can you use a show called russia the biggest threat to the us but i can tell you that russia wants to have an equal and friendly relationship with united states russia is not threatening anyone or actions in the security done solely as a response and so their of a defense nature of. moscow says it won't throw the first punch it only ever wants the missiles to be used as blanks during military drills but it's better safe than sorry. we discussed what this new hypersonic cruise missile might mean with global

security with a number of experts. actually in hong says the state stability of deterrent systems and the reason i say that is because deterrence currently relies upon missile systems or aircraft or different systems which are inherently detectable if america was to launch for example missile strikes which destroyed russia's ability to respond by for example talked in commander control systems that the submersible weapon systems would still be available to actually mounts are a target to strike on the united states which means hopefully the other side would be deterred from using its weapons i think is a reasonable massy you know i'd have to tend to agree with the sentiments that putin has expressed because i saw no purpose that i think the issue as you know of acceleration of the animosity between the two countries came by us is cancer not of

i and out out of the treaty and out open up the door for this so i think it's reasonable for defensive purposes to do this i think we're a lot safer then the people in washington and the people who build our weapons claim we are because even if it's not for the fact of aggression and starting a war i think people when they make profits building weapons there are likely to promote problems. the u.s. house of representatives has released a report indicating that the white house may be planning to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to saudi arabia that's amid concerns in washington over iran's nuclear program a democrat led committee has not lotion and an investigation into this matter as our correspondent kelli and i have estimates. if there is one thing that congress gets touchy about it's when the president tries to swerve around them this point

we've got the house oversight committee looking into whether donald trump was trying to rush nuclear technology to saudi arabia these reports also indicate the saudi arabia is refusing to agree to. an enriching uranium and processing plutonium similar to the news agreement of the countries in the region however an expense worry the transferring sensitive u.s. nuclear technology could allow saudi arabia to produce nuclear weapons that contribute to the proliferation of nuclear arms the concern is that this could lead to saudi arabia developing nuclear weapons now from what we understand the south but other countries in the region have agreed to prompt was apparently directly in the whistleblowers who came through and have expressed significant concerns about the potential procedural and legal violations connected with rushing through upon to transfer a nuclear technology to saudi arabia ip three nuclear energy corporation that was part of the negotiations said that providing nuclear secrets to was necessary because each and win against russia and china in the nuclear power arena tom

barrett who was on trial as inaugural committee also thought that possibly arming might be a good idea mr barak's and gauge meant an investment in business development throughout the middle east for the purpose of better aligned middle east and u.s. objectives and well known as are his more than four decades of respected relationships throughout the region the issue of nuclear power for saudi arabia has been discussed before but that refusal to agree to not enrich or reprocess has been a big stumbling block you might be noticing a little bit of a double standard here not only does the united states oppose the peaceful nuclear energy program of the islamic republic of iran it's actually imposed sanctions on the country for decades and this isn't the first time that the twenty treatment of the two countries has left u.s. officials red faced in twenty seventeen a reporter asked him. the usa criticizing iran's elections when saudi arabia is completely devoid of democracy here's how it

went to a saudi arabia's commitment to democracy and does the administration believe that democracy is a barrier against extremism. we say is that. at this meeting. we were able to make significant progress prompt has been very upfront about the u.s. relationship with saudi or merica first told me it's all about america first we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars in orders and let russia china and everybody else have a it's all about for me very simple it's america first when it comes to the middle east u.s. officials have long been known for a kind of double speak and contradictory policy but you can understand why some

people might get a little one nerve when nukes are involved they will mop and r.t. new york the iranian foreign minister study immediately condemned the leak news calling the u.s. move hypocrisy a political commentator lou rockwell suspects that the white house has iran in its sights if it really is funneling nuclear technology to the saudis. they were a day it becomes clearer to the world what was always clear to us neither human rights nor a nuclear program have been the real concern of the us first a dismembered journalist now illicit sale of nuclear technology to saudi arabia fully exposed us he procrustes the idea that they would arm mohamed meant zalman with nuclear weapons just strikes me as something out of a science fiction movie it's like dr strangelove it's very alarming it's a terrible thing to spread this kind of technology and this is all part of the the

. plan to destroy iran and they they hate iran iran is not promoting terrorism iran is not all the things they say it is it's a peaceful country it's got a very small military and out of date military and they're not a threat to anybody it's this is really a horrendous thing and i'm so glad that whistleblowers in the white house gave this information to congress. a statue based on a photograph commemorating the end of world war two seems to a fall and fall of the me too movement of a sculpture in sarasota florida titled unconditional surrender depicts the moment in one thousand nine hundred five when a soldier kissed a stranger on the day japan capitulated to the united states and on monday it was spray painted with me to hash tag it as happened one day after the man depicted in the work war veteran george mendonsa died at the age of ninety five for decades the

image was considered a symbol of the euphoria the grip the nation at the time square and kissed her and some of suggested that he thereby committed a sexual assault the me too movement has a track record of reappraising things from the past critics say it sometimes goes too far for example by condemning everything from disney fairy tales on classic songs to sitcoms and women's rights advocate receptus and international law expert jennifer pre and were divided over the latest me to target. absolutely support the need to movement in saying this statue does not have right to stand because we have a big knowledge of it from the woman and i believe there's actually an acknowledgement from the man as well that he was drunk and didn't know her and so if that's the case then anything that does not reflect who we are trying to become as a country as a people it can stand even if we have statements from the woman that was in the picture we don't have a lot of the intent we don't have we don't have the context of the time that it

occurred in and so that's that's the point is that we're taking this we're looking at this from a lens of a perspective that we just don't understand it because we live now in such a divisive time whether she was swept up in the moment or not we do not see this as a bidding activity to celebrate in those moments such as the confederate flags or the confederate statues that are being taken down by protesters in those moments it's ok for us to look at history and say this is not who we choose to be i mean there are times even in the one nine hundred sixty s. if you look at martin luther king jr and some of these civil rights protests even the protests for women i mean never never would would vandalism have been ok especially for dr king is criminal acts were peaceful they were meant to vandalize to harm they were meant to prove a point but i do think it is important that we look at the times now and let's not why not why i try to find what is not in that let's not do that when you have to

stand up and disobey and something that sometimes an up people sometimes violence sometimes things that we don't like will be required and don't want to make sure that everyone's placated and comfortable with what we're doing and that it's also politically correct because change sees nothing without a demand if there has to be some discomfort momentarily so that justice can be carried out then by all means that's what must be done and it's true that discomfort is going to happen what i bring up with dr king is that that. we talked about his his purpose being to change the laws to change the laws for the better for just laws and because the laws were unjust we have laws in america today that protect against sexual assault that protect against unwanted advances advances that are not consented to so we have laws today for that even if we didn't back in one thousand nine hundred five and so i think i think it's relevant to bring this up in that context when civil disobedience goes against the law because it's an unjust law there is no law here that is unjust it's the behavior of men that we're seeing

in society and in this instance it was men from sixty years ago. different in brussels are being told to watch their words when out in public a recent report warns there are hundreds of russian and chinese secret agents snooping in the city's cafes and restaurants. charlotte to penske thanks and good luck. for my next assignment i'm going undercover to see if we can expose a nest of spies in brussels it's a city best known for its food being at the heart of european politics. but now the chew gum goes up in a new scandal the european capital brussels is apparently full of spies hundreds of russian and chinese agents are installed even security services have reportedly suggested that diplomats should avoid a populous state cares and to care fate near the european commission's q. it

mentions. names but it doesn't take a super spook to realize this is the only steak house nearby where the food is apparently being served up with the sight of said information. this is in the area us so. this is you know if you. think about this i don't think it's true. you. know i would love to get calls like james bond. but. i'm not convinced i'm sure he knows more what's he hiding. i was never questioned by the security service but i can imagine they did background checks and they probably did. no more after the interview i'm not going to speak to mr such is the concern about

spies stalking the streets of brussels that the e.u. is diplomatic and foreign wing the e.p.a.'s has warned member states embassies that hundred so loose so if they know. where all they. been told that this city is full of spies have you seen any yet yet. and i'm respond favorably hold still for the rich and give to the poor and to do that in brussels with all those euro props have you seen any yes we have you have people that you don't know about that are the most important spies they know the most so not russian not chinese. related to the right direction.

i have been told that you can. oh you definitely by. that comment to least most of. the. russians. must leave or well after much searching here in the heart of brussels it seems that they've been taking me on a bit of a wild goose chase and no we're actually spice. back in the restroom tells me that even if they were filling up the seats they probably will be here i think you see. it's very difficult to spy. so you can just arrive here and say here is the commission i want to send

a former heads of state security service once described brussels as being like a kindergarten. he said the pretend to be a diploma. journalists so with the trail getting colder and colder it looks like i'm the closest thing to a russian spy now. restaurant. brussels. it is not international how the us national security advisor has issued an ominous threat to the leader of the central american country of nicaragua over the recent jailing of opposition activists john bolton tweeted that the country's president's days are numbered he was reiterating remarks made by donald trump about . the twilight hour of salvation has arrived in our atmosphere and frankly in many many places around the world

the other days of socialism and communism are numbered not only in venezuela but in nicaragua and cuba as. this troika of tyranny this triangle of chair stretching from havana to caracas to managua is the cause of immense human suffering both an issue his warning to nicaragua after three point one prominent figures in last year's anti-government riots were sentenced to more than two hundred years and present is about the same time that washington unveiled sanctions against nicaragua the on rest also continued although the government introduced reforms raising taxes. the government scrapped the reforms the us continues throughout the year leaving more than three hundred and twenty people dead now another country whose opposition protests have triggered u.s. talks of regime change of course is venezuela the u.s. has recognized self-proclaimed interim president one white oh elected venezuelan president nicolas maduro retains the support of the military and accuses washington

of attempting to bring about a coup both nicaragua and venezuela suffer economically under a sweeping u.s. sanctions. activist can stone things washington's applying a tried old formula. the united states is playing with the same playbook as they you in venezuela and as they used against the former yugoslavia i get libya against iraq against syria bolton tweet about this alleged defection at the u.n. now it is part of the playbook first the first part of the playbook is you demonize the leader the second one is you deal with jitter mate or you try to deal egypt i'm a government and that's what this tweet is about that the third step is economic sanctions to strangle the country and its people will. it has already been brought into effect and all that is followed by military action so yes it looks like the us is heading for an attempted coup perhaps a military invasion or supporting

a military invasion of venezuela it's blatantly illegal to do what they're doing you know to meddle in the affairs of a country of a sovereign country and try to bring about a change in government. leading a spanish newspaper has caused a fury off the publishing an article praising the heroism of volunteers who fought alongside the nazis against the soviet union and the piece by a.b.c. details the many hardships the fighters have to face including brutally cold temperatures and a lack of provisions however and glorifying the struggle that fails to give any context or indeed balance of the blue division the focus of the controversial piece was a volunteer unit created in one heroism of the spanish five who served on the russian front during world war two of these pictures from history coming up upsetting.

geopolitics export fun and morgan told us that the spanish society is ignorant of the history of world war two. because ignored by spanish people who lived during that period are already dead unfortunately young people nowadays know very little about the topic is only known about it by those with special interest in it most people don't know anything about it only historians and scholars can talk about you know they fought on the side of the nazis that's clear we wore their uniforms and forth against the u.s.s.r.

especially in the northern regions of the country and that's a fact and there's no doubt about it and they know thanks to american and british films that europe's liberators of the u.s. and the u.k. so they rewrite history with their freedoms and many people believe it was not the soviet union that won the war liberated europe but the us spain's you've now have a falsified view of world war two it was in fact the us is all that liberated europe and suffered most of all especially in leningrad. a child of austria has said he will continue to support the north stream to gas pipeline being built between russia and europe despite objections from washington sebastian coats was speaking after a meeting with donald trump in the white house. president trump has clearly said that the united states is against this project buying gas from the united states would not be a problem for us but as long as russia's price is better than that of the united states russia is more attractive for us as upon on this issue i believe that as a form of businessmen trump can understand that we have different interests here chancellor trump reiterated his concerns about an old stream to which is the second

phase of a pipeline network along the baltic sea bed washington has threatened to sanction european firms working on the project claiming it could be used by russia as a political tool the austrian oil and gas company o.m.d. has invested more than five hundred and thirty million euros into the pipeline so far now no stream two is a twelve hundred kilometer gas pipeline with four more western investors besides austria's oh and three total cost of the project is roughly nine point five billion euros or eleven billion dollars and with the endpoint in germany it would double imports from russia to europe and the austrian two was to open in nov twenty ninth and early rasmussen the executive vice president of the eurasia center says the u.s. is alienating its european partners with its stance on the project. mr kurtz has been a very strong supporter of north dream all along and this is about energy security

energy supply policy in europe not in the united states in europe and by ellen g. from the u.s. you're going to increase not just the price for energy about thirty percent but you're going to then cause manufacturing will be will lose their competitiveness and it's going to impact the rest of the economic situation across not just an author but across europe what the u.s. actually doing is that pushing away their own allies they're basically destroying the partnership that we have with the e.u. and it's not just nordstrom to i mean there are there are differences across on trade policy as well as the iran nuclear deal the j p o a and just the whole backing out of international agreement. a huge fire that engulfed a residential block in the bangladeshi capital dhaka has killed at least seventy people of fifty one hospitalized in critical condition the fire started on

wednesday afternoon in the city's old it is thought to have been caused by an exploding gas cylinder and one of the destroyed buildings was used as a chemical storage facility with flammable plant a plastics i understand fire crews and workers are still at the scene of the death toll is expected to rise. there are some of your top stories for this hour we're knoxy international that we are back soon with much more. on the list. the traveling of america what makes america. america this is a point. we're starting last with is moving ahead of east into the swamp we're going into

the belly of the beast and i think i want to leave now doesn't do any more ground on the net it may be completely different but minister. we came here where did you work before you came here when you live well death row in many us states capital punishment is still practiced convicted prisoners can spend years waiting for execution but most of the time the victims' families they are very much in favor the death penalty there are some people because of what they did have given up the right to live among those somebody's been proven innocent of two years on death row and how many more exonerations is it going to take before we as a society realize that this is not working and we actually do something about. you know world of big partisan movies logs and conspiracy it's time to wake up to

dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bad and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. drifting is it speak like think it's going to cause it's to travel sideways that's a specific angle and at no less than one hundred kilobytes is not alan to try this noble rivals and heartless at the same time and their cause my son is the same kids moving inside this place and spain's at maximum speed and place to get them.