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the white house iran's nuclear. threat to global peace. so. whether she was in the moment or not and we do not. understand. we are rounding up your top news stories at this hour the russian president vladimir putin has sent media outlets into a spin by saying that moscow's ready to get threats with this latest hypersonic

missile despite also stressing that the new weapon is. threatened 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 though quite a confrontational step quite a confrontational speech by the russian president. it is annual state of the nation address the russian president announced that zircon on a new hypersonic cruise missile that can be deployed both from land and sea will undergo full testing later this year our correspondent down off details. another day another excuse to panic for the mainstream media for them for the second year in a row the flavor of lattimer putin's the state of the nation address is faster higher deadly are you sure. you another example product to work on which is ongoing you

know certainly be completed on schedule namely i would like to talk about the comm hypersonic missile good i'm going to get you and that's a big enough trigger to get everything from the tabloids to serious outlets hitting repeat 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 books 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 and as a word you. use a sure they call russia the biggest threat to the us room but i can tell you that russia wants to have an equal and friendly relationship with united russia was not threatening anyone or actions in the security fears. done solely as a response and show the river defenses nature but i need to look at it 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 for global security with 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 talk to combine to control systems that the submersible weapon systems would still be available to actually mounts or targets restriking 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 have to tend to agree with the sentiments that putin has expressed because i saw no purpose that i think the. you know of acceleration of the animosity between the two countries came by us is canceling out of i and half out of the treaty and that opened 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 and democrat led committee has now been launched an investigation into this as aussies now investigates if there's one thing that congress gets touchy about it's when the president tries to swerve around them this point we've got the house over. committee looking into whether donald trump was trying to rush nuclear technology to saudi arabia within the united states strong private commercial interests have been pressing aggressively for the transfer of highly sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia a potential risk to u.s.

national security absent adequate safeguards these commercial entities stand to reap billions of dollars through contracts associated with construct to each and operating nuclear facilities in saudi arabia the concern is that this could lead to saudi arabia developing nuclear weapons now from what we understand the saudis were refusing to agree to probations on processing good talent and enriching uranium but other countries in the region have agreed to prop was apparently directly engaged in the efforts now the report cites a few whistleblowers who were in on the negotiations the whistleblowers who came forward have expressed significant concerns about the potential procedural and legal violations connected with rushing through a plan to transfer nuclear technology to saudi arabia i p three nuclear energy corporation that was part of the negotiations said that providing nuclear secrets

to was necessary because of russia and china it is a strategic imperative that the united states compete and win against russia and china in the nuclear power arena tom barrett who was on drugs inaugural committee also thought that possibly arming might be a good idea mr barracks in gage 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 the real process has been a big stumbling block. they wouldn't commit and it was a sticking point 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 twin track treatment of the two countries has left us officials red faced in twenty seventeen a reporter

asked about 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. it dissipating we were able to make significant progress has been very upfront about the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia he says that weapons sales make lots of money for american military corporations so america first told me it's all about america first we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars and 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 nerved when nukes are involved they will blow up and r.t. new york iranian foreign minister zarif immediately condemned the news calling the u.s. move hypocrisy political commentator lou rockwell a suspect that the white house has iran in its sights if it really is funneling nuclear weapon technology to the saudis. day by 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 mohammad 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 it's this is really a horrendous thing and i'm so glad that was the blowers in the white house gave this information to congress. a statue in the u.s. based on a landmark photo commemorating the end of world war two seems to fall and fall of the me too movement against sexual harassment the 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 it was spray painted with the me to hash tag one day after the man depicted in the work warfare veteran george mendonsa died at the age of ninety five the image is considered

a symbol of the euphoria the gripped the nation after the end of the war and the woman in the photos so that the sailor drunkenly grabbed her on times square and kissed her and some of his shit suggested that thereby he committed a sexual assault now the iconic kiss was first published in life magazine cementing his place in popular culture at the moment on times square has been recreated in fail means and works of art as well as on a victory over japan day anniversaries now the meter 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 and classic songs to. sitcoms and women's rights advocate to resurface in an international lawyer expo jennifer britain was 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 fitting 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 was just trying to find out what is not in that let's not do that when you have to stand up and disobey and something that's 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 see nothing without a demand if there has to be some disco. 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 he 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 do think it's relevant to bring this up in that context and 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. diplomats in brussels are being told to watch their words when out in public a recent the e.u. report warns there are hundreds of russian and chinese secret agents snooping in the city's cafes and restaurants so we dispatched our teaser charlotte do penske to go find. so my next assignment 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 two time goes up in

a new scandal the european capital brussels is apparently full of spines 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 no 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 site upsets information. this is in the area so. this is. this is you know if you. think about this and 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. know more after the interview i'm not going to speak to mr such is the concern about spies stalking the streets of brussels but the e.u. is diplomatic and foreign wing the e.p.a.'s has warned member states embassies that hundred saw the 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 we need to

do that in brussels with all those europe 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 too. oh yeah i am definitely a spy on the. net command to least also from the m.s.m. . looks like a good spy doesn't cheat the russian spy ring. the must lead 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

restaurant the owner tells me that even if they were filling up the seats they probably went over here you see. it's very difficult to spy there's lots of noise and you can choose where to sit so you can just arrive here and say there is the commission and i want to sit there a forehead over a belgium state security service once described brussels as being like a kindergarten for spoils he said they usually pretend to be a diploma. or shakara journalists so with the trail getting colder and colder it looks like i'm the closest thing to a russian spy now what was that restaurant. auti brussels. and we're back in just a. sliver

of the psychological is a shot across tests from ten years ago or so. now and she was called globalization i'm sure they crossed it but that's what's going on a lot. you know world of big. law and conspiracy it's time to wait 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 back 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. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests of

the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. join us today at the media freedom a representative from the european security organization the o s c so he's following the situation regarding facebook's suspension of several linked news pages a few days ago facebook blocked a number of math media's pages a german based company which produces online shows one of which is in the now which was videos of been viewed millions of times by the move coincided with a c.n.n. reporter claiming math was deliberately trying to hide its ties to the russian government facebook also claim that there are rules under which any community should tell who is sponsoring them the president of the international federation of

journalists has also hit out at facebook over its suspension of those linked pages . closing a facebook account or any internet link from the media without prior warning can be considered as an act of censorship opposed by the i have jay facebook later replied to my fake media saying it needed to make clear that they are affiliated with. my fics c.e.o. then tweeted that they are now waiting to hear if they'll be allowed back on the site a talk show host jimmy door believes facebook has no legitimate reason to block news pages. this is a bunch of unelected bureaucrats in silicon valley deciding who gets freedom of speech based on completely random rules that are public and they make up on the fly that that's what so this is an actual censorship happening so if you're going to take away someone's rights you have to have a transparent process to do that you can't just do it willy nilly with

a bunch of unelected bureaucrats in the middle of the night in silicon valley deciding who gets to have freedom of speech or not and that's what's happening right here and by the way it's happening in conjunction with the government which makes it doubly horrible but it's not really being reported correctly in the united states because corporate media is in bed with the same people. the chancellor of austria has said he will continue to support the nord stream to gas pipeline being built between russia and europe but despite strong objections from washington sebastian coats was speaking after a meeting with donald trump in washington at 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 former businessman trump can understand that we have different interests here nordstrom two is a gas pipeline with five big western investors including austrian oil and gas

company o.m. very total cost of the project is nine and a half billion euros is due to open. and twenty nineteen and it is said to double imports from russia to europe washington has of course threaten to sanction old european farms working on the live stream to project claiming it could be used by russia as a political tool earl arrest me send the executive vice president of the eurasian center says the u.s. is regrettably alienating its european partners with his stance on the project. mr kurtz has been a very strong supporter of north korean 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 us is you're going to increase not just the price for energy about thirty percent but you've got to then cause manufacturing will be a loser competitiveness and it's going to impact the rest of the economic situation

across not just in austria but across europe what the u.s. is actually doing is it pushing away their own allies and basically destroying the partnership that we have with the and it's not just nordstrom's to i mean there's there's differences across on trade policy as well as the iran nuclear deal the g. scipio a and just the whole backing out of international agreement. that is the program for this hour here on r.t. international the fosse turning into a busy thursday for your worldwide news we are back soon with more. countries gone into a nihilistic fever to thank god it hit the road and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america the charlatans the genius of this place especially american hero this is it we've come to a point around which alan would have done something we always are on the margins

something. called the call for saying. we're starting last with is going to headed east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the beast i think i want to leave now doesn't get any more gondo than it may be completely different but the end of this. in twenty forty you know bloody revolution here to correct the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it you know or here i mean you know liz put the video of me in the neighborly as i knew spilling into the fall the ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty four g. and. those who took. it invested over five billion dollars to assist ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. led

. alone welcome to worlds apart there are so many damn actions to the war in syria maybe it worthwhile to see it as not just one but many conflicts at once did not always reignited the day nomics of the original cold war beating russia against the united states but also fueled what some regional experts refer to as the arab world war and the draft yet unrelenting rivalry between iran and saudi arabia is serious

still some of the balance of power in the region well to discuss that i'm now joined by randy a director at the middle east in situ madame slim it's good to talk to you thank you very much for a child to be with you thank you now one of the most common words you use to describe the current american policy in the middle east is a profound to that i can't even quote and there it it starts with asked and answered show and before we discuss what drives your criticism of the trumpet ministration i wonder what worth would you use to describe the policies of his predecessor look when it comes to the middle east in a obama tried to do this kind of balancing and try to establish in the middle east this kind of coexistence between saudi arabia and you know on the assumption that the major divide in the middle east with which i and i deal with that assumption is this conflict this divide between saudi arabia and iran and so with with the with

the conclusion of the nuclear i can image between the united states you know the p five plus one and you know that the idea was that if we take nuclear weapons if we take the field of nuclear weapons out of the equation in the relationship between the states the west and iran then we can start talking about these other. these other drug obstacles or challenges in the relationship which is very much it on. in the region so is there war that. put all the aspects of the. policy under i think it's kind of balancing policy it's a kind of a distorting some kind of equilibrium policy and and. let's put it this way it's a d. is collision policy now you mentioned the work that the obama administration tried to do on iran but there are also many other aspects of his policy and one could mention the destruction of libya or the failure to achieve any of the american

objectives in syria how come that the two years of the. ministration which you can argue have an inch of much but didn't do much harm in terms of lives lost are described as an ass show by the obama policy it doesn't quite rise to that when it comes to the middle east term policy is not that much different from that it is very much expressing the increasing opinion in the american public that it's time for us to get out of the middle east the middle east as a region seen by the majority of the americans as being a failed region is that we have spent blood and treasure in it over years decades and we have not gotten anything in return and so what trump is doing today in syria with his decision last december to disengage from syria over to withdraw from syria is very much a continuation of the obama policy when in two thousand and eleven he decided to

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