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weapon is meant soley for defensive purposes 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 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 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 has more 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 state of the nation address is faster. deadly are you sure. you another example product does work on which you don't go in

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 it ing 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 the word huge when you lonely it was a decision they called russia the biggest threat to the us are over there but i can tell you that russia wants to have an equal and friendly relationship with the united states russia is not threatening anyone at all our actions in the security done solely as a response and so they are of a defensive 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 a panel of experts 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 nation of

acceleration of the animosity between these 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 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 wants to launch for example missile strikes which destroyed. russia's ability to respond by example talk to combine to control systems the submersible weapon systems would

still be available to actually mounts are a target for a strike on the united states which means hopefully the other side would be deterred from using its weapons. the u.s. house of representatives has released a report indicating that the white house may be planning to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia that's amid concerns in washington over iran's nuclear program a democrat led committee has now launched an investigation into this matter as kate of mufon reports. 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. and to 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 and enriching uranium that other countries in the region have agreed to prague 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 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 to middle east and u.s. objectives are 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 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 said your reviews commitment to democracy and does the administration believe that democracy is a barrier and against extremism. we say you. disputing 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 and china and everybody else have a draw about for me very simple it's america versus when it comes to the middle east u.s. officials have long been known for a kind of doublespeak 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 leak news calling the u.s. move hypocrisy and political commentator lou rockwell suspects that the white house has iran in its sights if it really is funneling nuclear weapon 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 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 a fall and fall of the me too movement against sexual harassment 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 date 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 war veteran george mendonsa died at the age of ninety five the images considered to be a symbol of the euphoria that gripped the nation at the end of the war and the

woman in the photograph said that the sailor drunkenly grabbed her on times square and kissed her and some have suggested that thereby he committed a sexual assault. now the iconic kiss was first published in life magazine cementing its place in popular culture the moment on times square has been recreated in films and works of art as well as on a victory over japan day anniversaries now 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 and the classic songs to sitcoms and women's rights. and international law expert jennifer bruton are 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 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 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 his criminal acts were peaceful they weren't 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'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 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 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 weak. i 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 report warns there are hundreds of russian and chinese secret agents snooping around in the city's cafes and restaurants so here's our to use charlatans . 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 to tangle dup 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 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 the only steakhouse in the area so. this is. 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 on us they probably did. you. 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. has diplomatic and foreign wing the e.p.a.'s has warned member states embassies that hundreds. 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 who stole from 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. overrated to the right direction. i have been told that you too.

oh you definitely buy on the. internet comment a least also from the m.s.m. . oh. she looks like a good spy doesn't she russian spies. all of them 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 restaurant the only tells me that even if they were filling up the seats they probably will be here and 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 here is the commission i want to send a former head over belgium state security service once described brussels as being

like a kindergarten. he said they usually pretend to be diplomats and lobbyist shakara journalists so with a trail getting colder and colder it looks like i'm the closest thing to a russian spy now what was that restaurant. r.t. brussels just said in twenty past the hour here in moscow still to come on this program facebook's banning of several russia linked pages and slammed by media freedom groups will hear their reaction after a very quick break. you know world of big. and conspiracy it's time. to dig deeper to hit the stories that made history media refuses to tell more than

ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now watching closely watching the hawks. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. very dramatic to follow only. i will see you. will be successful very critical of. you said.

their program here on r.t. the media freedom representative from the european security organization that a c e says he's following the situation regarding facebook's suspension of several . news pages a few days ago facebook blocked a number of media is pages a german based company which produces online shows one of which is in the now these videos have been viewed millions of times the move sided with a c.n.n. reporter claiming matthew was deliberately trying to hide his ties to the russian government. also claim the 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 of facebook over a suspension of those artsy 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 matthew media saying it needed to make clear that they're affiliated with any methinks c 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 any 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 through gas pipeline being built between russia and europe despite heavy objections from washington sebastian coats was speaking off for a meeting in washington with donald trump 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 form of businessmen trump can understand that we have different interests here in the old stream too was a gas pipeline with five big western investors including austrian oil and gas company v. the total cost of the project nine and a half billion euros that's eleven billion dollars it's to the open in twenty nineteen and it's set to double imports from russia to europe and washington has

threatened to sanction all european working on the north stream to gas pipeline claiming it could be used as a political tool by russia we spoke with earlier and executive vice president of the eurasia center who says the u.s. is regrettably alienating its european partners with its stance on this energy project. mr kirk has been a very strong supporter of north korea 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. 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's to i mean there are there are differences across on

trade policy as well as the iran nuclear deal that way and just the whole backing out of international agreement there are some of our top stories for this thursday here broadcast live on the program for the international news coming your way at the top of the hour with my colleague andrew. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to sort of go from fields where everything is familiar on the other i want to the new challenge and the fresh perspective i'm used to surprising people and i saw one on t.v. . i'm going to talk about

football not for you or else you can think i was going to go. by the way what is that that's like here. in twenty forty you know bloody revolution to tikrit the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it just a lawyer here i mean your list put video through to me in the new bill is that i'm new school in the middle of the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty forty and. those who took part in it invested over five billion dollars to assist ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic.

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dollar as asian to get more on this let's turn to. yes in fact. you know juxtaposed to our last episode where we talk erica back in post world war two was also at the helm and expand and globalization because they were the rising power they had the marshall plan in order to just very similar to the belt and road initiative from china but klein in power always once said pull up the drawbridge when they can no longer compete and win just as the united kingdom did leading up to world war one so here and this story is quite remarkable this first headline because one thing we know that once the u.s. dollar was no longer backed by gold from one thousand nine hundred eighty one what they did is they backed it with oil essentially pricing or oil especially their relationship with saudi arabia to keep the dollar float well washington eyes crack

down on opec legislation targeting opec is suddenly gaining steam and the u.s. congress raising the alarm bells for the cartel on thursday about a week and a half ago the house judiciary committee passed a bill.