Tag: nuclear
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a hyped-up atmosfear
army combat unit to deploy within USfrom cnn: The United States military’s Northern Command, formed in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, is dedicating a combat infantry team to deal with catastrophes in the U.S., including terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry, which was first…
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dangerous move for norad?
relocating facilities fraught with security risksfrom washington times: Nestled a half mile inside a hardened rock tunnel, the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center buzzed with excitement on July 4, 2006, as the shuttle Discovery prepared to launch. Then, at approximately 1:30 p.m. during the final countdown at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the center’s alarms and strobes…
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‘vibrant response’: US nuke scenario & northcom
from army news service: The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in America’s heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders. Military leaders who recently trained for this response say they are now thinking differently about how to move equipment, extract the injured and take care of people following this type of attack.…
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military corruption: generals nuked & photos altered
dod names generals punished for nuke errorsfrom danger room: Six generals have been smacked for their involvement in the mishandling of nuclear gear. One got a career-killing “letter of reprimand,” and has “requested retirement.” The other five will likely be barred from future promotion with “letters of admonishment.” … Lt. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan received…
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cops catch ‘special agent from the US illuminati’
from ap: t wasn’t the preferred way to enter the Knoxville Museum of Art, but Richard Anthony Smith told police he was on a mission. The 25-year-old Knoxville man called 911 from his cell phone before dawn Wednesday saying he was trapped in an air conditioning duct leading from the museum roof, Knoxville police spokesman…
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gwot: wv natl guard, nuke discipline, provocation & suicide
west virginia national guard mobilizedfrom ap: An Army National Guard squadron based in West Virginia is being deployed. But Captain James Bowen says the specific destination for the 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron is yet to be determined. Some of the unit’s 570 soldiers are from Ohio. Bowen says around December 1st, the squadron based in…
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envirohealth: pandemic lab, food, nuke, bpa & fat children
bacteria played a role in 1918 pandemic flu deathsfrom los angeles times: Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic were due not to the virus alone but to common bacterial infections that took advantage of victims’ weakened immune systems, according to two new studies that could change the nation’s strategy against the next pandemic. “We…
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boulder/nist plutonium ‘mishap’ draws stern rebuke
from denver post: A project to enhance the United States’ ability to detect “dirty bombs” went awry at the Boulder campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where dangerous plutonium sources were obtained without management approval and handled by inexperienced and untrained researchers, according to a scathing review released Wednesday. The result, said…
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air force: nuclear missile crew fell asleep on duty
from raw replay: CNN’s Barbara Starr reported that the Air Force said that a crew in charge of outdated nuclear missile launch codes fell asleep while on duty. Air Force Times reported: “Three missile officers with the 91st Space Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., fell asleep July 12 while holding a classified launch…
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nukeleaks, elites, awol, crisis, pope snake & anthrax
contaminated US site faces ‘catastrophic’ nuclear leakfrom new scientist: One of “the most contaminated places on Earth” will only get dirtier if the US government doesn’t get its act together – clean-up plans are already 19 years behind schedule and not due for completion until 2050. More than 210 million litres of radioactive and chemical…
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geopolitiks: dog meat, poison & weather wargames
china may modify weather for olympicsfrom xinhua: If bad weather threatens the August 8 opening of Beijing’s Olympic Games, then meteorologists may change the weather, according to a Chinese meteorology official. Chen Zhenlin, a vice director with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), made the statement Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held at the Beijing…
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6700 tons of radioactive debris shipped from kuwait to idaho
from dr doug rokke: (Note: Dr. Doug Rokke is the former Director of the U.S. Army’s Depleted Uranium Project. It was his task to clean up the radioactive battlefields of the Gulf War. Today, this leading opponent of nuclear warfare is vitally concerned that sand contaminated by radioactive munitions exploded in the Middle East has…
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sim nuke accident to be staged in mexico
from scoop: The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency is to stage a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Mexico tomorrow to test emergency response systems. Some 74 member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as 10 international organizations will be participating in the 48-hour drill which starts tomorrow at…
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software update brings down nuclear power plant
from spectrum: The Washington Post reported in an interesting story over the weekend that the Hatch nuclear power plant near Baxley, Georgia was forced on the 7th of March into an emergency shutdown for 48 hours after a company engineer installed a software update on a computer operating on the plant’s business network… The company…