Podcast appearances and mentions of Hans Kristensen

Sermon by pastor Hans Kristensen at Marsfield Community Church Sydney on Sunday 23rd March 2025.    Series: The gospel of Luke

There are claims - and you hear them every so often - that archeology has disproved this story or that in the bible, and claims from this or that scholar of particularly late dating of different bible books.How do we as evangelical pastors react/respond/answer those claims?Hans Kristensen is senior pastor of Marsfield Community Church in Sydney and is studying ancient archaeology.He suggests that there are 10 major archaelogical finds that help us to increase our confidence in the Old Testament:There's evidence of a big population jump in Caanan at exactly the time that the bible said that Yahweh was giving Israel the land, called the ‘Hill Country Explosion.'The Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah boasts of raiding the land of Caanan, saying it was occupied by Israel.In the city of Hazor, archaeologists have found religious idols destroyed and other items intact, just as expected from Joshua 11-12The recently discovered altar at Mount Ebal is likely Joshua's altar (Joshua 8)In the Tel Dan inscription we now have archeological evidence for King David's existence.There's consistent architectural town planning in the cities built around the time of David and Solomon - pointing towards planning and control under one ruler (eg a King).There are similarities between what we know of the temple of Solomon and a similar temple built at Ain Dara, about 30 kilometres from Beirut, showing Solomon's temple fits into the religious and architectural landscape of the time.The discovery of six massive chambered gates at Hazor, Meggido and Gezer and other architectural discoveries at those sites corresponds with 1Kings 9:15.A ninth century battle account from King Moab of Mersha mirrors the one in 2 Kings 3.The Biblical chronology of the listed kings matches almost exactly with archeological evidence.Reach Australia National ConferenceReach Australia's National Conference is happening from 19 to 22 May 2025 on the Central Coast of NSW. This year's theme is URGENT: The Necessary Task of Mission Before Christ Returns. For more info. The Church Cohttp://www.thechurchco.com is an excellent website and app platform built specifically for churches. Support the show--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

Sermon by Hans Kristensen at Marsfield Community Church on Sunday 29 Sep 2024. Series - Messy People, Merciful God - Book of Judges

After decades of treaties and diplomacy curbing fears over the use of nuclear weaponry, does today's conflicted world surface the threat of a new nuclear age? Following the brinkmanship of the Cold War, an era of non-proliferation saw stockpiles of weapons cut dramatically. Yet concerns grow that nuclear arsenals may expand again. Gavin Esler discusses a potential new arms race with Ankit Panda, Stanton senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and hears about the history of non-proliferation from Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this.    Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn and Eliza Davis Beard. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production.   www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

InterMetzo: Georg Metz har givet denne uges kommentar overskriften ”Optakt i fest og forbitrelse. Stadier i et løbende statskup”. De udødelige 4 : Vil nye familiekonstellationer ændre på det familieliv, som vi har kendt altid?  Kirsten Rønn taler med forstander for Tisvilde Seniorhøjskole Mogens Johansen, den dansk-italienske journalist Alfredo Tesio og sociologen Hans Kristensen. Fortidsfåret, vikingen og uldsejlet : ...

Ralph speaks to law professor, Barbara McQuade, who specializes in national security issues and has written a book that outlines the very real threat to American democracy, “Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America.” Also, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson sums up Israeli goals in its war on the Palestinians with three words “eradication, elimination, and expulsion.”Barbara McQuade is a professor from practice at Michigan Law School. Her interests include criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, data privacy, and civil rights. From 2010 to 2017, Professor McQuade served as the US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. As US attorney, she oversaw cases involving public corruption, terrorism, corporate fraud, theft of trade secrets, civil rights, and health care fraud, among others. She also serves as a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Barbara McQuade is the author of Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.I think people are still bewildered about how to respond to Donald Trump. I think the media is bewildered because we've never seen anything like him—he's an absolute disruptor of how our system works. And so, he's a big bully who runs around and says all kinds of mean things and nobody knows how to deal with it. I think the media still struggles to decide how do you cover someone—when we've been trained to get both sides of an argument which presumes that both sides are engaging in good faith—when instead you have someone who is not engaging in good faith, engaging in lies, making inconsistent statements.Barbara McQuadeWe need to demand truth. We can't allow ourselves to engage in fiction, even if we believe it is to advance our ends. The ends can never justify the means. Our country is built on integrity in the rule of law and we need to demand truth if we are going to have a democracy and effective self-government.Barbara McQuadeYou don't want to go down in the mud with people. But when the national press begins and continues to be [Trump's] bullhorn, verbatim, repeating it, repeating it, giving no right of reply, there's no way you can simply say, “I don't want to go to his level,” because the press has raised it to a level that is devastating to our democracy.Ralph NaderLawrence Wilkerson is a retired U.S. Army colonel. Over his 31 years of service, Colonel Wilkerson served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2005, and Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Colonel Wilkerson also served as Deputy Director and Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia, and for fifteen years he was the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, senior advisor to the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and co-founder of the All-Volunteer Force Forum. The media is an Israeli agent when they do give some kind of deference to “the other side,” as it were, it's always in words and terminology and short sentences that make you know that “they are balanced.” “They are fair and balanced.” They're about as fair and balanced as my left foot. That's the way it is. The purpose here is eradication, elimination, or expulsion, period. Eradication, elimination, or expulsion.Colonel Lawrence WilkersonWe all need to wake up, and we need to start taking actions such as we can locally—whatever's within our purview and power to do. Because we're losing this country. We're losing it to the moneyed oligarchy. We're losing it to the unprecedented amount of money, because of Citizens United, that's pouring into the political coffers of people who have no interest in what you want…These people are basing their decisions on money. Money—not you. They're not the people's representatives… They're the representatives of the deep state, which is the oligarchy. Colonel Lawrence WilkersonIt's all these people with these unprecedented amounts of money who can influence anything, anytime they want to with a few telephone calls. That's what's running your country. And the predatory capitalism that they're advancing is running the world into the ground.Colonel Lawrence WilkersonIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 3/6/241. Just before the Michigan primary, President Biden implied that a ceasefire in Gaza was imminent. However, many believed at the time that Biden was simply trying to blunt the potency of the “Uncommitted” vote in that contest. The promised ceasefire never materialized, apparently confirming those suspicions. Yet, with “Uncommitted” winning over 100,000 votes in Michigan, the administration has begun using ceasefire language – a major rhetorical shift, but seemingly one without much corresponding action. Phyllis Bennis, writing in Al Jazeera, argues that “Whatever the language of Washington's proposed UN Security Council resolution and likely the possible temporary truce deal as well, the words of National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby continue to resonate as a better reflection of the Biden administration's policy: ‘We're going to continue to support Israel… and we're going to continue to make sure they have the tools and the capabilities to do that.'”2. Following the self immolation of Aaron Bushnell, activist Talia Jane has shared a letter from active duty U.S. Military personnel calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In this letter, the anonymous signatories write “it is undeniably evident that the Israeli Defense Forces are repeatedly and systematically committing war crimes in Gaza. Support for the conduct of the IDF is unacceptable and inconsistent with our values in the US Armed forces.” Talia Jane reports that “over 100 active duty military across Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, as well as reservists and National Guard, and their families, have endorsed this open letter.”3. J Street, the preeminent liberal Zionist group, has finally begun using the word ceasefire – while still only supporting a temporary truce. In a note to their members, J Street wrote "This move is not a change in policy. It is a decision to begin using a word that is fraught with meaning and implications in the context of the Gaza War," Daniel Marans of the Huffington Post reports. J Street has deep ties to the administration, so whether they are taking their cues from the administration in characterizing a temporary truce as a ceasefire – or vice versa – it is significant that this is the new line from mainstream liberal Zionists.4. Max Tani of Semafor reports that the NewsGuild of New York has sent a letter to the New York Times accusing the ‘Grey Lady' of racially profiling their staff as they seek to hunt down the source of a leak exposing their shoddy – possibly completely false – reporting on sexual violence committed by Hamas. Per the letter, “Management's investigators have questioned employees about their involvement in The Times' internal Middle Eastern and North African Times Employee Resource Group (known as the MENA Collective), ordered them to hand over the names of all of the MENA Collective's active members involved in group discussions, and demanded copies of personal communications between colleagues about their shared workplace concerns…The Guild intends to vigorously defend our members and their rights, and ensure that all our members are protected in a workplace free from harassment and racial profiling.”5. According to NBC News, “The biggest labor union in Washington state endorsed voting ‘uncommitted' in the state's Democratic presidential primary next month, citing concerns about President Joe Biden's political strength and his support for Israel's war in Gaza.”  UFCW Local 3000 has over 50,000 members, making it the largest state chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. NBC also reports that “The Stranger, a prominent alt-weekly publication based in Seattle, also endorsed the idea of voting ‘uncommitted,' expressing disappointment in the options of  Trump and Biden, whom it referred to as the ‘two genocidal geriatrics leading the polls.'”6. Amid humiliatingly low poll numbers, Democratic-turned-Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema has dropped out of the 2024 Arizona Senate race, the Arizona Republic reports. Senator Sinema, you will not be missed.7. In Manhattan, over two-thirds of houses sold last quarter were purchased in cash, rather than via mortgage, per the Financial Times. In other words, the preponderance of homes were purchased by the very rich. Pamela Liebman, the chief executive of real estate brokerage firm Corcoran, told the paper “High mortgage rates are creating a real void for people who don't have the strong finances that are required to buy in cash…It's driving people who would be home buyers in New York into renting.” This piece further notes that “rents rose to an all-time median high of $3,950 [per month].”8. West Virginia News reports “Kroger union members have voted in favor of authorizing a strike at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.” As this piece notes, this vote gives the bargaining committee authorization to call a strike at any time, but the workers are not currently on strike. In a statement, UFCW Local 400 said “This vote has sent a powerful message to Kroger that they must do better if they expect us to ratify a contract…Now, we are ready to sit down with the company and negotiate an agreement that we can recommend for ratification. If not, we are ready to continue to do whatever it takes to get a fair contract. By sticking together, we will win.”9. Family Dollar has been hit with a $42 million fine in a food safety case after the company was found to have been “storing food, drugs, and cosmetics in a rodent-infested warehouse in Arkansas,” according to More Perfect Union. An FDA investigation revealed “live rodents, dead and decaying rodents, rodent feces, urine, and odors, and evidence of gnawing and nesting throughout the facility.” Family Dollar had been aware of the infestation since 2020, and continued shipping merchandise – often eaten into by the rodents – to 404 stores throughout the region. This is the largest ever criminal fine in a food safety case.10. Finally, on February 27th MyHighPlains.com reported that a nuclear weapons factory in Texas was forced to cease operations in light of the state's massive wildfires. According to Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project of the Federation of American Scientists, “This is America's main nuclear weapons factory. Nearly 20,000 plutonium cores are stored there [and] full-scale production of B61-12 bomb & W88 Alt370 warheads are underway.” While this critical situation was resolved without injury, it highlights the interrelation between climate change and national security. We urge military and civilian leadership to view this near-miss as a chance to finally take the climate crisis seriously.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

How many nukes does Putin have, and what are they for? This is just one of the questions that Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda's team at the Federation of American Scientists tries to answer in their Nuclear Notebook. Hans and Matt join Jon Wolfsthal this week to discuss their report and the challenges of collecting intel on the largest nuclear arsenals in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many nukes does Putin have, and what are they for? This is just one of the questions that Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda's team at the Federation of American Scientists tries to answer in their Nuclear Notebook. Hans and Matt join Jon Wolfsthal this week to discuss their report and the challenges of collecting intel on the largest nuclear arsenals in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Mr. Hans Kristensen joins us to unravel the complexity of China's expanding nuclear capabilities. Mr. Kristensen compares the composition of China's nuclear stockpile to its global counterparts and analyzes China's ongoing modernization campaign of its nuclear force in detail. Mr. Kristensen addresses the uncertainties surrounding China's nuclear program and strategy, in particular the credibility of China's long-held “no first use” policy. He dives into China's potential escalation scenarios in the region and concludes by pointing out that he believes China could seek a nuclear war-fighting capability.  Mr. Hans M. Kristensen is director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where he provides the public with analysis and background information about the status of nuclear forces and the role of nuclear weapons. Kristensen is co-author of the Nuclear Notebook column in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the World Nuclear Forces overview in the SIPRI Yearbook. A leading expert on global nuclear weapon issues, Kristensen previously had a career spanning Greenpeace International, the Nautilus Institute, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and delayed communication about it have spurred much commentary and questions about the role of the secretary of defense in the US nuclear-strike chain of command.David Priess spoke with Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about his path to expertise on nuclear issues, the chain of command for nuclear strike authorization (and recent comments from elected representatives that misunderstand it), alternatives to the current system, fictional scenarios of nuclear launches, what is known about different nuclear states' authorization processes, the "letters of last resort" for UK nuclear submarines, deterrence and human psychology, and more.Among the works mentioned in this episode:The TV movie The Day AfterThe movie WarGamesThe movie The Bedford IncidentThe music video for "Land of Confusion" by GenesisThe movie Dr. StrangeloveThe movie Fail SafeThe movie The Man Who Saved the WorldThe movie A Few Good Men"Finger on the Button," paper by Jeffrey G. Lewis and Bruno Tertais, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyThe book The Dead Hand by David HoffmanThe movie Crimson TideChatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and delayed communication about it have spurred much commentary and questions about the role of the secretary of defense in the US nuclear-strike chain of command.David Priess spoke with Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about his path to expertise on nuclear issues, the chain of command for nuclear strike authorization (and recent comments from elected representatives that misunderstand it), alternatives to the current system, fictional scenarios of nuclear launches, what is known about different nuclear states' authorization processes, the "letters of last resort" for UK nuclear submarines, deterrence and human psychology, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent reports from the DOD include surprising revelations about China's nuclear arsenal. From components filled with water instead of fuel to silos that just don't work, clearly something is very wrong Nuclear weapons experts Heather Williams and Hans Kristensen join Jon to break down what this all means for China, and how international organizations and the US should respond to avoid a dangerous fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recent reports from the DOD include surprising revelations about China's nuclear arsenal. From components filled with water instead of fuel to silos that just don't work, clearly something is very wrong Nuclear weapons experts Heather Williams and Hans Kristensen join Jon to break down what this all means for China, and how international organizations and the US should respond to avoid a dangerous fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hans Kristensen works with the Federation of American Scientists studying nuclear weapons all around the world. Pavel Podvig is also a nuclear weapons analyst, but he specializes in the Russian bombs. We discuss the trends on thinking among the strategists who control all the nuclear nations' arsenals: Is the risk increasing or decreasing, over all? Kristensen says the recent developments have contradictory effects, both motivating those who would like to acquire more such bombs as a means of security, while also convincing others that the bombs are more dangerous than they are helpful. Podvig takes the same view and believes in the persuasive efforts of the states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. For the video, audio podcast, transcript and comments: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode/530-nuclear-weapons-today.

Amid Putin's nuclear saber-rattling, what exactly makes a nuclear weapon “tactical” — and is that even the right word to use? This week, Tom Collina talks with Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. He corrects the many misperceptions of “tactical” nuclear weapons and discusses how Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. On Early Warning, Lauren Billet sits down with Allen Hester, who leads the Friends Committee on National Legislation's Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon spending portfolio. He discusses the Biden Administration's newly released National Security Strategy and its implications for the long-awaited Nuclear Posture Review.

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Scott Horton, director of the Libertarian Institute and editorial director of Antiwar.com, joins Dr. Norman Horn to discuss war and the U.S Government's failed foreign interventionism. They discuss several key current events, including ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and whether China is truly poised to be the next world power.   Horton illuminates the history behind the recent violence in the Gaza Strip that killed 44 people, including 15 children, and injuring 311. The history of the Israel-Palestine conflict is muddled with intentionally confusing narratives since the State of Israel was established in 1947. Horton makes clear that this involved a violent cleansing of about 750,000 Palestinians to maintain a 80/20 Israeli political majority. Palestine has been under Israeli control since 1967. Horton also references 2005 where then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon disengaged the Gaza Strip, but did so to prevent any further discussions of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.   Dr. Horn draws out the connection with Horton about how US foreign aid has contributed to the destruction of nations, both in Palestine and across the world in numerous conflicts, including the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South Asia. Horton brings into focus the reality that Israel really keeps picking fights and then gets the US involved to do the dirty work. Israel's PR campaign in America involves continuing to persuade American evangelicals that God wants them to support poor Israel.   Let's not forget China! Many have wondered if the Communist Party in China is in a position to become the next world power. Scott Horton says no! He explains China's own military position and how it's ill-equipped to fulfill the monumental task of becoming a dominating global power militarily. Horton explains how America was only in position to become a global power after World War II due to our economic wealth. Other nations in the world had been pummeled (comparatively) by the war.   While America may have had some greater moral high ground at the end of WWII, they certainly exhausted it in the past several decades, turning it into a moral hazard. The US Government also had to paint perpetually new narratives to sell its foreign interventionism to the American people. They milked the post-WWII victory for all they could while simultaneously becoming the very monster they said they were fighting: global authoritarianism.   You can only "keep the peace" if you ignore all the violence. - Scott Horton   Listen to this episode especially if you haven't been in the loop on foreign affairs. It is an eye-opening episode that should leave you embracing an end to all entangling alliances, as founders like George Washington insisted.     Main Points of Discussion: 00:00 Introduction 03:04 About the Libertarian Institute 05:14 Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip 14:24 Why foreign aid destroys nations 21:50 The history of the US Govt continually switching sides in the Middle East 27:09 Russian invasion of Ukraine and who really provoked it 30:20 Why were their no negotiations for peace? 36:56 What should we do about the war hawks? 41:05 Stopping the flow of aid and diplomatic support to Israel 45:50 Is China the next world power? 1:00:50 How the state drives wedges between peaceful people 1:06:45 Closing comments     Resources Mentioned: Libertarian Institute Anti-war Radio Antiwar.com ScottHorton.org Scott's Books: Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019 Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Scott Horton interviews Daniel Ellsberg, Seymour Hersh, Gar Alperovitz, Hans Kristensen, Joe Cirincione, and more.

Can the Iran Deal be saved? Tom Collina is joined by Negar Mortazavi, Iranian-American journalist and host of the Iran podcast. She discusses the stalled negotiations to revive the Iran Deal and whether progress is possible. On Early Warning, Lauren Billet sits down with Hans Kristensen, associate senior fellow at SIPRI and the director of the nuclear information project at the Federation of American Scientists. He discusses his new report on the world's nuclear arsenal and what we should take away from his findings.  

Disappointment is a difficult topic to deal with in ministry. As humans, we tend to make mistakes and sometimes, disappointment can come at nobody's fault at all. So, how do we process the disappointment in ministry then? Personally process as leaders and processing with our people?What about when the church plant fails? Hans Kristensen planted the Resolved Church in Newtown, and six years later closed it down. Naturally, failure comes with any attempt at anything! But how do we know when to call time? And what part does ego play in all of this? Hans Kristensen is now the senior pastor of Marsfield Community Church in Sydney. Before that he was founding pastor of Resolved Newtown in Sydney and is bringing a wise word on dealing with disappointment. Advertisment:At Village Church Annandale in the inner west of Sydney we are looking for a full time assistant minister to join our team to work in the area of maturity and ministry.Details are at http://villagechurch.sydney/assistant Support the show

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Andy gets to the bottom of Vladimir Putin's escalating nuclear threats with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists. Plus, Senator Kaine details his personal two-year-long struggle with long COVID and his new bill, the Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act.    Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.    Follow Senator Kaine @timkaine and Hans @nukestrat on Twitter.   Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/  Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it's never out of reach for anyone. Because at CVS Health, healthier happens together. Learn more at cvshealth.com.   Check out these resources from today's episode:    Learn more about the attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085427380/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-zaporizhzhia Listen to Hans talking about Russia's nuclear arsenal on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085248170/putin-has-threatened-to-use-his-nuclear-arsenal-heres-what-its-actually-capable- Read more about Senator Kaine's battle with long COVID and the CARE for Long COVID Act: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/02/kaine-long-covid-bill/ Order free at-home COVID-19 tests through the USPS: https://special.usps.com/testkits Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/  Order Andy's book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael learns what Russia's nuclear weapons are capable of with Hans Kristensen. Later Michael has a conversation with Ukraine Parliament member Solomiia Bobrovska.

Putins signaler om att han är beredd att använda kärnvapen har fått en gammal fruktan att återuppstå. Hur allvarligt ska vi ta hoten från Ryssland och är världen på väg mot en ny kärnvapenålder? Medverkande: Toshiyuki Mimaki, Hiroshimaöverlevare, Pavel Podvig, forskare vid FN:s institut för nedrustningsforskning, Pavel Felgenhauer, militäranalytiker och kolumnist på tidningen Novaya Gazeta, Henrik Nerlund, arkitekturhistoriker, Vendela Englund Burnett, ordförande för Läkare mot kärnvapen, Inna Sovsun, parlamentsledamot Ukraina, Mariana Budjeryn, forskare vid Harvard-universitetet, Hans Kristensen, direktör vid Federation of American Scientists, Setsuko Thurlow, organisationen ICAN.Programledare: Robin Olin robin.olin@sr.seReportrar: Anja Sahlberg, Maria Ridderstedt, Firas Jonblat Tekniker: Tobias CarlssonProducent: David Rasmusson david.rasmusson@sr.se

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, what we know about Russia's nuclear stockpile and capabilities.

Ivory towers come crashing down in co-host Michelle Dover's conversation with Dr. Katlyn Turner, a research scientist at MIT Media Lab. Turner joins this week's episode of Press the Button to discuss the accountability, investment, and equity practices that can be put into action to create much-needed transformational changes in the nuclear policy field. On Early Warning, US-China nuclear tensions take the spotlight. Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at The Federation of American Scientists, discusses China's growing nuclear arsenal with co-host Tom Collina and shares some insight on what that means for the future of US nuclear policy.

There is a rising clamor among top U.S. policymakers pushing for more military spending to confront China. Recent discoveries of new nuclear missile silos being built in China have only added fuel to the fire. But will China's actions really change the nuclear balance of power? And what does it mean for global arms control and non-proliferation efforts? Host Geoff Wilson sits down with Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists, who helped uncover some of China's new nuclear developments, to get some answers.

Matt Korda and Hans Kristensen with the Federation of American Scientists have tracked down what appears to be a second field of missile silos near Hami, Xinjiang.  Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott gather up to discuss the rapidly increasing number of missile silos, what this means for the shell game theory, how many missiles and warheads could be in the PLARF's ICBM arsenal, and how China strategically responds to U.S. ballistic missile defenses.  Links of Note: Our first episode on the first field of silos: https://armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com/nuclear-silos-in-the-chinese-desert Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!

Jeanne Meserve talks with Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about how the world learned of China's startling new ICBM silos, and Jeff Stein talks with Asia expert Robert Manning about the challenges of spying on North Korea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne Meserve talks with Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about how the world learned of China's startling new ICBM silos, and Jeff Stein talks with Asia expert Robert Manning about the challenges of spying on North Korea.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeanne Meserve talks with Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about how the world learned of China's startling new ICBM silos, and Jeff Stein talks with Asia expert Robert Manning about the challenges of spying on North Korea.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

US-Atomwaffenmodernisierung - teuer und sicherheitspolitisch gefährlich? Die USA modernisieren ihr Nukleararsenal. Die Kosten werden in den nächsten Jahren auf mehr als eine Billion Dollar geschätzt. Dabei wollte der US-Präsident stärker auf Rüstungskontrolle setzen. Die Podcast-Themen (14), 16.7.2021 Schwerpunkt US-Atomwaffenmodernisierung - teuer und sicherheitspolitisch gefährlich? (bei 6'37) Sicherheitspolitische Notizen - Fehlende Anerkennung? Warum die letzten Afghanistan-Rückkehrer der Bundeswehr keinen großen Empfang bekamen (bei 1'47) - Brüskierung der EU? Schweiz kauft F-35 Kampfjets aus den USA (bei 43'15) - Bundeswehr stellt Weltraum-Kommando auf - Friedensforscher warnt vor Wettrüsten (bei 47'26) Shownotes: 1. US–Atomwaffenmodernisierung - zu teuer und sicherheitspolitisch gefährlich? Zur US-Nukleardoktrin - Peter Rudolf (SWP) https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/studien/2018S15_rdf.pdf Wolfgang Richter (SWP) https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/aktuell/2018A15_rrw.pdf Zum US-Atomarsenal und Modernisierungsplänen - Hans Kristensen (engl.): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00963402.2020.1859865?needAccess=true Zum zur Kritik am US-Atomwaffen-Modernisierungsprogramm - Kingston Reif (engl.) https://www.armscontrol.org/issue-briefs/2021-05/responses-common-criticisms-adjusting-us-nuclear-modernization-plans und https://www.armscontrol.org/issue-briefs/2021-05/responses-common-criticisms-adjusting-us-nuclear-modernization-plans Zum Atomwaffen-Haushaltsplan 2022 von US-Präsident Biden -Kingston Reif (engl.) https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2021-07/news/biden-continues-trump-nuclear-funding 2.1 Fehlende Anerkennung? Warum die letzten Afghanistan-Rückkehrer der Bundeswehr keinen großen Empfang bekamen Bericht in der Tagesschau vom 13.7.21 https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/afghanistan-rueckkherer-wuerdigung-101.html Pressemitteilung des Verteidigungsministeriums vom 13.7.21 https://www.bmvg.de/de/presse/grosser-zapfenstreich-zur-wuerdigung-einsatz-afghanistan-5181746 2.2 Brüskierung der EU? Schweiz kauft F-35 Kampfjets aus den USA Pressemitteilung des Bundesrates https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-84275.html Kurzbericht Evaluation des Departements für Verteidigung Neues Kampfflugzeug https://www.newsd.admin.ch/newsd/message/attachments/67477.pdf Kritik von André Blattmann, ex Chef der Armee https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ms-pMdj4yS8chNZoXGSULkj3dMjTlrMq/view 2.3 Bundeswehr stellt Weltraum-Kommando auf – Friedensforscher warnt vor Wettrüsten Tagesschaubericht zur Inbetriebnahme des Weltraumkommandos der Bundeswehr vom 13.7.21 https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/weltraumkommando-bundeswehr-101.html Infos zum Weltraumkommando von der Bundeswehr https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/luftwaffe/aktuelles/faehigkeitsaufbau-weltraumoperationen-durch-die-luftwaffe-2620948 Sicherheitspolitische Dimensionen der Weltraumnutzung, Metis Institut für Strategie und Vorausschau der Universität der Bundeswehr München von 2019 https://metis.unibw.de/assets/pdf/metis-studie13-2019_08-sicherheitspolitische_dimensionen_der_weltraumnutzung.pdf Das Weltraumoperationszentrum als Einstieg in multidimensionale Operationen, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik von 2020 https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/bundeswehr-und-weltraum Beitrag zur Militarisierung des Weltraums bei Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft der SPD-nahen Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung von 2019 https://www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aussen-und-sicherheitspolitik/artikel/allmaechtiger-3702/ Weltraumvertrag von 1967 auf Basis einer UN-Erklärung https://www.vilp.de/treaty_full?lid=en&cid=196 Animation „Einen Tag ohne Raumfahrt“ vom Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt https://www.dlr.de/content/de/artikel/news/2021/02/20210611_animation-zeigt-einen-tag-ohne-raumfahrt.html

Decker Eveleth and Jeffrey Lewis's team at CNS have found 119 silos for ICBMs out in the deserts of China. That's the largest expansion of PRC silos in history, by far, but it isn't totally clear what is going on, and whether each of these Bouncy Castles of Death represents a new missile or if there are some decoys in the mix... Aaron and Jeffrey discuss how Decker found these silos out in the middle of the desert, whether each silo has its own missile or if this is a Shell Game with empty silos and decoys, and how this is going to impact arms control incentives in the very near future.    Further Reading: Jeffrey's op-ed in Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/30/china-nuclear-weapons-silos-arms-control/ Catherine Dill's article on new test silos at Wuzhai: https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1205826/open-silos/ Decker Eveleth and Scott LaFoy's article on possible silos at Sundian: https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1208828/possible-icbm-modernization-underway-at-sundian/ Hans Kristensen's articles on DF-41 training silos at Jilantai, which constituted the foundational discovery of DF-41 silos in open source research:  https://fas.org/blogs/security/2019/09/china-silo-df41/ https://fas.org/blogs/security/2021/02/plarf-jilantai-expansion/   Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!

From the Lawfare Archive, July 18, 2015: While world powers and Iran were embroiled in last minute negotiations last week, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the meaning of another power's recent nuclear threats: Russia's. In recent months, Russia has rattled the saber, with Vladimir Putin remarking on his nuclear options during the Crimea crisis and making a mild threat to nuke the Danish navy. Given that Russia maintains enough nuclear muscle to destroy the world---theoretically anyway---how seriously should we take these provocations?The panel was moderated by Brookings Fellow Jeremy Shapiro and featured Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists and Brookings scholars Pavel Baev and Steven Pifer. Together, the trio took a deep dive into Russia's recent nuclear threats during the Crimea crisis, the country's capabilities—both conventional and nuclear—relative to NATO, and its ongoing modernization program. The three conclude with terrifying thought: The folks surrounding Putin just might not fully understand deterrence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scott talks to Hans Kristensen about nuclear proliferation. Ever since the U.S. government backed the coup in Ukraine in 2014, he says, we’ve been flying bombers near Russia and the Baltic states in what are ostensibly “training exercises,” but which in reality are meant to intimidate America’s enemies. Kristensen explains that even though these bombers don’t have nuclear capabilities, they are a demonstration of U.S. reach into Eastern Europe. Of course the obvious danger with this kind of saber-rattling is that actual war breaks out—and nuclear war between America and Russia is something the human race cannot afford. Discussed on the show: “Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call” (BBC News) Audio of the Nuland-Pyatt call (YouTube) Hans M. Kristensen is an Associate Senior Fellow with the SIPRI Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme and Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Follow him on Twitter @nukestrat. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott talks to Hans Kristensen about nuclear proliferation. Ever since the U.S. government backed the coup in Ukraine in 2014, he says, we’ve been flying bombers near Russia and the Baltic states in what are ostensibly “training exercises,” but which in reality are meant to intimidate America’s enemies. Kristensen explains that even though these bombers don’t have nuclear capabilities, they are a demonstration of U.S. reach into Eastern Europe. Of course the obvious danger with this kind of saber-rattling is that actual war breaks out—and nuclear war between America and Russia is something the human race cannot afford. Discussed on the show: “Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call” (BBC News) Audio of the Nuland-Pyatt call (YouTube) Hans M. Kristensen is an Associate Senior Fellow with the SIPRI Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme and Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Follow him on Twitter @nukestrat. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Over the course of our nuclear history, smaller (potentially more usable) nuclear weapons have come in all shapes and sizes — from so-called backpack bombs to the Davy Crockett nuclear rifle... And last year, the US deployed a new one. But, what exactly are these things? Do we need them? And what does the deployment of a new generation of them reveal about the US’s nuclear posture? On this episode of Things That Go Boom, we talk about low-yield nuclear weapons -- or what we’ve affectionately termed, “baby nukes.” GUESTS: Matt Korda, Federation of American Scientists; Rose Gottemoeller, Stanford University ADDITIONAL READING: The Littlest Boy, Adam Rawnsley and David Brown. Nuclear Notebook: United States Nuclear Weapons, 2021, Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda. After the Apocalypse: US Nuclear Policy, Heather Williams, Vipin Narang, Beatrice Finh, and Togzhan Kassenova.

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss the virtual I/ITSEC exhibition with our Military Training Editor, and following the Sandia National Laboratories test which saw a mock B-61-12 weapons drop from an F-35A, we talk to the  director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists for an expert insight on this new capability.Newsround (00:51)In Russia, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov confirmed on 7 December that ‘proactive' work is underway on a powered exoskeleton, although the Russian MoD has not yet defined its specific requirements.In the US, efforts continue to place Joint All Domain Command and Control firmly in the Pentagon's long-term acquisition plans.The US Air Force created a new avenue for prototype Advanced Battle Management System projects to be adopted into the DoD's formal procurement portfolio.Still in the US, Taiwan has been given the green light to receive  mobile communications equipment under the Foreign Military Sales programme. In France, the next generation aircraft carrier (PANG) programme was formally approved by President Emanuel Macron on 8 December.News in FocusNews Editor Ben Vogel highlights a report on how the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region  might affect future defence procurement. UCAVs and loitering munitions are becoming a more attractive prospect, but operators of MBTs face protection problems.In news from Europe, Air Editor Tim Martin discusses what's new for the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS programme. Substantial development progress is underway after key approval from air force leaders.Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira talks about the recent developments for the US Army Soldier Protection System programme. She looks at some features of the programme and discusses where it stands today. Deep Dive: Insight into military simulation and training (21:05)Ben Vogel is on the line with Military Training Editor Trevor Nash to discuss some of the main technologies and new systems in training and simulation, including takeaways from the virtual I/ITSEC show.Interview: Federation of American Scientists  (35:23)Tim Martin speaks to Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about the recent test carried out by Sandia National Laboratories which saw a mock B-61-12 weapons drop from an F-35A. Does this mean any air force operating the F-35 will have a nuclear capability?Industry Voice (58:15) Creative Director Tony Skinner speaks to Josh Melin, Product Line Director at Honeywell Connected Enterprise Aerospace, about the requirements and opportunities surrounding the Military Base of the Future. What is the role that digital solutions play when it comes to military logistics and maintenance operations?

Laicie Heeley, CEO of Inkstick Media and the host/executive producer of the PRX podcast Things That Go Boom, joins Press the Button for a discussion on the lack of inclusive domestic and foreign policymaking in the United States, and how our national security priorities must change in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early Warning features co-host Tom Collina and Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists discussing how the Pentagon is playing up the threat from China to justify excessive spending on nuclear weapons.

Sermon by pastor Hans Kristensen at Marsfield Community Church, Sydney on Sunday 20 Sep 2020.Series "Broken : God can do great things with broken people".

Sermon by pastor Hans Kristensen at Marsfield Community Church, Sydney on Sunday 5 July 2020.Series "Broken : God can do great things with broken people".

Scott talks to Hans Kristensen about the state of the world’s nuclear weapons arsenals. Immediately after the Cold War, says Kristensen, the U.S. and Russia drastically reduced their nuclear stockpiles, making the world significantly safer. Since then, however, this trend toward disarmament has begun to slow and even to reverse. At the same time, more countries have developed their own nuclear weapons programs. Scott thinks this has more to do with the financial incentives of the military-industrial complex than it does with the possibility for real global hostilities—but that doesn’t make the situation any less dangerous. Discussed on the show: “SIPRI Yearbook 2020” (SIPRI) “Nuclear weapon modernization continues but the outlook for arms control is bleak” (SIPRI) Hans M. Kristensen is an Associate Senior Fellow with the SIPRI Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme and Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. Follow him on Twitter @nukestrat. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1KGye7S3pk7XXJT6TzrbFephGDbdhYznTa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htvZgC4tD5M The following is an automatically generated transcript. Show TranscriptScott Horton 0:00 For Pacifica radio June 28 2020. I'm Scott Horton. This is anti war radio. All right, y'all welcome it's Scott Horton Show. I am the director of the Libertarian Institute editorial director of antiwar.com, author of the book Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan. And I've recorded more than 5000 interviews going back to 2003, all of which are available at ScottHorton.org. You can also sign up to the podcast feed. The full archive is also available at youtube.com/ScottHortonShow. All right, you guys introducing Hans Kristensen from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. And he is also at the Federation of American Scientists as well and SIPRI that's sipri.org. have just put out their latest study the sipper yearbook 2020. And part of that, of course, focuses on nuclear weapons, and they have a story here at sipri.org nuclear weapon modernization continues, but the outlook for arms control is bleak. Welcome to show Hans. How are you, sir? Hans Kristensen 1:25 Thanks for having me. Scott Horton 1:26 Very happy to have you here. So I'm sorry, I didn't get a chance to read the whole PDF file and everything here. It's been a very busy time. But I did read the introductory article here. And there's so many important points brought up here. But I guess if we could just start with reminding the audience which all countries are armed with nuclear weapons, and approximately how many of them etc, like that, if you could? Hans Kristensen 1:51 Yeah, so they're about they're now nine countries today that have nuclear weapons. And that's the United States and Russia, France, Britain, China. India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea. And all together, they possess something in the order of 13,400 nuclear warheads. Most of those are in what you can sort of call military stockpiles that are ready to use on relatively short notice. But there's also a chunk of them some something in the order of 1800 to 2000 that are on high alert, they're ready to fire within just minutes. Scott Horton 2:28 And then, and those are mostly America and Russia's, Hans Kristensen 2:32 the alert weapons are American, Russian, French and British. Yes. Scott Horton 2:38 And then, is there a ratio handy about how many of these are vision bombs versus thermonuclear h bombs. Hans Kristensen 2:46 Almost all of them are thermal nuclear weapons to stage, thermonuclear weapons.

The “Cold War” may have ended with the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union, but Russia, the United States, China, and other nuclear states have never relaxed their readiness. The regimen of treaties that defined U.S. – Russian nuclear weapons and their delivery systems have recently been questioned. Meanwhile, the U.S. has deployed a small nuclear warhead aboard its missile submarines – one half the size of the weapon that flattened Hiroshima, Japan in August 1945. On this edition of Encounter, VOA Senior Analyst, Jeffrey Young, hosts two nuclear experts – Jooeun Kim at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Hans Kristensen, with the Federation of American Scientists, to discuss the status and future of nuclear arms treaties and the implications of deploying this small new nuclear warhead. 

What does a feminist foreign policy look like, and what would it mean for nuclear policy? Joe Cirincione and Michelle Dover sit down for an in-depth interview with Lyric Thompson, the director of policy and advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women, to answer these questions. Thompson’s organization is in the middle of a big project: providing the intellectual framework for a feminist foreign policy. Early Warning features our policy director Tom Collina and Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists discussing the impending collapse of New START, the exploding nuclear weapons budget, the deployment of new weapons on US submarines, and the risks of keeping American nuclear weapons in Europe.

They're the most dangerous weapons on Earth. And with tensions rising, one push of a button could change the world. Hans Kristensen, the Director of The Nuclear Information Project, joins us. We talk nuclear stockpiles, what could send missiles flying and accidents that almost led to annihilation. Then, John Shull learns about what ghosts eat. And we discuss the Top 5 Halloween Movies of All Time. Hans Kristensen: 02:35 John Shull: 37:00  Top 5 Halloween Movies: 51:35 Please leave a review if you like the show Contact the Show Instagram Facebook Twitter Hans Kristensen Twitter Hans Kristensen Website Federation of American Scientists

Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), joins Joe Cirincione to discuss Chinese and Russian nuclear modernization plans, and the state of nuclear arsenals around the world. Leon Ratz, a senior program officer with the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Materials Risk Management program, joins Early Warning to discuss Iran's latest announcement about its nuclear program, Russia's plans to produce new cruise missiles, and Congress's return to Washington. Joe Cirincione and Michelle Dover answer a question from Gerrard on how citizens can influence their leaders to support nuclear weapons prohibition. Hans Kristensen on China's nuclear strategy: https://chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/chinas-nuclear-strategy-and-capabilities/ FAS Nuclear Notebook: https://fas.org/issues/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-notebook/ The Nuclear Notebook on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-notebook/

This episode delves into China’s evolving nuclear capabilities and policies. Our guest, Dr. Hans Kristensen, breaks down Beijing’s approach to nuclear weapons and explains the drivers behind China’s nuclear doctrine. Dr. Kristensen also compares China’s nuclear inventory with other major powers like the U.S. and Russia, and China’s stance on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and its potential follow-on. Dr. Hans Kristensen is director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. He is co-author of the Nuclear Notebook column in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as well as the World Nuclear Forces overview in the SIPRI Yearbook.

Guest preacher Hans Kristensen explains from Romans the reality of our hearts and how desperately we all need God to save us.

Hans Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists joins us today to discuss the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review.Hans Kristensen bio2018 Nuclear Posture ReviewFederation of American Scientists Nuclear Posture Review ResourceTexas National Security Review Policy Roundtable on the NPR See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, and by Greg Mello, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Study Group. The United States has menacingly declared that North Korea is ‘begging for war’ in the aftermath of a hydrogen bomb test by the DPRK. The Trump administration has announced that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. But with a six-month window before the program expires, the stage is set for intense struggle. Angie Kim, a community organizer with the MinKwon Center for Community Action discusses this. On a visit to Houston over the weekend Donald Trump said the Hurricane Harvey relief operation was ‘working out well’, but the scale of the devastation is immense. Ann Wright, a retired U.S. Army colonel and State Department official who resigned in protest of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq who is in Texas helping with disaster relief, joins Brian. Syrian government forces have breached a 3-year siege of the city of Deir al-Zor, giving them a major strategic victory as the territory held by the so-called Islamic State continues to erode. Brian is joined by Christopher Davidson, professor at the University of Durham and the author of ‘Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East’, and by Massoud Shadjareh, the co-founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission. While the U.S. mulls sending lethal weapons to Ukraine’s government, Russia is proposing a peacekeeping operation in the eastern part of the country to defuse simmering tensions. Ben Norton, a journalist with AlterNet's GrayZone Project, joins the show.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, the head of Middlesex University's Centre for Brazilian and Latin American Studies to discuss developments in the ongoing coup against suspended President Dilma Rousseff.As the Olympics get underway in Rio de Janeiro, can the movement against the coup leverage this international spotlight? The National Nuclear Security Administration has given the go ahead for the upgrade of the B-61 nuclear airborne bomb. Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists discusses the implications.Donald Trump’s increasingly ridiculous attacks on the parents of a Muslim Army captain who died in Iraq have been attacked by both Republicans and Democrats. But what has been ignored all this week was the Iraq war itself.

Is Erdogan using Incirlik Air Base as a bargaining tool for a nuclear caliphate? Today on TRUNEWS, Rick Wiles will be joined by Adm. James ‘Ace’ Lyons to discuss the chaos in Turkey, and nuclear expert Hans Kristensen, regarding the NATO warhead arsenal currently in limbo.

“Policy Responses to Nuclear Threats,” a lecture by Hans Kristensen, director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists. Part of Global Threats, the UNM International Studies Institute’s fall 2010 lecture series.