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Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric of being a peace president is fading fast, as Russia, West Asia and China remain in the crosshairs. We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And then we go to Dayton Ohio, where hundreds of people participated in actions to counter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/ NATO military alliance meeting there. Plus headlines on five years since George Floyd's murder, Elon Musk's exit from Washington, and much more. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

This Day in Legal History: Warsaw Pact States Join NATOOn March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland became the first former Warsaw Pact countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This historic moment marked a significant shift in the post-Cold War security landscape, as these nations formally aligned with the Western military alliance nearly a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Their accession symbolized a decisive break from their communist past and reinforced their commitment to democratic governance, rule of law, and collective defense.The expansion was not without controversy. Russia viewed NATO's eastward growth as a threat to its sphere of influence, deepening tensions that would continue into the 21st century. However, for the newly admitted countries, NATO membership provided critical security assurances against potential aggression, particularly given their historical experiences with Soviet domination. The accession process required extensive military and political reforms, ensuring that these nations met NATO's standards for democracy, civilian control of the military, and defense readiness.The inclusion of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland set the stage for further NATO enlargement, with additional Eastern European countries joining in subsequent years. It also reinforced NATO's role as a stabilizing force in Europe during a period of geopolitical uncertainty. The decision underscored the alliance's post-Cold War mission of promoting security and democracy beyond its original Western European membership. Today, this expansion remains a key milestone in the ongoing debate over NATO's role in global security and its relationship with Russia.The removal of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has raised concerns about the politicization of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent agency that protects federal whistleblowers. Dellinger, who was dismissed by President Trump without explanation, initially challenged his firing but later withdrew his case after a federal appellate court sided with the administration. His removal highlights the administration's broader efforts to exert control over independent agencies, a move that legal experts warn could undermine their impartiality.During his tenure, Dellinger was an advocate for federal workers, helping reinstate over 5,000 Department of Agriculture employees who were improperly fired. His dismissal is expected to weaken the OSC's role in protecting workers from political retaliation. Legal scholars suggest that unless the Supreme Court intervenes, the precedent set by his firing could give future presidents greater authority over independent agencies.The case also ties into a broader legal battle over presidential power, as courts are reviewing Trump's terminations of other agency officials, including members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. While Dellinger had legal grounds to challenge his firing, he strategically chose not to pursue the case, allowing stronger challenges—such as that of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox—to take precedence.The legal debate is moving toward a potential Supreme Court review of Humphrey's Executor v. United States, a 1935 decision that limits the president's power to remove independent agency officials. If overturned, the ruling could significantly expand presidential authority over such agencies.Dellinger Exit Deepens OSC Politicization as Workers Lose AllyA U.S. judge will hold a hearing on Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his arrest by immigration authorities, a case that has sparked protests and political debate. Khalil, a Palestinian student and U.S. permanent resident, was arrested outside his university residence by Homeland Security agents. The Trump administration has accused him—without providing any evidence—of supporting Hamas, though Khalil has not been charged with any crime.Judge Jesse Furman has temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation and may order his release if his rights were violated. However, an immigration court—not Furman—would ultimately decide whether Khalil can be deported, a process that could take years. Khalil's lawyers argue that his arrest is political retaliation for his pro-Palestinian activism and violates his First Amendment rights. His detention in Louisiana has limited his legal access, and his wife, who is eight months pregnant, has spoken out against his treatment.The case raises broader legal questions about the intersection of free speech and immigration law, particularly as Trump has vowed to deport foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil's arrest has triggered demonstrations and condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, who view it as political repression.Judge to hold hearing over Columbia student protester's challenge to arrest | ReutersA major real estate brokerage, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, has asked a U.S. judge in Missouri to recuse himself from an antitrust lawsuit due to political donations made to his wife's campaign by the plaintiffs' lawyers. The lawsuit accuses brokerages of conspiring to inflate real estate commissions, and plaintiffs have already won significant settlements in related cases.Howard Hanna argues that the donations create an appearance of impropriety, requiring Judge Stephen Bough's recusal under ethics rules. Bough had previously disclosed the donations and offered to step down in an earlier case, but no party requested his removal at the time. Plaintiffs' lawyer Michael Ketchmark dismissed the recusal request as meritless and a delay tactic after Howard Hanna had lost key motions.Bough's courtroom previously hosted a landmark jury verdict in a related antitrust case, leading to over a billion dollars in settlements with brokerages and the National Association of Realtors. The judge's decision on whether to step aside could impact the trajectory of ongoing real estate antitrust litigation.US judge in brokerage antitrust case faces recusal bid over political donations | ReutersNew Jersey is poised to increase its angel investor tax credit (AITC) from 20% to 35% of investment costs, with a $35 million annual cap. Given the limited funds, ensuring the credit is effectively allocated is essential. However, the proposed bill includes “carbon footprint reduction technology” as an eligible category, which could allow carbon capture projects to qualify. Critics argue that carbon capture is neither emerging nor effective—it is costly, inefficient, and largely benefits fossil fuel companies by prolonging their operations rather than reducing emissions.Instead of funding speculative or ineffective technologies, the state should prioritize investments in proven decarbonization strategies like renewable energy, battery storage, and energy efficiency improvements. These sectors have demonstrated cost savings, emissions reductions, and job creation without the need for indefinite subsidies. Tightening the AITC eligibility criteria would prevent resources from being diverted to projects with questionable climate benefits.By refining its definition of eligible technologies, New Jersey can maximize the impact of its tax credit, ensuring funds support tangible climate and economic progress. States that design smart, targeted incentives will attract startups and clean energy investments, while those that fund vague or ineffective projects risk falling behind. As federal climate incentives remain uncertain, state policies will play a crucial role in shaping the future of clean energy investment.New Jersey Should Tighten Its Angel Investor Credit Eligibility This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) serves as a fundamental institution in shaping international relations, particularly between NATO and the West. Established in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was formed to ensure collective defense and maintain peace among its member states. Its creation responded to the urgent need for a stable and secure geopolitical environment in a world recovering from the devastation of war.  Its member countries agreed to mutual defense commitments, meaning an attack against one would be considered an attack against all. This principle aimed to deter aggression and promote a united front against any adversary. As the alliance grew, NATO adapted its objectives to address new global challenges beyond traditional military threats, such as terrorism and cyber warfare.   Take a listen to what Jimmy and Jean have to say about the formation and evolution of NATO. There is always more to learn!   -Jimmy & Jean

When it comes to defense, one thing looks certain: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are going to have to pay more. Countries that are struggling economically will soon need to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. Can they do it? Related episodes: Can Europe fund its defense ambitions? (Apple / Spotify) The weapons supply chain For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In this episode, we are joined by the acclaimed Doug Livermore, a man with extensive experience in active combat and within US intelligence services. Mr Livermore engages in an in-depth discussion regarding the evolution of the Ukraine war, the impact of increased drone warfare and the risks and solutions surrounding Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea and Africa. Doug Livermore is currently the Senior Vice President of Solution Engineering at CenCore and Deputy Commander in The United States Army. Prior to this, he served as a Special Forces officer and Special Operations Detachment Deputy Commander with the Maryland Army National Guard's Special Operations Detachment, aligned to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) area of operations. He has served two tours in Iraq (2005-07) as a U.S. Army infantry platoon leader, battalion assistant operations officer, and heavy weapons company executive officer in the 10th Mountain Division. Mr Livermore also led elements during combat and other sensitive operations across Africa, Afghanistan, Congo, Mali and Libya. He left active duty in 2014 and joined the National Guard in 2017, initially serving as a Plans Officer. He recently returned from a third deployment to Iraq (2022), this time serving as the Deputy Commander of Special Operations Advisory Group advising the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service and Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency at the ministerial level. The International Risk Podcast is a must-listen for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. This weekly podcast dives deep into international relations, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities. Hosted by Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's top risk consulting firms, the podcast brings together global experts to share insights and actionable strategies.Dominic's 20+ years of experience managing complex operations in high-risk environments, combined with his role as a public speaker and university lecturer, make him uniquely positioned to guide these conversations. From conflict zones to corporate boardrooms, he explores the risks shaping our world and how organisations can navigate them.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn for all our great updates.Tell us what you liked!Tell us what you liked!

For review:1. Israeli Defense Minister on Iran Strike: Targets Are Clear - It's a Matter of Time.Israel has described its general attack plans to the US but has yet to give an update on specific targets- however, “the targets could also change at the 11th hour.”2. Iran Foreign Minister: Iran Will Respond.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation to the ballistic missile attack- from Iran- on Israel (01 October).3.  Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $425 million.Includes: air defense capabilities; air-to-ground weapons; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.4. Ukraine Preside Zelensky outline Victory Plan to Ukrainian Parliament.At the heart of the plan is Ukraine's desire for an invitation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which would be a precursor to full NATO membership.5. Russia captures (second) Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 Tank.Germany has provided Ukraine with 18 Leopard tanks of the 2A6 variant, while Portugal has contributed three.6. Armor Not Dead: Netherlands to Build Tank Battalion.The Netherlands plans to buy 46 x Leopard 2A8 tanks for more than €1 billion- in order to rebuild a heavy armor capacity.7. Australia to provide 49 x M1A1 Tanks to Ukraine.This donation is possible since the Australian Army has begun receiving the first of its new fleet of 75 x M1A2 Tanks. 8. 30mm Stryker Double V-Hull A1 Infantry Carrier Vehicles due for fielding in 2025.269 x vehicles will be fielded across 3 x Stryker Brigades, with another 20 vehicles slotted for the training base. 

Intelligence officials warn of foreign meddling in the U.S. presidential and congressional elections; Hurricane Milton marks second straight weather blow to the U.S. southeast; this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced in Norway; and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico vows to block Ukraine's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).   Mentioned on the Podcast   The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org   Virtual Media Briefing: Technology and Electoral Dynamics, Council on Foreign Relations and Brookings Institution   “Malala Yousafzai: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2014,” Nobel Prize For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/meddling-us-elections-florida-reels-twin-storms-nobel-peace-laureate-be-named-and-more 

Strong alliances and robust space capabilities underpin global stability. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its growing emphasis on the importance of the space domain exemplify both facts. For the past 75 years, NATO has been the pinnacle alliance for the United States and the front line of deterrence against Russia. Now, as we see Russia and China cooperating militarily and weapons around the globe can threaten the space capabilities critical to NATO, the challenges NATO faces are greater than ever. Join us for an in-depth discussion with Maj. Gen. Devin R. Pepper to learn how NATO is responding to the rapidly evolving and complex global security environment.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday called for de-escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict after recent reports of Ukrainian troops entering Russia's border region of Kursk.8月12日，据报道，乌克兰军队近日攻入俄罗斯本土库尔斯克州。中国外交部呼吁缓和俄乌冲突。In a statement, the ministry said China will continue to maintain communication with the international community and play a constructive role in promoting the political settlement of the crisis. It added that China calls on all parties to abide by the "three principles" of no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of fighting and no fanning of the flames by any party.发言人表示，中方注意到有关情况。中方在乌克兰问题上的立场是一贯的、明确的，呼吁各方遵守局势降温“三原则”，即战场不外溢、战事不升级、各方不拱火。In stark contrast to the Joe Biden administration reaffirming the United States' "unwavering support for Ukraine" in a document issued on Friday, four days after Ukrainian forces entered Kursk, Beijing's statement reflects China's neutral stance and its earnest desire to see an early political settlement of the crisis.8月9日，与美国总统拜登在乌突袭俄库尔斯克四天后发布的文档中重申美国“坚定不移地支持乌克兰”形成鲜明对比的是，外交部的声明反映了中国的中立立场及看到政治危机早日解决的热切希望。The fact sheet "US Security Cooperation with Ukraine", issued after Ukrainian forces advanced into the hinterland of Russia's Kursk region, testifies to the Biden administration's intention to take credit for the "achievement" to give a boost to the Democratic Party ahead of the upcoming US presidential election.在乌突袭俄库尔斯克后发布的《美国-乌克兰安全协议》表明了美国总统拜登将“成就”归于民主党，在即将到来的美国总统大选之前提振民主党。To date, the US has provided more than $55.4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since the conflict began on Feb 24, 2022, according to the document.协议表示，自2022年2月24日冲突爆发以来，美国迄今已向乌克兰提供了超554亿美元的军事援助。With Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attacking its strategic misjudgment and lack of means to end the conflict, the protracted hostilities between Russia and Ukraine have become a negative asset for the Democratic Party in the run-up to the November elections.随着共和党总统候选人唐纳德·特朗普抨击（民主党）战略误判和缺乏结束冲突的手段，俄乌之间长期的敌对关系使得民主党11月大选前面临负面资产。The Biden administration had long hesitated to allow Kyiv to use NATO weapons to attack Russian targets beyond the border, not to mention supporting it to enter Russian territory, for fear of triggering an open conflict between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.美国总统拜登长期以来踌躇是否允许乌克兰使用核弹袭击俄罗斯边境，担心引发俄罗斯与北约之间的公开冲突。So by finally giving Kyiv the green light and all necessary intelligence and material support to launch the surprise attack, Biden is ensuring that his proxied aggression against Russia gets a new lease of life even as he prepares to leave office.通过最终给予乌克兰军事援助并允许乌克兰袭击俄罗斯，美国总统拜登在即将离任前夕确保民主党针对俄乌冲突有所行动。While the battlefield gambit may have been a morale booster for the Ukrainian forces, Kyiv will be clearheaded that the progress the Ukrainian forces have made on Russia's land so far is temporary, as it will be very difficult for them to hold on to their gains. It will also know that the consequences and possible costs of the move remain to be taken into account.尽管军事战略鼓舞了乌方士气，其也清楚地认识到，乌克兰军队迄今为止在俄罗斯边境及境内取得的进展是暂时的，此举的后果和成本仍多方考虑。It is the US' shortsighted prodding of Ukraine to carry the fighting to Russia that has rendered all previous efforts to seek an early end to the Ukraine crisis in vain. The strategic purpose of the latest US-sponsored Ukrainian offensive is ill-defined, and is unlikely to give Ukraine the upper hand in the fighting. And before it takes back its lost land by force, Moscow might not consider any talks.美国给予乌方军事援助，提供军事武器使乌方突袭俄方，使得此前寻求双方早日结束争端的乌方所有努力付诸东流。美国发起的乌克兰最新攻势的战略目的不明确，而在使用军事力量夺回国土前，俄罗斯方不会考虑任何谈判形式。While the Ukrainian offensive may have served the needs of US domestic politics, the question is for how long that need will continue to prolong the Ukraine crisis.尽管乌克兰发起对俄罗斯的攻势可能满足了美国内政的需要，但此举对于解决俄乌争端并不起根本作用。There is no doubt that regardless of how the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds, Russia's ambition to remain a world power based and rooted in Europe will not change. Nor will its stance on matters concerning its core interests and its firm resolve to preserve a safety zone on its periphery change.无论俄乌冲突如何发展，俄罗斯立足欧洲、扎根于欧洲的世界大国的雄心都不会改变，其在涉及其核心利益问题上的立场和在维护周边安全的坚定决心也不会改变。While China is accused by the US and NATO of siding with Russia, the Chinese position and role with respect to the conflict have to do with the characteristics of how it approaches international relations. As neither the creator of the conflict nor a party to it, China respects both countries' reasonable needs on security and sovereignty. As such it opposes the groundless expansion and aggression of NATO, which embodies Cold War thinking.尽管美国和北约指责中国与俄方一道，但这与中国在国际争端的立场和处理国际关系的特点有关。中国既不是危机制造者，也不是当事方、参与方，尊重两国在安全和主权方面的合理需求。因此，中方反对北约毫无根据的扩张和侵略，即北约冷战思维。Instead of trying to take advantage of the crisis or profit from it, as the US is doing, China has made low-key but consistent efforts to promote dialogue between the two parties so they can arrive at a solution to resolve their differences.中方并未试图利用危机或从中获利，而是低调但始终如一地努力促进俄乌双方对话，找到解决冲突的方案。Despite the continued warmongering of the US that is fanning the flames of the fighting, China will continue to work for peace as long as there still exists a ray of hope.尽管美国持续鼓动乌方，给予其军事援助，但只要还有一线希望，中国将持续为和平而努力。North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)n.北大西洋公约（北约）

Season Two Begins NOW! We've managed one Gonky Year (tm) and now it's time to start the second season of the Mover and Gonky show. We'll interview former Canadian CF-5 and CF-18 pilot Maj (Ret) Dan "ALF" McWilliams: Buy his book! https://www.amazon.com/Supersonic-Stories-really-cockpit-Inside/dp/B0D9XZ7D4N Retired Major Dan McWilliams flew over 3,500 hours during a 20-year military pilot career with the Canadian Forces. He flew CF-18 Hornets operationally for the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) in Canada and the USA and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Western Europe, and he is a Gulf War veteran. He has written numerous aviation articles published by Canadian Skies and The Drive/The War Zone websites. Every Monday, and some Tuesdays, at 8PM ET, Mover (F-16, F/A-18, T-38, 737, helicopter pilot, author, cop, and wanna be race car driver) and Gonky (F/A-18, T-38, A320, dirt bike racer, author, and awesome dad) discuss everything from aviation to racing to life and anything in between. Looking for a good book? https://www.cwlemoine.com Kids Coloring and Activity Books! https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CDS4C68Y Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5684470357426176 *The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.* *Views presented are my own and do not represent the views of DoD or its Components.*

Alliances are important. Just ask Russia, China, Iran and North Korea what kind of leverage they can give you. Just last week we saw Russia and China fly together into Alaskan territory. In light of this rising axis, Senior Fellow Daniel Kochis joins the show to discuss what the current state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is, whether Ukraine could become a member, and just why alliances are as crucial as ever to America's global power. 

From March 22, 2014: On March 19, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) hosted NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen for a Statesman's Forum address on the importance of the transatlantic alliance and how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is evolving to address new common security challenges. As the crisis in Ukraine shows that security in the Euro-Atlantic area cannot be taken for granted, the secretary-general discussed NATO's essential role in an unpredictable world. He outlined the agenda for the September NATO summit in Wales as a critical opportunity to ensure that the alliance has the military capabilities necessary to deal with the threats it now faces, to consider how NATO members can better share the collective burden of defense and to engage constructively with partners around the world.Anders Fogh Rasmussen took office as North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 12th secretary-general in August 2009. Previously, he served in numerous positions in the Danish government and opposition throughout his political career, including as prime minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009.Brookings Senior Fellow and CUSE Director Fiona Hill provided introductory remarks and moderated the discussion.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (07/12/2024): 3:05pm- On Thursday night President Joe Biden took part in what the White House repeatedly referred to as a “big boy” press conference—during which he mistakenly referred to Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump.” While answering questions from the press, Biden dismissed claims that he is not mentally or physically fit to run for office and insisted that he will remain that Democrat Party's candidate for president—though, as Rich points out, Biden notably conceded that he believes there are several other party members capable of defeating presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup. 3:15pm- Following Joe Biden's Thursday evening press conference, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said she fears the president is “being given information about his political standing that may not be based in reality.” 3:40pm- Elizabeth Pipko—Spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview next week's RNC Convention in Milwaukee, WI. Plus, Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday—many have speculated that he could use the occasion to announce his running mate. Pipko is a former model, a 2016 Trump campaign staffer, and author of the book, “Finding My Place: Making My Parents' American Dream Come True.” 4:05pm- On Thursday night President Joe Biden took part in what the White House repeatedly referred to as a “big boy” press conference—during which he mistakenly referred to Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump.” While answering questions from the press, Biden dismissed claims that he is not mentally or physically fit to run for office and insisted that he will remain that Democrat Party's candidate for president—though, as Rich points out, Biden notably conceded that he believes there are several other party members capable of defeating presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup. 4:30pm- Dr. E.J. Antoni—Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to debunk several economic lies President Joe Biden and his administration have continually promoted. 4:45pm- According to reports, Donald Trump Jr. will be introducing his father's running mate at next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI. Interestingly, Don Jr. has been lobbying his father to select Ohio Senator JD Vance—could the convention's structure be a hint that Vance will get the nod to be Donald Trump's Vice President. 4:50pm- According to a report from The Daily Mail, First Lady Jill Biden does not like Kamala Harris—and her disdain for the Vice President may be, in part, influencing her decision to push Joe Biden to remain in the presidential race. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13625323/Jill-Biden-grudge-against-Kamala-Harris-deep.html 5:00pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent editorial for National Review, “American History Has Been Captured by the Left, Not the Right.” You can read the article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/07/american-history-has-been-captured-by-the-left-not-the-right/. And you can order Dr. Reilly's newest book here: https://a.co/d/7aYtYwN 5:40pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about Canada “shirking its responsibilities” by contributing only 1.37% of its GDP to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) despite having one of the world's largest economies and previously pledging to contribute 2%. Plus, what are our global enemies thinking after witnessing President Joe Biden's physical and mental decline on the world stage? 6:05pm- Following President Joe Biden's “big boy” press conference on Thursday, former Obama strategist David Axelrod said it's time for the Biden campaign team to have “tough conversations” with the president about withdrawing. 6:10pm- Biden's Fundraising Disaster: Shane Goldmacher, Nicholas Nehamas, and Chris Cameron of The New York Times report that “some major Democratic donors telling the largest pro-Biden super PAC that they were freezing roughly $90 million in pledged donations. The contributions to Future Forward will remain frozen as long as President Biden is atop the ticket, according to two people briefed on the conversations who spoke on the condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/12/us/biden-trump-election?smid=url-share#after-a-high-profile-news-conference-biden-heads-to-michigan-heres-the-latest 6:15pm- After President Joe Biden's Thursday press conference, Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) said he believes Biden will not only lose his own race but will cause Democrats to lose the House and Senate as well. But don't worry, 85-year-old Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is still supporting Biden's campaign! 6:30pm- In an editorial for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Major General Timothy Brennan writes: “Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 casualties on Omaha Beach. Segregation and racism largely prevented him from being honored. On Friday, a street in his old neighborhood is being renamed for him.” You can read the full article here: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/waverly-woodson-d-day-hero-west-philadelphia-street-renaming-20240712.html 6:40pm- On Thursday night President Joe Biden took part in what the White House repeatedly referred to as a “big boy” press conference—during which he mistakenly referred to Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump.” While answering questions from the press, Biden dismissed claims that he is not mentally or physically fit to run for office and insisted that he will remain that Democrat Party's candidate for president—though, as Rich points out, Biden notably conceded that he believes there are several other party members capable of defeating presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:00pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent editorial for National Review, “American History Has Been Captured by the Left, Not the Right.” You can read the article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/07/american-history-has-been-captured-by-the-left-not-the-right/. And you can order Dr. Reilly's newest book here: https://a.co/d/7aYtYwN 5:40pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about Canada “shirking its responsibilities” by contributing only 1.37% of its GDP to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) despite having one of the world's largest economies and previously pledging to contribute 2%. Plus, what are our global enemies thinking after witnessing President Joe Biden's physical and mental decline on the world stage?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wraps its seventy-fifth summit, pledging to keep Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership while concerns grow about the future of U.S. commitment; Japan hosts the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting to counter China's influence in the region; France struggles to form a government as party differences intensify; and President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian raises hopes for possible change in Iran.      Mentioned on the Podcast   A Conversation With Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Council on Foreign Relations   Emmanuel Macron, “A Letter to the French People,” Le Parisien   Pacific Aid Map, Lowy Institute   Ray Takeyh, “What Could Change Under Iran's New ‘Reformist' President?,” CFR.org   Washington Summit Declaration, NATO    Sarah Wheaton, “Orbán's Humble Pie,” Politico   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/nato-and-ukraine-beyond-75-japan-hosts-pacific-islands-frances-political-gridlock-and-more   

Four years after World War II, leaders from Europe and North America formed an alliance largely aimed at deterring Soviet expansion — the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — NATO.Seventy-five years later the member states of that organization have come together in Washington to celebrate NATO and plan for its future.As they did in 1949, the NATO allies believe Russia presents the largest security threat to their world order. The immediate threat is Russia's war with Ukraine, but the allies also worry about the future of America's leadership.Eight diplomats from the nations closest to Russia weigh in on the threat the country poses to them and the world order.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Why should the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) care about gender? What are women, and women's networks, doing to advance democracy – and how should a military alliance think about the strategic utility of programs like Women, Peace and Security? And what does this mean for the NATO Summit?   Irene Fellin, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, joins Dr. Kathleen McInnis, Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative, to discuss what's on her mind as NATO celebrates its 75th year and heads into the Washington Summit.

Joining host Ray White to talk about Bank of America's prediction that South Africa's GDP may increase by 2% provided Eskom continues to make progress and maintain a steady power supply is Siobhan Redford, economist at RMB. Redford emphasizes the significance of dependable electricity for economic growth. Four of the six companies that the US added to its list of companies facing trade restrictions on Tuesday had ties to China's military training, according to a government announcement. According to the posting, their links to the South African Test Flying Academy and their use of Western and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sources for training China's military forces made the addition of Grace Air (Pty) Ltd and Livingston Aerospace Limited of the United Kingdom, as well as Global Training Solutions Limited and Smartech Future Limited of China, possible. In order to explore the subtleties of this topic, host Ray White is joined by Erika Gibson, Senior Specialist Reporter from Media24. Shawn Marshall is reinventing the wardrobe for the contemporary consumer by fusing classic tailoring with a simple, casual look to produce hybrid items that work for any setting. Founder: Shawn Marshall Tsoka is a youthful, determined businessman who attended the University of Pretoria to study investment management. He never received a professional degree in fashion, but he has always studied the business, keeping an eye on trends and developing an own, chic sense of style. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons by removing them from storage. The situation arises due to the growing threat from countries like China and Russia. Louis CK explaining the left wants open borders because they believe America deserves to be destroyed since it is so much better than other countries. Joy Behar of NBC's The View has expressed her fear that Donald Trump will somehow cancel the show if he wins back the White House in November. Plus more on this episode. 

It's Wednesday, June 19th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Muslims killed 80 Christians in Congo, Africa Muslim militants killed at least 80 Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a string of attacks earlier this month. The Islamic State took responsibility for the violence. Open Doors, a persecution watchdog group, noted that the attacks are becoming more aggressive in targeting Christians. The group said, “Christians are forced to flee, and some churches in the affected villages have closed as a result of the latest attacks.”  The central African nation is ranked 41st on the Open Doors' World Watch List of nations where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.  Franklin Graham defines Biblical marriage in Birmingham, England Evangelist Franklin Graham continued his God Loves You Tour in the U.K. Over 8,000 came to hear him preach in Birmingham last Saturday. It was his first time in the Midlands, although his father, Billy Graham, had preached in the area some 40 years earlier.  Franklin Graham had planned on preaching in Birmingham and seven other U.K. cities in 2020. However, many venues canceled his events at the time for his support for Biblical marriage. The Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 4:3-5, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine … and they will turn their ears away from the truth. … But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” To his credit, Franklin did not shy away from calling sin sin. Listen. GRAHAM: “Let me say something about sex. God created sex. He wants us to enjoy sex, but sex is to be used in a marriage relationship between a man and a woman. (clapping) That's the way God designed it. “There may be people here tonight that are guilty of sexual sins. I'm here tonight to tell you God will forgive you. There may be people here tonight you've stolen, you've lied, you've cheated all your life. I'm here tonight to tell you God will forgive you tonight if you repent and turn from your sins. “How about murder? ‘Franklin, we lock up murderers around here. We don't just let murderers walk around.' Really? How about abortion? In God's eyes, it's murder. Now, you say, ‘But Franklin, it's legal.' Okay. But I'm here to tell you tonight that God views it as murder. You may be guilty of having an abortion. Okay. I get it. “But I'm here to tell you tonight: God loves you. And He'll forgive you tonight. But you've got to come to Him by faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Tonight, you can have that guilt, and that shame you have felt. He'll take that all away. He'll give you a new heart. He'll change your life. He'll cleanse you tonight.” NATO increases their military spending Countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are upping their military spending. A record 23 out of 32 NATO member nations met the military spending goal of the alliance this year. That goal is two percent of a country's Gross Domestic Product. The number of members meeting the goal more than doubled compared to last year. Western countries have increased military spending especially since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.  House passes $900 billion defense bill which blocks tax-funded abortions In the U.S., the House of Representatives approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act.   The nearly $900 billion spending bill passed 217-199.  Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “This year's [National Defense Authorization Act] will refocus our military on its core mission of defending America and its interests across the globe, fund the deployment of the National Guard to the southwest border … and strengthen our nuclear posture and missile defense programs.”  The bill also blocks the Pentagon from using taxpayer dollars for abortions. However, the bill would also need to pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Biden's new path to citizenship for 500,000 illegals President Joe Biden announced a new path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.  The program will be open to illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens and have lived in the country for at least 10 years. This could affect 500,000 people. The program will also be open to about 50,000 children who have parents that are U.S. citizens. The announcement comes after the Biden administration restricted illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking asylum. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks for guns Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on bump stocks. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives banned them in 2018. The ruling defined a bump stock as an accessory to a gun that allows shooters to fire semiautomatic firearms at rates approaching those of some machineguns. The court ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms exceeded its authority by classifying semiautomatic rifles with bump stocks as machine guns. Americans becoming more liberal A new Gallup survey found that Americans are identifying with liberal social values more and more. Social issues included sexually perverted lifestyles and the murder of unborn babies. Thirty-three percent of Americans have liberal views on social issues now, up from 24% in 2000. Thirty-two percent of Americans say their views are conservative, down from 39% in 2000. Those with moderate views similarly dropped from 38% to 32%. Boston Celtics coach's T-shirt: "But first, let me thank God." The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday to win their 18th NBA championship. The basketball team now holds the record for the most championships.  Joseph Mazzulla coaches the Celtics. At 35, he's now the youngest coach to win a championship since 1970. His post-game interview T-shirt read, “BUT FIRST … LET ME THANK GOD.” Mazzulla told NBA TV, “We are exactly where we're supposed to be. And God always has us where we're at. And you've just got to be patient, take your time, and use all the pain and all the stuff that you've been through in life for the next opportunity.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 11 Worldview listeners donated $3,380 Toward our $63,000 goal by this Saturday, June 22nd – the three-week mark, 11 Worldview listeners stepped up to the plate. Our thanks to Diane in Apache Junction, Arizona who gave $20, Linda in Mesa, Arizona who gave $25, as well as Henry in Tazewell, Virginia and Richard in Livonia, Michigan – both of whom gave $50. We appreciate Faith in Coeur D Alene, Idaho who gave $75, Daniel and Cindy in Cypress, Texas who pledged $10/month for 12 months for a gift of $120, and Ben in Stowe, Pennsylvania who pledged $25/month for 12 months for a gift of $300. And we are grateful to God for Diana in Glendale, Arizona who gave $400, Nicki in Carthage, Missouri who pledged $35/month for 12 months for a gift of $420, Susanna in Mineral Springs, North Carolina who pledged $60/month for 12 months for a gift of $720, and Foston and Tanya in Raleigh, North Carolina who pledged $100/month for 12 months for a gift of $1,200. Those 11 donors gave $3,380.  Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (sound effect of drum roll) $45,840.16 (audience cheering) Toward this Saturday, June 22nd's goal of $63,000, we need to raise $17,159.84. We need 8 people to pledge $100 per month for 12 months, 6 people to pledge $50 per month for 12 months, and 12 people to pledge $25/month for 12 months. Will you step up to the plate? Please go to TheWorldview.com, click on “Give,” select the dollar amount you'd like to donate, and click on the recurring monthly tab if that's your wish. Ask God what He wants you to give to this newscast that proclaims Jesus Christ as our standard for truth. Close And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, June 19th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO /ˈneɪtoʊ/ NAY-toh; French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. НА́ТО, Организа́ция Североатланти́ческого догово́ра, Североатланти́ческий алья́нс (англ. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO; фр. Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN) — военно-политический блок, объединяющий большинство стран Европы (включая Турцию), Соединённые Штаты Америки и Канаду. Основан 4 апреля 1949 года в США с целью защиты Европы от возможной угрозы советской экспансии. Тогда государствами — членами НАТО стали 12 стран: США, Канада, Исландия, Великобритания, Франция, Бельгия, Нидерланды, Люксембург, Норвегия, Дания, Италия и Португалия. Это «трансатлантический форум» для проведения странами-союзниками консультаций по любым вопросам, затрагивающим жизненно важные интересы его членов, включая события, способные поставить под угрозу их безопасность. Одной из заявленных целей НАТО является обеспечение сдерживания агрессии или защиты от неё в отношении территории любого государства — члена НАТО.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), arguably one of the most successful alliances in history. Yet, after the fall of the Soviet Union, some questioned whether NATO was still needed and relevant. Putin's 2022 unprovoked re-invasion of Ukraine, which instigated the largest war in Europe since World War II, put those questions to rest. Even as the United States attempts to address serious threats in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific, Washington now confronts “a combination of challenges and threats in the Euro-Atlantic area that we have not seen in more than thirty years,” according to congressional testimony last month by the commander of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM).So why should Americans care about security in Europe? What are Russia and China up to on the continent? How is the war in Ukraine going? What's the status of the alliance and what investments are needed to strengthen readiness and deterrence?To discuss these questions and more, FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) hosts Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command, and Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, the command's Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor. CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman moderates the conversation and Ambassador Eric Edelman, who sits on CMPP's board, delivers introductory remarks.To watch the conversation and for more information: fdd.org/events/2024/05/10/transatlantic-security-after-75-years-of-nato-a-conversation-with-us-european-command/

Israel's newest military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah stirs concerns of catastrophe for Palestinians in Gaza, and prompts the United States to condition its offensive military aid for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara, Turkey, to continue their diplomatic efforts; the seventy-seventh Cannes Film Festival showcases new films ranging from niche to blockbuster; and Russian President Vladimir Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills as a signal to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).   Mentioned on the Podcast   Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice    “Anyone Who's on the Ground in Gaza is in ‘Danger,' WFP Chief McCain Says,” NBC News   Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez   Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “Few Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,” CFR.org   Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis    David Cronenberg, The Shrouds    “Emmanuel Macron In His Own Words,” Economist   Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness    George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga     War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire, Council on Foreign Relations   “Why Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,” Financial Times For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israels-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films  

WHEN IRAN POSSESSES NSNW NUKES: 1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. MARCH 22, 1955 NEVADA TEST RANGE

WHEN IRAN POSSESSES NSNW NUKES: 2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1957 TEST OF GENIE AIR TO AIR NUCLEAR ROCKET WEAPON

WHEN IRAN POSSESSES NSNW NUKES: 3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1953 NEVADA TEST RANGE

WHEN IRAN POSSES NSNW NUKES: 4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. MAY 19, 1953, YUCCA FLATS NEVADA TEST RANGE

Season 21 Episode 3 Pixel - Yot Club Ma Tau Wai Road (with Salah Pupul) - Bolis Pupul Completely Half - Bolis Pupul Every Week - Soft Covers Point of View - Soft Covers Three Cheers! - The Umbrellas Echoes - The Umbrellas Granny Smith - Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Aloha Golden Meadow - Maree Noire - Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie Whole Heart (2023) - People Museum Saturn Rings - People Museum Risk - Lace This episode features a somewhat heavily truncated clip of the ceremony marking Sweden's official membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaking about the importance of a unified Europe in light of global instability caused by Russian aggression and it's invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his last State of the Union address before elections to a polarized Congress; Iran holds its first parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since the 2022 protests sparked by the death of activist Mahsa Amini; Bosnia and Herzegovina marks independence as ethnic divisions fester; and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) welcomes Sweden as its newest member state.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Arash Ghafouri and Alex Vatanka, “Five Key Takeaways From New Poll Ahead of Iran's Parliamentary Elections,” Middle East Institute   Andrew Higgins, “A Land Once Emptied by War Now Faces a Peacetime Exodus,” New York Times   Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin, “Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow can Strike Western Targets,” Reuters For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-addresses-sotu-iran-holds-elections-bosnias-pipeline-feud-and-more 

It's Wednesday, February 28th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Apple took down Pray.com's app with Bible reading plans Communist China continues its crackdown on the Bible. Last week, Pray.com reported its app was taken down from the Apple App Store in mainland China. The app contained Christian content and Bible-reading plans. In 2022, China enacted “Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services” to further suppress Christians. Steve Gatena with Pray.com said that “in response to these limitations, our team is exploring alternative avenues to deliver our content and services to people in mainland China.” Sweden one step closer to joining NATO On Monday, Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The vote was the last hurdle for Sweden to join the western military alliance. The Scandinavian country began the process in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.  Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, “Sweden is leaving behind 200 years of neutrality and non-alignment. It's a big step and something to take seriously but it is also a very natural step that we take.” Trump: "No one will touch the cross of Christ under Trump administration.” In the United States, former President Donald Trump addressed the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee last Friday. If elected, Trump said he would “create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias. … Its mission will be to investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment, and persecution against Christians in America.” Trump went on to warn of the radical left that wants to tear down crosses, promising that would not happen under his administration.  TRUMP: “No one will be touching the cross of Christ under the Trump administration. I swear to you that will never happen. Never happen.” In Psalm 14:4, God asked, “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and do not call on the LORD?” (You can watch Trump's NRB speech here.) Trump supports 16-week abortion ban Speaking of Trump, the former president has expressed support for a 16-week abortion ban, according to the New York Times. A new poll by The Economist and YouGov found that 48% of U.S. adults support a national 16-week abortion ban. Twenty-seven percent of respondents strongly support the ban. Only 36% opposed it, and 16% said they were not sure. The survey also asked if abortion should be legal at all. Thirty-eight percent of Americans said abortion should be banned but with some exceptions; 8% said abortion should never be allowed; 29% said abortion should be legal with restrictions; and 24% said abortion should be completely legal.  54% of public school parents want to opt kids out of sexual perversion indoctrination Pew Research released a new survey on what Americans think about presenting information about sexually perverted lifestyles in public schools. The study found that half of teachers think students should not learn about gender identity in school. That number rose to 62% among elementary teachers. Nonetheless, most K-12 teachers, at 58%, identify as or lean Democrat. Among U.S. adults, 54% believe parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about so-called sexual orientation or gender identity. Forty-eight percent of teachers said the same. Ephesians 6:4 says, “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Nvidia hits $2 trillion market value Nvidia briefly reached $2 trillion in market value last Friday.  The tech company's rise comes as it provides most of the computer chips used by generative Artificial Intelligence programs like chat-GPT. In less than a year, Nvidia's market value has doubled from $1 trillion to $2 trillion. It is now the third largest company in the U.S. behind Microsoft and Apple.   America landed on moon first time in 50 years And finally, a Texas-based company accomplished the first American moon landing in over 50 years last Thursday. Intuitive Machines landed their robot craft, called Odysseus, near the moon's south pole. The accomplishment marks the first time a private company has landed a craft on the moon.  While Odysseus did tip over after landing, it still will be able to send back  helpful data, reports Science Alert.com. The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. NASA hopes to use private companies to transport scientific instruments and cargo to the moon before eventually sending astronauts again. Odysseus's primary mission is to collect data about the environment in the lunar south polar region. That area is of growing interest because its permanently shadowed craters are thought to contain reserves of water or ice that could support future moon bases. NASA is planning to send a crew of astronauts to the lunar south polar region in 2026. Close And that's The Worldview  on this Wednesday, February 28th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion; the African Union holds its annual summit as multiple crises mount, including armed conflict and democratic blacksliding; Kim Jong Un increases aggressive language and acts as North Korea prepares to celebrate the late father and leader Kim Jong Il's birthday; and former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is nominated to lead a coalition government as the new prime minister.   Mentioned on the Podcast   “Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2024,” International Crisis Group   “How We Have Portrayed North Korean Leaders on The Economist's Covers,” Economist   Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan's Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He's Unlikely to Get It,” CFR.org   Munich Security Report 2024, Munich Security Conference    Munich Security Index 2024, Munich Security Conference   Scott A. Snyder, “Why is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?” CFR.org   Uzair Younus, “Five Ways Imran Khan's Party Used Technology to Outperform in Pakistan's Elections,” Atlantic Council For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/60th-munich-security-conference-african-unions-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/13/2024): 3:05pm- On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” 3:20pm- Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times writes: “The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. The measure would provide an additional $60.1 billion for Kyiv—which would bring the total U.S. investment in the war effort to more than $170 billion—as well as $14.1 billion for Israel's war against Hamas and almost $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Palestinians in Gaza.” But will Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a vote on the bill in the Republican-controlled House? Demirkian explains: “Mr. Johnson controls the floor and right-wing lawmakers have shown a willingness to block legislation they oppose from even coming up for a vote. Still, if proponents can muster enough support from Democrats and mainstream and national security-minded Republicans willing to buck [Donald] Trump and the far right, they could steer around the opposition through a maneuver known as a discharge petition. That allows lawmakers to force legislation to the floor if they can gather the signatures of a majority of the House—218 members—calling for the action.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/senate-ukraine-aid.html 3:35pm- During a speech delivered from the White House, President Joe Biden called on the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would provide $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians. The Senate passed the bill 70 to 29 on Tuesday morning. Biden accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of having “bowed down” to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and claimed Trump wanted to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 3:40pm- During a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on all NATO members to pay 2% of their annual gross domestic product in joint defense. Currently, 20 of the 31 alliance members meet the threshold they've pledged to contribute. Trump said: “one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘well sir, if we don't pay and we are attacked by Russia will you protect us?' I said, ‘you didn't pay? You're delinquent?...no, I would not protect you.'” In response, Democrats have claimed that Trump is a threat to European allies, claiming if elected he will have the United States leave NATO. However, as Annie Linskey, Aaron Zitner, and Alex Leary of The Wall Street Journal note, “last year, Congress included an amendment offered by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), in the annual defense-policy bill that requires the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before any president could ‘suspend, terminate, or withdraw' U.S. membership in NATO. The language sets a high threshold—two-thirds of all senators—to approve a withdrawal and bars any funding from being used to support such a move by any government official. It became law when Biden signed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in late December.” You can read the Wall Street Journal article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nato-leader-blasts-trumps-suggestion-he-would-encourage-russian-invasion-of-u-s-allies-3eb96a10?mod=hp_lead_pos9 3:50pm- CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge has been laid off—one of approximately 800 employees at Paramount who were let go on Tuesday. Alexandra Steigrad of The New York Post wrote: “Insiders said Herridge had clashed with CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews—a sharp-elbowed executive who was investigated in 2021 over favoritism and discriminatory hiring and management practices.” You can read more here: https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/media/bloodbath-at-cbs-news-includes-reporter-fighting-first-amendment-case/ 4:05pm- On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” 4:10pm- Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) referred to his colleague Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as a “prick” for delaying a vote on a controversial foreign aid bill. 4:15pm- Health officials have identified a case of the bubonic plague in a person residing in Oregon. An investigation concluded the individual was likely infected by a house cat. Meanwhile, evolutionary biologists at Princeton University have found that wolves in Chernobyl—the location of a catastrophic nuclear meltdown in 1986—may have developed a resistance to cancer. So, do mutant Chernobyl wolves make for better pets than house cats? The evidence seems clear. 4:30pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to breakdown January's inflation report which reveals consumer prices rose 3.1% year-to-year, higher than the 2.9% that economists had forecasted. As a consequence of this month's inflation report, the Dow Jones Industrial average fell 524.63 points—the Dow's worst day since March of last year. 4:50pm- On Tuesday, the New York special election to fill former U.S. Representative George Santos' vacant Congressional seat. Last year, Santos became the sixth congressman in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives. The House voted 311 to 114 in favor of removing him following numerous allegations of lying about his background and a 23-count indictment that includes allegations he “repeatedly, without authorization” charged donor credit cards—depositing funds into his own bank account. Though, he has not yet been found guilty of any crimes. Republicans currently hold a majority in the House—219 to 212 with 4 vacancies. 5:05pm- On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” 5:20pm- While speaking with the press, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed it was “right-wing propaganda” to say President Joe Biden's memory is deteriorating. However, last week, Special Counsel Robert Hur recommended that the Department of Justice not prosecute President Biden for mishandling classified documents because of the president's poor recollection and fading memory. 5:25pm- On HBO's Real Time, host Bill Maher called out numerous celebrities for threatening to leave the U.S. if Donald Trump is reelected president in 2024. Maher reminds his audience that singer Miley Cyrus, comedian George Lopez, and comedian Eddie Griffin all threatened to flee America prior to Trump's 2016 election—and yet, none of them ever left. 5:30pm- Libs of TikTok recently tweeted courtroom footage of the most bizarre lawsuit in recent memory. A transgender woman is suing his boyfriend for the return of his testicles—which had been stored in the couple's shared refrigerator. How is this story real? 5:40pm- In a 2021 video released by Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Christopher Rufo, Disney CEO Bob Iger—who at the time was Executive Chairman of Disney—vowed to make the company more political following the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. 5:50pm- According to a new report from Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag, “the United States Intelligence Community (IC), including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), illegally mobilized foreign intelligence agencies to target Trump advisors long before the summer of 2016.” You can read more here: https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump 6:05pm- Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times writes: “The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. The measure would provide an additional $60.1 billion for Kyiv—which would bring the total U.S. investment in the war effort to more than $170 billion—as well as $14.1 billion for Israel's war against Hamas and almost $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Palestinians in Gaza.” But will Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a vote on the bill in the Republican-controlled House? Demirkian explains: “Mr. Johnson controls the floor and right-wing lawmakers have shown a willingness to block legislation they oppose from even coming up for a vote. Still, if proponents can muster enough support from Democrats and mainstream and national security-minded Republicans willing to buck [Donald] Trump and the far right, they could steer around the opposition through a maneuver known as a discharge petition. That allows lawmakers to force legislation to the floor if they can gather the signatures of a majority of the House—218 members—calling for the action.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/senate-ukraine-aid.html 6:10pm- Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) referred to his colleague Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as a “prick” for delaying a vote on a controversial foreign aid bill. 6:15pm- During a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on all NATO members to pay 2% of their annual gross domestic product in joint defense. Currently, 20 of the 31 alliance members meet the threshold they've pledged to contribute. Trump said: “one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘well sir, if we don't pay and we are attacked by Russia will you protect us?' I said, ‘you didn't pay? You're delinquent?...no, I would not protect you.'” In response, Democrats have claimed that Trump is a threat to European allies, claiming if elected he will have the United States leave NATO. However, as Annie Linskey, Aaron Zitner, and Alex Leary of The Wall Street Journal note, “last year, Congress included an amendment offered by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), in the annual defense-policy bill that requires the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before any president could ‘suspend, terminate, or withdraw' U.S. membership in NATO. The language sets a high threshold—two-thirds of all senators—to approve a withdrawal and bars any funding from being used to support such a move by any government official. It became law when Biden signed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in late December.” You can read the Wall Street Journal article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nato-leader-blasts-trumps-suggestion-he-would-encourage-russian-invasion-of-u-s-allies-3eb96a10?mod=hp_lead_pos9 6:30pm- In a video posted to social media, Senator Elizabeth Warren blamed corporate greed for “shrinkflation”—explicitly calling out Doritos for reducing the number of chips in their bags without reducing prices. But as Dominic Pino of National Review notes, there is no grand Doritos conspiracy: “Chip bags are measured by weight, not by volume. Nitrogen is essentially weightless, so putting more nitrogen in the bag does not allow chip companies to reduce the amount of chips. When companies reduce the amount of chips, they do so straightforwardly, by changing the weight listed on the bags.” You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-president-complains-about-chip-bags/ 6:40pm- On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives is expected to hold a vote to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully refusing to secure the U.S. Southern border. 

In today's show, Rudy Giuliani discusses various topics including his belief that Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, planned a corrupt scandal with China. Additionally, he talks about his thoughts on the shooting that interrupted the Kansas City Chiefs Championship Parade today as well as Donald Trump's recent comments on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Through these stories, New York City's former Mayor explains what it will take for things to get better in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times writes: “The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. The measure would provide an additional $60.1 billion for Kyiv—which would bring the total U.S. investment in the war effort to more than $170 billion—as well as $14.1 billion for Israel's war against Hamas and almost $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Palestinians in Gaza.” But will Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a vote on the bill in the Republican-controlled House? Demirkian explains: “Mr. Johnson controls the floor and right-wing lawmakers have shown a willingness to block legislation they oppose from even coming up for a vote. Still, if proponents can muster enough support from Democrats and mainstream and national security-minded Republicans willing to buck [Donald] Trump and the far right, they could steer around the opposition through a maneuver known as a discharge petition. That allows lawmakers to force legislation to the floor if they can gather the signatures of a majority of the House—218 members—calling for the action.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/senate-ukraine-aid.html During a speech delivered from the White House, President Joe Biden called on the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would provide $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians. The Senate passed the bill 70 to 29 on Tuesday morning. Biden accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of having “bowed down” to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and claimed Trump wanted to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). During a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on all NATO members to pay 2% of their annual gross domestic product in joint defense. Currently, 20 of the 31 alliance members meet the threshold they've pledged to contribute. Trump said: “one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘well sir, if we don't pay and we are attacked by Russia will you protect us?' I said, ‘you didn't pay? You're delinquent?...no, I would not protect you.'” In response, Democrats have claimed that Trump is a threat to European allies, claiming if elected he will have the United States leave NATO. However, as Annie Linskey, Aaron Zitner, and Alex Leary of The Wall Street Journal note, “last year, Congress included an amendment offered by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), in the annual defense-policy bill that requires the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before any president could ‘suspend, terminate, or withdraw' U.S. membership in NATO. The language sets a high threshold—two-thirds of all senators—to approve a withdrawal and bars any funding from being used to support such a move by any government official. It became law when Biden signed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in late December.” You can read the Wall Street Journal article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nato-leader-blasts-trumps-suggestion-he-would-encourage-russian-invasion-of-u-s-allies-3eb96a10?mod=hp_lead_pos9 CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge has been laid off—one of approximately 800 employees at Paramount who were let go on Tuesday. Alexandra Steigrad of The New York Post wrote: “Insiders said Herridge had clashed with CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews—a sharp-elbowed executive who was investigated in 2021 over favoritism and discriminatory hiring and management practices.” You can read more here: https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/media/bloodbath-at-cbs-news-includes-reporter-fighting-first-amendment-case/

Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central Valparaíso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest since the Cold War, while uncertainty over members' commitment grows; Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, holds vast general elections; and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attempts to reach a deal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and hostage release.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Nicolas Camut and Jakob Hanke Vela, “As Trump Looms, Top EU Politician Calls for European Nuclear Deterrent,” Politico   Joshua Kurlantzick, “Indonesia's Presidential Election: The Old Guard Faces the New,” CFR.org   Brad Setser, “Mobilizing Russia's Immobilized Reserves,” CFR.org   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chiles-inferno-nato-ramps-security-exercises-indonesias-presidential-election-and-more 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/29/2024): 3:05pm- Michael R. Gordon of The Wall Street Journal writes: “Three U.S. service members were killed and at least 34 were injured in an Iran-backed militia's drone strike on a base in northeast Jordan, U.S. officials said on Sunday, marking the first American troops killed in hostile action since the start of the Hamas-Israeli conflict in Gaza. A U.S. official said that the attack took place overnight at Tower 22, a small outpost near the Syria border. The drone struck living quarters for the troops, contributing to the high casualties, a U.S. official said. The strike, which was carried out by a one-way attack drone, signals an escalation in the fighting in the region. The president and secretary of defense said the U.S. would retaliate.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/three-u-s-troops-killed-in-drone-attack-in-jordan-b45ddb6b?mod=hp_lead_pos1 3:15pm- While campaigning in South Carolina, President Joe Biden reacted to three U.S. service members being killed in an Iranian-backed drone strike, vowing: “we shall respond.” 3:30pm- A report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation claims that climate change—specifically heatwaves and cyclones—are having a negative impact on unborn babies, including an uptick in premature births. 3:40pm- Echoing sentiments made by President Joe Biden, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh explained that America will respond militarily to the Iranian-backed militia group responsible for the deaths of three U.S. servicemembers. Singh did not specify when the response would occur or what it would look like. 3:45pm- While speaking with reporters, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby denied that President Joe Biden will consider his polling numbers before retaliating against Iran. 3:50pm- While appearing on CNBC, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley blamed Iranian-backed militia aggression on the Biden Administration's decision to lift sanctions on Iran—resulting in greater economic success for the Iranian regime which has, consequently, led to greater funding of terror groups in the region. 4:05pm- According to a new poll from Redfield & Wilton Strategies, 18% of voters would significantly consider casting their ballot for a presidential candidate endorsed by singer Taylor Swift. In 2020, Swift accused Donald Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism” and vowed to vote him out of office. 4:15pm- According to a report from Rebecca Kern of Politico, pro-Biden PACs like Priorities USA have been paying TikTok influencers to push messaging friendly towards President Joe Biden's reelection efforts. Interestingly, TikTok's official policy is to ban political advertising—so why are these ads permitted to run? In a video that has gone viral, TikTok influencer Trevor Abney alleges that a political group offered him $50,000 to post a video glorifying the Biden Administration's economy. You can ready Kern's article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/23/biden-campaign-social-media-influencers-00136389 4:25pm- The New York Times writes: “As former President Donald J. Trump speeds toward the Republican nomination, President Biden is moving quickly to pump energy into his re-election bid, kicking off what is likely to be an ugly, dispiriting and historically long slog to November between two unpopular nominees… Biden aides are drafting wish lists of potential surrogates, including elected officials, social media influencers and the endorsement of their wildest dreams: the global superstar Taylor Swift.” You can read the full article from Reid J. Epstein, Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck, and Katie Rogers here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/us/politics/biden-trump-election-taylor-swift.html 4:40pm- In her Wall Street Journal editorial, Mary Anastasia O'Grady documents how Canadian officials have attempted to silence University of Toronto professor emeritus Dr. Jordan Peterson by threatening to remove his clinical license. O'Grady writes: “If only Mr. Peterson's treatment were an exception to the administrative state's modus operandi. In 2018 the law societies of Ontario and British Columbia refused to credential Trinity Western University's law school because the university makes students take a vow not to engage in sex outside marriage, traditionally defined. This would seem to be a matter of religious freedom. But the court said the regulator was acting in the public interest.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-vs-jordan-peterson-free-speech-psychology-reeducation-d084d7ab?mod=opinion_lead_pos9 4:55pm- While speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if the U.S. were ever attacked by a foreign enemy, he is not certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would help the country respond or recover. 5:05pm- Phil Kerpen—President of American Commitment—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the ongoing disaster at the U.S. Southern border, the Biden Administration's proclamation that they successfully saved the country's economy, and President Joe Biden's bizarre decision to ban liquid natural gas exports. Plus, according to a new study New Jersey's plastic bag ban has actually led to 3x as much plastic being used, as people regularly discard “reusable” bags. 5:20pm- NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs perhaps the most ridiculously woke episode in the history of television. 5:35pm- Karla Treadway—Business Coach for The Sovereign CEO—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about Tucker Carlson's recent appearance in Canada where he called out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for routinely shutting down free speech and using the power of government to infringe upon civil liberties. For example, just recently a Canadian judge ruled that the state's decision to use “emergency powers” to stifle trucker protests during the Covid-19 pandemic was unconstitutional. You can learn more about The Sovereign CEO here: https://www.karlajoytreadway.com 5:50pm- In a hilariously terrible op-ed featured in Politico, Yale Law Professor Bruce Akerman claims that in order for the Supreme Court to preserve its own legitimacy, it must adopt an “originalist” perspective and ban Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot. You can read Akerman's argument here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/25/supreme-court-originalism-trump-ballot-eligibility-00137666 5:55pm- Will Taylor Swift be at Super Bowl LVIII? She has a performance in Tokyo, Japan. Will she make it to Las Vegas in time for kickoff? 6:05pm- Carl Campanile of The New York Post writes: “New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has been using taxpayer resources to promote his wife as she campaigns to become the Garden State's latest US Senator, according to records and critics. Gov. Murphy's press office has pumped out a slew of fawning press releases—which appear on the governor's website—about First Lady Tammy Murphy after she announced her Senate run on Nov. 15.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/metro/phil-murphys-office-using-taxpayer-resources-to-promote-wife-tammys-bid-for-us-senate/ 6:40pm- While speaking from a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—according to translations—called Somalia her number one priority while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also seemingly suggested that parts of neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia rest on land that belongs to Somalia.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: According to a new poll from Redfield & Wilton Strategies, 18% of voters would significantly consider casting their ballot for a presidential candidate endorsed by singer Taylor Swift. In 2020, Swift accused Donald Trump of “stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism” and vowed to vote him out of office. According to a report from Rebecca Kern of Politico, pro-Biden PACs like Priorities USA have been paying TikTok influencers to push messaging friendly towards President Joe Biden's reelection efforts. Interestingly, TikTok's official policy is to ban political advertising—so why are these ads permitted to run? In a video that has gone viral, TikTok influencer Trevor Abney alleges that a political group offered him $50,000 to post a video glorifying the Biden Administration's economy. You can ready Kern's article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/23/biden-campaign-social-media-influencers-00136389 The New York Times writes: “As former President Donald J. Trump speeds toward the Republican nomination, President Biden is moving quickly to pump energy into his re-election bid, kicking off what is likely to be an ugly, dispiriting and historically long slog to November between two unpopular nominees… Biden aides are drafting wish lists of potential surrogates, including elected officials, social media influencers and the endorsement of their wildest dreams: the global superstar Taylor Swift.” You can read the full article from Reid J. Epstein, Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck, and Katie Rogers here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/us/politics/biden-trump-election-taylor-swift.html In her Wall Street Journal editorial, Mary Anastasia O'Grady documents how Canadian officials have attempted to silence University of Toronto professor emeritus Dr. Jordan Peterson by threatening to remove his clinical license. O'Grady writes: “If only Mr. Peterson's treatment were an exception to the administrative state's modus operandi. In 2018 the law societies of Ontario and British Columbia refused to credential Trinity Western University's law school because the university makes students take a vow not to engage in sex outside marriage, traditionally defined. This would seem to be a matter of religious freedom. But the court said the regulator was acting in the public interest.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-vs-jordan-peterson-free-speech-psychology-reeducation-d084d7ab?mod=opinion_lead_pos9 While speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if the U.S. were ever attacked by a foreign enemy, he is not certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would help the country respond or recover.

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Hiroshima

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Nagasaki

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Little Boy

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Fat Man

CONTEMPORARY RETHINK: 1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale1 1945 Hiroshima

CONTEMPORARY RETHINK: 2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale1 1945 Hiroshima

CONTEMPORARY RETHINK: 3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale1 1945 Hiroshima

CONTEMPORARY RETHINK: 4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale1 1945 USS Missouri

3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author),  https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Tinian Little boy

4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author),  https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Nagasaki

2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author),  https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Tinian Fat Man

1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author),  https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale.1945 Tinian

TONIGHT;: The show begins in Warsaw, with two prominent politicians denouncing Ukraine as a "drowning man" that no longer will deserve the new weapons, best kept for Polish forces.   Then to the North Sea for an update on the unsolved Nordstream bombing of one year agio.  From Moscow and the arms build out to West Africa and the retreat of the French military.  Much attention to the history and now doctrine of NATO's and Russia's tactical nukes.  Later with talk of the $33 Trillion debt, and of an unknown planet, perhaps Earth size, disturbing the Kuiper Belt. 1945 Hiroshima CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Ukraine: Poland disdains Ukraine as a "drowning man." & What is to be done? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://responsiblestatecraft.org/poland-ukraine-dispute/ 915-930 #Ukraine: Poland disdains Ukraine as a "drowning man." & What is to be done? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://responsiblestatecraft.org/nord-stream-pipeline-one-year/ 930-945 #ScalaReport: Asia, Europe, North America slowdown and disruptions. Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #Stratacache. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-economic-slowdown-was-inevitable 945-1000 #Canada: Justin Trudeau going through a bad patch and speaking peculiarly about grocery chains windfall profiteering. Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-trudeaus-attack-on-grocers-is-absurd SECOND HOUR 10-1015 1/2: #Russia: The expanding Defense Industry needs workers, technicians, resources, R&D and new inventions. Fast. Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/russias-defense-industry-at-a-crossroads/ 1015-1030 2/2: #Russia: The expanding Defense Industry needs workers, technicians, resources, R&D and new inventions. Fast. Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/russias-defense-industry-at-a-crossroads/ 1030-1045 1/2: #France: #Africa: Paris Retreats from FrançAfrique as Moscow advances on FrançAfrique. Ronan Wordsworth, Geopolitical Futures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/the-demise-of-francafrique/ 1045-1100 2/2: #France: #Africa: Paris Retreats from FrançAfrique as Moscow advances on FrançAfrique. Ronan Wordsworth, Geopolitical Futures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/the-demise-of-francafrique/ THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1115-1130 2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), 1130-1145 3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), 1145-1200 4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland  (Author), FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #MrMARKET:  $33 Trillion Debt and no memory of the 1950s and 60s  growth with surplus.. Veronique de Rugy https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/can-we-really-grow-out-of-debt/ 1215-1230 #Russia: The Diesel Fuel Mistake. Michael Bernstam, @HooverInst https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/kremlins-latest-battle-is-with-russias-oil-companies-63270c23?mod=hp_lead_pos4 1230-1245 1/2: #HotelMars: The unknown planet disrupting the distant Kuiper Belt. Patryk Sofia Lykawka, Osaka University. David Livingston, SpaceSHow.com https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aceaf0 1245-100 am 2/2: #HotelMars: The unknown planet disrupting the distant Kuiper Belt. Patryk Sofia Lykawka, Osaka University. David Livingston, SpaceSHow.com https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aceaf0