Author: james chamberlin

According to Axios: U.S. and Israeli intelligence agenciesare looking into new information about computer modeling byIranian scientists that could be used for research and development of nuclear weapons, two U.S. officials plus one current and one former Israeli official told Axios. Why it matters: The purpose of the modeling is…

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Switzerland at the first U.S.-Swiss Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology. Begin Text: On May 24, 2024, the United States and Switzerland convened in Bern for the inaugural Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on…

A State Department press briefing said the following about Iran’s nuclear program: The report issued today by the IAEA makes clear that Iran aims to continue expanding its nuclear program in ways that have no credible peaceful purpose.  These planned actions further undermine Iran’s claims to the contrary.  If Iran…

The Washington Post reports that Iran is enlarging and upgrading its uranium enrichment capacity which will make it easier and faster to produce nuclear bomb grade uranium. It says: A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium and…

Aviation Week reports that the Pentagon Missile Defense Agency is taking a fresh look at airborne lasers. It says: Ten years after the demise of the Boeing 747-based chemical laser and four years after the Missile Defense Agency killed another program, the agency again is looking into the possibility of an airborne…

Last weekend Bill Gates went on several TV shows promoting the new nuclear power plant he is funding. He argued (correctly) that nuclear power is necessary to produce the electric energy that the US needs in a way that will not increase global warming. The first plant of this new…

The Interpreter reports that recent proposed budget cuts for the State Department would seriously set back its operations. It has only barely recovered from the cuts imposed by the Trump administration. It says: The US foreign service suffered steep budget cuts, a hiring freeze, and an exodus of career professionals…

The Guardian reported that Trump may purge the State Department in his second term just as he did in his first term.  It said: America’s career diplomats are braced for the threat of a mass purge if Donald Trump wins the November election and for the potential flooding of the…

Winston Churchill was a great champion of the English speaking peoples.  He thought the English speaking connection was so important that he wrote a four volume history of it.  If we are looking for divisions among various types of people, English speaking is not often highlighted, but may be a…