Remembering JFK and Israel’s Dimona History of Nuclear Weapons

 

Remembering JFK and Israel’s Dimona History of Nuclear Weapons By Renee Parsons The night before the 1960 inauguration, JFK met with outgoing President Eisenhower and his Secretary of State who briefed him on their concerns about Dimona, Israel’s covert nuclear plant which had begun clandestine construction in 1958 with France providing the necessary components. Read here

The Trans-Siberian Railway Is Poised to Play a Pivotal Role in Joint Russia-US Projects By Andrew Korybko The US’ management of Turkish-Russian tensions in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, which was proposed here as part of a larger NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact, could lead to the merger of its planned rare earth mineral (REM) investments in Central Asia and related post-Ukraine joint projects in Russia. Read here

Video: The Unthinkable Deal the US Has For Venezuela and China By Romano The video below, produced by Romano Update on TikTok, was created using artificial intelligence (AI). The US is living through another financial crisis that brings it to its knees, begging for deals with two of its major enemies: Venezuela and China. Read here

EU ‘Divided’ on Arrested Russia Assets Issue By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida The controversy over the Russian assets continues to generate debate, disagreements, and tensions among Europeans. On one side, a lobby interested in using the stolen Russian money to send new financial and military aid packages to Ukraine; on the other, a group concerned about Europe’s future image if this type of action is actually implemented. Read here

Schemes of Bankruptcy: The United Nations, Funding Dues and Human Rights By Dr. Binoy Kampmark The United Nations, in turning 80, has been berated, dismissed and libelled. In September, US President Donald Trump took a hearty swipe at the body’s alleged impotence. “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” he posed to gathered world leaders. Read here

When Neutrality Takes Sides: The Quiet Policing of Palestine By Rima Najjar In the UK and the United States, research on “social cohesion,” “campus climate,” and “changing attitudes” describe as well as govern opinion. These reports help decide which forms of grief are intelligible, which solidarities are acceptable, and which kinds of speech are reclassified as threats. Read this way, research is not downstream from power. It is one of its quieter instruments. Read here

U.S. 2026 National Defense Authorization (NDAA): Trump’s “Peace Through Strength” = A Whopping $145.7 Billion for Hypersonic Weapons. Square Up to Russia and China? By Drago Bosnic Mere days after adopting the National Security Strategy, the House Armed Services Committee released the final bill text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It’s passed annually by the US Congress and sets the budget, policies and legal authorities for the Pentagon and national military programs. Read here