Norway has announced that it is rearming amid growing fears that the melting Arctic caused by global warming will increase the chance of war with Russia and China. In a bid to combat the potential threat the Nordic country has commissioned five new warships, six submarines along with increased space surveillance to observe Russian and Chinese movements, said State Secretary Anne Marie Aanerud. Global warming is melting the Arctic four times faster than elsewhere on the planet, according to the Norwegian minister. As a result, vast tracts of land are now being exposed with growing fears that the landscape, rich in…

The U.S. was forced to pull its 1,000 troops and critical counterterrorism and drone base from Niger and is now courting other West African nations that are interested in working with the U.S. and may be open to an expanded American presence.

The huge cost of nuclear power stations will only decrease when nations start building them in large numbers, a leading industrialist has claimed. Seb Henbest, Group Head of Climate Transition at HSBC, highlighted China’s strategic approach to nuclear power and suggested that it was a model the rest of the world could follow. Speaking at the World Nuclear Symposium in London, he said: “China is building loads of [nuclear power plants], because it’s got a plan of the role that nuclear will play in the energy system.” He said most of the nuclear power plants in the world have been…

Moscow has warned the United States it will destroy any long-range missiles that are fired into Russia as Washington mulls changing restrictions on the use of the weapons by Ukraine. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, also warned the US on Wednesday of “the dangers and risks” of sending Kyiv long-range missiles, the state TASS news agency reported. The comments came as Ukraine’s prime minister urged the British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to let Ukrainian soldiers fire long-range missiles into Russia. Denys Shmyhal made the plea in the opening remarks of his meeting in Kyiv with the Foreign secretary on…

There is an opportunity for the U.S. government to leverage space technology to foster stronger relationships with Africa.

Scientists at one of the world’s leading universities have created a threat list warning of the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published an AI Risk Repository which lists over 700 different ways in which AI could threaten society. From job displacement and privacy violations to the potential for mass destruction, MIT describes the repository as the most comprehensive catalogue of AI risks to date. The most alarming risks outlined in the database are the potential for AI to be weaponised by criminals, rogue states, or even terrorist groups. AI systems designed…

Two NATO members have said Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during night-time attacks on neighbouring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. The revelations have led to a severe condemnation of Moscow’s action by NATO and resulted in calls for a joint response from the Western military alliance. One of the drones reportedly flew into Romania on Sunday during a night-time attack on neighbouring Ukraine, while another crashed in eastern Latvia the day before. Bucharest dispatched F-16 fighter jets to monitor the skies and issued text warning alerts to the residents…

Lord Hunt said nuclear development needs to be turbocharged.  “That means working ever more closely with our international partners and that challenge is one that my government, alongside I know many other governments, are very keen to take up and take forward.”

It is important to get the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to understand that nuclear energy is a viable solution.  

By James Bandler, ProPublica, A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and Karina Meier, FRONTLINE This story was originally published by ProPublica. From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing CEO Pavel Durov. This story is part of a collaboration between FRONTLINE and ProPublica that includes an upcoming documentary. In late December, a 26-year-old construction worker in Sarasota County, Florida, used his phone to send a flurry of ominous online posts. Alexander Lightner, tapping away on his Samsung Galaxy, announced his intention to commit mass murder, according…

Small modular nuclear units (SMRs) have been in use in the US for 50 years on navy submarines and carriers; the technology is not new and has been proven.

Iranian state-sponsored hackers have launched an espionage campaign targeting individuals perceived as threats to the regime. The cyber spies operate fake job websites, luring unsuspecting job seekers into giving up their personal information, which Iran then uses to spy on them. The operation, uncovered by the U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, dates back to 2017 and is believed to be part of a broader effort to silence those who oppose the Iranian regime, targeting Iranian dissidents, activists, and human rights advocates. Ofir Rozmann, Mandiant APT researcher, told National Security News: “Iranian individuals targeted by this campaign may reveal themselves to the…