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The Vela Flash: Forty Years Ago
Controversy Hovers over Possible Nuclear Signal Detected in South Atlantic in 1979; Israeli or South African Origin Suspected by Some Experts – and President Carter Continue reading
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The Vela Incident: South Atlantic Mystery Flash in September 1979 Raised Questions about Nuclear Test
A CIA-sponsored panel of well-respected scientists concluded that a mysterious flash detected by a U.S. Vela satellite over the South Atlantic on the night of 22 September 1979 was likely a nuclear test, according to a contemporaneous report published today for the first time by the National Security Archive and the Nuclear Proliferation International History… Continue reading
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The reasons for the crisis on the Korean Peninsula By Alexander VORONTSOV
The initial cause is the unresolved outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953). This year marks 60 years since the end of the war and a peace agreement between its participants has still not been signed Only one Armistice Agreement exists (possibly on paper only these days), so a temporary cessation of hostilities, in other words.… Continue reading
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Obama’s dangerous “counter-provocation” plan against North Korea By Peter Symonds
The aggressive character of the Obama administration’s actions on the Korean Peninsula was further underlined by leaked details in the New York Times on Sunday of a “counter-provocation” plan against North Korea, drawn up by the US and South Korean militaries. Amid sharply rising tensions, Washington is not simply responding to North Korean threats, but… Continue reading
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ICH 12 February 2013: Khamenei Plays Hardball With Obama
12 February 2013 — Information Clearing House China Will Not Help To “Punish” North Korea By Moon Of Alabama China needs North Korea as a buffer against U.S. troops at its borders. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33933.htm Continue reading
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Israeli Spy was Central Cog in Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Alliance By Wayne Madsen
The one major explosive revelation in the declassified report is Pollard’s involvement in a highly-classified Israeli-South African program to test a nuclear weapon in the South Atlantic/South Indian Ocean region in September 1979. Continue reading