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Alarm over BJP party raises idea of pre-emptIve nuclear strike

Indian election alarm as BJP raises prospect of nuclear weapons rethink  Hindu nationalist opposition party, which is tipped to win lower house majority, causes concern with manifesto The Hindu nationalist opposition party tipped to win India’s election has sparked concern with a manifesto which, though largely devoted to economic development, setss out uncompromising hardline positions on contentious issues and raises the prospect of a revision of the country’s policy on use of its nuclear weapons………

It is the prospect of a revision of India’s nuclear doctrine, whose central principle is that New Delhi would not be first to use atomic weapons in a conflict, that has worried many in the region and beyond. Party sources involved in drafting the document told Reuters the “no first use” policy introduced would be reconsidered. The policy was introduced after India, then under a BJP government, conducted a series of nuclear tests in 1998. Pakistan, India’s neighbour responded within weeks with nuclear tests of its own…….. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/indian-election-bjp-manifesto-nuclear-weapons

April 9, 2014 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Nuclear hotseat hacked again! Its just that good! Plus some advise from the Dalai Lamai

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I will keep this brief and to the point.

Nuclear Hotseat has been taken down for the third time in a week. This happened after Libbe Lahavey organised an expansion of her marketing to cover the ENTIRE GLOBE. To do this she dispatched a couple of mischievous bloggers and sending them forth into the cyber world to post last weeks show as her engineers had corrected the Nuclear Hotseat website.

Then As Libbe was preparing to post this weeks show and reap the rewards of her marketing bonanza, she found her website blocked to her, and indeed everyone, apart from the all powerful NSA.

The message on the site was “Access denied”

To say show was miffed is an understatement.. libbe was blooming furious and asked me to let all out there know that a delay in this weeks show is on the cards.

However, as always Libbe is slaving away to bring you her excellent show  and has solutions that she is working on. So;

DONT PANIC

“The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.”

UPDATE:

Libbe Lahavrey says:

Nuclear Hotseat website still down, but that doesn’t stop the program! Latest details on WIPP site radiation release in Carlsbad, NM w/Don Hancock; new anti-nuclear “holiday” on April 10: Bequerels Awareness Day (BAD – because Radiation is BAD to eat!) to contact your Senators and Congressional Reps to demand a reduction in “allowable” radiation levels in US food; and NUMNUTZ of the WEEK is an EVIL NUMNUTZ – UNSCEAR’s lying, manipulative 300-page “report” that tries to convince the world that there will be no increase in cancer rates because of Fukushima radiation. How stupid do they think we are? Oh, wait… we aren’t, are we? Nuclear Hotseat #146;

download directly from:

http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/1a1ba8c9-5529-9e3b-4a42-98a476bb2688.mp3

OR – get it from iTunes under Podcasts.

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Edward Snowden is ready to testify on the US wiretapping of Angela Merkel’s phone if Germany will grant him political asylum — and Merkel may just take him up on the offer.

“My government continues to treat dissent as defection, and seeks to criminalize political speech with felony charges that provide no defense,” Snowden wrote German officials. “Speaking the truth is not a crime.”

Edward Snowden will never be safe if he returns to the US, and temporary asylum in a country notorious for its own civil liberties abuses won’t work in the long run. But if Merkel lets him stay on German soil, Snowden could have a life again — which is the least we can do for the whistleblower who exposed the NSA.

Berlin has a growing reputation for standing up against civil liberties abuses. But if Merkel turns Snowden down, it will look as though she supports the Obama administration’s disregard for privacy and mockery of international law — now let’s make sure she knows that before she makes her decision.

PETITION TO ANGELA MERKEL’S GOVERNMENT: Stand up to the NSA’s encroachment and protect the man whose whistleblowing exposes the US’ betrayal of Germany — grant Edward Snowden asylum in exchange for his testimony now.

Click here to sign — it just takes a second.

Thanks,
— The folks at Watchdog.net

April 9, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Glenn Greenwald (2014) “The Future of Edward Snowden” with Bart Gellman and Laura Poitras – Journalism under threat!

Glenn Greenwald Videos

Published on 8 Apr 2014

“Journalism is coming to a standstill in the USA“

April 9, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

WHO (World Health Organisation) stops critical mobile phone research into connections with cancer – Shades of Fukushima – Chris busby proved right!

This video came from this link

http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/leszczynskis-presentation-at-felo-conference-in-oslo-now-available-on-youtube/

Youtube carries now my presentation at FELO Conference in Oslo, Norway on March 28, 2014 is now available in full, not only slides (DL presentation FELO, Oslo, March 2014) but now also audio and video. Duration 1.29 mins

Published on 6 Apr 2014

DARIUSZ LESZCZYNSKI has a doctorate in molecular biology and is an expert in biological and health effects of mobile phone radiation. He is associated professor of biochemistry at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Participated in the World Health Organisation WHO‘s cancer panel IARC, which in 2011 classified radiation from mobile phones, wireless networks and the like as possible carcinogens.

Dariusz Leszczynski was research professor at the Finnish radiation protection STUK during the period 2000-2013, research on the biological effects of radiofrequency fields.

Leszczynski was under strong pressure of censorship by STUK and was recently dismissed due. to their critical views on the Interphone study – though economic cutbacks was the official reason that he alone among 20 researchers had to stop.

would like to extend my thanks to FELO for hosting my talk, to Solveig Glomsrød for inviting me to FELO conference and to Jan Erik Pedersen for video-recording my talk.

Chris Busby on how mobile phones cause cancer

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Uploaded on 20 Jun 2011

Duration 13.40 mins

” A schoolboy could have figured out” Chris Busby

The WHO (World Health Organisation) admits a possible connection with mobile phones and cancer. He explains how the Lorenz force and mobile phone emission interactions damage the DNA. He explains how radioactive radiation causing cancer works in a similar way. He is briefly interrupted by a “Latvian person”. (PS happy birthday to the “Latvian person” 🙂  9 April 2014)

Christopher Busby libeled by military-industrial lobby

http://owndoc.com/radiation/christopher-busby-attacked-by-militaryindustrial-lobby/

April 9, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Fukushima Warrior 710 robot flounders and fails – design fault?

Powerful and rugged, the iRobot 710 Warrior is a multi-mission robot that carries heavy payloads, travels over rough terrain and climbs stairs.

“Versatile”
The 710 Warrior is designed to meet the demands of dangerous situations.

“Rugged”

Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, 710 Warrior maintains mobility on tough terrain, in urban environments and in all weather conditions.
“Expandable”

The 710 Warrior accommodates a wide range of payloads and accessories,enabling multiple missions.”

“How to switch on”

The on-off switch is large, clearly marked and on the vehicle!

Technical data from the irobot sales brochure

500 lbs (226.8 kg) with arm installed

Runtime of 4 to 10 hours

Wireless range – 2600 ft (800 m)

Digital radio- 2.4 GHz or 4.9 GHz

About 60 seconds battery removal and replacement

Allows use of other ethernet radios

Deployment takes about 60 seconds

“Special” technical modification

Attached a wire for charging only

Working military version used by the US military to pick up a cheese sandwich – Photo from advertising brochure found here ; http://www.irobot.com/~/media/Files/Robots/Defense/Warrior/iRobot-710-Warrior-Specs.pdf

This Picture is a non working Warrior from the fukuleaks article linked below and will remain in place defending that hole for the rest of eternity.

April 7th, 2014

More pictures on link

http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/?p=12766

TEPCO released some images and information about the work progress on the 5th floor refueling floor of unit 2. This is where the Warrior robot became stranded and had to be abandoned after they were unable to restart it.

They have managed to cut down one of the reactor well fences using the Warrior robot. The second fence further across the refueling floor is where Warrior failed. It appears to have hung itself up while cutting loose the reactor well fence on the far side.

This caused TEPCO to change the concrete sampling locations for the (2.5 ton)  MEISTeR robot. It took samples near the blow out panel door and on the concrete reactor cover. Those have been extracted and taken for testing.

The Warrior robot as it sits stranded on the unit 2 refueling floor. After the battery discharged workers are unable to restart it even after recharging it. The “on” switch can only be manually activated on the robot itself. Since the radiation levels on the refueling floor are so high workers can not go in to restart it.

Human errors strand robot in Fukushima Daiichi reactor building

Extract from ; http://enformable.com/2014/03/human-errors-strand-dead-robot-fukushima-daiichi-reactor-building/
The utility later discovered that the battery of the “Warrior” robot was designed to automatically cut-off power from the external cable when the battery was fully charged, a fact that workers did not know when they sent the robot into the reactor building.

This design meant that the battery could not be charged by the external power cord unless workers manually flipped a switch on the body of the robot.

Workers were unable to access the areas where the robot was inspecting due to the high radiation levels in the reactor building and decided to abandon it.

The “Warrior” robot is the second robot to be abandoned in the Unit 2 reactor building.  In 2011, the “Quince” robot, designed by the Chiba Institute of Technology was also abandoned after becoming immobilized on the third floor of the reactor building.

Source: JiJi Press – Translated by Yuri Hiranuma for Enformable

April 9, 2014 Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments