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This has gone on way to long with powerful perpetrators having virtual immunity

This has gone on way too long with powerful perpetrators having virtual immunity

[ Editor’s Note: Investigations are now ongoing as to Allen’s professional and personal relationships as pedophiles often run in packs, especially those who are public figures, using the age old cover of hiding in plain site.

What is most shocking below is that Stirling had made multiple child molestation admissions on the internet and not been turned in early, or by any of his “friends”. This may be because some, or maybe even many of this friends were of the same persuasion.

The FBI has a history of breaking up pedophile rings and I would bet they are going to dig down to the bedrock on this one. We will be following this story very closely as we would not be surprised to see more arrests.

It was not by accident that Gordon posted his open letter to the Intel and Security community who we know is widely familiar with the pedophile epidemic both in the US and the rest or the world that has long penetrated top political, business, even the military, and of course the international criminal networks.

Some of this is used for black mail. Here in the US our own Intel people used to film Mideastern diplomatic plate window darkened SUVs picking up teenage runaway prostitutes at a well known place where they hang out to compromise the perps. But they also allow this exploitation to go on, which is actually a felony, but is hidden behind national security immunity. And a small country in the Middle east has long been very active in this blackmail arena.

Frankly we have discovered no groundswell of concern in the community to take this on. No one has any faith in those above them then to the victim pile themselves as they know the corruptions goes right into the judicial community. Molestation is not the end of the problem. The murder of these children. And having knowledge of such things, individual cases is the same level felony as the perpetrator, hence the wall of silence... Jim W. Dean ]

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– First published … February 26, 2016 –

Stirling David Allen or sometimes David Allen Stirling, depending on what state or what criminal database you are looking in, is not only an infamous internet troll, but much more. We will call him “Stirling,” He has openly boasted about sexual exploits with children on website after site.

He is one of the “movers and shakers” among the “nano-thermite” crowd of “9/11 truthers,” those who believe that a non-existent secret powder was painted on the beams of the World Trade Center, seemingly by time travelers who used next decade nano-technology for a secret false flag project that could only have been perpetrated back in 1964.

Then again, reality and the conspiracy bloggosphere seldom intersect. Other than his work as a “troofer,” passing along the brilliant opines of Alex Jones and Christopher Bollyn to the world, while shopping reader IP addresses, according to FBI sources, for susceptible children, Stirling also plagued the Keshe Foundations.

Here, he worked with “authorities” in Belgium where pedophilia is a national sport. According to FBI sources, the arrest of Stirling David Allen is one stage in an investigation that leads into Europe’s scientific community, the CERN group, the European Space Agency and the Belgian royal family, a tale of blackmail, of child murder and ties to internet conspiracy websites, “shock jocks” and more than one intelligence agency, including Britain’s MI 5.

His war with the Mormon Church

4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $0.00 Cash Only 76-5-403.1 SODOMY ON A CHILD X 4 Arrested/Held For: New Charge
4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $0.00 Cash Only 76-9-702.5 LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD X Arrested/Held For: New Charge
4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $250,000.00 Cash Only 76-5-404.1(4) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A C Arrested/Held For: New Charge

Sheriff’s office arrests Fountain Green man following reports of child sex abuse

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fountain Green man Monday afternoon on suspicion of multiple counts of child sex abuse.

The arrest of Sterling Allan, 52, comes after more than a year of investigation. According to police reports, a special agent with the FBI received a tip in January 2015 that Allan was involved in the sexual exploitation of children. Internet searches reportedly revealed several online videos in which Allan admitted he was a pedophile and had committed sex offenses against children.

In January 2016, agents interviewed Allan in Fountain Green, and he reportedly admitted to molesting children when he lived in Eagle Mountain, from where he moved six years ago. Allan also reportedly admitted he sexually assaulted a minor in the summer of 2014.

During an online post he made earlier this month, Allan reportedly stated he planned to travel to Russia, which does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.

House Republicans seek to open up national forests to mining and logging
Weeks after an anti-government militia’s takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge, legislators are presenting bills to loosen federal authority over public land

Federal land, such as the Lewis River Gifford Pinchot national forest in Washington state, could be opened up for logging, mining and other commercial activities if House Republicans have their way. Photograph: Alamy
Oliver Milman in New York
Wednesday 24 February 2016 20.50 GMT

Congress is to consider two bills that would allow states to hand over vast tracts of federal land for mining, logging or other commercial activities – just weeks after the arrest of an armed militia that took over a wildlife refuge in Oregon in protest at federal oversight of public land.

The legislation, which will be presented to the House committee on natural resources on Thursday, would loosen federal authority over parts of the 600m acres (240m hectares), nearly one-third of the land mass of the US, it administers.

A bill put forward by Republican Don Young would allow any state to assume control of up to 2m acres of the national forest system to be “managed primarily for timber production” in order to address what Young claims is a decline in national logging rates.

A further bill, written by Republican Raúl Labrador, would allow state governors to assign up to 4m acres of land as “forest demonstration areas”, which would allow logging free from any federal water, air or endangered species restrictions.

The bills, which will be heard by a Republican-dominated committee, come just two weeks after the dramatic end to the armed militia occupation of the Malheur national wildlife refuge in Oregon. The 41-day occupation, which resulted in the fatal shooting of the militia’s spokesman before the arrest of the rest of the group, was sparked by the group’s anger at federal land use regulations.

The heavily armed militia, led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, said the occupation could last for “several years”, with some saying they were willing to die for the cause. Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz recently aligned himself with sentiments expressed by the group, releasing an advertisement in Nevada that criticized federal control of public land.

“If you trust me with your vote, I will fight day and night to return full control of Nevada’s lands to its rightful owners,” Cruz said in the advertisement. The Texas senator came third in the Republican caucus in Nevada.

Environmentalists have decried the latest attempt to strip federal control from public land, warning that endangered species and vital ecosystem services, such as clean water, will be put at risk.

“The natural resources committee is pretty radicalized at this point,” said Bobby McEnaney, senior lands analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The fact that they would react to what’s happened in Oregon to advance an agenda to take land from the federal government is seriously tone deaf.

“Most of this committee didn’t condemn the actions at Malheur, so this is not completely unexpected. The agenda here is being driven by oil, gas and timber industries. The Republicans are interested in a deregulation race to zero.”

Donald Barry, senior vice-president for conservation programs at Defenders of Wildlife, said the authors of the bill were in a “time warp”.

“One would expect this kind of thing would happen in the 1900s, but not the 21st century,” he said.

“National forests are no longer viewed by the public as an ATM machine based on the exploitation of natural resources. They are places to hike, camp and to be protected in order to provide clean water supplies. The American people clearly realize this now.

“The idea that states will manage this land well is just an illusion. They don’t have the resources to do so, which means there will be a fire sale for mining and timber companies. The American public would lose access to these lands. Those days should be behind us.”

The authors of the bills, along with the committee chairman, Rob Bishop, were all approached for comment.

(theguardian)

Nuclear industry hides huge radiation spikes at power plant reactors

nuclear power plant photo (Health Secrets) A nuclear insider has unleashed a bombshell about how radiation is actually released from nuclear power plant reactors — and what he has to say might shock you. During a recent interview with Nuclear Hotseat host Libbe HaLevy, radiation biologist Dr. Ian Fairlie spoke about massive radiation spikes that occur when plant reactors are refueled, a common occurrence that the industry has long withheld from the public.

From time to time, nuclear power plants require fresh infusions of fuel in order to keep operating. During this process, nuclear reactors are depressurized and their valves opened up, resulting in a release of gas containing some radioactive elements. The radioactive concentration of this release is said to be minimal, and plant operators are required to report it to regulators annually.

When these reports are made, however, plant operators typically average out the total radioactive release across a 365-day period, which makes it appear small. In truth, the bulk of the release occurs in a very short period of time, often in just one afternoon, which means workers and those living downwind are sustaining high amounts of radioactive exposure.

“Up until 2012, we didn’t really know what happened with emissions from nuclear reactors,” explained the independent nuclear consultant during the segment. “The only data that we had was annual data…. We didn’t really know the time pattern — now we do.”

Up to 75 percent of total radiation spikes at occurs in just one instance

According to Dr. Fairlie, it is a common misconception that small bursts of radiation are released from nuclear power plants throughout the year, representing a minimal overall threat. Up to three-quarters, or 75 percent, of what is recorded annually as radiation releases occurs in just one large spike, typically during the refueling of reactors.

“Instead of having even, little bits of emissions throughout the 365 days, you have one big, massive spike which happens over a day-and-a-half period,” said Dr. Fairlie. “That’s important… because it results in doses which are at least 20 times higher, maybe even as much as 100 times higher.”

This is significant because current regulatory guidelines do not require plant operators to disclose when and how often such releases occur, which creates an illusion of safety. If people knew that nuclear plants operated in this manner, they would likely avoid being near them on the few days when large radiation releases occur.

“These spikes have been hidden from us ever since the beginning of the nuclear power program,” explained Dr. Fairlie. “Nobody knew about them apart from people who work in the nuclear industry and they keep really quiet about it.”

Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to protect public from radioactive releases

Though the data from which Dr. Fairlie came to these conclusions was compiled in Germany, he says similar radioactive releases are likely occurring at U.S. reactors as well. He is now urging Americans to contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and demand that such information be disclosed in the interest of public health.

“You have to go to your regulator and say, ‘There’s no reason why this is not occurring at U.S. reactors. These data are from [German] pressurized water reactors… so we know that it’s very, very likely the same thing is happening with U.S. reactors,” he added.

You can contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to demand full disclosure on nuclear power plant data by visiting:
NRC.gov.

You can also listen to the full Nuclear Hotseat interview with Dr. Fairlie here:
NuclearHotseat.com.

For more information:

http://enenews.com

http://www.nuclearhotseat.com

http://www.nrc.gov

(alignlife.com)

Police Investigating "Execution-Style" Murder of 3 Muslims in Indiana

By Tom McKay13 hours ago

Image Credit: AP

Three young Muslim men were found shot to death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this week in an "execution-style" slaying, reported WANE -TV.

Authorities say they found the bodies of Fort Wayne residents Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam K. Mekki, 20, and Muhannad A. Tairab, 17, inside a local home on Wednesday. Whoever killed them shot each man multiple times.

NBC affiliate 21Alive further reported the home had become a known spot where young members of the local African diaspora gathered to party due to an "absentee ownership situation," though WANE wrote police do not believe the hangout spot is connected to gangs or crime.

Police currently do not believe the three deaths were related to the men's nationality or religion, according to the News-Sentinel, but each was a Sunni Muslim from Chad or Sudan.

But amid a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., including numerous acts of violence directed against Muslim Americans, that the slayings were a hate crime remains a disquieting possibility.

In February 2015, a man named Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested for the alleged murderof three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus. One of the victim's families later launched an educational campaign to promote equitable treatment of Muslims in the U.S.

In the months following an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, numerous reports of violence and intimidation directed against Muslims sprung up across the U.S. They ranged from shots fired at the home of Amir Elmasri in Orange County, Florida, to a xenophobic meltdown at a planning meeting in Spotsylvania, Virginia, over a proposed mosque extension.

On Twitter, several people noted the violence was greeted with little coverage by the national media — yet another sign Muslim-Americans in the U.S. often have few allies in their corner when confronted with bigotry.

Zaina Salem ‎@zainamazing

3 young Muslim Americans were killed execution style in Indiana on Wednesday, and I have yet to see the story on any mainstream media.

3:31 PM - 27 Feb 2016

Myjaedah Speaks ‎@myjaedah

Where is the coverage on the three young Muslims shot execution style in Fort Wayne, Indiana? Where!!???

1:05 PM - 27 Feb 2016

"Never in my wildest dreams would have thought that something this harsh could have happened to sweet kids," Valerie Handschu, a worker at the Salvation Army Youth Center, told WANE. "[Mekki] was just full of joy and energy and always had a smile on his face ... [Omar] could make anybody laugh. I think he just got along with everybody in that way and could find a connection with any type of person."

h/t WANE-TV

Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/27/2016 6:23:30 PM
	Utah Pedophile Bust: 9/11 Truther, Energy Guru By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor on February 26, 2016 …by Gordon Duff, VT Sr. Editor This has gone on way too long with powerful perpetrators having virtual immunity [ Editor’s Note: Investigations are now ongoing as to Allen’s professional and personal relationships as pedophiles often run in packs, especially those who are public figures, using the age old cover of hiding in plain site. What is most shocking below is that Stirling had made multiple child molestation admissions on the internet and not been turned in early, or by any of his “friends”. This may be because some, or maybe even many of this friends were of the same persuasion. The FBI has a history of breaking up pedophile rings and I would bet they are going to dig down to the bedrock on this one. We will be following this story very closely as we would not be surprised to see more arrests. It was not by accident that Gordon posted his open letter to the Intel and Security community who we know is widely familiar with the pedophile epidemic both in the US and the rest or the world that has long penetrated top political, business, even the military, and of course the international criminal networks. Some of this is used for black mail. Here in the US our own Intel people used to film Mideastern diplomatic plate window darkened SUVs picking up teenage runaway prostitutes at a well known place where they hang out to compromise the perps. But they also allow this exploitation to go on, which is actually a felony, but is hidden behind national security immunity. And a small country in the Middle east has long been very active in this blackmail arena. Frankly we have discovered no groundswell of concern in the community to take this on. No one has any faith in those above them then to the victim pile themselves as they know the corruptions goes right into the judicial community. Molestation is not the end of the problem. The murder of these children. And having knowledge of such things, individual cases is the same level felony as the perpetrator, hence the wall of silence... Jim W. Dean ] ____________ – First published … February 26, 2016 – Stirling David Allen or sometimes David Allen Stirling, depending on what state or what criminal database you are looking in, is not only an infamous internet troll, but much more. We will call him “Stirling,” He has openly boasted about sexual exploits with children on website after site. He is one of the “movers and shakers” among the “nano-thermite” crowd of “9/11 truthers,” those who believe that a non-existent secret powder was painted on the beams of the World Trade Center, seemingly by time travelers who used next decade nano-technology for a secret false flag project that could only have been perpetrated back in 1964. Then again, reality and the conspiracy bloggosphere seldom intersect. Other than his work as a “troofer,” passing along the brilliant opines of Alex Jones and Christopher Bollyn to the world, while shopping reader IP addresses, according to FBI sources, for susceptible children, Stirling also plagued the Keshe Foundations. Here, he worked with “authorities” in Belgium where pedophilia is a national sport. According to FBI sources, the arrest of Stirling David Allen is one stage in an investigation that leads into Europe’s scientific community, the CERN group, the European Space Agency and the Belgian royal family, a tale of blackmail, of child murder and ties to internet conspiracy websites, “shock jocks” and more than one intelligence agency, including Britain’s MI 5. His war with the Mormon Church 4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $0.00 Cash Only 76-5-403.1 SODOMY ON A CHILD X 4 Arrested/Held For: New Charge 4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $0.00 Cash Only 76-9-702.5 LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD X Arrested/Held For: New Charge 4th District Court Case # NewPc129118 $250,000.00 Cash Only 76-5-404.1(4) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A C Arrested/Held For: New Charge Sheriff’s office arrests Fountain Green man following reports of child sex abuse The Utah County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fountain Green man Monday afternoon on suspicion of multiple counts of child sex abuse. The arrest of Sterling Allan, 52, comes after more than a year of investigation. According to police reports, a special agent with the FBI received a tip in January 2015 that Allan was involved in the sexual exploitation of children. Internet searches reportedly revealed several online videos in which Allan admitted he was a pedophile and had committed sex offenses against children. In January 2016, agents interviewed Allan in Fountain Green, and he reportedly admitted to molesting children when he lived in Eagle Mountain, from where he moved six years ago. Allan also reportedly admitted he sexually assaulted a minor in the summer of 2014. During an online post he made earlier this month, Allan reportedly stated he planned to travel to Russia, which does not have an extradition treaty with the United States. Allan was booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony; four counts of sodomy on a child, a first-degree felony; and 41 misdemeanor counts of lewdness involving a child.
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/27/2016 11:55:18 PM
	House Republicans seek to open up national forests to mining and logging Weeks after an anti-government militia’s takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge, legislators are presenting bills to loosen federal authority over public land Federal land, such as the Lewis River Gifford Pinchot national forest in Washington state, could be opened up for logging, mining and other commercial activities if House Republicans have their way. Photograph: Alamy Oliver Milman in New York Wednesday 24 February 2016 20.50 GMT Congress is to consider two bills that would allow states to hand over vast tracts of federal land for mining, logging or other commercial activities – just weeks after the arrest of an armed militia that took over a wildlife refuge in Oregon in protest at federal oversight of public land. The legislation, which will be presented to the House committee on natural resources on Thursday, would loosen federal authority over parts of the 600m acres (240m hectares), nearly one-third of the land mass of the US, it administers. A bill put forward by Republican Don Young would allow any state to assume control of up to 2m acres of the national forest system to be “managed primarily for timber production” in order to address what Young claims is a decline in national logging rates. A further bill, written by Republican Raúl Labrador, would allow state governors to assign up to 4m acres of land as “forest demonstration areas”, which would allow logging free from any federal water, air or endangered species restrictions. The bills, which will be heard by a Republican-dominated committee, come just two weeks after the dramatic end to the armed militia occupation of the Malheur national wildlife refuge in Oregon. The 41-day occupation, which resulted in the fatal shooting of the militia’s spokesman before the arrest of the rest of the group, was sparked by the group’s anger at federal land use regulations. The heavily armed militia, led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, said the occupation could last for “several years”, with some saying they were willing to die for the cause. Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz recently aligned himself with sentiments expressed by the group, releasing an advertisement in Nevada that criticized federal control of public land. “If you trust me with your vote, I will fight day and night to return full control of Nevada’s lands to its rightful owners,” Cruz said in the advertisement. The Texas senator came third in the Republican caucus in Nevada. Environmentalists have decried the latest attempt to strip federal control from public land, warning that endangered species and vital ecosystem services, such as clean water, will be put at risk. “The natural resources committee is pretty radicalized at this point,” said Bobby McEnaney, senior lands analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The fact that they would react to what’s happened in Oregon to advance an agenda to take land from the federal government is seriously tone deaf. “Most of this committee didn’t condemn the actions at Malheur, so this is not completely unexpected. The agenda here is being driven by oil, gas and timber industries. The Republicans are interested in a deregulation race to zero.” Donald Barry, senior vice-president for conservation programs at Defenders of Wildlife, said the authors of the bill were in a “time warp”. “One would expect this kind of thing would happen in the 1900s, but not the 21st century,” he said. “National forests are no longer viewed by the public as an ATM machine based on the exploitation of natural resources. They are places to hike, camp and to be protected in order to provide clean water supplies. The American people clearly realize this now. “The idea that states will manage this land well is just an illusion. They don’t have the resources to do so, which means there will be a fire sale for mining and timber companies. The American public would lose access to these lands. Those days should be behind us.” The authors of the bills, along with the committee chairman, Rob Bishop, were all approached for comment. (theguardian)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/28/2016 12:41:18 AM
	Nuclear industry hides huge radiation spikes at power plant reactors February 16, 2016 By Ethan Huff (Health Secrets) A nuclear insider has unleashed a bombshell about how radiation is actually released from nuclear power plant reactors — and what he has to say might shock you. During a recent interview with Nuclear Hotseat host Libbe HaLevy, radiation biologist Dr. Ian Fairlie spoke about massive radiation spikes that occur when plant reactors are refueled, a common occurrence that the industry has long withheld from the public. From time to time, nuclear power plants require fresh infusions of fuel in order to keep operating. During this process, nuclear reactors are depressurized and their valves opened up, resulting in a release of gas containing some radioactive elements. The radioactive concentration of this release is said to be minimal, and plant operators are required to report it to regulators annually. When these reports are made, however, plant operators typically average out the total radioactive release across a 365-day period, which makes it appear small. In truth, the bulk of the release occurs in a very short period of time, often in just one afternoon, which means workers and those living downwind are sustaining high amounts of radioactive exposure. “Up until 2012, we didn’t really know what happened with emissions from nuclear reactors,” explained the independent nuclear consultant during the segment. “The only data that we had was annual data…. We didn’t really know the time pattern — now we do.” Up to 75 percent of total radiation spikes at occurs in just one instance According to Dr. Fairlie, it is a common misconception that small bursts of radiation are released from nuclear power plants throughout the year, representing a minimal overall threat. Up to three-quarters, or 75 percent, of what is recorded annually as radiation releases occurs in just one large spike, typically during the refueling of reactors. “Instead of having even, little bits of emissions throughout the 365 days, you have one big, massive spike which happens over a day-and-a-half period,” said Dr. Fairlie. “That’s important… because it results in doses which are at least 20 times higher, maybe even as much as 100 times higher.” This is significant because current regulatory guidelines do not require plant operators to disclose when and how often such releases occur, which creates an illusion of safety. If people knew that nuclear plants operated in this manner, they would likely avoid being near them on the few days when large radiation releases occur. “These spikes have been hidden from us ever since the beginning of the nuclear power program,” explained Dr. Fairlie. “Nobody knew about them apart from people who work in the nuclear industry and they keep really quiet about it.” Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to protect public from radioactive releases Though the data from which Dr. Fairlie came to these conclusions was compiled in Germany, he says similar radioactive releases are likely occurring at U.S. reactors as well. He is now urging Americans to contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and demand that such information be disclosed in the interest of public health. “You have to go to your regulator and say, ‘There’s no reason why this is not occurring at U.S. reactors. These data are from [German] pressurized water reactors… so we know that it’s very, very likely the same thing is happening with U.S. reactors,” he added. You can contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to demand full disclosure on nuclear power plant data by visiting: NRC.gov. You can also listen to the full Nuclear Hotseat interview with Dr. Fairlie here: NuclearHotseat.com. For more information: http://enenews.com http://www.nuclearhotseat.com http://www.nrc.gov (alignlife.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/28/2016 11:26:59 AM
	Is nuclear Armageddon more likely than ever? The Week Staff Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images February 27, 2016 New weapons, unstable nations, and terrorism are raising the nuclear stakes. Is a doomsday attack more likely? Here's everything you need to know about the new nuclear arms race: How many nuclear weapons are there? About 16,000. Russia and the U.S. have 93 percent of them, with more than 7,000 each; the rest are split between France, China, the U.K., Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea. The global stockpile is much smaller than it was at the height of the Cold War: In 1986, Russia and the U.S. had 64,000 nukes pointed at each other — enough to devastate every square inch of the entire globe. But there are growing fears that nuclear catastrophe is becoming increasingly likely. The established nuclear powers are modernizing their arsenals with smaller, more sophisticated weapons. The unstable regime in nuclear-armed North Korea is trying to develop a hydrogen bomb. ISIS, which is richer and more ambitious than any previous terrorist group, is trying to get hold of a nuclear device. The Doomsday Clock, the symbolic countdown to Armageddon, was last year moved from five minutes to midnight to three minutes. "We are facing nuclear dangers today that are in fact more likely to erupt into a nuclear conflict than during the Cold War," says former Secretary of Defense William Perry. What's the biggest worry? Probably North Korea, since it's run by the erratic, belligerent dictator Kim Jong-Un. The Hermit Kingdom carried out its fourth nuclear test in January, and claimed it was a hydrogen bomb. Atomic bombs create their explosive energy solely through nuclear fission, while H-bombs rely on nuclear fusion, the same chain reaction that drives the Sun. This makes them vastly more powerful than atomic weapons: A-bombs tend to be measured in kilotons (equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT); H-bombs in megatons (1 million tons of TNT). Nuclear scientists are unconvinced that North Korea's underground test was a thermonuclear weapon, based on the shock waves it produced. But the country is believed to have built a 10-kiloton atomic weapon — slightly smaller than the Hiroshima bomb, but enough to destroy a city. The regime already has the capability to strike South Korea, Japan, and other nearby countries with nuclear weapons; its recent launch of a satellite into orbit, which was widely seen as an intercontinental ballistic missile test, suggested that it could soon reach the U.S. What are other powers doing? Arming up. Russia's defense budget has increased by over 50 percent since 2007 — a third of it is devoted to nuclear weapons. China is increasing its warhead stocks and developing nuclear-armed submarines. Pakistan and India's own nuclear standoff shows no sign of cooling. President Obama, who in 2009 pledged to try to create a "world without nuclear weapons," has proposed spending $1 trillion over the next 30 years updating America's nuclear arsenal, replacing 12 nuclear-armed submarines, 450 land-based missiles, and hundreds of nuclear bombers. Some of the weapons in development are very controversial. Why is that? They're becoming smaller and more advanced, and thus more likely to be used. Last fall, the U.S. Air Force tested its first precision-guided atom bomb, which can be remotely guided like a cruise missile to zero in on small targets. Its explosive power can be dialed up or down, from 50 kilotons to 0.3 kilotons. Critics argue that nuclear weapons should never be used as battlefield weapons — only as a deterrent. "What going smaller does," says retired Gen. James Cartwright, "is make the weapon more thinkable." Russia's new weapons are also causing concerns. Last November, the Kremlin leaked plans for a nuclear torpedo designed to sneak under traditional nuclear defenses and hit cities or military installations along the coasts. Could terrorists acquire a nuke? It's possible. Between 1995 and 2012, the International Atomic Energy Agency catalogued 2,200 attempts to steal or smuggle uranium. ISIS's propaganda magazine has suggested buying a nuclear weapon in Pakistan and smuggling it into the U.S. Nuclear experts warn that an improvised device could be fitted into an SUV-size shipping container. Ports and airports are fitted with radiation sensors, but they only work at very close range. Another potential threat is a "dirty bomb" — a regular explosive device that would spray radioactive material over a blast zone, exposing thousands of people to radiation and turning an entire city into an uninhabitable ghost town. Authorities in Iraq are now searching for a sizable quantity of "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, which theoretically could wind up in the hands of ISIS. Is a nuke-free world possible? Not in the foreseeable future. Once rogue nations develop nuclear weapons, they're extremely unlikely to relinquish them. "The reason you attacked Afghanistan is because they don't have nukes," a North Korean diplomat told American negotiators in 2005. "That is why we will never give up ours." For similar reasons, none of the nine nuclear powers will surrender its weapons. The nuclear genie was let out of the bottle in Hiroshima in 1945, and it will probably never be forced back in. Monitoring nuclear wannabes Any nation seeking to develop nuclear weapons has to test them — and the good news is that it has become impossible to conduct a nuclear test in secret. With a huge network of seismic stations and underwater hydroacoustic centers, the international organization responsible for enforcing the ban on testing can detect and measure a nuclear explosion anywhere in the world. But uncovering the construction of a nuke is another matter. Satellites play a big part, but they're far from infallible. Syria hid a nuclear reactor by assembling it in a building with a lowered floor, which from the outside looked too small to house such a facility. (The reactor was discovered and destroyed by Israel in 2007, before it could be completed.) Once a program has been detected, advances in nuclear forensics — the analysis of air and soil for radioactive particles — have made it very hard to cover up previous activity. "You can detect individual atoms," says Andreas Persbo of Vertic, the international agreement verification think tank. "It's virtually impossible to hide that you've been doing nuclear activity in a room." (THE WEEK)
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