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Ossoff questions Gabbard about Iran posing an 'imminent nuclear threat'
NBC News· 2026-03-18 18:25
The White House stated on March 1st of this year that this war was launched and was quote a military campaign to eliminate the imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime end quote. That's a statement from the White House. Quote, the imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime. Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was an imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime.The intelligence community assessed that Iran maintained the intention to rebuild and to contin ...
DIGI: Secy. Ernest Moniz - Former Energy Secretary under President Obama
Bloomberg Television· 2026-03-14 16:15
Let me start there. How surprised are you that with the release of as much oil from the US and these other nations around the world, there hasn't been a diminishment in the price of oil as a result. Well, it's certainly true that previous releases from The Sparrow have had a larger impact.Even when the releases were smaller. For example, I remember back in 2000 we had a so-called swap using using the petroleum reserve. It was only 30 million barrels and the the price of oil dropped about 15% quite, quite qu ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-03-06 18:45
RT Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian)Netanyahu in three frames:To Iranians, he speaks of “freedom”.To Americans, he warns of Iran's “nuclear threat".To his Zionist audience, he calls Iranians "Amaleks".Deception based on the geography of the audience! ...
'A House of Dynamite' director responds to Pentagon accusing nuclear doomsday film of inaccuracy
MSNBC· 2025-10-26 16:07
Film Overview - "A House of Dynamite" is a high-stakes thriller about the US government responding to a nuclear threat, focusing on the critical "18 minutes to decide the fate of the world" [1] - The film aims to portray an accurate representation of the reality of nuclear threat scenarios and the processes involved, based on research and interviews with experts from Stratcom, the Pentagon, and the White House [8][9] - The film emphasizes the human element in decision-making processes within these institutions, highlighting that individuals with personal lives and potential human flaws are responsible for critical choices [10][11][12] Nuclear Threat & Defense - The film explores the precariousness of the nuclear age and the potential for a single accident or bad actor to trigger a global catastrophe [6][7] - The movie depicts a scenario where the mid-course missile intercept system fails, leading to a debate with the Pentagon regarding the accuracy of real-world missile defense systems [17] - The film's writer respectfully disagrees with the Pentagon's assessment, asserting that the movie's depiction of the missile defense system's imperfection is accurate, based on consultations with missile defense experts [17][18] Pentagon's Response & Industry Conversation - The Pentagon issued an internal memo criticizing the film's depiction of missile defense capabilities, arguing that real-world testing shows a "vastly different story" [14][15] - The filmmakers welcome the conversation initiated by the Pentagon's response, viewing it as an opportunity to discuss and potentially improve the existing missile defense system [16][18]