I am speaking to US senators on both sides of the aisle. This shutdown is definitely destructive. Everything we're trying to do is lower American energy costs and enable American businesses to build more manufacturing facilities in our country.Losing workers, having uncertainty, having funds frozen or uncertain, that's not helpful. Let me if I can give one example. We are modernizing our nuclear weapons stockpile of the Department of Energy.That's done by about 100,000 contractors. They're not government em ...

It was a very difficult choice. And we had the four very good contenders both Germany, France, UK and the Americans, close allies to Norway, all four. But it was a decision with a lot of factors. So we decided to go with with the Brits because in the end it was a lot of factors. So we decided it.So are you worried at all about Norway's Navy needing the capabilities before 2030, which is when deliveries are due to start. No, we all already have frigates, but we want to exchange them with the new frigates. So ...

80 years ago today, on August 9th, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Three days earlier, the US had dropped a separate bomb on the city of Hiroshima. These bombs changed the course of history.The two bombs are estimated to have killed roughly 200,000 people in both cities. Half of them died on the first day. Many others died of burns and radiation sickness in the days, the weeks, and the months that followed.The destructive power of this new type of weapon was ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Strategic Importance - The Kola Bay is at the center of a global race to dominate the Arctic, holding strategic access to the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans and neighboring NATO countries [1][6] - Russia's Arctic coastline stretches nearly 15,000 miles (approximately 24,140 kilometers) along the Arctic Ocean [5] - The Arctic is becoming a microcosm of geopolitical tensions, with potential for conflict spilling over from outside the region [4][5] - Russia aims to militarize the Arctic to react militarily if threatened, creating new scenarios for Moscow and NATO neighbors [6][7] Military & Defense Strategy - The Northern Fleet, Russia's Arctic Navy division, including nuclear-powered submarines carrying nuclear missiles, is stationed in the Kola Bay, representing Russia's second-strike capacity [7][8][9] - Russia employs a "bastion concept" to protect its nuclear-capable submarines, using integrated air defense, submarines, and jet fighters [10][11] - Russia possesses approximately 40 icebreakers, significantly more than the US, which has only three [12] - Icebreakers are dual-use, serving both research and military purposes, some fitted with weaponry [13] Economic & Trade Implications - Melting sea ice is opening up the Northern Sea Route, a shorter trade route between Asia and Europe, with Russia aiming to develop it as an international maritime link [14][15] - Russia's port of Murmansk is the largest commercial port along the Northern Sea Route and one of the only deep-water ports in the Arctic that doesn't freeze over year-round [15] - Russia is developing new ports to serve Asian export markets, particularly China, balancing cooperation and control [16][17]

Geopolitical Actions - Israel targeted the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program [1] - Israel targeted the heart of Iran's nuclear weaponization program [1] - Israel targeted Iran's main enrichment facility in Natanz [2] - Israel targeted Iran's leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb [2] - Israel also struck at the heart of Iran's ballistic missile program [2] Stated Policy - Israel will never allow those who call for its annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal [1] - Israel backs those words with action [1]