VLADIMIR Putin's death could trigger a scenario that allows bad actors to get their hands on nuclear weapons amid political chaos in Moscow, experts fear. Rumors about the Russian tyrant’s ailing health have surfaced for months as reports claim that he could transfer power to a former spy while he undergoes surgery. Kremlin loyalist Nikolai Patrushev, 70, has been touted as a potential replacement - but it's not known who succeeds Putin if he becomes incapacitated or dies. Russian expert Taras Kuzio, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, revealed there will be "infighting at the top of the Kremlin over who will be the one to take over". Experts have speculated that Russia could strengthen its relationship with the East, or become a failed state in a post-Putin world. CHALLENGE TO THE US Geopolitical expert Brandon J Weichert warned that a savvier figure could succeed Putin and a future Russian state could potentially form an authoritarian axis with China. … [Read more...] about Putin’s death could spark 3 nightmare scenarios with ‘terrorists snatching Russian nukes & weapons of mass destruction’
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Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on May 15, 2022
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown Dr. Scott Gottlieb Lloyd Blankfein , senior chairman of Goldman Sachs Mark Esper , former defense secretary Click here to browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. I'm Margaret Brennan. We have a lot to get to today, but we begin with breaking news from Buffalo, New York, where an 18-year-old male is in police custody following a mass shooting that killed 10 and injured three others. That massacre is being investigated by the Justice Department as a hate crime and an act of -- quote -- "racially motivated violent extremism." President Biden referred to it as an act perpetrated in the name of white nationalist ideology, and he has called for an end to hate-fueled domestic terrorism. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen reports. (Begin VT) MAN: A shooter, a mass … [Read more...] about Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on May 15, 2022
Inside UFO secrets that could be revealed at bombshell hearing probing whether aliens pose national security threat
CONCERNS that UFOs have never-before-seen capabilities that can outmaneuver and outperform the US's most advanced military technology prompted Congress to call a historic UFO hearing. Congressman Andre Carson, who will head the May 17 public hearing, promised to dive into the national security risks posed by UFOs' potential presence. "Americans need to know more about these unexplained occurrences," Carson said in a tweet. This is the first time Congress will get together in more than 50 years to discuss UFOs and extraterrestrial life, which expert Jeremy Corbell said is a "big f******g deal." "This is what the people and #UFOTwitter have been asking for: uniform transparency," Corbell told The Sun in an exclusive interview. "This hearing will kick in the doors and is more proof that UFOs are real and prove that they have advanced tech that we cannot identify. SPACE-RELATED STORIES WHAT LURKS BENEATH Inside the hunt for alien life on … [Read more...] about Inside UFO secrets that could be revealed at bombshell hearing probing whether aliens pose national security threat
US abortion rights activists stage nationwide protests
Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the United States on Saturday to demand safe and legal access to abortion. The protests were taking place less than two weeks after a leaked draft opinion showed that the US Supreme Court was ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision in 1973 that established a federal right to terminate a pregnancy . Pro-choice groups, including Planned Parenthood and Women's March, organized more than 400 "Bans Off Our Bodies" marches for Saturday, with the largest turnouts expected in New York City, Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Chicago. "For the women of this country, this will be a summer of rage," said Rachel Carmona, president of Women's March. "If it's a fight they want, it's a fight they'll get," she added. Watch video 07:12 America's Abortion Battle Fighting for the right to access abortion The leak of the draft opinion has ignited fury about the potential rollback of abortion rights. The court's … [Read more...] about US abortion rights activists stage nationwide protests
The truth is out there: Pentagon faces public grilling over UFO sightings
Congress is set to hold the first public hearing in decades into UFO sightings next week in the latest serious attempt by the US government to establish the origins of the phenomena . Top P entagon intelligence officials will be grilled on what they know in the first session of its kind in over half a century. Democrat congressman Adam Schiff, chairman of the House intelligence committee, said: “This will give the public an opportunity to hear directly from subject matter experts, and leaders in the intelligence community, on one of the greatest mysteries of our time.” He said the UFO hearing would “break the cycle of excessive secrecy and speculation with truth and transparency”. READ MORE: Pentagon will track unexplained airborne objects through new intelligence group No ET, no answers: US intelligence report is inconclusive about UFOs UFOs US intel report: No evidence of aliens as mystery remains over sightings How UFO sightings went from joke to national … [Read more...] about The truth is out there: Pentagon faces public grilling over UFO sightings