The British medical journal, The Lancet, has published a report on the effects of climate change. A group at the University of Notre Dame broke down the countries most severely affected and those countries which will be best able to manage climate change. Not surprisingly, the lists broke down between rich and poor countries:
One is more likely to be killed by right-wing extremists in the US than by extremists who adhere to a radical interpretation of Islam. According to the New America foundation there have been 48 Americans killed by right-wing extremists since 11 September 2001. Since that time, only 26 Americans have been killed by those who profess a radical interpretation of Islam. The statistics raise serious questions about how Americans use the word terrorism, and whether there Americans have unhelpful blinders about the terms.
If the negotiations with Iran fail at the end of the month, the US has a military lever against the Iranian nuclear program that is truly out of science fiction. Since some of the Iranian facilities are buried deep underground in hardened bunkers, the US has developed what it calls the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” or MOP. The MOP weighs 15 tons, of which 5,300 lbs are explosives. It is 15 feet long and can drill down 200 feet of earth or 60 feet of concrete before it detonates. It is delivered by a B-2 bomber and presumably could destroy the Iranian facilities. Iran, however, has been developing anti-aircraft capabilities that could nullify this weapon.
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