Private contractors are to take over the role of looking after the UK’s nuclear weapons in Scotland. The MoD has signed a 15-year contract with ABL Alliance to provide support for the Trident weapons system at HM Naval Base Clyde. Under the new contract 149 MoD civilian posts will transfer to the alliance. The jobs are in industrial and technical… Read more →
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes to establish its first naval base abroad since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and is looking at Cuba, Vietnam and the Seychelles as possible locations, state-runRIA news agency quoted the navy chief as saying on Friday. Russia has been increasing the reach of its navy in recent years, sending warships further afield as part of an effort to restore pride… Read more →
The Cybersecurity Act, which the Senate will vote on next week, will not only contain measures for cyber security but also quite a bit of gun control, if a coalition of Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) get their way. When the opportunity to add amendments to the bill arose, a “reasonable” gun control amendment was added by Schumer,… Read more →
(Reuters) – Severe flooding across North Korea has killed 88 people and left tens of thousands homeless, state media reported late on Saturday, threatening to make the poverty-stricken country’s already chronic food shortage still worse. The floods caused by torrential rains and a typhoon this month caused “big human and material losses”, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said, stranding nearly 63,000… Read more →
