Preparing for nuclear provocations
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The Obama administration took the unusual step Saturday night, Jan. 30, of leaking word to major US media that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies - the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain - have accelerated the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks. They are preparing for Iran, or its surrogate Hizballah, to hit back for a possible US or strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities. ![]()
Yellowstone National Park “swarm of earthquakes”
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The number of earthquakes experienced since Sunday at Yellowstone National Park has now risen to 901 with two of the strongest quakes occurring late Wednesday, according to scientists monitoring the situation.
The swarm of earthquakes is one of the largest ever recorded at the park.
They said there have been 901 quakes in the swarm ranging from 0.5 to 3.8.
They say the swarm is likely the result of a slip in pre-existing faults and not a sign of a potential volcanic eruption. ![]()
Indian flights over SE Asia on hijack alert
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The Indian Home Ministry has put all Air India/Indian Airlines flights operating in South Asia on high security alert after intelligence warnings that Islamic fundamentalist groups aligned to the Al-Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Taiba plan to hijack an airliner, according to New Delhi TV reports.
The target may be an Air India/Indian Airlines aircraft operating to and from "any one of the SAARC countries" any time "in the near future".
3.3 magnitude earthquake Oklahoma
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The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in southern Logan County. ![]()
Iran’s nuclear infrastructure can be bombed
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The deployment in the Middle East of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group in the first week of January adds muscle to the words of Gen. David Petraeus, CENTCOM commander, on Jan 10 that Iranian nuclear infrastructure, albeit strengthened against attack with enhanced underground tunnels, wasn't fully protected.
"Well, they certainly can be bombed," he said to CNN. "The level of effect would vary with who it is that carries it out, what ordnance they have and what capability they can bring to bear."



