The recent Japanese nuclear power plant meltdown has spurred scientists on to find better ways to detect radiation. They could also use these methods to search for countries (like Iran) that are secretly making nuclear weapons–as well as terrorists who want to use "dirty bombs." The International Atomic Energy Agency mandates nuclear safeguard systems to on these reactors, but one thing they DON’T show is how much plutonium or uranium is present in the fuel rods of these reactors, some of which could be diverted to use for manufacturing weapons. With nuclear reactors supplying large amounts of the power used on this planet–especially in Europe–this is not a small problem. read more

Unless this is a very elaborate viral video with some money behind it, it’s a real case. The earlier and very public UFO sighting and explosion, followed by this discovery and the detail in the photograph, are pretty convincing. But then again, if this is a good quality hoax, it would also be convincing.
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I used to get hate mail from people angry that I "believed in" global warming, as if believing scientific data is like believing in some article of faith. Of course, I’ve never thought that the data indicated steady planetary warming because that isn’t what’s going to happen. What’s happening is climate change, and the violent weather, both summer and winter, will continue until there is a fundamental change of climate. Now I get hate mail from people angry that my correct predictions have somehow "caused" the storms. The truth is that we have to live as best we can with climate change. I am going to be doing a detailed report for my Unknowncountry.com subscribers on just what to expect over the next 12 months, and how to prepare for it.
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