North Koreas Nuclear programme poses what the us director of National Intelligence calls an existential threat to the United States. They said china is trying to access sensitive us technologies and intellectual property. But it was russia that they all agreed on they were unanimous in saying that russian attempts to meddle in us politics were continuing. Heres dan coats on that threat. Frankly, the United States is under attack, under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that ta kes pla ce virtually every major action that takes place in the United States, persistent and disruptive Cyber Operations will continue against the United States and our european allies, using elections as opportunities to undermine democracy, sowed discord, and undermine our values. My colleague katty kay was following this briefing in washington heres how she viewed this briefing. So there you had it, three hours long, repeated questions about russia, and at one p
Education and sports minister and minister in charge of the tokyo games also attended the meeting. The government announced last month that the construction of the new National Stadium will cost 2 billion, about 700 million more than the initial estimate. That triggered calls for a review of the plan. Until last month the former Prime Minister served as the chairman of the japan rugby union. He said some people claimed the plan was given the goahead despite criticism because the construction had to be completed in time for hosting the 2019 rugby world cup. He said the Rugby Championship can be held at different venues. The education and sports minister says contractors for the stadium will be selected within about six months. He says the government aims to complete a new stadium by mid2020 because it will take more than 15 months after its blue print is drawn up. The architect won an International Competition to design the stadium. A spokesman for her office said the Cost Increases are
Tokyo organizing committee. Education and sports minister and minister in charge of the tokyo games also attended the meeting. The government announced last month that the construction of the new National Stadium will cost 2 billion, about 700 million more than the initial estimate. That triggered calls for a review of the plan. Until last month the former Prime Minister served as the chairman of the japan rugby union. He said some people claimed the plan was given the goahead despite criticism because the construction had to be completed in time for hosting the 2019 rugby world cup. He said the Rugby Championship can be held at different venues. The education and sports minister says contractors for the stadium will be selected within about six months. He says the government aims to complete a new stadium by mid2020 because it will take more than 15 months after its blue print is drawn up. The architect won an International Competition to design the stadium. A spokesman for her office
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the Trump Administration is giving mixed signals about its response to the latest north korea Missile Launch. President trump appeared to have dismissed the prospect of a diplomatic solution by saying that talking is not the answer. Although his defence secretary james mattis later said a diplomatic solution was still possible. For its part, north korea has warned the Missile Launch is the first step of military operations in the pacific. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. These are the first pictures of north koreas latest and most provocative Missile Launch. As expected, kim jong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. The north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. And along with the pictures came this statement from north koreas state media. North koreas statement shows the ultimate target of yesterdays test was not here injapan, but the us Pacific Island of guam, wi
One am in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the Trump Administration is giving mixed signals about its response to the latest north korea Missile Launch. President trump appeared to have dismissed the prospect of a diplomatic solution, by saying that talking is not the answer. Although his defence secretary, james mattis, later said a diplomatic solution was still possible. For its part, north korea has warned the Missile Launch is the first step of military operations in the pacific. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. These are the first pictures of north koreas latest and most provocative Missile Launch. As expected, kim jong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. The north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. And along with the pictures came this statement from north koreas state media. North koreas statement shows the ultimate target of yesterdays test was not here injapan, but the us Pacific Island of guam, with its huge military