Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
The log onto the peoples republic as caps, forces launch, and offensive to retake territory there and mass demonstrations. Re john and sri lanka after the acting leader is elected president to the secret ballot by parliament protestors. Burning his effigy as Security Forces are on high alert with hi there, youre watching r t international. Im your host donald quarter. Welcome to the program. Now our top story, European Countries will have to rely on nuclear and coal power. This coming winter due to giving up on russian gas amid storing prices. Thats according to a top you official. We have made a decision. We are preparing for the winter without rush and gas in order to get through this winter and possibly next winter. The e, you states can extend the operation of their Nuclear Power plants or coal plants. So here it is. The European Unions big plan for how those of us here in the block are going to get to re summer of heat waves and the winter cold while maintaining Industrial Product
Hour. Well carry it live. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. Tonight, donald trump is wrapping up whats arguably been the worst week of his president ial campaign and its not clear if next week will be any better as he heads into tuesdays wisconsin primary trailing ted cruz by ten points in a new poll. Trumps opponents are ratcheting up their claims that hes unprepared to be commander in chief, citing his controversial remarks on abortion, his provocative Foreign Policy views, his verbal attacks and more. A day after trump met with Republican National committee leaders, there are serious doubts about his promise to try to unify the party, as the likelihood of a contested convention looms. Ill ask the rnc chief strategist and Communications Director sean spicer, hes standing by live. Well discuss with him. And our correspondents, analysts, theyre also standing by as we cover the days top stories. Up fir
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has advocated harsher punishment, including confiscation of assets, of those involved in drug trade and their public shaming, saying such action will be a strong deterrent.
ceiling it up, back to chernobyl in 1996. although in fukushima, there s potential of one worse, chernobyl was one reactor and here you ve got four in bad shape. and the united states may be seng the marines to help with the crisis. and the base in tokoyo, another 140 marines will be joining them all trained in nuclear radiological and high yield explosion scenarios. now, they ll deal with the also on the recovery operations in the victims of tsunami, but if the japanese do request their help they will be on hand to help them in fukushima. so far the japanese, not a lot of assistance from the international community, the iaea, the nuclear watch dog, it doesn t appear to be directly cooperating and directly involved, and the