Hello and welcome to the programme. A long running cyber attack targeting Government Departments in the United States has now affected the two agencies managing the countrys Nuclear Stockpile. Investigations into the hack are continuing, but some analysts and politicians have blamed it on russian intelligence. Our washington correspondent, Lebo Disekojoins us now. Good to see you. So, we know that a number of Government Agencies have been affected, but this could go even further than we think right now, couldnt it . Yes, the part of the department of Homeland Security that deals with Cyber Security said that the hackers did notjust use one method of gaining access, and therefore it could be much larger than we think and as you said, this list of agencies that has been affected, from the pentagon to the treasury too, as you said, probably the agencies you would least wa nt probably the agencies you would least want to be impact said by Something Like this, those in charge of the upkeep
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President putin again insists the west must give russia guarantees that nato wont expand eastwards to admit ukraine; and says hes initiated high level talks with the us. Translation if we are plunged in a conflict . I but we dont want that. It is not our choice. This is why i responded to president biden s proposal. The ball is in their court now and they should respond, and coming up, rescue footage emerges of two babies being pulled alive from the rubble of kentuckys tornado last week and handed over to their grandmother. Praise god hello and welcome. Tighter restrictions against Coronavirus Have come into effect in some European Countries amid concerns over the highly infectious Omicron Variant that continues to spread rapidly. Theres a fear that a wave of Omicron Infections could overwhelm Health Services, despite preliminary studies suggesting that omicron is milder and that the risk of being hospitalised is up to 75 lower. Well look at Mainland Europe in a moment, but lets start
And says hes initiated high level talks with the us. Translation if we are plunged in a conflict . I but we dont want that. It is not our choice. This is why i responded to president biden s proposal. Hello and welcome. Tighter restrictions against Coronavirus Have come into effect in some european countries, amid concerns over the highly infectious Omicron Variant that continues to spread rapidly. Theres a fear that a wave of Omicron Infections could overwhelm Health Services , despite preliminary studies suggesting that omicron is milder and that the risk of being hospitalised is up to 75 percent lower. Well look at Mainland Europe in a moment, but lets start here in the uk. Over 1. 3 million british people were infected with covid in the week ending the 16th Of December the highest level of infections recorded since the pandemic began. Heres our health correspondent, dominic hughes. The last few days before christmas have brought some better news. Early studies of the Omicron Covid