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A handful of countries including China and Russia are breaking new ground in developing space weapons. Does that mean the world is headed for an arms race in space?
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With the Islamic State now linked to the Bondi Beach terror attack, authorities need to redouble efforts to counter the group’s enduring appeal, especially during the yearend holiday period.
The White House said that it had expanded the travel ban to include Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria. Fifteen other countries were added to the list of countries that face partial travel restrictions.
The U.S. president can order a nuclear launch without consulting anyone, including Congress, and U.S. nuclear weapons have been prepared to launch within minutes since the Cold War. While reforms to U.S. retaliation policy seem unlikely, restraining a president’s ability to launch a first strike could be possible.