Talk Grows in U.S. of Possibility of Military Strikes on North Korea

Talk Grows in U.S. of Possibility of Military Strikes on North Korea

Talk is growing in the United States of the possibility of using military strikes to take out North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities after the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, threatened he’s close to testing a long-range missile apparently capable of hitting the U.S. Kim said in his New Year’s Day address that the communist nation…

Seoul Vows to Proceed with THAAD Deployment, Slams China’s ‘Reprisals’ Tactics

Seoul Vows to Proceed with THAAD Deployment, Slams China’s ‘Reprisals’ Tactics

South Korea’s determination to deploy its US THAAD anti-missile systems is widening the rift with its powerful neighbour China, who has urged Seoul to reconsider its decision. The Chinese Foreign Ministry again reminded Seoul of its strategic “concerns” and “clear opposition” to Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment on South Korean soil after Washington…

Mathematics Suggests Western Society will Collapse in a Decade

Mathematics Suggests Western Society will Collapse in a Decade

A boffin who uses maths to predict changes in society says his numbers show that western society will collapse in the 2020’s. Peter Turchin, a professor at the University of Connecticut’s department of ecology and evolutionary biology, said the next decade would be marked by political turmoil and social unrest. He uses cliodynamics, which believes…

India, From the Destabilization of Agriculture to Demonetization, “Made in America”

India, From the Destabilization of Agriculture to Demonetization, “Made in America”

Emerging evidence indicates that demonetisation was not done to curb corruption, ‘black money’ or terrorism, the reasons originally given. That was a smokescreen. Modi was acting on behalf of powerful Wall Street financial interests. Demonetisation hascaused massive hardship, inconvenience and chaos. It has affected everyone and has impacted the poor and those who reside in…