Retired F-22s should go to Japan, not the boneyard

The Pentagon wants to retire dozens of F-22s rather than upgrade them, with the Department of Defense saying it can use the US$1 billion or so saved to upgrade its forces elsewhere. But these F-22s are very important and sending them into retirement when they can be a very effective deterrent for others is potentially a major mistake. Japan […]

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Ukraine nuke plant still at risk of war disaster

Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Grow in the Ukrainian associated with Enerhodar, announced on September 11, 2022, that it was shutting throughout the last operating reactor of the plant’s 6 reactors, reactor No 6. The operators have put the reactor in cold shutdown to minimize the risk of a radiation leak from combat […]

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Vedanta-Foxconn deal puts India on chip-making map

Vedanta and Foxconn have announced a joint venture to manufacture semiconductors and displays in Excellent Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, a deal that will put India firmly in the high-stakes chip-making game. Vedanta is an Indian oil and gas, metals and energy conglomerate with passions in India plus Africa. Foxconn, also known as […]

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