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Sherman A1's JournalAlert raised over N.Korea's latest missile launch
The South Korean military says North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile from Mupyong-ri in the northern province of Jagang into the Sea of Japan shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday.
The military also says the missile flew about 800 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 2,000 kilometers.
A military source says the missile's top speed was Mach 16, adding that South Korea and the US had detected signs of the launch and taken a readiness posture.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told the National Security Council that the situation resembles that of 2017.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220130_17/
UK weighs more troop deployment to deter Russia
The UK foreign secretary says her country is considering deployment of extra troops to defend NATO member nations amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Liz Truss told Sky News on Sunday that the UK is offering to deploy extra troops into Estonia, providing more air support across the Black Sea and supplying defensive weapons to Ukraine.
She said the move is intended to make sure Ukraine and NATO countries in the region are "in the best possible position" if Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to stage an incursion into Ukraine.
Truss announced that she will visit Ukraine this week and Moscow next week as part of her diplomatic efforts to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220131_03/
Northern Ireland marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in Northern Ireland to mark 50 years since "Bloody Sunday," one of the deadliest days in the conflict known as The Troubles.
Thirteen people were killed and 15 others wounded when British soldiers fired on civil rights protesters on Jan. 30, 1972, in the city of Derry, also known as Londonderry.
Relatives of those killed and injured half a century ago took part in a remembrance walk Sunday, retracing the steps of the original march. Crowds gathered at the Bloody Sunday Monument, where political leaders including Irish Premier Micheal Martin laid wreaths in a ceremony.
The names of those who were killed and wounded were read out during the 45-minute memorial service.
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/northern-ireland-marks-50-years-since-bloody-sunday
Coveney says Ukraine the real issue as Russia moves drills
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney has said that Ireland does not "control all of the levers" when it comes to influencing Russia's decision whether or not to carry out naval exercises.
Last night Russia said it would relocate planned military drills so they take place outside Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone.
Ambassador Yury Filatov said in a statement: "In response to the requests from the Irish government as well as from the Irish South and West Fish Producer's Organisation, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu has made a decision, as a gesture of goodwill, to relocate the exercises by the Russian Navy, planned for February 3-8, outside the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the aim not to hinder fishing activities by the Irish vessels in the traditional fishing areas."
When asked if the Government should have pushed for the drills to be cancelled as opposed to them simply being moved outside of the Irish economic zone, Mr Coveney told RTÉ's This Week: "Of course, that's the preference but we don't control all of the levers here. In fact, we don't control very many of them at all. This is international waters that we're talking about."
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0130/1276744-russia/
Green meals: The apps aiming to cut food waste
"We handmake all our products and over the years we have been able to judge how much we need to make," said Philippa Van Welie, head of marketing at KC Peaches, which operates four cafes in Dublin city, as well as a sizable catering operation.
"But because it is fresh every day, of course we have food waste – and that never sat well with us."
It's a problem that businesses across the entire food industry face.
According to a recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency, 203,000 tonnes of food was dumped by restaurants and foodservice firms in 2019.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0130/1276660-food-waste-apps/
China's Olympic apps may have security flaw
Security experts are warning of security flaws in a smartphone app that is mandatory for participants in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Athletes, officials and reporters are required to use the app to keep track of their health conditions as part of coronavirus prevention measures.
But researchers at the University of Toronto say it has a vulnerability that allows third parties to extract data. They also say it is unclear how Chinese authorities plan to use the data collected by the app.
The Reuters news agency says US Olympic officials have warned athletes heading to Beijing that their communications could be monitored or leaked.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220130_15/
Troops at These Bases Are on Alert for Deployment over Ukraine Crisis
The 8,500 U.S. troops put on heightened alert earlier this week for a potential deployment to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine would come from 10 domestic military bases, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The ready force includes members of the 82nd Airborne Division and 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and troops with the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The alert order also included units at bases in Arizona, Texas, Washington state, Louisiana, Georgia and Ohio.
"These units, all told, include medical support, aviation support, logistics support and, of course, combat formations," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a briefing with reporters.
The bulk of the troops could be called up as part of the NATO Response Force -- a multinational land, air, maritime and special operations force of 40,000 that could be activated by the alliance. For now, no deployment has been ordered, and the U.S. and its European allies are still hoping to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from any imminent invasion of Ukraine using the 100,000 troops he has amassed near the country’s border.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/27/troops-these-bases-are-alert-deployment-over-ukraine-crisis.html
The Navy's New Train Car Has All the Firepower and Tech You Need for Nuclear Security
Major train heists aren't as common now as they were in the Wild West, but railways still carry some highly sensitive cargo that demands heavy-duty, specialized protection. That's why the U.S. Navy, better known for aircraft carriers, submarines and fighter jets, is adding a sleek new armored train caboose to its arsenal, designed to protect shipments of radioactive waste and house mission-relevant security personnel.
The slate-blue Rail Escort Vehicle, or REV, a collaboration between the Navy and the U.S. Department of Energy, departed its assembly site at Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon this month for a testing location at the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. in Pueblo, Colorado, where it will undergo a final slate of tests. When it enters service as soon as 2024, REV will get hooked up to DoE's new Atlas railcar, built to hold hundreds of tons of spent nuclear fuel. For the Navy, the trains will carry spent fuel rods from shipyards and propulsion facilities on the East and West Coasts to the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, for inspection and temporary storage before final disposal in dry casks underground.
Many details about the new caboose are classified, but DoE says it will provide "enhanced security, communication and surveillance capabilities," compared with the smaller yellow escort cabooses currently used for the mission.
A spokesman for the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP), Lee Smith, said the final two-year phase of testing will involve multiple train cars and demonstrate compliance with the Association of American Railroads' S-2043 regulation governing the transport of radioactive material.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/27/navys-new-train-car-has-all-firepower-and-tech-you-need-nuclear-security.html
Elementary school students help pull off teacher's proposal
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WWMT) — Wedding bells were ringing through the halls of Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School as two Kalamazoo Public School teachers got engaged.
Kalamazoo Central High School science teacher Jovaughn Carver enlisted the help of students to propose to Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School teacher Sarah Townsend.
The two met and became friends in 2010 when they were sophomores at Loy Norrix High School.
Both went on to graduate from Loy Norrix and began dating in 2014.
https://krcgtv.com/news/offbeat/elementary-school-students-help-pull-off-teachers-proposal
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