Politico: "Democrats Turn Eye to [Energy Secretary] Rick Perry in Ukrainian Probe"

As reported by Politico in an article entitled "Democrats Turn Eye to Rick Perry in Ukrainian Probe":

The former Texas governor has been a regular visitor to Saudi Arabia, where he traveled in 2017 to persuade the Kingdom to partner with the U.S. rather than Russia or China to develop two nuclear reactors. That effort came as the Trump administration continued to seek close ties with the Saudis, despite intelligence linking them to the death of dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi last October.

Pit-making plans draw threat of a lawsuit

As posted at the State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects' "What's News?" website section:

• Albuquerque Journal - Pit-making plans draw threat of lawsuit - By Mark Oswald, Journal Staff Writer

Watchdogs Issue Second Demand to NNSA for Nation-Wide Environmental Review of Expanded Plutonium Pit Production

• As posted at the State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects' website section:
• EIN Newsdesk - Watchdogs Issue Second Demand to NNSA for Nation-Wide Environmental Review of Expanded Plutonium Pit Production - Tom Clements

Trump Talk: using nuclear weapons on hurricanes

As reported by Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC's "The Last Word."

The Washington Post has also reported on this, in an article entitled "Nukes, plugs, and walls: Humanity's harebrained schemes for combating natural disasters."

Beyond Nuclear on KPFA's "Flashpoints"

Today on Flashpoints: Kashmir in the crosshairs of India and Prime Minister, Modi. The violent repression and extreme censorship continues unabated. Also, a confirmed nuclear explosion at a remote Russian military base, largely covered up by the Russians, raised fears of wide level contamination, more meltdowns and brings back echoes of Chernobyl. And, will California approve the first ever pubic bank ever to be formed in the state.

Here is the link to the recording of the 8/26/19 show.