Russia Updates Nuclear Doctrine:

Earlier this week, the Kremlin announced Russia has updated its nuclear deterrence policy in an attempt to modernize its defense strategy in response to Western military and political actions.

Under the new policy, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if it is attacked by a massive airstrike via drones, missiles, aircraft, etc., and it believes its sovereignty is threatened. Furthermore, such an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear power with the aid of a nuclear power (e.g., Ukraine using U.S., U.K., or French weapons and guidance) will be seen as an attack by a nuclear power, and could merit a nuclear response. Russian ally Belarus is included in this new policy, ostensibly to protect it from an attack by NATO or Ukraine.

Historically, Russian nuclear doctrine was a “no first use” policy, while NATO strategy historically accepted nuclear weapons would be necessary to defeat Warsaw Pact conventional forces in a war in western Europe. Russia’s previous doctrine in 2020 authorized the defensive use of nuclear weapons to protect the territorial integrity of the state.

According to the Kremlin, the change in policy is the result of decades of Western interference through NATO expansion, and the recent escalation of the Russia-Ukraine territorial dispute into a global proxy war in which the United States and its allies fund Ukraine with hundreds of billions of dollars in weapons and foreign aid. The Ukrainian military assault on the Russian Kursk Oblast, and Ukrainian airstrikes on Moscow are recent NATO-led escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims these changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine will help deter nuclear war. The U.S. believes the changes are irresponsible, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken telling MSNBC:

Look, it’s totally irresponsible, and I think many in the world have spoken clearly about that when he’s been rattling the nuclear saber, including China in the past. So I would just say especially to do that now while the world’s gathered in New York, including talking about the need for more disarmament, nonproliferation, I think that’s going to play very badly around the world.

https://thenewamerican.com/news/russia-updates-nuclear-doctrine/

Angie Craig voted against bill to establish protections for babies who survive attempted abortions:

"This bill isn't about interfering with a so-called right to abortion," said a representative from National Right to Life. "It is about stopping infanticide."

Republicans in Congress are working to add new protections in federal law for babies who are born during attempted abortions.

In January of 2023, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. According to the bill’s chief author, Congresswoman Ann Wagner, the bill “will provide commonsense protections for innocent children and their mothers and will ensure all babies receive the essential care they need at an incredibly vulnerable moment.”

Over 20 years ago, President George W. Bush signed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act into law. That law states that any infants born during attempted abortions are considered people under federal law, but the law lacked enforcement mechanisms to ensure such babies are protected.

As such, Republicans in the last several Congresses have introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This legislation would mandate that infants born during an attempted abortion receive the same standard of care any other infant born at the same gestational age would receive. Furthermore, the bill requires that babies born during an attempted abortion be immediately taken to the hospital.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act also establishes criminal penalties for those who fail to protect these babies.

“The Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act is non-controversial legislation,” said Jessica Anderson, the executive director of Heritage Action. “A baby’s right to life and medical care does not change because he or she was born in an abortion clinic instead of a delivery room. [This bill] would require that appropriate medical care be given to any child who survived an attempted abortion and that the child be transported and admitted to a hospital.”

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in January of 2023 by a vote of 220-210. Among the individuals who voted against the bill was Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig.

“This bill isn’t about interfering with a so-called right to abortion,” said a representative from National Right to Life. “It is about stopping infanticide.”

After the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was passed by the Republican-controlled House, the bill was sent to the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. The Senate has not acted on the bill.

https://alphanews.org/angie-craig-voted-against-bill-to-establish-protections-for-babies-who-survive-attempted-abortions/   

Bishop Schneider: Pope Francis has contradicted ‘the entire Gospel’:

Speaking to Raymond Arroyo, Bishop Athanasius Schneider firmly critiqued and rejected Pope Francis' claim that 'every religion is a way to arrive at God.'

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Athanasius Schneider has stated that Pope Francis has contradicted “the entire Gospel” with the claim that all religions are a way to God.

Speaking with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo on The World Over, Kazakhstan’s Bishop Athanasius Schneider responded to the controversial comment made by Pope Francis on his recent trip to Singapore.

When asked by Arroyo about this, Schneider was clinical in his critique:

Such an affirmation of Pope Francis is clearly against the divine revelation, it contradicts directly the first Commandment of God which is ever valid – “You shall not have other gods beside me” – this is so clear, and such a statement contradicts the entire Gospel.

Continuing, Schneider reminded viewers that “Jesus Christ said, ‘No one comes to the Father except through me.’”

“He is the only way to God, there are no other ways or paths,” said the auxiliary bishop of Astana. “So in this statement sadly, regrettably Pope Francis plainly contradicts the first Commandment of God and the entire Gospel.”

When Arroyo raised this issue of how a Pope could say such a statement, Schneider pointed back to the betrayal of Christ by St. Peter in the Gospels.

God permitted that the first pope, Simon Peter, he renounced [and] denied Christ three times, and he was appointed the vicar of Christ and nevertheless he denied Christ three times. So God permitted it that it could also happen in the future, that a successor of Simon Peter would speak some words which are contrary to the divine truth.

Such a scenario, commented Schneider, “is rare, but it happened with Peter and it happened in very rare cases in history. But Peter repented, and he again defended Christ and confessed Him and gave his life for Christ as a martyr.”

The auxiliary bishop urged Catholics “to simply pray for Pope Francis that he may receive this grace of the Lord as Peter received, to repent and to again clearly, courageously confess that there is no other name given to man in which they can be saved except Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God, the only redeemer of mankind.”

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-schneider-pope-francis-has-contradicted-the-entire-gospel/?utm_source=featured-news&utm_campaign=usa

Greg Gutfeld Rips Media for Ignoring Story of Thousands of Criminal Illegal Aliens in America: ‘Biggest Crime Story I’ve Ever Seen’ (VIDEO):

This week it was revealed that there are now tens of thousands of illegals in the U.S. who are murderers, rapists, and other assorted criminals and the liberal media has almost completely ignored the story.

During The Five on FOX News on Friday, Greg Gutfeld slammed the media blackout, calling this the biggest crime story he has ever seen.

The media has to ignore this story for obvious reasons. Reporting on it would highlight one of the greatest political vulnerabilities of Kamala Harris and we can’t have that.

Gutfeld noted during Fox News’ “The Five” that this story was “so unbelievable” that he “wanted to see if it was reported elsewhere.” Unsurprisingly, he could find nary a word about what he calls “probably the biggest crime story I’ve ever seen” on the likes of CNN, ABC, and Drudge. And he had a special message for the Democrat “hate watchers” of Fox News: “The media doesn’t want you to know this information. They don’t want it to reach you. They’re rather you die or be raped than Trump be right or find out the truth.”

U.S. Defense Official: China’s Nuclear Sub Sank in Port:

A senior U.S. defense official said Thursday that China’s latest nuclear-powered attack sub sank in May or June while sitting in a shipyard near Wuhan, a baffling and embarrassing disaster the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has kept secret until now.

The news that China’s new sub went to the bottom – possibly with nuclear fuel on board – was broken by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Thursday.

The defense official who spoke to the WSJ said the lost sub was the first of China’s new Zhou-class nuclear submarines, developed in a bid to reduce America’s enormous advantage in submarine warfare. The Zhou design includes a unique X-shaped stern intended to give the vessel greater maneuverability.

Satellite images showed the Zhou sub, easily identified by its distinctive tail, docked at the shipyard in early March. The sub was reportedly undergoing final outfitting before heading to sea.  By June it was gone, with no sign of ever having sailed out of port. Analysts noticed a cluster of floating recovery cranes had been assembled around the pier, including equipment specialized for recovering oil from the water.

“In addition to the obvious questions about training standards and equipment quality, the incident raises deeper questions about the PLA’s internal accountability and oversight of China’s defense industry, which has long been plagued by corruption,” the source said.

“Can you imagine a U.S. nuclear submarine sinking in San Diego and the government hushes it up and doesn’t tell anybody about it? I mean, Holy cow!” exclaimed former U.S. submarine officer and Center for a New American Security senior fellow Thomas Shugart, the first analyst to notice China’s new submarine was missing.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2024/09/27/u-s-defense-official-chinas-nuclear-sub-sank-port/