Trump Calls Iranian Response to Peace Proposal ‘Totally Unacceptable’

Sweden Will Consider Ways To Limit Energy Use If Iran War Continues, Government Says Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sweden may need to consider options to reduce energy consumption, including rationing, if the disruption to the flow of fuel supplies continues as a result of the Iran war, the country’s prime minister and finance minister said on on April 23. Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson speaks at a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Dec. 19, 2024. Johanna Geron/Reuters “We are not planning any rationing...

Trump Signs Orders For Quantum Computer, Cryptography Upgrades Authored by Martin Young via CoinTelegraph.com, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Monday to push to build a quantum computer and to focus on creating cryptography that can resist quantum attacks. The orders aim to take a “cohesive, whole-of-government approach” to accelerate the deployment and commercialization of quantum computing and “protect sensitive technologies and work with allies to ensure adversaries cannot use QIST [Quantum Information Science and Technology] to undermine national security.” The orders come as China ramps up its quantum computing ambitions following...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) is requesting the Department of War deploy a hypersonic missile system to the Middle East.  Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that CENTCOM, the regional command responsible for the Middle East, asked for the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile for potential use against Iran. The request comes amid a three-week ceasefire between the US […]