The South China Morning Post reported April 25 that the mountain site where North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests has collapsed. The Punggye-ri nuclear test site, which includes Mount Mantap, is about 400 miles northeast of Pyongyang. “One group of researchers found that the most recent blast tore open a hole in the mountain, […]
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Forum: Iran Footprint Grows Through Iraq and Syria
With Iran’s physical presence expanding through Iraq and Syria, and a lack of military forces in place to stop it, Hudson Institute will examine the realities of Iran’s objectives at a forum April 26. “With no military forces broadly obstructing Iran’s strategic movement in the region, the country’s influence continues to grow unchecked and could […]
Immigrants ‘Better Educated, but Not Better Off’
Though immigrant education levels have dramatically increased over the past decade, immigrants’ socioeconomic status is virtually unchanged, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies. “The share of newly arrived immigrants with at least a college degree increased from 34 percent in 2007 to 49 percent in 2017; and the share without a […]
Trump Outlines Syria Attack in Letter to Congress
President Donald Trump sent a letter to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate April 15 outlining his actions taken April 13 to strike suspected chemical weapons locations in Syria. “The targets of the combined operation were a scientific research center installation, a storage facility, and a […]
What Happens in a Chlorine/Sarin Gas Attack?
Administration officials said April 14 that the poison gas attack in Douma, Syria, April 8 was most likely a chlorine gas attack, with additional evidence pointing to the use of the nerve agent sarin. Though the issue of chemical attacks is one that often strikes terror, particularly to vulnerable populations around the globe, what does […]