PRECEDENCE: ROUTINE RR DTG: 144517Z MAR 23 ICOD: 140017Z MAR 23 CONTROLS: Public Release QQQQ BLUF: Radioactive Water Leak in Minnesota discovered leaking since November. Internationally, diplomatic ties between Western adversaries becoming stronger. ----------BEGIN TEARLINE----------
-National Events- MN: Authorities at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant recently stated that 400,000 gallons of radioactive Tritium water leaked out of the facility back in November. The leak was only detected during routine checks of the local groundwater supply. Monticello NPP is located literally on the bank of the Mississippi River. On March 3, Monticello NPP submitted their application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission renew their license to remain operable until 2050.
KY: Catastrophic train derailment in Glendale. Resulting from a semi truck that got stuck on the tracks. AC: This one looks far less nefarious than the others we’ve seen. Overwhelmingly looks like a routine accident, despite the catastrophic loss of an entire train (carrying new cars).
-International Events- France: Mass protests and riots have broken out following Macron’s decision to go above parliament and force his pension reform plan. Expect events to remain kinetic as the population reacts to what they perceive as overreaching tyranny.
BRICS: Russia/China relations improving as both countries have taken measures to increase trade over the past few weeks.
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi’s have recently resumed diplomatic relations with Iran. This comes after years of hostility (as Iran has funded the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who in turn have occasionally attacked Riyadh). Perhaps the most important detail of this resumption of relations is where this diplomatic meeting physically took place. The deal to re-open each others embassies, and restore diplomatic ties was signed…in Beijing.
-Analyst Comments- Like clockwork, the poisoning of rural America continues, this time in the form of radioactive water. The claims by authorities that no drinking water sources are contaminated are laughable, since the leak was only detected after it was already in the water supply immediately around the plant. As we now know, disaster response authorities are often openly lying and gaslighting citizens about the severity of disasters like this. So expect the situation to get worse and certainly be more widespread than authorities are letting on.
On the international front, though it may be a bit harsh to describe the situation as “battle lines are forming”, we have certainly seen nations picking sides in the diplomatic arena. This really started with the renewed invasion of Ukraine last year, and not out of the ordinary. However, western nations still get a bit nervous when their historic adversaries start getting really friendly. Russia and China in particular are not exactly old chums, but their common adversary (the West) can serve to strengthen their relationship even more than events have in the past. ----------END TEARLINE---------- Analyst: S2A Derived From: Multiple Sources END REPORT NNNN