Judy Woodruff:
Officials also say that a federal rule mandating vaccinations at large private companies will be issued in the next few days.
The U.S. military warned today that China's nuclear force is growing much more rapidly than expected. A Pentagon report said that Beijing could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. the U.S. has some 3, 750. General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that he does not expect China to use its growing power against Taiwan, at least within the next two years.
Another Pentagon review has concluded that no one should be punished for a U.S. drone strike that mistakenly killed 10 Afghan civilians. It happened amid the chaotic U.S. pullout in August, days after an Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and 169 Afghans. The review cites communications and targeting failures, but no misconduct or negligence.
The U.N. human rights office is blaming Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels for extreme brutality in their civil war. Thousands have been killed and wounded in Tigray province since fighting began a year ago. and witnesses have told of famine and mass expulsions. The government joined in the probe and barred investigators from some of the worst-affected areas.
Back in this country, the Federal Reserve will begin easing its pandemic era economic stimulus. Today's announcement came as prices for food, fuel and other goods keep rising. Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged today that it's likely the problem will last well into next year.
