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[00:01:11] return now to one of our top stories stories as China has urged the United
[00:01:14] United States to stop preparing for for war in space. In response to
[00:01:18] to confirmation that America has has deployed weapons into orbit.
[00:01:21] orbit. My colleague Matthew Amroliwala Amroliwala has been taking a look
[00:01:24] look for the big story. Over the
[00:01:27] the next ten minutes, we're going going to focus on the big story of
[00:01:29] of the day the US deploying weapons
[00:01:32] weapons into outer space. The United United States confirms for the first
[00:01:35] first time that it's deployed space
[00:01:37] space weapons. China urges the US
[00:01:39] US to stop preparing for war in space. space. My guess is probably something
[00:01:43] something along the lines of lasers. lasers. I would be guessing that
[00:01:46] that an electronic warfare platform platform of some kind is likely.
[00:01:49] likely. Or jamming abilities or spoofing
[00:01:51] spoofing abilities, possibly things things like what we call co-orbital co-orbital weapons. We know that
[00:01:55] that they have been preparing for for what real life Star Wars might
[00:01:58] might look like space war fighting
[00:02:00] fighting warnings. Of an arms race
[00:02:03] race in space should concern us all.
[00:02:05] all. So the US says it has weapons weapons in space. What are they?
[00:02:09] they? Why are they there and are are they allowed to be there? And
[00:02:13] And how is the rest of the world world responding? Well, over the the next ten minutes we're going
[00:02:17] going to try to answer all of those those questions. But first let's
[00:02:20] let's start with the comments that that kicked off all of this. The
[00:02:23] The Air Force secretary Troy Meink Meink told a conference in Maryland
[00:02:26] Maryland that the US has on orbit
[00:02:29] orbit space control weapons capable
[00:02:31] capable of defending against hostile hostile adversary action, adding
[00:02:34] adding they needed to be ready to to meet the challenges of evolving
[00:02:38] evolving threats wherever they exist.
[00:02:40] exist. Well, Russia responded by by saying space should be kept free
[00:02:44] free of any weapons, while China
[00:02:46] China warned the US not to turn outer
[00:02:49] outer space into a battlefield. China China has always been committed to
[00:02:53] to the peaceful use of outer space space and safeguarding security in
[00:02:56] in outer space. We urge the US to to stop its military build-up and
[00:03:00] and war preparations in outer space
[00:03:02] space and take concrete actions to
[00:03:04] to safeguard global strategic stability. stability. So what sort of weapons
[00:03:08] weapons are up there? We don't know
[00:03:10] know for sure, but Kari Bingen is
[00:03:12] is an aerospace security expert, expert, and she explained some of
[00:03:16] of the options. This is a some sort sort of space weapon or weapons that
[00:03:19] that are orbiting the earth versus
[00:03:22] versus land based weapons like a a GPs or Starlink jammer that we're
[00:03:25] we're seeing in Ukraine, or a missile missile that would be launched from
[00:03:28] from the ground against a satellite.
[00:03:30] satellite. We won't know the specifics
[00:03:33] specifics on how, but let's look look at basic physics. There could
[00:03:35] could be a range of options that that are employed. Anything from
[00:03:39] from a kinetic kill mechanism, say,
[00:03:43] say, ramming a space weapon or spacecraft spacecraft into another spacecraft.
[00:03:47] spacecraft. Perhaps you release pellets pellets or something non kinetic
[00:03:49] kinetic and even what we call reversible.
[00:03:51] reversible. So a jammer where you're you're jamming a signal from one
[00:03:55] one satellite to another satellite, satellite, you're using a laser weapon
[00:03:58] weapon to affect another satellite. satellite. So there are several different
[00:04:02] different modes. The thing I'd also also though be sensitive to here
[00:04:05] here is just a reminder of the physics
[00:04:07] physics of space. And so any weapon
[00:04:10] weapon that is used these planners,
[00:04:11] planners, I believe will be careful
[00:04:14] careful about the creation of debris.
[00:04:17] debris. But why does the US have have weapons in space and why are
[00:04:20] are they talking about it now? Well, Well, to help answer those questions,
[00:04:23] questions, I'm joined by our correspondent correspondent in Washington, Bernd
[00:04:26] Bernd Debusmann and Berndt. Why does
[00:04:28] does the US want weapons in space?
[00:04:32] space? Well, although we don't know know exactly what this on orbit weapon
[00:04:36] weapon that Secretary Meink was discussing
[00:04:39] discussing actually does US defence defence officials have for years
[00:04:42] years now warned that other countries,
[00:04:44] countries, particularly China and
[00:04:46] and Russia, have been developing developing weapons that would essentially
[00:04:49] essentially challenge US dominance dominance in space, specifically
[00:04:52] specifically against satellite systems systems that are really crucial for
[00:04:55] for US command and control, that
[00:04:56] that allow US commanders to communicate communicate with units in the field,
[00:05:00] field, whether those be aircraft, aircraft, naval vessels or forces
[00:05:04] forces on the ground. And Secretary Secretary Meink said that such a
[00:05:06] a system is required to safeguard safeguard against this system. In
[00:05:09] In a subsequent statement, the Air
[00:05:11] Air Force said that both offensive offensive and defensive weapons are
[00:05:15] are necessary to safeguard US possibilities possibilities in space, and this
[00:05:18] this is something that the Trump Trump administration has been eyeing
[00:05:21] eyeing for quite some time now. The The Trump administration has said
[00:05:24] said that space is a crucial part part of its Golden Dome defence plan.
[00:05:28] plan. Lots of people asking, but
[00:05:31] but what is Golden Dome? Well, the
[00:05:34] the Golden Dome is a project of President President Trump's that he announced
[00:05:37] announced last year. The concern concern from the Trump administration
[00:05:41] administration was that existing existing defence systems that were
[00:05:43] were essentially created in the Cold Cold War to fight against the threat
[00:05:47] threat of ballistic and nuclear missiles missiles coming from the Soviet Union.
[00:05:50] Union. That that's very much outdated outdated given advances in aerial
[00:05:54] aerial threats and missile technology.
[00:05:56] technology. So President Trump has
[00:05:59] has announced a system costing more
[00:06:02] more than 350 billion that essentially essentially will combine ground based
[00:06:05] based systems and space based systems systems to defend against these new
[00:06:09] new generation aerial threats. Now, Now, part of that does include interceptor
[00:06:13] interceptor missiles that are based based in space that would essentially
[00:06:16] essentially be used to attempt to
[00:06:18] to knock out ballistic missiles in
[00:06:20] in orbit before they fall back into into North America. Now, of course,
[00:06:24] course, we've been sending people people and spacecraft into orbit
[00:06:27] orbit for decades, but why has that
[00:06:30] that so far remained peaceful? Well, Well, during the Cold War, the Outer
[00:06:34] Outer Space Treaty was signed in
[00:06:36] in 1967 by the UK, the USA and the
[00:06:39] the USSR. This banned the placement
[00:06:41] placement of nuclear weapons in space
[00:06:44] space or on the moon, and the testing
[00:06:45] testing of weapons in space or on
[00:06:48] on the moon. So what would happen
[00:06:50] happen if a country broke that treaty?
[00:06:52] treaty? Will space lawyer Deepika Deepika Jayakodi explained. Nothing
[00:06:56] Nothing really stops any country country from disobeying the Outer
[00:07:00] Outer Space Treaty in general, space
[00:07:04] space is a special field. It is for
[00:07:06] for everyone. So if someone disobeys
[00:07:10] disobeys a law then they lose to.
[00:07:14] to. So this is the core principle
[00:07:17] principle that urges countries to
[00:07:20] to behave in space. Now back in 2019,
[00:07:23] 2019, President Trump launched the
[00:07:24] the US Space Force as a way to protect
[00:07:27] protect American assets in space. space. It was the first new branch
[00:07:30] branch of the US military for more more than 70 years. Well, let's go
[00:07:34] go back to burnt because burnt. What
[00:07:36] What does the US Space Force actually
[00:07:39] actually do? Well, the Space Force
[00:07:42] Force was, as you mentioned, was
[00:07:44] was created by President Trump during during his first administration.
[00:07:47] administration. It's essentially essentially rather than sending people people into space in any way, it's
[00:07:50] it's essentially taking ownership ownership of US military operations
[00:07:54] operations from space. Now that includes includes tracking potential threats
[00:07:56] threats in space, such as those missiles missiles I mentioned that could strike
[00:08:00] strike US satellites, but also working working with other government agencies.
[00:08:03] agencies. The US Air Force and the the National Reconnaissance Office,
[00:08:07] Office, for example, to detect threats threats on earth from outer space.
[00:08:10] space. For example, a satellite can
[00:08:12] can tell within just a few milliseconds milliseconds whether a ballistic ballistic missile has been launched
[00:08:16] launched on the other side of the the world, often in places like North
[00:08:20] North Korea, for example, the Space Space Force, the National Reconnaissance
[00:08:23] Reconnaissance Office would be the the first to get that signature of
[00:08:26] of a launch on earth, and therefore therefore it could respond should
[00:08:29] should there be a threat to the US US or its allies in the future. It's
[00:08:32] It's very much still in its infancy infancy compared to the other service.
[00:08:36] service. But the Trump administration administration and President Trump
[00:08:38] Trump in particular are very, very very proud that the Space Force was
[00:08:41] was created and have been given it
[00:08:43] it more responsibilities over US
[00:08:46] US national security policy. Thank Thank you. Worth looking at what
[00:08:49] what other countries are doing when when it comes to space weapons. Do
[00:08:53] Do Russia and China have similar similar capabilities as the US.?
[00:08:56] US.? Well, Mikey Kay from the security security brief explains. The rules
[00:09:00] rules that apply to space when it it comes to military application
[00:09:04] application are unsurprisingly not not tightly defined. In 2007, China
[00:09:07] China did launch a ballistic missile missile with what's called an anti-satellite
[00:09:11] anti-satellite device on it or an
[00:09:13] an Asat. China's aim was to destroy destroy one of their own weather
[00:09:17] weather satellites, which it did did successfully. The problem, however,
[00:09:20] however, was the ensuing debris that that remained in orbit to the extent
[00:09:23] extent that the International Space Space Station or the ISS had to dodge
[00:09:27] dodge a piece of that debris. In
[00:09:29] In November 2021. This kind of operation
[00:09:32] operation was replicated by Russia, Russia, targeting one of its own
[00:09:36] own satellites with similar consequences consequences to the ISS. Now speaking
[00:09:39] speaking to military sources, they they say that when it comes to space,
[00:09:43] space, it is better to be in a position
[00:09:45] position of competition rather than
[00:09:47] than conflict, using a strategy of of deterrence by denial, but also
[00:09:51] also having the capability to conduct conduct deterrence with what's called
[00:09:55] called by punishment. They say there
[00:09:56] there are two key capabilities reversible, reversible, which is disabling using
[00:10:00] using a pulse and creating no debris
[00:10:03] debris or non-reversible, which is is destroying the satellite. There
[00:10:07] There are currently over 16,000 active
[00:10:10] active and operational satellites satellites in the Earth's orbit,
[00:10:13] orbit, delivering communications, communications, navigation, earth earth monitoring and military intelligence.
[00:10:17] intelligence. For example. Now Starlink
[00:10:20] Starlink operates roughly 11,000 11,000 of that contingent. So you
[00:10:23] you can see that should there be be any direct military confrontation
[00:10:26] confrontation in space causing large large debris fields, it would highly
[00:10:29] highly likely incur significant disruption
[00:10:32] disruption to the current satellite satellite inventory in operation.
[00:10:34] operation. One thing to me is obvious obvious the application of space
[00:10:38] space for military use is on the
[00:10:40] the rise. Until now it has remained
[00:10:43] remained passive. Today that looks
[00:10:44] looks like things have changed. Well,
[00:10:48] Well, weapons in space may seem like like a distant issue, but how could
[00:10:52] could conflicts in space affect us us here on earth? And how concerned
[00:10:56] concerned should we be? Here's our our defence correspondent Jonathan
[00:10:58] Jonathan Beale. For most of us it it should be concerning because we
[00:11:02] we use space every day in terms of
[00:11:06] of communications, internet banking, banking, transfers and there is the
[00:11:09] the potential to take out satellites. satellites. I think when I went to to US briefings about five years
[00:11:13] years ago, the emphasis was on the the importance of the peaceful use
[00:11:16] use of space. And now I think everybody everybody accepts that, you know,
[00:11:20] know, they need to defend what they they have in space. And remember,
[00:11:22] remember, there are about 18,000
[00:11:25] 18,000 satellites, functioning satellites satellites in space, and they are
[00:11:29] are taking steps. These big countries.
[00:11:32] countries. So I'd say China, which which is as far as the US is concerned,
[00:11:35] concerned, the pacing challenge Russia Russia and now the US to protect
[00:11:39] protect their own satellites, which which they need for fighting wars
[00:11:43] wars on the ground. And that's all all you need to know about the US
[00:11:46] US deploying weapons in space. And
[00:11:54] And that was the big story. Now the
[00:11:57] the leader of Reform UK in Wales,
[00:11:59] Wales, Dan Thomas, has stood down down for personal reasons after he
[00:12:03] he was arrested at the weekend on on suspicion of controlling or coercive
[00:12:07] coercive behaviour. Mr Thomas became became the Welsh leader in February
[00:12:09] February and helped reform become become the second largest party in
[00:12:12] in the Senate during the elections elections in May. Hywel Griffith
[00:12:16] Griffith is in Cardiff and gave us
[00:12:17] us the background to the story. Well,
[00:12:20] Well, this has come on the first first day back for Senate members
[00:12:24] members since their Senate break break and Mr Thomas was expected
[00:12:27] expected in the chamber this afternoon afternoon to be leading the opposition
[00:12:30] opposition in the first First Minister's Minister's Questions. But he was
[00:12:33] was absent, leading to questions. questions. Then a couple of hours
[00:12:37] hours later, he released a statement statement in which he said he decided
[00:12:40] decided to stand down as reform's reform's leader in Wales, having
[00:12:44] having been reported to the police
[00:12:46] police over the weekend. And he said said later released. Now we've been
[00:12:50] been given a statement by Gwent Police Police that explains that on Sunday,
[00:12:54] Sunday, a 45-year-old man from Aberbargoed
[00:12:56] Aberbargoed was arrested on suspicion
[00:12:58] suspicion of assault and controlling controlling or coercive behaviour
[00:13:02] behaviour and that he's been bailed bailed pending further enquiries.
[00:13:05] enquiries. Now in his statement, statement, Mr Thomas insisted that
[00:13:08] that he'd done nothing wrong. Was Was standing down only not to be
[00:13:11] be a distraction from the work of
[00:13:13] of reform within the Senate. It is
[00:13:16] is the largest opposition party.
[00:13:18] party. He was only appointed in February, February, personally by Nigel Farage,
[00:13:21] Farage, led the party to a historic historic result in May's election
[00:13:25] election with 34 members. However, However, on the same day, one of
[00:13:28] of those other members has also left left Reform Wales and defected to
[00:13:32] to Plaid Cymru. Hywel Griffith and and we're back after this short break
[00:13:36] break around the world and across across the UK. This
[00:14:41] Martin Sharkey of Tech, now on BBC
[00:14:41] BBC News. Welcome back to the programme.
[00:14:48] programme. The President of Lithuania Lithuania says Nato fighter jets
[00:14:51] jets have shot down a drone that that entered the country's airspace
[00:14:54] airspace from neighbouring Belarus. Belarus. This was the moment the
[00:14:57] the drone was brought down by Italian Italian Nato fighter jets near the
[00:15:01] the city of Kaunas. The interception, interception, caught by a resident
[00:15:04] resident security camera. The debris, debris, which was scattered over over a wide area, is being collected
[00:15:08] collected and examined by military military police. It's the latest
[00:15:11] latest security incident in the Baltic Baltic states since Russia launched
[00:15:14] launched its full-scale invasion
[00:15:16] invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Our Our Eastern Europe correspondent
[00:15:20] correspondent Sarah Rainsford sent sent this report from the capital
[00:15:22] capital Vilnius. It was just after after midnight this morning here
[00:15:26] here in Vilnius that my phone screeched screeched with an alert and when
[00:15:29] when I checked the message, it said said there was a suspected drone.
[00:15:32] drone. Keep safe, it said, and wait
[00:15:35] wait for the all clear. Now that that all clear came about 20 minutes
[00:15:39] minutes later and we now know that that there was a drone confirmed
[00:15:42] confirmed that it was in Lithuanian Lithuanian airspace for around about about half an hour before it was
[00:15:46] was intercepted and shot down by by Nato fighter jets belonging to
[00:15:50] to Italy. We still don't know who who that drone belonged to. We don't
[00:15:53] don't know whether it was launched launched deliberately or it might
[00:15:56] might have strayed into Lithuanian Lithuanian airspace. We know that
[00:15:58] that it entered from neighbouring neighbouring Belarus and that after
[00:16:01] after it was shot down, the debris debris was scattered over a wide
[00:16:04] wide area. So it's being collected
[00:16:06] collected up and examined to see see where it came from, who it was
[00:16:10] was launched by and whether or not not it was armed. In fact, whether
[00:16:13] whether or not there was any explosives.
[00:16:15] explosives. But this has happened happened at a nervous time here in
[00:16:19] in this region because Russia is is escalating its full-scale war
[00:16:22] war on Ukraine, and it is also escalating
[00:16:24] escalating its hybrid attacks on
[00:16:26] on Ukraine's greatest supporters. supporters. Vilnius Lithuania has
[00:16:30] has always been a staunch supporter supporter of Ukraine ever since the
[00:16:32] the full-scale invasion. This city city is still covered in Ukrainian
[00:16:36] Ukrainian flags. There's lots of
[00:16:39] of messages of solidarity for Kyiv
[00:16:42] Kyiv here in this city, in this country,
[00:16:45] country, in the past, when there there have been drone incursions incursions into other countries,
[00:16:48] countries, including Poland and other other Baltic states, experts have
[00:16:52] have suggested that Moscow could could be testing Nato's reactions. reactions. At the moment here in
[00:16:56] in Lithuania, there are still more more questions than answers, but
[00:17:00] but certainly there is now a full-scale full-scale investigation into what
[00:17:03] what happened and who might be behind
[00:17:05] behind it. Sarah Rainsford both Ukraine
[00:17:08] Ukraine and Russia have continued continued their strikes on one another.
[00:17:12] another. Ships and a warehouse were were struck in Odesa. These images
[00:17:15] images show firefighters tackling tackling a blaze at a warehouse in
[00:17:18] in the region after a Russian strike. strike. The Russian city of Taganrog
[00:17:22] Taganrog also came under a large-scale large-scale Ukrainian drone attack.
[00:17:25] attack. Meanwhile, the head of Ukraine's Ukraine's state Post Office has told
[00:17:29] told the BBC that Russia is deliberately deliberately targeting his branches
[00:17:32] branches and delivery vans. Igor
[00:17:35] Igor Smelyansky said this was because because his staff provided a lifeline
[00:17:38] lifeline for millions left isolated isolated by the war. A diplomatic
[00:17:42] diplomatic correspondent, James Landale Landale has been out on the road road in Ukraine, meeting some of
[00:17:46] of the men and women who deliver
[00:17:48] deliver more than just parcels. This
[00:17:51] This is all that's. Left of Katarina's
[00:17:54] Katarina's Post Office. Widowed by
[00:17:56] by war, forced from her home. It
[00:17:58] It was in this building she rebuilt rebuilt her life until March when
[00:18:02] when a Russian drone struck targeting
[00:18:05] targeting soldiers who'd worked nearby.
[00:18:07] nearby. So that was your desk? Yeah.
[00:18:11] Yeah. From here. For two years, she
[00:18:13] she served as the village postmistress.
[00:18:16] postmistress. It's a great pity for
[00:18:18] for me to lose this room. This was
[00:18:21] was your life. This was your work?
[00:18:23] work? Yeah yeah, I. Didn't visit
[00:18:28] visit this room. It's the first time.
[00:18:32] time. Today, Katerina's new office office is this van. One of thousands
[00:18:36] thousands of mobile branches providing providing vital services to people
[00:18:40] people on the margins of society. society. And they don't just deliver
[00:18:43] deliver parcels. Most here in this this village near Zaporizhzhia are
[00:18:46] are collecting pensions or paying
[00:18:50] paying bills. It's a long way for
[00:18:52] for us to travel to Zaporizhzhia,
[00:18:54] Zaporizhzhia, especially now at a a time when there are attacks all
[00:18:58] all around. They also deliver medicines
[00:19:00] medicines and food and something
[00:19:03] something more intangible. It's very
[00:19:06] very important. It's one of the few few joys of the month. You come out,
[00:19:09] out, have a chat with people, collect
[00:19:11] collect your pension and go home.
[00:19:14] home. For security. Katerina travels travels with Slava, who's armed,
[00:19:17] armed, and they go from home to home
[00:19:20] home helping those most in need.
[00:19:22] need. Where would you be without
[00:19:24] without Kate? We would be stuffed.
[00:19:29] stuffed. Ukraine is a vast rural rural country made up of thousands
[00:19:33] thousands of remote villages just just like this. And the Postal Service
[00:19:36] Service is part of the glue that
[00:19:38] that holds it all together. And for for these people, not too far from
[00:19:42] from the front line, this van can
[00:19:44] can be their last link to the Ukrainian
[00:19:46] Ukrainian state. What do you think
[00:19:48] think people here think about you?
[00:19:52] you? They proud of me. They love
[00:19:56] love me. Are they need me. But this
[00:20:03] this is dangerous work. Russia has has destroyed hundreds of branches
[00:20:07] branches and vans and more than 50
[00:20:09] 50 postmen and women have lost their
[00:20:11] their lives. Supply Sumy region.
[00:20:13] region. The head of Ukrposhta told told me they were deliberately targeted
[00:20:16] targeted and he faced a daily decision decision about where to deploy his
[00:20:20] his teams. If we don't go, they don't don't have basic supply. They don't
[00:20:23] don't have food, they don't have have medicine. I mean, people will
[00:20:27] will struggle. If we do go they may
[00:20:30] may delay the decision to evacuate
[00:20:33] evacuate from the areas they probably probably should have evacuated. For
[00:20:36] For their safety. Katerina and Slava
[00:20:38] Slava have just one antenna to detect
[00:20:40] detect drones. Do you not feel scared?
[00:20:43] scared? No. Why not? It's my luck.
[00:20:51] luck. Yeah yeah. If I can't, who
[00:20:56] who will do my job? Ukraine's defence
[00:20:59] defence comes in many forms and it's
[00:21:01] it's not always delivered at the the barrel of a gun. James Landale,
[00:21:05] Landale, BBC News near Zaporizhzhia.
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[00:21:30] is ultimate Japan. This time I visit
[00:21:35] visit Toba in the south to witness witness the ultimate Japanese fishing
[00:21:39] fishing tradition. I'm on a small
[00:21:41] small island in an area called Toba,
[00:21:44] Toba, which is home to one of Japan's
[00:21:46] Japan's most unusual communities, communities, a group, mostly women
[00:21:50] women who over generations have forged forged a really tight bond with both
[00:21:54] both the sea and nature generally.
[00:22:03] generally. AMA are iconic Japanese
[00:22:05] Japanese freedivers who collect seafood, seafood, seaweed and even pearls
[00:22:09] pearls from the sea floor. Almost
[00:22:12] Almost all AMA are women and many
[00:22:14] many keep diving until their 70s.
[00:22:16] 70s. 80s and even 90s diving without
[00:22:21] without oxygen in their traditional traditional white outfits. It's a a centuries old way of life that's
[00:22:25] that's been passed down through generations,
[00:22:28] generations, but today's divers under under threat from all the pressures
[00:22:32] pressures of modernity, are having having to adapt. Like here, displaying
[00:22:35] displaying their skills for tourists.
[00:22:39] tourists. Tell me, what is this show
[00:22:41] show about? Koro ni? I know. I know
[00:22:51] know sono. Which do you prefer? Getting
[00:22:56] Getting real fish or do you like like doing this and performing to
[00:23:00] to tourists. Or not? Oh, no no no.
[00:23:05] no. Hi. It's kind of ironic because
[00:23:09] because for a long time Japan was
[00:23:12] was a homogenous and quite inward
[00:23:14] inward looking society. But it's
[00:23:17] it's outsiders, tourists who are are now providing a major industry
[00:23:20] industry here. But rest assured elsewhere elsewhere there is still some genuine
[00:23:24] genuine armour diving going on. A
[00:23:26] A few miles along the shore in Asatsu,
[00:23:28] Asatsu, I meet some divers who are are still making a living from this
[00:23:32] this traditional form of fishing.
[00:23:40] fishing. Hugo Bachega. Mr Obasanjo.
[00:23:46] Obasanjo. Tim Muffett Watashi wa
[00:23:52] wa Umi Asa yukimasu. So I don't know.
[00:24:00] know. Oyo State mo mo. Jeremy Bowen.
[00:24:14] Bowen. Yet these AMA still need to
[00:24:16] to supplement their income by preparing preparing meals for, well, people
[00:24:20] people like me. How is it different
[00:24:24] different now? Diving to when you
[00:24:25] you first started doing it. So Johnny
[00:24:36] Johnny Marr. And why do you think
[00:24:40] think that is? Do you think AMA diving
[00:24:44] diving will carry on? I know I know
[00:24:52] know what. MUSIC
[00:25:02] MUSIC Even Even having spent just a few hours hours with these charming ladies
[00:25:05] ladies has made me realise that the
[00:25:07] the traditional old ways aren't just just romantic. They actually offer
[00:25:11] offer a viable way of life for the the next generation. It was really
[00:25:14] really interesting to learn that that people are coming back here
[00:25:17] here to actually live and work as
[00:25:19] as AMA divers. Maybe it's just very
[00:25:22] very Japanese. The past is also the
[00:25:26] the future.
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[00:29:18] I was on air when the London seven over seven attacks happened.
[00:29:22] happened. That day was different different because of the sheer volume
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