Alienated: US and Turkey, FaceApp, and Area 51

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🗓️ 18 July 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Turkey just ordered a new missile defense system from Russia. And now the US is telling Turkey: no F-35 fighter jets for you. Basically, the US is worried selling Turkey the F-35s means giving Russia access to top secret tech. We’ll tell you why that’s a concern for the US, and how it affects the relationship with Turkey, a key NATO ally. Meanwhile, another Russian invention is causing people’s hair to go gray: it’s called FaceApp. Some US lawmakers are warning that your uploaded selfies may end up in the Russian government’s inbox. We’ll explain why. Also on today’s episode: tragedy strikes a famous animation studio in Japan, and why the US government is going there...out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, July 18th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.5	they matter.
0:09.5	Today, we're diving into why the US is ticked off about some big items turkeys been ordering
0:14.2	lately.
0:15.2	We'll explain what Russia has to do with it and what's at stake.
0:19.1	Then, checking out Old You seems cool, but lawmakers are worried that FaceApp might be
0:24.3	a data security and privacy risk.
0:27.1	And finally, how a million people are trying to crash Area 51.
0:31.8	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.1	Let's skim this.
0:39.4	The most complicated story today is about Turkey, the country.
0:44.0	Turkey's government maxed out its credit cards on a really big purchase, and the US is saying
0:49.1	you're going to regret that.
0:50.9	The US isn't worried about Turkey being over budget.
0:54.2	It's about the thing Turkey bought.
0:56.6	It's a long range service to air defense system, which is military talk for missiles.
1:04.6	The missile system can target planes many, many miles away, using sophisticated radar technology.
1:11.1	And the S-400 was built in Russia.
1:14.2	The problem is Turkey also just bought about 100 advanced fighter jets from the US, called
1:20.3	the F-35.
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