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  • 特朗普指控奥巴马向公众披露机密外星信息 | 福克斯新闻


    特朗普指示向全国多个联邦机构公开政府外星人和不明飞行物档案

    特朗普称，在奥巴马前总统播客言论发表后，外界对不明飞行物活动和外星人存在”极大兴趣”

    作者：格雷格·韦纳（Greg Wehner）
    福克斯新闻

    发布时间：2026年2月19日 美国东部时间下午4:38 | 更新时间：2026年2月19日 美国东部时间晚上8:53

    福克斯新闻撰稿人雷蒙德·阿罗约（Raymond Arroyo）在《英格拉姆角度》节目中讨论了前总统奥巴马对是否存在外星人的表态，分享了他对已故演员罗伯特·杜瓦尔（Robert Duvall）的采访回忆等内容。

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    美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）表示，将指示发布与外星生命、不明空中现象相关的政府文件，称在奥巴马前总统发表相关言论后，公众对这一问题的兴趣”极大”。

    特朗普称，他将指示陆军部长皮特·赫格斯（Pete Hegseth）及其他相关部门和机构，开始识别并解密与不明空中现象（UAP）、不明飞行物（UFO）以及潜在外星生命相关的记录，将此举描述为对公众好奇心增强的回应。

    “鉴于公众表现出的极大兴趣，我将指示陆军部长及其他相关部门和机构，开始识别并发布与外星生命、不明空中现象（UAP）、不明飞行物（UFO）以及所有与此高度复杂但极其有趣和重要的事项相关的政府文件，”特朗普在Truth Social平台上写道，”愿上帝保佑美国！”

    特朗普在空军一号上表示，奥巴马通过暗示外星人存在而泄露了机密信息，称这是”一个大错误”，并指责奥巴马披露了可能有非人类访客到访地球的秘密。

    JD·万斯称UFO和外星人可能是”精神力量”，副总统誓言”查明天空之谜”

    前总统奥巴马位于芝加哥的总统中心正面临越来越多的质疑，该建筑上的一段演讲铭文让观众感到困惑。（Jeff Swensen/Getty Images）

    福克斯新闻白宫记者彼得·杜西（Peter Doocy）在空军一号的记者群访中就奥巴马的言论向特朗普提问，追问现任总统是否见过地球存在非人类访客的证据。

    “他泄露了机密信息。他本不该这么做，”特朗普表示，”我不知道它们是否真实。但我可以告诉你，他泄露了机密信息。他本不该这么做——他犯了个大错。他把机密信息公之于众了。”

    前总统奥巴马周六出现在布莱恩·泰勒·科恩（Brian Tyler Cohen）的播客节目中，被直接问及外星人是否存在。

    “它们是真实存在的，但我没有见过它们，”奥巴马回答。

    这位第44任总统还驳斥了外星人被关押在内华达州51区的说法，称”除非存在一个巨大的阴谋，让它们向美国总统隐瞒了这个秘密，否则不存在这样的秘密地下设施”。

    在他的言论在网上引发热议后，奥巴马在Instagram上试图澄清自己的表述。

    图尔西·加巴德告诉播客主持人外星人可能是真实的：”我们仍在寻求真相”

    “我原本想在快速问答环节中坚持原话，但既然已经引起关注，我来澄清一下，”他写道，”从统计数据来看，宇宙如此浩瀚，很可能存在其他生命。但太阳系之间的距离如此遥远，我们被外星人访问的可能性很低，而且在我任期内没有看到任何外星人接触地球的证据。真的！”

    科恩还问到奥巴马就职后的第一个问题是什么，这又引发了另一个关于外星人的玩笑。

    “呃，外星人在哪里？”奥巴马开玩笑说。

    飞行员报告UFO在喷气式飞机旁盘旋，令空中交通管制员震惊：”祝你们和外星人好运”

    自2025年8月以来，Enigma公司网站显示已收到超过9000起在美国海岸线10英里范围内目击神秘物体的报告。（iStock）

    周六的露面并非奥巴马首次谈及这一话题。2021年接受《詹姆斯·柯登深夜秀》采访时，他表示，就职后曾调查是否有秘密实验室在研究外星人，但得到的答复是没有。

    尽管如此，奥巴马指出，官员们正在调查那些表现出异常飞行模式的飞行器。

    “有一些天空中物体的影像和记录，我们不确定它们是什么，”他说，”我们无法解释它们如何移动、轨迹如何。它们没有容易解释的模式。我认为人们仍然认真对待调查并试图弄清楚那是什么。”

    UFO纪录片揭示数十年政府掩盖下的”心理操作”：专家称

    杜西随后就奥巴马的言论向总统拜登提问，提及不明空中现象（UAP）。

    “你认为那是什么？”杜西问道。

    “我会再问（奥巴马），”拜登回应道。

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    近年来，公众对UAP的兴趣日益浓厚，引起了联邦立法者和国防官员的关注。国会在2023年通过了《不明异常现象披露法案》，国防部成立了全领域异常现象解决办公室以进一步调查此类事件。

    福克斯新闻数字版记者迈克·辛科维奇（Mike Sinkewicz）对本文有贡献。

    格雷格·韦纳是福克斯新闻数字版的突发新闻记者。

    新闻线索和建议可发送至Greg.Wehner@Fox.com，或在Twitter上@GregWehner。

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    Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified alien information to public | Fox News

    Trump directs release of government alien and UFO files to multiple federal agencies nationwide

    Trump says there is ‘tremendous interest’ in UFO activity and aliens following comments made on a podcast by former President Barack Obama

    By Greg Wehner
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    Published February 19, 2026 4:38pm EST | Updated February 19, 2026 8:53pm EST

    Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo discusses former President Barack Obama addressing whether aliens are real, shares a flashback of his interview with the late Robert Duvall and more on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

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    President Donald Trump said he will direct the release of government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life and unidentified aerial phenomena, saying there is “tremendous interest” in the issue following remarks by former President Barack Obama.

    Trump said he would instruct War Secretary Pete Hegseth and other relevant departments and agencies to begin identifying and declassifying records tied to unidentified aerial phenomena, UFOs and potential extraterrestrial life, framing the move as a response to heightened public curiosity.

    “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

    Trump said aboard Air Force One that Obama revealed classified information by suggesting aliens are real, calling the remarks a “big mistake” and accusing Obama of disclosing secrets about possible non-human visitors to Earth.

    JD VANCE SAYS UFOS, ALIENS COULD BE ‘SPIRITUAL FORCES’ AS VP VOWS TO ‘GET TO THE BOTTOM’ OF MYSTERY IN SKIES

    Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago is facing mounting scrutiny over a speech inscription on the building that has left viewers confused.(Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

    Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump about Obama’s claim during a gaggle aboard Air Force One, pressing the current sitting president on whether he has seen evidence of non-human visitors on Earth.

    “He gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump said. “I don’t know if they’re real or not. I can tell you, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that – he made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information.”

    Former President Barack Obama appeared on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast Saturday, where he was asked point-blank whether aliens are real.

    “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” Obama said.

    The 44th president also dismissed the idea that extraterrestrials are being held at Nevada’s Area 51, saying there is no secret underground facility “unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”

    After his comments sparked buzz online, Obama sought to clarify his remarks on Instagram.

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    “I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention, let me clarify,” he wrote. “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens are low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!”

    Cohen also asked what Obama’s first question was after taking office, prompting another alien reference.

    “Uh, where are the aliens?” Obama joked.

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    Enigma has received more than 9,000 witness sightings of mysterious objects within 10 miles of United States’ shorelines since August 2025, according to the company’s website.(iStock)

    Saturday’s appearance was not the first time Obama addressed the topic. During a 2021 interview on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” he said that after entering office, he looked into whether aliens were being studied in a secret lab and was told they were not.

    Still, Obama noted that officials are investigating aircraft exhibiting unusual flight patterns.

    “There is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are,” he said. “We can’t explain how they moved, their trajectory. They did not have an easily explainable pattern. I think people still take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what that is.”

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    Doocy later asked President Joe Biden about Obama’s remarks, referencing unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs.

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    “I would ask (Obama) again,” Biden responded.

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  • 特朗普：将公布外星人和不明飞行物相关文件 | 联合早报


    发布/2026年2月20日 11:18

    美国阴谋论称，美国政府在内华达州一处高度机密的空军基地“51区”（）藏匿着外星人。“51区”是美国在冷战时期建立的设施，用作研发和建造新型战机，直到2013年美国中央情报局才正式承认它的存在。 （路透社档案照片）

    美国总统特朗普星期四说，他已指示联邦机构公布讨论外星生命和其他无法解释的空中现象的政府文件。

    特朗普星期四（2月19日）在他的Truth Social社交媒体平台上发文说：“鉴于大家表现出的巨大兴趣，我将指示战争部长和其他相关部门与机构，开始识别和公布与外星人、地外生命、不明空中现象（UAP）和不明飞行物（UFO）相关的政府文件，以及与这些高度复杂，但极其有趣和重要的议题相关的任何其他信息。”

    星期四早些时候，特朗普还指责前总统奥巴马在播客节目中称外星人真实存在是“泄露了机密信息”。

    特朗普星期四在空军一号上告诉记者：“他泄露了机密信息，他不应该这么做。”

    不过特朗普当时暗示，他可以通过解密相关信息来帮助奥巴马“摆脱困境”。

    外星人是否存在，以及不明飞行物的相关问题一直是美国民间十分关注的问题。据此前美国官方对外公布的信息，五角大楼在2024年的一份报告中说，“没有证据”表明美国政府曾遇到外星生命，而且大多数不明飞行物目击事件只是普通物体。

    特朗普：将公布外星人和不明飞行物相关文件 | 联合早报

    发布/2026年2月20日 11:18

    美国阴谋论称，美国政府在内华达州一处高度机密的空军基地“51区”（）藏匿着外星人。“51区”是美国在冷战时期建立的设施，用作研发和建造新型战机，直到2013年美国中央情报局才正式承认它的存在。 （路透社档案照片）

    美国总统特朗普星期四说，他已指示联邦机构公布讨论外星生命和其他无法解释的空中现象的政府文件。

    特朗普星期四（2月19日）在他的Truth Social社交媒体平台上发文说：“鉴于大家表现出的巨大兴趣，我将指示战争部长和其他相关部门与机构，开始识别和公布与外星人、地外生命、不明空中现象（UAP）和不明飞行物（UFO）相关的政府文件，以及与这些高度复杂，但极其有趣和重要的议题相关的任何其他信息。”

    星期四早些时候，特朗普还指责前总统奥巴马在播客节目中称外星人真实存在是“泄露了机密信息”。

    特朗普星期四在空军一号上告诉记者：“他泄露了机密信息，他不应该这么做。”

    不过特朗普当时暗示，他可以通过解密相关信息来帮助奥巴马“摆脱困境”。

    外星人是否存在，以及不明飞行物的相关问题一直是美国民间十分关注的问题。据此前美国官方对外公布的信息，五角大楼在2024年的一份报告中说，“没有证据”表明美国政府曾遇到外星生命，而且大多数不明飞行物目击事件只是普通物体。

  • 特朗普：将公布外星人和不明飞行物相关文件 | 联合早报


    发布/2026年2月20日 11:18

    美国阴谋论称，美国政府在内华达州一处高度机密的空军基地“51区”（）藏匿着外星人。“51区”是美国在冷战时期建立的设施，用作研发和建造新型战机，直到2013年美国中央情报局才正式承认它的存在。 （路透社档案照片）

    美国总统特朗普星期四说，他已指示联邦机构公布讨论外星生命和其他无法解释的空中现象的政府文件。

    特朗普星期四（2月19日）在他的Truth Social社交媒体平台上发文说：“鉴于大家表现出的巨大兴趣，我将指示战争部长和其他相关部门与机构，开始识别和公布与外星人、地外生命、不明空中现象（UAP）和不明飞行物（UFO）相关的政府文件，以及与这些高度复杂，但极其有趣和重要的议题相关的任何其他信息。”

    星期四早些时候，特朗普还指责前总统奥巴马在播客节目中称外星人真实存在是“泄露了机密信息”。

    特朗普星期四在空军一号上告诉记者：“他泄露了机密信息，他不应该这么做。”

    不过特朗普当时暗示，他可以通过解密相关信息来帮助奥巴马“摆脱困境”。

    外星人是否存在，以及不明飞行物的相关问题一直是美国民间十分关注的问题。据此前美国官方对外公布的信息，五角大楼在2024年的一份报告中说，“没有证据”表明美国政府曾遇到外星生命，而且大多数不明飞行物目击事件只是普通物体。

    特朗普：将公布外星人和不明飞行物相关文件 | 联合早报

    发布/2026年2月20日 11:18

    美国阴谋论称，美国政府在内华达州一处高度机密的空军基地“51区”（）藏匿着外星人。“51区”是美国在冷战时期建立的设施，用作研发和建造新型战机，直到2013年美国中央情报局才正式承认它的存在。 （路透社档案照片）

    美国总统特朗普星期四说，他已指示联邦机构公布讨论外星生命和其他无法解释的空中现象的政府文件。

    特朗普星期四（2月19日）在他的Truth Social社交媒体平台上发文说：“鉴于大家表现出的巨大兴趣，我将指示战争部长和其他相关部门与机构，开始识别和公布与外星人、地外生命、不明空中现象（UAP）和不明飞行物（UFO）相关的政府文件，以及与这些高度复杂，但极其有趣和重要的议题相关的任何其他信息。”

    星期四早些时候，特朗普还指责前总统奥巴马在播客节目中称外星人真实存在是“泄露了机密信息”。

    特朗普星期四在空军一号上告诉记者：“他泄露了机密信息，他不应该这么做。”

    不过特朗普当时暗示，他可以通过解密相关信息来帮助奥巴马“摆脱困境”。

    外星人是否存在，以及不明飞行物的相关问题一直是美国民间十分关注的问题。据此前美国官方对外公布的信息，五角大楼在2024年的一份报告中说，“没有证据”表明美国政府曾遇到外星生命，而且大多数不明飞行物目击事件只是普通物体。

  • 伊朗抛出投资提议 作为摆脱特朗普”炮舰外交”的出路


    2026年2月19日 / 美国东部时间晚上9:56 / CBS新闻

    据外交消息人士向CBS新闻透露，美国与伊朗之间的两轮间接谈判已提出独特提议，涉及伊朗核计划——包括其铀浓缩能力和高浓缩铀供应——以及如何达成一项对两国都有经济利益的协议。

    尽管德黑兰寻求美国解除制裁，但一位了解阿曼斡旋谈判的外交消息人士告诉CBS新闻，伊朗还表示可能愿意购买美国飞机，并提供油气田准入机会和联合投资机会。

    两名地区官员向CBS新闻表示，外交官建议美国特使史蒂夫·维特科夫将伊朗核计划与其他问题分开处理，比如德黑兰对针对美国利益的民兵组织的支持，以及伊朗政权的弹道导弹供应。这两名官员称，维特科夫似乎接受了在单独外交轨道上与地区参与者处理这些问题的想法。

    但仅解决伊朗核计划的协议遭到以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡的反对，他公开宣称，协议还必须解决伊朗的弹道导弹供应及其在地区制造不稳定的民兵组织问题。

    国务卿马尔科·卢比奥也将包含这两个问题的协议描述为”有意义的协议”，他计划本月底访问以色列，讨论伊朗问题。

    特朗普总统对协议的具体轮廓表述不够明确，不过他为与伊朗的间接外交谈判设定了一条明确红线：绝不允许伊朗拥有核武器。伊朗长期宣称其不寻求核武器。总统对德黑兰提出的其他非核问题要求则不那么明确，这表明他在权衡是否对伊朗发动军事打击，或等待德黑兰在未来几天提出的提议，其间存在一定灵活性。

    “我们确实需要与伊朗开展一些工作。他们不能拥有核武器。这非常简单。如果伊朗拥有核武器，中东就不可能有和平，”特朗普周二在华盛顿特区为其”和平委员会”举行的成立活动上表示。

    他周四承认，自己将在未来10-15天内做出决定，并且更倾向于通过外交手段而非军事打击解决伊朗问题。外交官们表示，期限可能更短，下周二（2月24日）总统将向国会和全国发表国情咨文演讲。

    CBS新闻此前也曾报道，美国和以色列官员一直在讨论联合行动打击伊朗的弹道导弹供应。一位地区官员向CBS透露，以色列希望在去年6月12天战争后保持在该地区获得的军事优势，因此急于摧毁伊朗的弹道导弹计划。但该官员表示，任何此类打击，无论范围多有限，都肯定会迫使伊朗退出谈判桌。不过这种顾虑可能不会阻止美国采取行动。

    “总统向以色列明确表示，他认识到伊朗的导弹计划对以色列构成严重威胁，而耶路撒冷保留摧毁该计划的权利。伊朗在中方协助下正积极重建其导弹供应，”美国企业研究所的马克·杜博维茨向CBS新闻表示。

    持续的核谈判实际上表明，尽管总统声称实现了”彻底摧毁”，但伊朗的核野心并未在去年夏天的”午夜锤击”行动中被美国B-2轰炸机和战斧导弹彻底摧毁。

    两名地区官员告诉CBS新闻，阿拉伯国家和土耳其正在推动的当前外交活动不涉及政权更迭。正如一位中东官员所言，问题在于”改变政权政策”而非政权本身。但他同时向国会中的伊朗强硬派点头，表示美国存在”强烈的改变伊朗政权的意愿”。

    美国在该地区的盟友，包括沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋和约旦，均表示反对任何利用其领土发动军事行动，并支持外交途径。中东地区约有4万名美军驻扎在这些国家，伊朗的报复性打击可能使他们陷入危险。

    尽管过去有过不愉快经历，尤其是特朗普退出2015年核协议（JCPOA）以及去年夏天对伊朗三个核设施发动打击的决定，土耳其仍曾试图促使伊朗考虑与特朗普代表进行谈判。

    周三，特朗普听取了关于伊朗最新动态的简报，包括他的女婿贾里德·库什纳和维特科夫周二在日内瓦举行的外交谈判。这些间接谈判由资深伊朗外交官阿巴斯·阿拉格奇参与，得到了阿曼外交大臣巴德尔·布赛迪的协助。联合国核监督机构（国际原子能机构）负责人拉斐尔·格罗西也被咨询，该机构因无法对伊朗设施进行常规检查而被排除在外。

    Iran dangles investment proposals as off-ramp from Trump’s gunboat diplomacy

    February 19, 2026 / 9:56 PM EST / CBS News

    The two rounds of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have produced unique proposals addressing Iran’s nuclear program — its enrichment capabilities and supply of highly enriched uranium — and how to make a deal that’s economically beneficial to both countries, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.

    While Tehran seeks sanctions relief from the U.S., a diplomatic source with knowledge of the Oman-mediated negotiations told CBS News that Iran has also indicated it may be willing to purchase American aircraft and to offer possible access to oil and gas fields and joint investment opportunities.

    Two regional officials told CBS News that diplomats had advised U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to separate Iran’s nuclear program from other issues, like Tehran’s support for militias that target U.S. interests and the regime’s ballistic missile supply. The two officials said Witkoff seemed to embrace the idea of handling those topics in a separate diplomatic track with regional actors.

    But a deal that only addresses Iran’s nuclear program is unacceptable to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has publicly declared that an agreement must also address both Iran’s ballistic missile supply and its regionally destabilizing militias.

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio also described a meaningful deal as one that would include those two issues, and he’s planning to visit Israel at the end of the month for talks about Iran.

    Mr. Trump has been less explicit about the contours of a deal, though he has set one bright red line for the indirect diplomatic talks with Iran: no nuclear weapons. Iran has long claimed it is not seeking a weapon. The rest of the president’s demands of Tehran, which are not related to its nuclear program, are less distinct and reveal some flexibility as he weighs whether to militarily strike Iran or await an expected offer from Tehran in the coming days.

    “We do have some work to do with Iran. They can’t have nuclear weapons. Very simple. You can’t have peace in the Middle East if they have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said on Tuesday at the inaugural event in Washington, D.C., for his Board of Peace.

    He acknowledged Thursday that he’s nearing a decision point within the next 10-15 days, and prefers diplomacy to military strikes against Iran. Diplomats said the deadline may be shorter, noting that next Tuesday, on Feb. 24, the president delivers a State of the Union address to Congress and the nation.

    CBS News has also previously reported that American and Israeli officials have been discussing joint operations to strike Iran’s ballistic missile supply. A regional official told CBS that Israel wants to maintain the military superiority in the region it gained after the 12-day war in June, which is why it is eager to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile program. But if any such strikes were conducted, however limited in scope, they would be sure to drive Iran away from the negotiating table, the official said. This consideration may not deter the U.S. from acting, however.

    “The president made clear to Israel that he recognizes Iran’s missile program is a severe threat to Israel and Jerusalem reserves the right to destroy that program. Iran has actively reconstituted its missile supply with assistance from China,” FDD’s Mark Dubowitz told CBS News.

    The ongoing nuclear talks are a tacit acknowledgement that Iran’s nuclear ambitions may not have been decimated by American B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles during Operation Midnight Hammer last summer, despite the president’s claim of “total obliteration.”

    Two regional officials told CBS News that the current diplomacy being encouraged by Arab states as well as Turkey does not involve regime change. As one Mideast official put it, the issue is “changing the policies of the regime” and not the regime itself. But nodding to Iran hawks in Congress, the same official said there is a “strong current in America that has interest in regime change in Iran.”

    U.S. allies in the region, including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan, have said they oppose any use of their territory for a military operation and are supporting diplomacy. There are roughly 40,000 U.S. troops in the Mideast and many are based in those countries. A retaliatory strike by Iran could put them in danger.

    Turkey engaged in an earlier attempt to prod Iran to consider negotiating with the Trump representatives, despite their past negative experiences, in particular, Mr. Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord known as the JCPOA, as well as his more recent decision last summer to carry out strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

    Mr. Trump was briefed Wednesday about the latest developments on Iran, including the diplomatic talks in Geneva conducted Tuesday by his son-in-law Jared Kushner and Witkoff. Those indirect talks were held with veteran Iranian diplomat Abbas Aragchi, with assistance from Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi. Rafael Grossi, who runs the UN nuclear watchdog that has been shut out of conducting regular inspections of Iran’s facilities, was also consulted.

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    美国拟重塑和平队 在中美AI竞争中抢占先机

    2026年2月20日 10:08 / 联合早报

    一名美国官员透露，特朗普政府正筹划推出一项新的和平队计划，旨在中美人工智能竞争中抢占先机。 （路透社档案照片）

    一名美国官员透露，特朗普政府正筹划推出一项新的和平队计划，拟派遣数千名美国理工科毕业生赴海外，提升相关国家对美国技术的依赖度，并压缩中国技术产品的市场空间。

    据彭博社报道，这项计划名为“技术繁荣队”（Technology Prosperity Corps），未来五年将向和平队伙伴国家派出多达5000名美国志愿者和顾问，旨在推广美国人工智能（AI）硬件与软件应用，以在中美AI竞争中抢占先机。

    白宫科技政策办公室主任克拉齐奥斯（Michael Kratsios）计划星期五（2月20日）在印度AI峰会上宣布这一计划。官员称，此举旨在为已有60年历史的和平队注入“科技时代”的新定位。

    根据事先准备的讲话稿，克拉齐奥斯表示：“为进一步推动AI在发展中国家的应用，特朗普政府通过启动‘科技队’计划，让美国历史悠久的和平队迈入21世纪。”

    他并指出，这项倡议将把技术志愿人才嵌入合作伙伴机构，为部署AI应用、提升公共服务能力提供“最后一公里”的技术支持。

    在美国总统特朗普看来，赢得全球AI竞赛是核心优先事项之一。他已推动扩大相关技术出口，包括英伟达的先进处理器。此次科技计划的目标，是在AI领域“抢先一步”压过中国，对冲北京多年来在南美、非洲及欧洲部分地区通过基础设施建设扩大影响力的做法。

    和平队成立于1961年冷战时期，由时任总统肯尼迪创立，长期被视为美国善意外交的重要工具。数据显示，去年有超过3000名志愿者在60多个国家服务，项目涵盖农业、医疗与环保等领域。此次新增科技板块，将显著扩大这一机构的职能范围。

    不过，在正式公布前，项目细节仍未完全明朗，包括参与国家名单及其对现有和平队运作的具体影响。官员透露，“技术繁荣队”的资金将部分来自企业和慈善机构捐助。根据特朗普本月签署的拨款法案，和平队在2026财年获得国会4.1亿美元预算。

    官员还称，今年将启动科技志愿者的招募与培训，首批目标为500名专业人士。美国国务院、美国商务服务局、国际开发金融公司和进出口银行等机构，以及东道国科技部门，将协调把志愿者派往有意引入AI技术的国家。

  • 法国：欧委会派员参加和平委员会会议“未获授权”


    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月20日 11:58 / 联合早报

    法国外交部称，欧洲理事会并未授权欧盟委员会派官员参加美国总统特朗普（左）星期四在华盛顿主持召开的和平委员会首次领导人会议。 （路透社）

    法国外交部周四说，欧盟委员会派官员参加美国发起的和平委员会会议并未获得欧洲理事会授权，这名官员应就此作出解释。

    法国外交部发言人孔法夫勒星期四（2月19日）在记者会上说，法国对欧盟委员会派官员参加当天在华盛顿举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议“感到惊讶”。

    他指出，和平委员会必须聚焦加沙局势，只要其职责范围存在模糊之处，法国就不能参与。

    挪威重申拒绝加入特朗普的和平委员会

    挪威则在周四重申，挪威不会加入美国总统特朗普发起成立的和平委员会。

    特朗普在周四举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议上宣布，美国将为和平委员会贡献100亿美元（约127亿新元），并称挪威将承办一次委员会会议。

    挪威外交部发言人约雷姆周四驳斥这一说法，并重申挪威不会加入和平委员会。

    挪威广播公司引述约雷姆的话说：“挪威已明确表示，我们不会成为和平委员会的成员，这一立场依然坚定。”

    法国：欧委会派员参加和平委员会会议“未获授权”

    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月20日 11:58 / 联合早报

    法国外交部星说，欧洲理事会并未授权欧盟委员会派官员参加美国总统特朗普（左）星期四在华盛顿主持召开的和平委员会首次领导人会议。 （路透社）

    法国外交部周四说，欧盟委员会派官员参加美国发起的和平委员会会议并未获得欧洲理事会授权，这名官员应就此作出解释。

    法国外交部发言人孔法夫勒星期四（2月19日）在记者会上说，法国对欧盟委员会派官员参加当天在华盛顿举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议“感到惊讶”。

    他指出，和平委员会必须聚焦加沙局势，只要其职责范围存在模糊之处，法国就不能参与。

    挪威重申拒绝加入特朗普的和平委员会

    挪威则在周四重申，挪威不会加入美国总统特朗普发起成立的和平委员会。

    特朗普在周四举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议上宣布，美国将为和平委员会贡献100亿美元（约127亿新元），并称挪威将承办一次委员会会议。

    挪威外交部发言人约雷姆周四驳斥这一说法，并重申挪威不会加入和平委员会。

    挪威广播公司引述约雷姆的话说：“挪威已明确表示，我们不会成为和平委员会的成员，这一立场依然坚定。”

  • 法国：欧委会派员参加和平委员会会议“未获授权”


    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月20日 11:58 / 联合早报

    法国外交部周四说，欧盟委员会派官员参加美国发起的和平委员会会议并未获得欧洲理事会授权，这名官员应就此作出解释。

    法国外交部发言人孔法夫勒星期四（2月19日）在记者会上说，法国对欧盟委员会派官员参加当天在华盛顿举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议“感到惊讶”。

    他指出，和平委员会必须聚焦加沙局势，只要其职责范围存在模糊之处，法国就不能参与。

    挪威重申拒绝加入特朗普的和平委员会

    挪威则在周四重申，挪威不会加入美国总统特朗普发起成立的和平委员会。

    特朗普在周四举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议上宣布，美国将为和平委员会贡献100亿美元（约127亿新元），并称挪威将承办一次委员会会议。

    挪威外交部发言人约雷姆周四驳斥这一说法，并重申挪威不会加入和平委员会。

    挪威广播公司引述约雷姆的话说：“挪威已明确表示，我们不会成为和平委员会的成员，这一立场依然坚定。”

    法国：欧委会派员参加和平委员会会议“未获授权”

    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月20日 11:58 / 联合早报

    法国外交部周四说，欧盟委员会派官员参加美国发起的和平委员会会议并未获得欧洲理事会授权，这名官员应就此作出解释。

    法国外交部发言人孔法夫勒星期四（2月19日）在记者会上说，法国对欧盟委员会派官员参加当天在华盛顿举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议“感到惊讶”。

    他指出，和平委员会必须聚焦加沙局势，只要其职责范围存在模糊之处，法国就不能参与。

    挪威重申拒绝加入特朗普的和平委员会

    挪威则在周四重申，挪威不会加入美国总统特朗普发起成立的和平委员会。

    特朗普在周四举行的和平委员会首次领导人会议上宣布，美国将为和平委员会贡献100亿美元（约127亿新元），并称挪威将承办一次委员会会议。

    挪威外交部发言人约雷姆周四驳斥这一说法，并重申挪威不会加入和平委员会。

    挪威广播公司引述约雷姆的话说：“挪威已明确表示，我们不会成为和平委员会的成员，这一立场依然坚定。”

  • 新闻


    Exclusive: FBI plans to reduce vetting of some applying to be agents, sources say

    February 19, 2026 9:14 PM UTC / Reuters

    By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The FBI plans to make it easier for existing employees to become agents, removing two long-standing steps in vetting applicants as the bureau faces a staffing crunch under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to two people familiar with the move.

    FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to eliminate a requirement that support staff already working in the FBI who apply to become special agents sit for an interview and complete a writing assessment.

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    Instead, existing employees who pass a written exam through an online portal will be able to go directly to the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia for new agent training, according to Jeff Crocker, a retired FBI supervisory special agent and another person briefed on the changes, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

    Crocker and the other person said the moves would lower the FBI’s recruiting standards, given that they will eliminate vetting steps during which applicants are assessed on their life experiences, public speaking abilities and critical thinking skills. The applicants are questioned by a panel of three agents who undergo training on how to screen candidates, according to Crocker, who vetted special agent applicants during his more than 20-year career in the FBI.

    The previously unreported changes have not yet been announced widely within the FBI, said this person and Crocker.

    An FBI spokesperson, Ben Williamson, did not dispute the process would be changed but denied that the bureau is

    （注：原文在最后一句未完整显示，上述为完整翻译。根据现有内容，译文准确呈现了FBI计划简化现有员工转为探员的背景审查流程、相关职位调整及潜在影响等信息，严格保留了原文结构与关键细节。）

    Exclusive: FBI plans to reduce vetting of some applying to be agents, sources say

    February 19, 2026 9:14 PM UTC / Reuters

    By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The FBI plans to make it easier for existing employees to become agents, removing two long-standing steps in vetting applicants as the bureau faces a staffing crunch under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to two people familiar with the move.

    FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to eliminate a requirement that support staff already working in the FBI who apply to become special agents sit for an interview and complete a writing assessment.

    The Reuters Inside Track newsletter is your essential guide to the biggest events in global sport. Sign up here.

    Instead, existing employees who pass a written exam through an online portal will be able to go directly to the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia for new agent training, according to Jeff Crocker, a retired FBI supervisory special agent and another person briefed on the changes, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

    Crocker and the other person said the moves would lower the FBI’s recruiting standards, given that they will eliminate vetting steps during which applicants are assessed on their life experiences, public speaking abilities and critical thinking skills. The applicants are questioned by a panel of three agents who undergo training on how to screen candidates, according to Crocker, who vetted special agent applicants during his more than 20-year career in the FBI.

    The previously unreported changes have not yet been announced widely within the FBI, said this person and Crocker.

    An FBI spokesperson, Ben Williamson, did not dispute the process would be changed but denied that the bureau is

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  • 特朗普称奥巴马称外星人真实时泄露了机密信息


    2026年2月19日 太平洋时间晚上9:49 / 路透社 / 特雷弗·亨尼卡特与瑞安·帕特里克·琼斯报道

    空军一号专机上，2月19日（路透社） – 周四，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普指责前总统巴拉克·奥巴马近期称“外星人是真实存在的”时泄露了机密信息，但特朗普未提供任何证据支持这一指控。

    “他把机密信息公之于众……他本不该这么做，”特朗普在前往佐治亚州的空军一号专机上对记者表示，“他犯了个大错。”

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    周六发布的播客主持人布莱恩·泰勒·科恩采访中，奥巴马被问及外星人是否真实存在。

    “它们是真实存在的，但我从未见过，而且它们也没有被存放在……51区。除非存在一个巨大的阴谋，让它们对美国总统隐瞒了这件事，否则不存在地下设施。”奥巴马表示。

    51区是内华达州一处机密空军基地，边缘理论家曾猜测那里藏有外星人体和坠毁的宇宙飞船。2013年公布的中央情报局档案显示，这里是顶级机密侦察机的试验场。

    奥巴马的言论中没有迹象表明他依赖了机密信息。

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    “在我任期内，没有证据表明外星人与我们有过接触。真的！”奥巴马周日在Instagram帖子中表示。

    在帖子中，奥巴马解释了他对外星人存在的看法：宇宙如此浩瀚，地球之外存在生命的统计概率很高；但考虑到距离，外星生命造访地球的可能性较低。

    周四，当被问及是否见过外星人存在的证据时，特朗普表示：“我不知道它们是否真实存在。”

    白宫表示，对总统的评论没有补充信息。奥巴马办公室尚未立即回应置评请求。

    近年来，五角大楼推动调查不明飞行物报告，2022年军方高层称没有证据表明外星人曾造访地球或在此坠毁。

    2024年五角大楼报告称，二战结束以来美国政府调查未发现外星技术证据，大多数目击事件是对普通物体和现象的误认。

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    Trump claims Obama revealed classified information when he said aliens are real

    February 19, 2026 9:49 PM UTC / Reuters / By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Patrick Jones

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing classified information when he recently said that aliens were real, but Trump did not cite any evidence to support the allegation.

    “He took it out of classified information … He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Georgia. “He made a big mistake.”

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    During an interview with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen released on Saturday, Obama was asked if aliens are real.

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    “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in … Area 51. There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,” Obama said.

    Area 51 is a classified Air Force facility in Nevada that fringe theorists have speculated holds alien bodies and a crashed spaceship. CIA archives released in 2013 said it was a test site for top-secret spy planes.

    There was no indication in his remarks that the former president relied on classified information.

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    “I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” Obama said in an Instagram post on Sunday.

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    In the post, Obama explained his belief that aliens exist by saying the statistical odds of life beyond Earth were high because the universe is so vast. He added that the chances of extraterrestrial life visiting Earth were low given the distance.

    On Thursday, Trump said, “I don’t know if they’re real or not” when asked whether he had seen evidence that aliens exist.

    The White House said it had nothing to add to the president’s comments. Obama’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    The Pentagon in recent years undertook a push to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects, and senior military leaders said in 2022 they found no evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here.

    A 2024 Pentagon report said U.S. government investigations since the end of World War Two have found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology and most sightings were misidentified ordinary objects and phenomena.

    Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Michelle Nichols and Cynthia Osterman

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  • 特朗普在和平委员会会议上混合运用外交手段与奉承之词


    2026年2月19日 美国东部时间晚上9:47 / 路透社 / 作者：博·埃里克森、特雷弗·亨尼卡特和格拉姆·斯莱特里

    华盛顿，2月19日（路透社） – 周四，应美国总统唐纳德·特朗普邀请加入其新成立的和平委员会的世界各国领导人，在华盛顿受到了盛大仪式和个人奉承的混合接待。

    尽管特朗普总统过去与世界各国领导人关系融洽，但他通常采用”好警察-坏警察”的模式，根据自身利益在赞扬与威胁之间交替。周四，出席会议的人士看到特朗普表现得最为友好。

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    与会者中没有人提及一些人备受批评的人权记录。只有那些未出席在华盛顿举行的委员会成立会议的人收到了不祥的警告：”你不能跟我耍小聪明，”特朗普说道。

    一些美国关键盟友拒绝加入特朗普去年9月为加沙重建而设立的论坛，但他希望该论坛能成为一个全球冲突解决机构。批评人士表示，这可能会干扰联合国的工作。

    当各国领导人围拢合影时，活动的背景音乐定下了基调，詹姆斯·布朗1966年的歌曲《这是男人的世界》（It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World）在头顶播放。

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    加沙是该委员会的首要任务，但特朗普直到其欢迎演讲25分钟后才详细讨论中东冲突，在此之前他专注于称赞舞台上的世界领导人，评价他们的容貌、财富和实力。

    特朗普念出了出席的世界领导人的名字——包括国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺——他们都坐在他两侧的舞台上，一些人的桌子上放着红色”让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）帽子。

    “巴拉圭总统（圣地亚哥）·佩尼亚在这里，”特朗普指着这位47岁的领导人说，”年轻英俊的家伙。年轻英俊总是不错的。但这并不意味着我们必须喜欢你。我不喜欢年轻英俊的男人。我喜欢女人。对男人，我没什么兴趣。”

    尽管如此，他对男性身材的兴趣显而易见。有一次，他让人群看看印度尼西亚总统普拉博沃·苏比安托”坚毅”的脸庞。

    特朗普还讲述了自己如何迫使领导人按他的意愿行事的故事。他告诉人群，他如何利用关税威胁施压一些国家，如印度和巴基斯坦，以结束冲突。印度坚决否认了这一说法。

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    总统暗示他的新委员会可能会在知名度上超过联合国。

    “和平委员会将几乎会审视联合国…他们需要帮助，”特朗普说道，转而回忆起他去年与第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普在纽约联合国总部被困在自动扶梯上的经历。

    “我很幸运我的影星第一夫人在我前面，因为我把手放在了她身体的某个部位，”特朗普谈到扶梯事件时说道。

    在他的演讲中，”美丽”一词至少被使用了14次，用来赞扬他政府的工作和以他命名的活动场地。

    他表示，国务卿马尔科·卢比奥提出了一个”惊喜”——将此次活动举办地美国和平研究所（U.S. Institute of Peace）以他的名字重新命名。

    “我事先不知道这个惊喜，”特朗普说，”我以为他们可能会给我一大笔钱或者什么，也许是现金。”

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    Trump mixes diplomacy and flattery at peace board meeting

    February 19, 2026 9:47 PM UTC / Reuters / By Bo Erickson, Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – World leaders who accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump to join his new peace board were greeted in Washington on Thursday with a mix of fanfare and personal flattery.

    While the U.S. president has been chummy with world leaders in the past, he has typically leaned in to a good-cop-bad-cop routine, alternating between praise and threats as his interests dictate. On Thursday, those in attendance saw Trump at his most convivial.

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    There was no hint of the criticized human-rights records of some attendees. It was only those who did not attend the inaugural meeting of the board in Washington who received an ominous warning: “You can’t play cute with me,” Trump said.

    A number of key U.S. allies have declined to join the forum set up by Trump in September for Gaza reconstruction but which he hopes can become a global conflict-resolution body. Critics say it risks interfering with the work of the United Nations.

    As leaders huddled for a group photo, the event’s soundtrack set the tone, as James Brown’s 1966 song, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” blared overhead.

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    Gaza is the board’s first priority, but the Middle East conflict was not discussed in detail by Trump until 25 minutes into his welcome speech, as he focused first on complimenting the world leaders on the event stage, rating some of them on their good looks, wealth and strength.

    Trump recited the names of the world leaders in attendance – as well as FIFA President Gianni Infantino – who were all seated on both sides of him on stage, some with red MAGA hats in front of them on the table.

    “President (Santiago) Pena of Paraguay is here,” Trump said, pointing out the 47-year-old leader, “Young handsome guy. It’s always nice to be young and handsome. Doesn’t mean we have to like you. I don’t like young, handsome men. Women I like. Men, I don’t have any interest.”

    Nonetheless, his interest in the male physique was apparent. At one point, he told the crowd to look at the “tough” face of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

    Trump also told stories in which he portrayed himself as having coerced leaders into doing what he wanted. He told the crowd how he had used threats of tariffs to pressure some countries, such as India and Pakistan, into ending conflicts. India has firmly rejected this assertion.

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    The president suggested that his new board could overtake the United Nations in prominence.

    “The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nations … they need help,” Trump said, digressing to recount his visit last year when he and first lady Melania Trump were stuck on an escalator in the UN headquarters in New York.

    “I was lucky my movie-star first lady was in front of me, because I put my hand on a certain part of her body,” Trump said of the escalator incident.

    In total, the president used the term “beautiful” at least 14 times in his speech to praise his administration’s work and the event space, which was named after him.

    He said it was Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s idea to “surprise” him by renaming the U.S. Institute of Peace, where Thursday’s event was held, in his honor.

    “I didn’t know the surprise,” Trump said, “I thought maybe they were going to give me a lot of money or something, maybe cash.”

    Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Bo Erickson, and Gram Slattery, Editing by Ross Colvin and Matthew Lewis

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