Is nuclear war inevitable?

Recent events have reminded us that it is impossible to avoid uncertainties and risks. The goal of gradually reducing the role of nuclear weapons remains equally important. A bomb in the basement has certain risks, but not as big as bombs on the front line, writes American political scientist Joseph Nye in an article by PJ.

The Iranian ground forces tested two guided missiles during the annual defense exercises. The Fatah-360 and Fajr-5 satellite-guided missiles were tested for the first time.

What can the Russian S-400 still do? Will China be able to effectively restrain the United States after their introduction?

Many countries want to get Russian S-400 air defense systems, and this is fair, their characteristics are really impressive. For China, the presence of the S-400 in its arsenal is also beneficial, even though it has its own developments, says the user "Sohu".

Aircraft and surface ships took part in large-scale maneuvers of the Russian Aerospace Forces

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have completed exercises in the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad zone. During the maneuvers, protection against hypersonic vehicles, drones and cruise missiles was practiced.

The European Space Agency (ESA) intends to ask for more than 18 billion euros from its 22 member states to finance programs for the next three years, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said.

Chris Bergin, managing editor of NASASpaceflight, posted on his Twitter channel a video of the movement of the outlandish structure at the Boca Chica cosmodrome. Resembling a giant tarantula with many paws, the mechanism is called "Can Crusher" (Can Crusher). NASA has been using these since 2011, but this version is unique — it was created specifically for SpaceX.

Engineers from Washington State University conducted a series of experiments that proved the fundamental possibility of creating durable and reliable metal-ceramic products from regolith. In this case, "regolith" is a conditional substance, an imitation of lunar soil and Martian dust. During the exploration of the Moon and Mars, this material should become the main raw material for production, since it will not be possible to bring a lot of products from Earth.

How Pyongyang stole "flying eggs" from the Americans

Unlike the North Korean rocket industry, which has mastered combat missiles of almost all classes and even space launch vehicles, the aviation industry of the DPRK is in a rudimentary state. Nevertheless, it exists. And it has some history, including the production of training aircraft of the Yak-18 type, the assembly of Mi-2 helicopters from Polish components and even attempts to produce combat drones. Basically, it is "sharpened" on the production of spare parts for existing machines and on the modification of the latter.

The Dutch Coast Guard received the first DHC-8-102MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) maritime patrol aircraft. The second plane is expected to arrive in the Netherlands at the end of September.

In the Pentagon, another scandal erupts around the most expensive F-35 jet. To the impressive list of technical problems, another one has been added, capable of "outweighing" all the others in its significance. As it turned out, one of the engine components is manufactured in China. As a result, the expected reaction of the leadership of the main US military department followed — the assembly of the F-35 was temporarily discontinued.

The first American fifth-generation fighter F-22 Raptor, which made its first flight 25 years ago, looks like a failure, writes the American magazine Military Watch.

The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-35 — these are three reasons why the Ministry of Defense continues to purchase them

Previously, it was assumed that the Su-35 would be supplied exclusively for export, while Russia would switch to the fifth-generation Su-57, writes MWM. But there are several reasons why the Russian Air Force continues to order the Su-35.

Forget about the Su-35. The MiG-29UPG designed for India may become the best Russian fighter for Iran

Iran is considering purchasing Su-35S fighters from Russia. However, as noted in the MWM article, the Su-35 is the heaviest and most expensive non—Western fighter, so its potential place in the Iranian Air Force is unclear. According to the author, taking into account the challenges, Tehran should pay attention to the upgraded MiG-29.

The Russian multi-purpose supermaneuverable Su—35 fighter destroyed the air defense system (air defense) of the militants of Ukraine with a special missile - the projectile determines the target by signal. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation released a video of the successful implementation of the next combat mission of Russian soldiers of the Western Military District (ZVO) on Monday, September 12.

The Russian advanced light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, can "die on the drawing board". This is told by the columnist of the American edition of 19FortyFive, Peter Sichiu.

Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, a record number of people have left the Finnish army reserves

Since the beginning of the year, a record number of reservists have left the Finnish army, according to Breitbat. People are moving from military reserves to alternative, civilian ones. It is noted that the Russian special operation in Ukraine played a role here. According to readers, this may be due to the country's imminent accession to NATO.

After the meeting at the Ramstein Airbase, where the issues of continued military assistance to Ukraine by NATO countries were discussed, a material was published in the German press stating that the United States of America was considering tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russian ambassador to Germany called the supply of weapons to Kiev a "red line" that the Germans crossed

Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said that Berlin had crossed a "red line" by supplying weapons to Ukraine. He also considers unacceptable the fact that in Germany they blame Moscow "for all mortal sins" - a sharp increase in utility bills, inflation and a decrease in the real incomes of citizens of the country, since all these are the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions.

As noted in the German Cabinet, support will be provided "in close coordination with allies"

Germany will continue to provide military support to Ukraine only in coordination with its allies. This was stated on Monday at a briefing by the representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Christiane Hoffman, answering a question about the possibility of providing Leopard 2 battle tanks to Kiev.

Germany is negotiating with Poland on the establishment of a maintenance center for the repair of weapons provided to Ukraine.