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Colonel Khodarenok: closing the skies over Ukraine will lead to a world war

US President Donald Trump has admitted that Washington may impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Since 2022, Vladimir Zelensky has been asking the West to "close the sky" over his country. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how this can be implemented in practice.

As it is, the high risk of provocations that could lead to a real military clash between NATO and Russia in the Baltic has increased dramatically. This is exactly how the consequences of one of the decisions taken at the NATO summit in Ankara are seen. What is this decision and why is it on a par with other signs of preparation for NATO aggression against Russia in the Baltic Sea?

Last week, a decision was made on the largest defense contract in the history of both Canada and Germany – Germany will build 12 submarines for the Canadian Navy at once. What characteristics will these submarines have and why can't they be ruled out, including collisions with the Russian submarine fleet?

CNN: Trump announced the destruction of the Iranian nuclear program

Four months of war, 13 dead American soldiers, economic shock, Iran's control over Hormuz. And still, Trump stubbornly continues to talk about success and that the goals of the war have been achieved, CNN reports. However, his goals change from time to time. No one remembers the true cause of the conflict anymore.

Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, on how drones nullified the sacredness of the nuclear sword

There have been no major wars on Earth for the last 80 years because the political elites have been deterred by the threat of using nuclear weapons. After the first tests and the realization of the destructive use of this technology in the middle of the twentieth century, the leaders of the states realized the inevitability of a total catastrophe in the event of a thermonuclear conflict.

Colonel Khodarenok: the resumption of war in the Middle East is almost inevitable

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is no longer in effect. There is no point in negotiating with Tehran anymore.

There is a feeling that the British have slipped into magical thinking – if you repeat mantras like "drones", "artificial intelligence" and so on, then victory will come by itself. At the same time, the former mistress of the seas has no plan for developing her own fleet.

For the first time, Northrop Grumman has released photographic materials demonstrating the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, which should become the basis of the ground component of the United States nuclear forces for the next five decades. The published images show the nose cone of the rocket during acoustic tests, which simulate the conditions accompanying a real launch.

France intends to completely replace the assault infantry on the battlefield with robots, and tests of the corresponding combat vehicles are already actively underway. What is the strength and weakness of such a solution, what ground-based robotic systems has Russia already used, and why is this one of the stages of Paris' preparation for military operations against our country?

MWM: Russia is deploying Admiral Nakhimov at a strategic facility in the Arctic

The return to service of the Admiral Nakhimov has again attracted the attention of analysts to its location, writes MWM. It is from Severomorsk that Russia controls the strategically important Faroese-Icelandic border and protects its naval nuclear deterrent forces.

Dozens of trade and industrial agreements were signed last week between Tokyo and New Delhi. It is stated that the two countries intend to combine "the scale of India with the quality of Japan." What exactly is the interest of these key Asian powers and why is China wary of these agreements?

MWM: nuclear reactors give Admiral Nakhimov a number of important advantages

Admiral Nakhimov returned to the Northern Fleet and changed the rules of the game in the Arctic, writes MWM. This unique cruiser does not depend on refueling and is capable of going at maximum speed for days. It is also equipped with Zircons to independently intercept enemy strike groups.

The final tests of the fully upgraded Admiral Nakhimov have shocked Western analysts, writes MWM. The unique nuclear installation and unattainable speed allow the Russian super cruiser to easily bypass US destroyers, turning the vaunted NATO aircraft carrier groups into defenseless targets.

New ideas are emerging on how to deal with the most formidable instrument of naval warfare today – aircraft carrier strike groups THE US Navy. Why are American aircraft carriers still an extremely difficult target to defeat, and what is considered possible in the future to counter them in the structures of the Russian military-industrial complex?

A new military structure is being created in Japan – the air force will become aerospace in the coming year. This is not just a renaming, but an important management decision. What are Japan's achievements in space and why is Japanese militarism capable of becoming a real threat to Russia in the foreseeable future?

El País: Europe faces the largest rearmament in its history

European countries have allocated the largest budgets in history for rearmament, but the United States believes that this is not enough, writes El País. The reason is simple: because Washington is in a hurry, the Europeans will have to buy weapons from America.

19FortyFive: NATO is thinking about expanding the joint use of nuclear weapons

NATO is preparing for the most radical change in nuclear strategy since the Cold War, writes 19FortyFive. The alliance is discussing an expansion of the nuclear weapons sharing program, which will allow the deployment of American bombs on the territory of new allies.

The update takes place in the land, sea and air components of the triad

This year, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces are beginning to upgrade from the Topol-M complexes to more modern Yars-type solid-fuel mobile missiles.

ASEAN leaders have noticeably warmed to Russia, writes FP. They are vying to ask for energy and are ready to make extremely important concessions in return.