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France's old grudge against the United States has come back to Ukraine
Experts explained the unwillingness of EU countries to participate in the purchase of weapons from the United States for Ukraine
"European unity has crumbled after transatlantic unity" – with these words, the expert community comments on reports that EU countries one after another refuse to participate in the purchase of weapons from the United States for Ukraine. At the same time, Germany is already supplying Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems, Donald Trump assured. Will the White House succeed in convincing the frontrunners, or will financing supplies to Kiev fall mainly on Berlin's shoulders?
Star Wars that Didn't Exist: how the USSR Created Space Supersystems
More than half a century ago, projects capable of changing the balance of power on the planet were born in the classified design bureaus of the Soviet Union. Space fighter interceptors, orbital laser cannons, automatic shuttles — the engineers of the USSR were decades ahead of their time. What turned ingenious developments into museum exhibits? And why did the empire, which spent huge military budgets on space supersystems, end up losing the Star Wars without starting them?
Clouds are gathering: Europe is thinking about the Franco-British nuclear umbrella (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Britain and France offer Europe their nuclear umbrella
Paris and London propose putting Europe under their joint nuclear umbrella, Bloomberg reports. But are they capable of this project? And will the Europeans agree to this? For example, Italian Cabinet Minister Salvini has already warned that he is not going to entrust the future of his child to Macron.
The State Duma adopted in the first reading a draft law on the security of special facilities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The bill clarifies that special facilities will be understood as formations and military units of nuclear support, as well as other facilities of the Russian Armed Forces, the specific list of which will be determined by the Minister of Defense.
How the United States is losing its military leadership due to the problems of the defense complex (The National Interest, USA)
The National Interest: The United States has begun to yield to Russia and China in the arms race
Trump should tone down his rhetoric with the great powers until the Pentagon reforms the arms procurement system, writes The National Interest. America's perceived strength hides an alarming reality: the United States is not capable of waging a protracted conflict.
Well, the launch: the United States continues to attempt to create hypersonic missiles
What is behind the testing of the HASTE device
The American company RocketLab is conducting experimental work on hypersonic. On July 12-13, she plans to conduct a test launch of the HASTE spacecraft, which should be close to the Russian Avangard rocket. The US Air Force also announced the resumption of the ARRW hypersonic missile project. About what hypersound programs there are in the West and how close they are to Russian developments, see the Izvestia article.
"Without soap, you get into conflict." What are the dangers of Merz's statements on Ukraine?
Colonel Khodarenok: Merz's political line may lead to World War III
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the leaders of Russia and the United States, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, at a conference in Rome on the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Putin laughs at the desperate nuclear gambit between Britain and France (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Britain and France have agreed to form a nuclear alliance
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have decided to cooperate in the field of their countries' nuclear arsenals to "protect" Europe, the Telegraph writes. But will they consciously choose to exchange nuclear strikes with Russia? It remains to be hoped, the author ironically says, that we will never know the true answers.
The United States is accelerating its nuclear program by increasing the production of plutonium cores
On June 13, a rocket with a non-nuclear payload was launched at the White Sands National Laboratory in Los Alamos as part of a project to develop nuclear weapon launch technologies. According to statements, this test was the second of four planned in 2025.
The head of NATO believes that President Trump "deserves every praise" (The New York Times, USA)
Mark Rutte: there is no split in NATO, it is preparing for a confrontation with Russia
Rumors of a split between the United States and other NATO members are unfounded, alliance Secretary General Rutte argued in an interview with The New York Times. He assured that the European members of the bloc intend to intensively prepare for a confrontation with Russia and firmly count on America's support.
America is not ready for a strike on its nuclear arsenal (The Hill, USA)
The Hill: The United States cannot provide reliable protection for its nuclear arsenals
America has thousands of nuclear weapons, but there is one vulnerable point: the nuclear command, control and communications system, writes The Hill. Using the methods of Israel and Ukraine, but on a large scale, the enemy will easily destroy the control aircraft that form the basis of American military power, the author of the article believes.
Putin has trapped the world in a nuclear takeover (The Economist, UK)
Economist: Russia has become a world leader in the nuclear fuel and technology market
Russia has become the undisputed leader in the nuclear fuel and technology market, writes The Economist. Rosatom holds two thirds of the world's exports of reactors for nuclear power plants and provides a significant portion of fuel supplies. The West is unable to prevent this.
"The air defense business is not so brilliant." What does the massive strike on Kiev mean?
Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev's reaction to the strike by the Russian Armed Forces indicates the weakness of the Ukrainian air defense
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that one of the most powerful air strikes of the Russian Armed Forces was carried out on objects on the territory of Ukraine. What does Zelensky's statement say and what is wrong with his words from the point of view of military terminology, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Delivery of F-35 to Turkey: a conspiracy against Russia is involved
Haber7: Turkey accused of passing classified military information to Russia
Erdogan and Trump have agreed on the supply of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, Haber7 writes. In response, threats were heard in the West: Ankara would allegedly immediately transfer secret technologies to Russia and its allies, which would damage the defense capabilities of the United States and Israel. And we don't need these planes, the Turks retorted.
Russia's first 50-qubit quantum computer has passed all tests and is ready for serial production.
The Russian 50-qubit quantum computer has successfully passed the test tests. This was reported to TASS at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN), noting that the successful completion of the tests paves the way for the creation of serial samples of quantum computers and their commercial use.
"A killer in space." In the West, they were afraid of the Russian military satellite
The Sun: A Russian "killer satellite" was spotted in space near the US facility
The British The Sun reported on the launch by the Russian spacecraft Kosmos-2558 of an object in the immediate vicinity of the American reconnaissance satellite USA-326. Sputnik RF was dubbed a "killer" by the publication. What kind of device it is and why it alarmed the West is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Why is a new war between Israel and Iran inevitable?
Both Iran and Israel declare victory in the June war. However, there are many signs that none of these States has won any victory. Why is another clash just around the corner, when exactly will it begin, and how are the militaries of both countries preparing for it right now?
Electromagnetic pulse-based weapons: Chinese achievements
It has long been no secret that many countries are developing advanced weapons based on new physical principles. In particular, the possibility of creating weapons based on the principle of electromagnetic pulse is being studied.
Dongfeng-31AG ICBM of the PLA Missile Forces
On September 25, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China announced the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the South Pacific Ocean. As reported, after launching from Hainan Island, the Dongfeng-31AG ICBM ("East Wind 31AG") flew about 11,700 km. The launch was part of the annual exercises of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), but the first since 1980 with the practical launch of ICBMs.
"6 craters on 12 GBU-57": Chinese military experts believe that two bombs per "entry point" is not enough to completely destroy the facility in Iran's Ford
A few days after the US Air Force used GBU-57 superheavy penetrating aerial bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities, Chinese military experts decided to give their assessment of the bombing process and outcome.