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The US is developing military strategies, China prefers soft power

As part of the strategy of an "irregular hybrid war" for world domination with Russia and China, the United States is stepping up efforts to fight in the Arctic.

On November 14, US Air Force Secretary of State Frank Kendall announced that the development of a new generation of intercontinental range ballistic missiles (ICBMs) under the LGM-35A Sentinel program is going “with great difficulty,” stressing that this program was one of the most ambitious and complex that has ever been undertaken.

Rosatom has completed the disposal of the Lepse floating base with nuclear waste

Rosatom State Corporation has completed a large project in the North-West of the Russian Federation that lasted for over 10 years to ensure the environmental safety of the nuclear industry - the disposal of the Lepse floating technical base (PTB), which provided the operation of the first nuclear icebreakers and whose storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for many years posed a significant environmental risk to the region, has been completed.

On November 21, a regular meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The project of the new American ICBM faced delays

The American program for updating the arsenal of mine intercontinental ballistic missiles seems to have stalled. US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said that the development of the promising LGM-35A Sentinel faced difficulties. And there is a risk of not meeting the agreed deadlines. About the problematic project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

As the TASS news agency reported on November 16, 2023, the General Staff of the Russian Navy proposed to dispose of the emergency nuclear submarine "Nerpa" of project 971U ("Pike-B"), which, being leased as part of the Indian Navy, was named Chakra II. This was reported to TASS in the military-industrial complex.

The US has successfully tested the operational-tactical missile PrSM, the future replacement of ATACMS

Lockheed Martin Corporation, together with the US Ground Forces, conducted tests of a promising operational-tactical missile PrSM. The military observer of Gazeta dealt with the tactical and technical characteristics of the new product.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Built 75 years ago right in a state of war, the Israeli army is a unique global phenomenon – in terms of the number of victories over much stronger opponents, in terms of the recruitment system (universal, almost without exceptions, military duty), as well as in terms of concern for the preservation of personnel in the absence of fear of a tough contact war.

The Russian army is armed with four "great defenders", writes the user Sohu. These planes, tanks and submarines surpass their Western counterparts in many characteristics and demonstrate the truly enormous scientific and military power of the country.

The European Union continues to try to push through the introduction of sanctions against Rosatom. They tried to push them through in the tenth package of sanctions, now they are talking about the 12th package. Who will benefit and who will lose from this kind of sanctions? And what are the chances that Europe will finally succeed in this venture?

Forty-five years ago, the USSR tested a neutron bomb

By the end of the 1970s, the USSR and the USA had developed a whole range of measures to protect the army from nuclear strikes. And both sides were looking for weapons that would be even more powerful. Exactly 45 years ago, on November 17, 1978, the Soviet Union reported a successful test of a neutron bomb — a new type of munition. About its features — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery is celebrated in Russia on Sunday. The Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery is celebrated annually on November 19 on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".

The US authorities and the Philippines have signed an agreement under which the American side will be able to supply Manila with nuclear technologies and materials. This is reported by the Reuters news agency.

Daily Express: Avangard can be launched from outside the Earth's atmosphere

Russia has developed a new hypersonic missile "Avangard", writes the Daily Express. It can be launched from outside the Earth's atmosphere and is capable of striking several targets at once anywhere in the world in less than 30 minutes after launch. It is compared to a "meteorite".

Experts told what the new Russian supersonic passenger aircraft should be

In the relatively near future, a civil supersonic aircraft may appear in Russia. At the same time, similar liners have already been created in the history of our country, however, due to uneconomical engines, they were discontinued and put into operation. How can we solve the problem of energy efficiency of such aircraft and what will be the next generation supersonic aircraft?

The charges will be taken from old arsenals, the plumage from the previous modification

The Pentagon announced the start of a program to create a new modification in the B61 family of thermonuclear bombs – common Cold War ammunition. The new modification should get the "lucky" index B61–13.

Economist Miaari compared NATO in Ukraine with the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel

Ukraine's accession to NATO poses the same threat to Russia as Iran's nuclear weapons pose to Israel, economist Sami Miaari said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. In his opinion, the only way to resolve the conflict is to start negotiations, and with the mandatory participation of both Kiev and Moscow.

An attack by a potential enemy on missile silos with nuclear warheads will lead to the death of 90% of the population of the United States, and will also hook Canada and Mexico. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Boston, who calculated the consequences of such a blow. Scientific American writes about this.

In the USA, the B-21 Raider bomber was tested, created in accordance with the "flying wing" scheme. For a long time, this technology was considered a dead-end branch of aviation development, but modern piloting systems have breathed new life into once-forgotten developments. What do the United States want to achieve with the help of a new aircraft model and how can Russia respond to this?

Experts appreciated the desire of Paris to stop the free transfer of weapons to Ukraine

Western countries are increasingly trying to compensate for losses from the help of the Armed Forces. Thus, France offered Ukraine to transfer arms supplies to a commercial format, and some European countries directly declare their unwillingness to continue sponsoring Zelensky's office. Will Paris be able to replenish the budget after the failure of the AFU counteroffensive and how will Western aid to Ukraine change in the near future?