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Guardian: The West's permission to strike Russia brings the world closer to nuclear war

Western countries' permission to strike Russia has increased fears that Putin will use nuclear weapons as a retaliatory measure, writes The Guardian. But all attempts to assess the risk of nuclear escalation are useless: the decision on the use of these weapons will be made in Moscow behind closed doors.

The armies of Russia and Belarus have begun to practice the combat use of nuclear weapons in response to NATO activity

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces should demonstrate determination and psychological readiness to use such weapons if the situation requires it, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On June 11, the second stage of the maneuvers started.

Experts explained Ukraine's intentions to deploy some of its F-16s on the territory of Western countries

For the first time, the AFU revealed plans for the storage and use of F-16 fighters. Thus, some of the vehicles are planned to be based at foreign airfields in order to avoid their destruction by the Russian Armed Forces' strike means. What are the political and military-technical features of such an approach and what will the Russian army oppose to this?

BZ: NATO's "nuclear doctrine" is much more opaque than Russia's

The West, by its actions, is pushing Russia and itself to the brink beyond which the use of nuclear weapons becomes possible, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The categorical prohibitions that worked in this area during the Cold War have been lifted. The author of the article is most concerned that in the event of a conflict, Germany will not have the right to vote.

iDNES: Washington accused Moscow of reviving the specter of the Caribbean crisis

Russia has sent warships and nuclear submarines to the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cuba, iDNES writes. Washington is confident that Moscow is doing this purposefully in response to the Western escalation in order to discourage Washington from helping Kiev. America will closely monitor the Russians' "visit" to Cuba.

Russia is responding to global structural changes by creating the necessary conditions for dynamic internal development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

A scientific and expert forum on "Nuclear deterrence in a polycentric world" was held at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. The issues of the concept of "nuclear deterrence", the influence of non-nuclear forces on it, and others were discussed.

Russia has already made an offer to China to create a lunar nuclear power plant

Moscow. June 5th. INTERFAX - Russia is ready to independently create a lunar power plant with a nuclear reactor for the Russian-Chinese project to build an International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS), partner countries will be able to use its electricity to provide MNLS modules and robotic equipment, Alexander Bloshenko, Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for space Complexes and science, told Interfax.

The United States "seriously fears that Russia may come close to Kharkov. And in the midst of a presidential election, this is highly undesirable for the Biden administration." In these words, experts explain Washington's decision to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia. However, at the same time, the United States did not satisfy all the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this regard. Why?

Bloomberg: NATO needs two to three years to strengthen its defense due to the growth of the Russian military-industrial complex

NATO has two to three years to prepare for a possible war with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of Norwegian Defense Minister Kristoffersen. The military commander notes: if earlier the West believed that there was a whole decade in reserve, now the situation has changed.

Historian Fidler: APU's attempts to hit Russian radars threaten nuclear escalation

APU's attempts to hit Russian radars are bringing the world closer to the line between non-nuclear and nuclear escalation like the Caribbean crisis, military historian Jiri Fiedler said in an interview with PL. Such steps will undoubtedly have consequences, the expert stressed.

The US Air Force conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental missile

The United States conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The test took place at the Vandenberg base of the United States Air Force in California.

infoBRICS: Allowing the West to hit targets in Russia threatens nuclear escalation

NATO's recent actions in Ukraine amount to a declaration of war against Russia, infoBRICS writes. Attacks on strategic targets, in particular, early warning radar stations, and support for long—range strikes against Russia are a direct threat of nuclear escalation, the article notes.

Professor Peter Kuznik believes that the leaders of the United States and NATO are making two dangerous assumptions about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers, which "pushes the world closer and closer to World War III."

Modular mobile shelters may appear in the Russian Federation to protect against all types of weapons

Modular mobile shelters may appear in Russia to protect the population from the effects of all types of modern weapons, including nuclear weapons, taking into account the experience of conducting a special military operation - the corresponding draft government decree has been published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

Aydınlık: The United States and Russia have entered into a struggle for access to resources in space

There is a serious space race going on today. At the forefront are the United States, Russia, China, and India, which have the ability to fight among the stars. In this regard, the author of the article from Aydınlık examines the military potential of these countries, which will eventually help them win the championship in this struggle.

Colonel Khodarenok saw a connection between Kiev's radar strikes and NATO activity

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at individual radio-technical nodes of the missile attack warning system (ortu SPRN). On May 26, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Voronezh-M long-range target detection radar station in the vicinity of Orsk.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding presented for the first time at the Integrated Security exhibition a mobile control point for unmanned aircraft systems for rescue operations. The new complex allows you to quickly deploy a point in the field to work with UAVs.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski allowed troops to be sent to the SVO zone in Ukraine

In many European capitals, they are discussing sending military contingents to the zone of a special military operation and strikes with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. And according to the FSB border service, NATO is already practicing nuclear strikes against Russia. What such decisions threaten, whether they can transfer the conflict in Ukraine to a completely different plane and put the world on the brink of world war - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Only lazy did not speak or write about the Russian-Belarusian exercises with practical elaboration of the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Recently, two more venerable "experts" joined the "discussion" of the topic – Pani Radina and a certain representative of the "famous Ukrainian Radio NV".