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In the next 18 months, the authorities will have to make a choice in favor of British or American technologies

The creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet, for the construction of which Canberra broke the largest defense contract in its history with Paris, could cost Australia 171 billion Australian dollars ($122.2 billion) and will require at least 20 years. Such data was published on Tuesday by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).

RIA Novosti: the US has no means of interception for Russian nuclear missiles after leaving the missile defense

Russian military experts interviewed by RIA Novosti said that the United States does not have the ability to intercept nuclear missiles to prevent Russia from striking back in the event of a conflict. Despite the fact that 20 years ago the United States withdrew from the Treaty on the Limitation of Missile Defense Systems (ABM) in order to create such means, they still have not succeeded.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Israel's Beni Ganz discussed the Iranian problem at a meeting in Washington, Austin assured that the United States would continue efforts aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the Pentagon said.

"One of the main tasks of increasing the combat capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces remains to maintain high combat readiness of the nuclear triad," Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

This creates prerequisites for the spread of nuclear technologies by creating a nuclear submarine fleet in Australia, Valery Gerasimov noted

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov called the creation of the AUKUS unit a destabilizing factor in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), as it creates prerequisites for the proliferation of nuclear technologies through the creation of a nuclear submarine fleet in Australia.

The Russian Embassy in the United States condemned the words of Senator Roger Wicker about a possible nuclear strike on Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

While the United States is trying to achieve at least minimal success in hypersonic technologies, Russia is testing ready-made missiles. And, although the most attention of the public is attracted by the planning Avangard combat units for ballistic missiles, the main advantage of hypersonic technologies is concentrated in the operational and tactical link, writes 19FortyFive.

Russia's nuclear triad provides a solution to the tasks of deterring a potential enemy, more than 95% of ground-based strategic nuclear forces (SNF) launchers are ready for combat use, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Russian engineers are developing a whole line of unmanned underwater vehicles. In the near future, samples should appear that will be able to move in the World Ocean at a distance of up to 1000 kilometers from the dive site.

Russia and the United States are currently at the initial stage of negotiations on arms control in connection with modern Russian developments. This was announced on December 7 by US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland.

China wants to revise the world order and change the situation that has developed since the Second World War. For this purpose, the country is expanding its military capabilities. This was announced on November 8 by the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milli.

The event was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev, General Director of UMATEX Alexander Tyunin, General Director of JSC SEZ PPT Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev, State Duma Deputy Alexander Mazhuga, First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation, General Director of JSC aErocOmposite Anatoly Gaidansky, General Director of JSC ONPP Technology named after A.G. Romashin Andrey Silkin and others.

The United States will produce 480 new tactical nuclear bombs in the B61-12 modification by 2025, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

The director of the Israeli intelligence "Mossad" David Barnea is due to pay a visit to the United States on Sunday for talks with senior representatives of the American administration on the issue of Iran, the Times of Israel reports.

The Russian autonomous underwater nuclear system Poseidon will become an effective tool that Moscow can use during negotiations with the United States. This is written by military expert Brent Eastwood in the publication 19FortyFive.

It is too early to believe that the negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have encountered insurmountable difficulties, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in the Austrian capital, said on Friday.

The new Iranian government has not demonstrated a constructive approach to the resumed negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday.

Roscosmos plans to launch the Zeus nuclear tug into space by 2030. The timing of the launch of a promising product during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, held in Dubai, was announced by the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin. The statement of the head of Roscosmos leads "Russian Space".

Russia and China do not want an exchange of nuclear strikes more than the United States, the American edition of SpaceNews reports a statement by former Deputy Defense Minister for Research and Technical Development of the United States (under the administration of President Donald Trump) Michael Griffin.

A military solution to Iran's nuclear problem is the least preferable option, but its possibilities cannot be ruled out, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said before leaving for the United States to negotiate with the American authorities.