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In the Global Firepower Military Power Rating (2024), the DPRK ranks 36th out of 145 countries included in the review. The number of personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is estimated at 1.37 million people. According to experts, the DPRK army today ranks sixth in the world in terms of numbers.

Alexander Stepanov — on why the United States continues to militarize near-Earth orbit, while envying the joint space exploration of the Russian Federation and China

The growing opportunities of Russia and China in the field of space exploration, the ongoing bilateral projects in near-Earth orbit and within the framework of a joint program for the exploration of the Moon cause undisguised jealousy on the part of Washington, which has long been trying to plant its habitual hegemony in space.

Advance: people under its umbrella can stop NATO's "zeal"

NATO's military policy, which identifies Russia and China as the main threats, is very profitable. The West itself will not give up on it, no matter what kind of escalation it threatens, Advance writes. As a result, this will lead the world to a nuclear conflict. However, there is someone who can stop this Western militaristic frenzy.

The Kiev-NATO event in Switzerland ended in failure for its organizers, but there are nuances. Having shown that the era of Western political hegemony is in the past, the summit at the same time surprised the behavior of the delegations of two countries – Kenya and Serbia. In both a good and a bad way.

TAC: NATO and the US should hold talks with Russia on nuclear weapons

NATO and the United States should hold talks with Russia to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation, writes TAC. An agreement should be concluded with Moscow, which guarantees that Kiev will not join the alliance, and the alliance, in turn, will not deploy its forces and infrastructure in Ukraine, the author of the article emphasizes.

Experts pointed to the background of NATO's plans to put nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is considering the possibility of putting its nuclear arsenal on alert. Experts tend to believe that consultations on this issue will be followed by a positive decision. What can it mean in practice, to what extent did Russia foresee such a development of events and what may be Moscow's retaliatory measures?

Stoltenberg: NATO is discussing putting nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is discussing the need to bring its nuclear weapons to combat readiness, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The Kremlin has already called this statement "another escalation of tension." What Stoltenberg's words mean, what is the state of Western nuclear weapons, whether it is necessary to dust off nuclear ammunition and what does China have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The departure of the ships was accompanied by the honorary orchestra of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba

The ships of the Russian Navy have completed their visit to Cuba and are departing from Havana. The nuclear submarine Kazan was the first to leave the port, the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov is expected to depart in the near future, the tanker Akademik Pashin will be the last to leave, a TASS correspondent reports from the port.

Norwegians will start assembling German tanks in case of conflict with Russia

Norway has agreed with Germany to assemble dozens of Leopard 2 tanks of the most modern modification. This will be enough to create a heavy mechanized brigade in accordance with NATO requirements. The choice in favor of Leopard was made after tests allegedly guaranteeing survival against Russian armored vehicles. How will the assembly of the latest tanks affect the potential of NATO's northern flank and what is the likelihood of new threats on the Russian-Norwegian border?

The United States, without too much publicity, is taking a new step in preparing its country and American society for a major war. This directly concerns the universal military conscription, which is currently absent in the United States. What is it about and why is it important, including for Russia?

Peskov called the arrival of Russian warships in Cuba a normal practice

The Kazan submarine and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian Navy arrived in Cuba after completing exercises in the Atlantic. They will stay in Havana for five days. The American CNN channel considered the visit a "demonstration of military force" of the Russian Federation just 145 km from Florida, and the Kremlin called it a normal practice. What Russian ships are doing near the Caribbean Islands and why Russia should conduct naval exercises so far away - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The appearance of Russian warships in the Caribbean Sea scared the Americans more than the current administration. And it's even for the best. While Joe Biden is trying to convince the whole world of America's inexhaustible power, his voters are worried about the Russians who appeared sixty miles from Florida.

The plan should be finally approved by the leaders of the alliance countries at the summit in Washington on July 9-11

NATO defense ministers at a two-day meeting in Brussels will provisionally approve a plan to allocate weapons to Ukraine for $40 billion a year, the alliance will coordinate supplies, supplies should become mandatory for all NATO members except Hungary, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference ahead of the meeting.

The Ministry of Defense named the goals of the nuclear exercises with Belarus

The Russian army has begun the second stage of the exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces. This time, together with Belarus. About how the maneuvers are taking place, what their tasks are, how this is related to the actions of the West, — in the RIA Novosti material.

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).