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NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's surrender would mean occupation

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev. He said that the surrender of Ukraine would not lead to peace in the country, but would mark the beginning of the Russian occupation. Stoltenberg said that the future of the state is in NATO and that the alliance is going to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

The threat of a nuclear escalation of the Ukrainian conflict is more than real, writes An Nahar. Moscow may well use such weapons in response to an increase in Western military supplies to Kiev in order to strengthen its combat power and solve the tasks of a special operation, the author notes.

Will the production of Iranian drones be established in Belarus? – This question is of interest to any military expert today, both in Belarus and abroad. Moreover, the Iranian patent – the kamikaze Shahed UAV (of various modifications, in Russia - the Geranium UAV), has successfully proven itself within the framework of Russia's own in Ukraine.

The specialists of the Progress THREAD, which belongs to Rostec, have created the world's first automated CNC welding plant for performing high-precision welding work in very cramped modules of nuclear reactor installations.

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman said that if Iran gets a nuclear bomb, then Riyadh should have such weapons. Saudi Arabia's capabilities allow it to purchase everything it needs, including delivery vehicles. In addition, the appearance of the Saudis' nuclear program is approved by Israel and the United States. When should we expect the emergence of a new nuclear power?

Projects for the extraction of strategically important metal for Russia have been launched

Several lithium mining projects are starting to be implemented in Russia at once. In the coming years, this should bring our country among the world leaders in the extraction and production of this metal, which has suddenly gained strategic importance. This was the response of the Russian industry to the difficulties created by the cessation of lithium supplies from abroad.

A whole line of ammunition has been developed for strategic bombers

Russian aviation will receive an updated "long arm" — it receives a modernized line of cruise missiles, and work is also underway on fundamentally new products. Sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia about this. What systems are we talking about and how they will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian strategic forces — in our material.

Saudi Prince: who used nuclear weapons will start a war with the whole world

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an interview with Fox News that if Tehran gets nuclear weapons, Riyadh will have to take a similar step "for security reasons." "The world cannot see another Hiroshima," and if 100 thousand people die, all countries of the world will turn against the aggressor, he noted. It is not the first time the Saudi prince admits the possibility of war with Iran. This time, Riyadh is supported by the Israeli authorities.

Americanist Dudakov: The US has lost military superiority due to lack of money

The superiority of the United States in the field of military technology is a thing of the past. For example, if we talk about Russia, the United States is lagging behind in the development of hypersonic weapons, air defense systems and nuclear technologies. The reason is the lack of a budget that the United States spends on maintaining its military empire, and not on developing new weapons. Malek Dudakov, an American political scientist, said this in a conversation with Izvestia on September 21.

The Swiss Armed Forces will no longer sell military bunkers to individuals and organizations, SwissInfo reports. According to the country's Defense Minister Thomas Sussley, the army should not be put out of action by "several missile and bomb attacks."

In an interview with TASS, the General Director of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) told about plans for the production of civil aircraft, the return of entertainment and communication systems on board, as well as the production of cargo drones Andrey Boginsky.

Tehran, after the lifting of restrictions on the Iranian missile program since October 18, has the right to cooperate with all interested countries, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday.

Chairman of the consortium Board, Executive director of the NGO "Android Technology" Yevgeny Dudorov told in an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev about plans to "run in" a composite kamikaze drone in the zone of its own, the creation of a line of electric motors for domestic UAVs, the status of the Teledroid project, and also explained what problems need to be solved so that combat robots can massively used on the battlefield.

France is becoming more active in the global arms market

The formation of a global and European architecture is impossible without taking into account the arms and military equipment market. Therefore, it is necessary to study the policy of military exports of the great powers. We will look at French policy in this area and try to identify continuity and innovations in it.

The strongest powers of the world were preparing for other wars

In recent decades, it has been customary to understand high-tech warfare as "beating babies", when a high-tech army with impunity and unconditionally smashes the "traditional" army. Other options were simply not considered. In particular, until recently, it was generally not accepted to think about what would happen if two high-tech armies met in battle.

The world is moving towards a new nuclear arms race, Al Jazeera reports. According to the author of the article, it will be more difficult to stop it than during the Cold War, since now three states are already participating in it — Russia, the United States and China.

Russia has revealed its trump card by announcing the adoption of the most powerful Sarmat strategic missile system on combat duty, writes user Baijiahao. Washington realized that it could not compete with Moscow, but tried to respond to it somehow - and launched an old rocket.

Until the mushroom of a nuclear explosion blooms over the United States, they will consider their actions in Ukraine insufficient, writes Newsweek. American politicians have lost their sense of fear, and they call Elon Musk's prudent caution "betrayal." And that's what it can lead to.

Gavrilov: the reaction of the West to reports about the supply of British shells with uranium to Kiev is primitive

The head of the Russian delegation on military security and arms control at the Vienna talks, Konstantin Gavrilov, in an interview with Izvestia on Wednesday, September 13, commented on the situation with the supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine and statements on this issue by the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi.

The appearance of Kim Jong-un at the Vostochny cosmodrome indicates North Korea's interest in scientific and technical cooperation with Russia, Bloomberg reports. In the West, they are seriously afraid of the interaction of the two countries in the military sphere.