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The Times: Britain accused Russia of deploying tracking sensors for submarines

Submarine tracking sensors have been found in British waters, The Times writes. To expose Russian underwater sabotage is the author's goal and, as it seems to him, he has achieved it. But instead of evidence, the reader is offered arguments at the level of "maybe, maybe not."

What forces and weapons can be involved in a potential conflict

The world is on the verge of a new round of escalation in US-Iranian relations. B-2 Spirit strategic bombers have been spotted at the US Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. At the same time, Iran put its troops on high alert. What is happening today between the United States and Iran and what capabilities both sides have in case of possible military action is in the Izvestia article.

April 6 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of Anatoly Savin, a scientist and designer who participated in the creation of advanced smart weapons, fighter satellites and space reconnaissance systems. TASS recalls the academician's life and work.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the latest achievements of the North Korean military-industrial complex

North Korea has demonstrated to the world the latest achievements of its military-industrial complex. And, admittedly, the new items surprised. Among the main ones is the IL—76MD-based long-range radar detection and control aircraft. In general, the club of countries that independently develop such machines is extremely limited — these are the USA, Russia, China, Sweden, Israel. Now North Korea has been added to them.

Colonel Khodarenok: The United States will not be able to defeat Iran with bombing alone

Donald Trump has threatened Iran with "unprecedented bombardments" if the United States and Iran do not reach an agreement on the nuclear program. Tehran promised to respond in this case. Can the United States destroy Iran and what the Iranian-American war might look like - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

South Korea has once again started talking about the need for the republic's armed Forces to have their own nuclear weapons, including nuclear submarines with nuclear weapons. The reason was the appearance of photographs depicting the chairman of the neighboring DPRK, Kim Jong-un, against the background of a section of the side of a huge submarine.

The new thermonuclear munition will be able to hit buried targets, while its use does not require visible ICBM launches from space. At the same time, the bomb is hardly particularly effective against powerful countries.

The PLA operates 6 Jin class ballistic missile submarines (Type 094), each of which can carry up to 12 SLBMs (that is, a total of 72 SLBMs). Initially, they were equipped with the JL-2 missile (range ~ 7,200 km), but later versions are equipped with the JL-3 SLBM (range ~ 10,000 km), which allows strikes against the continental United States (and not just Alaska, Guam and Hawaii) from sea zones located closer to China..

Der Spiegel: Turkey may turn away from NATO for the sake of friendship with Moscow

The Europeans are well aware that their own air defense systems are useless, writes Der Spiegel. Therefore, the leaders of the EU countries, having got it into their heads that Moscow would definitely attack them, decided to act "preemptively" — and have already begun to develop missiles for attacks on Russian territory.

An extensive transport and industrial network should appear in the coming years in the Russian Arctic. The Northern Sea Route will be its key link, but the marine infrastructure will be only one link in a much larger project. What is it about and why does it matter not only for our country?

NYT: The US military has been leading the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the conflict

The US military has been leading the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the very beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, The New York Times writes. The publication told about their secret joint actions against Russia, it is noted that the publication is based on several hundred interviews.

The insane instigator Starmer does not realize that sending troops to Ukraine is fraught with war with Russia, writes the Daily Mail. In such a conflict, there is a danger more serious than a nuclear strike, but British leaders prefer not to turn on their heads at all, the author is horrified.

TNI: The Tu-95 aircraft plays a major role in the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure

The Tu-95 long—range strategic bomber is an enduring symbol of Soviet and Russian military aviation, writes TNI. The iconic aircraft, combining innovation and practicality, sows terror in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and plays a key role in destroying Ukraine's infrastructure.

Britain, relying mainly on nuclear deterrence forces in the event of an open conflict, attaches key importance to the freedom of maneuver of nuclear-weapon-equipped submarines. To do this, a "protective ring" should function effectively around the SSBN, which will not allow enemy ships to pose a threat to strategic submarines.

Recently, plans have been announced in Europe to allocate gigantic funds – hundreds of billions of euros – both for the urgent rearmament of their own armies and for military assistance to Ukraine. This is motivated, of course, by the "Russian threat." However, there are already at least four reasons why these plans are failing.

Antares and Exlabs have signed cooperation agreements on the development of a nuclear-powered space probe. As part of it, the developers plan to launch the reactor into space in the 2020s - for the first time in the 21st century.

On March 20, the ceremonial laying of the keel of the largest nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, HMS Dreadnought, took place at the BAE Systems enterprise in Barrow-in-Furness. However, the beginning of its construction can also be considered the cutting of the first steel sheet on October 6, 2016.

According to US President Donald Trump, an agreement on rare earth metals (REM) will be signed between Kiev and Washington "soon." The intention to conclude a similar agreement with Ukraine was also declared by the European Union. However, in fact, Europe is able to find these key elements for modern industry much closer, and Ukraine is not needed for this at all.

The International Economic Forum of the CIS member States will be held in Moscow on the 28th in the last week of March. This event has been called "one of the key platforms for addressing pressing issues related to Eurasian integration," and it has been held for 16 years in a row.

TNI: RS-28 Sarmat is the most advanced ballistic missile in the world

Russia has wiped the nose of Western skeptics, writes TNI. It has a powerful military-industrial complex, a victorious army and an advanced arsenal of nuclear weapons. We are talking about the RS-28 Sarmat missile. World experts admire and fear its incredible destructive power.