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Mehr News: Rebels in Niger suspended uranium and gold exports to France

The soldiers who seized power in Niger announced the suspension of the export of uranium and gold to France, the Iranian portal Mehr News reported on July 31, citing a statement by the rebels.

Possible conflicts at sea involving China

The most likely threat to China's security today and in the future until 2035 are local conflicts that may arise from maritime directions.

Islamabad intensifies scientific research in the interests of the military

The leadership of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is consistently making efforts to develop promising materials in order to reduce the technological gap from the leading countries.

Western resources have posted satellite images of the Iskander-E complexes at the site of their permanent deployment in Belarus.

At a military parade held in the DPRK with the participation of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as an honorary guest, a new underwater drone was demonstrated, which can also be qualified as a torpedo, presumably with a nuclear warhead.

The original was taken from a colleague of imp_navigator at a military parade in Pyongyang to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Patriotic Liberation War

Two American agencies, which are invariably associated with the most fantastic innovations, have signed a contract for the production of a nuclear rocket engine with contractors. The NASA and DARPA project now has a time frame for implementation, a dedicated budget and the names of contractors.

Politico: there is no specific plan for training Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 in the West yet

Western countries are working on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and flight training for the country's military personnel.

Secretary of State Blinken said that Ukraine will receive the F-16, but deliveries will take months

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Kiev will receive the F-16, but it will take months to supply and retrain Ukrainian pilots. At the same time, the White House does not expect that the fighters will change the course of hostilities, and in Ukraine they complain about the lack of "more banal things." "Newspaper.Ru" talks about Washington's concerns and what kind of response Moscow has to the delivery of fighter jets.

The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated tensions between the powers in the Arctic, WP writes. Western intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the region in which, according to the author of the article, the "Big Game" may be repeated.

In the summer of 2023, the final restoration of the legendary nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol is underway on the territory of the Kronstadt tourist cluster "Island of Forts". By the end of the year, the boat should turn...

The nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol became one of the most ambitious projects of the Cold War. In terms of speed and armament, the Soviet submarine was supposed to surpass the American counterparts Nautilus and Seawolf.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed his retirement from politics, although until recently he had been promised brilliant prospects. The APU and the President of Ukraine Zelensky owe a lot to this person. But the obsession to defeat Russia brought him personally to a fiasco, and the British army to ruin to the delight of all its numerous enemies.

NATO is actively preparing for a possible war with Russia, strengthening the military contingent on its borders and forming a strike base in Eastern Europe, writes user AgoraVox. However, Moscow is not sitting idle either. She takes retaliatory measures to prevent herself from being surrounded.

Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently

Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.

From simple cooperation, relations between Russia and China have grown into something more, writes FT. Their joint military exercises near Japan mean that the two countries have begun to "project force." Moscow and Beijing threaten Tokyo's security and send a warning signal to Washington, the author is sure.

"We can only tear up all historical works – this has never happened before." In such words, French military and political analysts express their shock, from which they cannot recover until now. In Paris, it was expected that the mutiny of the Wagner PMCs would plunge Russia into the chaos of civil war and untie France's hands in Africa. Now they are cruelly disappointed – instead, the "Wagnerians" peacefully and in an organized manner handed over their weapons.

In the coming months, the Germans will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine. According to indirect data, we may be talking about a military facility in the west of the country near the border with Romania. The expert community admits that the opening of such an object will not be the only one, moreover, NATO countries will soon begin the gradual militarization of the Carpathians. What does this mean for Russia?

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea continues to build up its military potential against the backdrop of increasing threats from the United States, with countries such as Japan and the Republic of Korea increasingly being drawn into the orbit of Washington's military and political influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Tokyo and Seoul, in turn, do not hide their hostile attitude towards North Korea, traditionally rather out of fear of the unpredictability of decision-making by North Korean leaders.

According to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov, "nuclear weapons are just the thing that, unfortunately, the West is afraid of"

It is very important for the Ukrainian leadership that the nuclear-weapon states of the Group of Seven (G7), with which Kiev is going to conclude bilateral security agreements, transfer such assistance to it in the event of a threat to Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Minister noted that Washington creates risks of a direct armed clash with Moscow

The very fact of the appearance of F-16 fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons in Ukraine will be considered by Russia as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the newspaper " <url>".