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Russia believes that NATO creates a "risk of unintended clashes" in the Arctic region

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO's activity in the Arctic could lead to "the risk of unintended collisions." This is how Moscow reacted to the NATO exercise Cold Response 2022 ("Cold Response"), the naval part of which was held in the Norwegian Sea. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the Arctic confrontation between Russia and NATO.

According to foreign sources, the new nuclear ballistic missile of the US Air Force intercontinental range received the official designation "Sentinel" ( Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel ). Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved this name for the system that is to modernize the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) of the US nuclear triad.

On the eve of the Central News Agency of North Korea published photos from the tests of a new type of tactical guided weapons. Pyongyang's state media reported that the weekend launches are of "great importance" for improving this type of missile.

Three conclusions from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

There is no use from the UN, and NATO has turned into a hydra that is at war with itself, writes American Thinker. According to the author of the article, the West needs a new leader to provide Ukraine with weapons and "punish" Russia along with other "rogue states".

As the DPRK Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported on April 17, 2022, the leader of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un, was present at the "test firing of a new tactical guided weapon," and it is emphasized that it can be equipped with nuclear weapons.

The Baltic Sea will lose its nuclear-free status if the Finns and Swedes still decide to join NATO. This was stated in the Russian Security Council. Military experts warn that our ground forces, combat aviation and air defense will have to strengthen the border near St. Petersburg, and some of our nuclear missiles will be re-aimed at Helsinki and Stockholm. Do Finnish and Swedish politicians really want to live in the status of potential targets?

The special operation emphasized the role of precision weapons

The United States and Britain have today retargeted their commercial satellite systems Starlink and OneWeb to collect intelligence information in the interests of the armed formations of Ukraine. A plan is being hatched to disconnect Russia from the GPS system. How can all this, coupled with the ban on the import of software (software), affect the performance of combat missions by our troops in the combat zone, the production of high-precision weapons by the defense industry?

The IAEA will not have access to the data from the surveillance cameras until an agreement is reached in Vienna on the INP

Iran has moved the production of uranium enrichment centrifuges to a more reliable location about a year after the act of sabotage at the facility in Karaj, said Behrouz Kamalvandi, a representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

The British newspaper "The Guardian" called the NATO military exercises "Ascending Griffin" recently held at the Lithuanian military base Pabrade, about 30 km from the border with Belarus, a "dress rehearsal of the confrontation between Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance." It should be noted that these maneuvers were accompanied by loud statements by Baltic and Polish political functionaries demanding that the NATO leadership increase the alliance's contingent on its territory.  

Anti-nuclear shelters are already ordered by the middle class, as the builder says

The conflict in Ukraine scared the Czechs so much that they thought about their safety, writes iDnes. They have awakened a huge interest in the construction of underground shelters. In addition, people buy suitcases with things "as a last resort." There are masks, filters, suits, dosimeters, sleeping bags, water filters and all sorts of things for survival.

What place does Russia occupy today, 61 years after the launch of man into space, in terms of space achievements? Against the background of the successes of Elon Musk, it may seem that it is not so significant anymore. However, one unnoticed news of recent days proves the opposite. What are we talking about and what advantages will this give to Russian space satellites?

New details have emerged about the creation in the United States of a critically important type of weapon – a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire US nuclear arsenal is to some extent in question. Why did this happen and what problems will the Pentagon have to solve now?

Ukraine and the atomic bomb: myths and misconceptions

The publication of The National Interest cites fragments of a podcast in which associate professor of political science and international relations Maria Rostelli told why nuclear weapons would not strengthen the security of Ukraine, even if the country possessed them. In addition, the expert believes, with all the desire, the costs of such weapons would be mind-boggling for Kiev.

NATO has announced a "transformation" involving a significant increase in the alliance's troops in Eastern Europe. Experts are confident that NATO's reforms will fundamentally reshape the security architecture in Europe and involve Russia and the West in a new arms race. How will Moscow respond to the historic reform of NATO? Does the alliance's initiative mean the risk of a direct clash with Russia?

Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons

The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov promised the appearance of unconventional types of weapons in Russia

The State Armament Program (GPV) will be aimed at creating non-traditional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes.

North Korea continues the work begun earlier to restore the tunnel at the Pungeri nuclear test site, Yonhap news agency writes, citing a report by experts from the Vienna-based non-governmental European organization Open Nuclear Network.

The Pentagon told when the LGM-35A Sentinel ballistic missile will replace the Minuteman III

The US Department of Defense has revealed the name of a new intercontinental ballistic missile - LGM-35A Sentinel. It should replace the LGM-30G Minuteman III. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was going on with the US nuclear missile program.

The White House has requested $813 billion for military spending

The United States Department of Defense may receive $773 billion in military spending in fiscal year 2023 (starting October 1). Together with the funds allocated to the Ministry of Energy for nuclear weapons, the total amount of US military spending may amount to $ 813.3 billion, according to the draft budget submitted by the White House on March 28.

The New York Times (USA): how America tracks a nuclear strike

Russia's strategic deterrence forces have switched to a special combat duty mode, writes the NYT. The West has thrown all the satellites available to it to track the movement of Russian nuclear weapons in order to assess the level of possible danger.