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The Eastern Military District noted that the units of Russia and Mongolia completed the tasks in a single plan of tactical actions, reaching a high level of interaction

The active phase of the Russian-Mongolian tactical exercises "Selenga" has ended at the Dotym Am training ground (Mongolia). This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

Currently, Beijing already has the capabilities to resolve the Taiwan issue with the help of military force and will be fully ready for this by 2025, said the head of Taiwan's defense ministry, Qiu Guozheng.

Beijing will have every opportunity for a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025. This was stated at a meeting in parliament by the island's Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on Wednesday, October 6.

As of September 2020, the United States had 3,750 nuclear warheads, the United States State Department said.

By the end of 2021, another test firing of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will take place - from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov". Earlier it was reported that the tests of the missile from the surface carrier have been successfully completed.

The US army was recognized as not ready for war with Russia and China.

The National Interest has published an analytical article by retired US officer, Master in National Security David Pine, "America cannot resist China and Russia at the same time." The author recalls that in the previous article he already wrote that Russia and China are winning the nuclear arms race. Their joint arsenal exceeds the American one.

Russian servicemen at the joint exercises "dRuzhba-2021" showed their colleagues from Pakistan a "smart house", the Southern Military District reported.

The joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" have shown the ability of joint groups to effectively ensure regional security. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, summing up the results of the exercises.

The main task of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" was the development of new forms and methods of warfare, and some samples of weapons, including attack robots, were used for the first time. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summing up the results of the exercises.

Air Force (Air Force) The US dropped a mock-up of a nuclear bomb as part of the tests. The F-35A fighter-bombers used a test version of the B61-12 bomb at the Tonopah proving ground in Nevada. This is reported by The Drive.

The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.

Terrorist organizations around the world are trying to get information about the production of chemical and nuclear weapons, the Russian Security Council reported.

Director of the Institute of Strategic Planning Alexander Gusev commented on the radio Sputnik calls of Russian diplomats to the United States to destroy chemical weapons.

In the south of the Syrian province of Idlib, the Russian military killed four terrorists.

The attack was carried out with the help of two drones. First, one drone parachuted a model of a small quadcopter equipped with an explosive device into the positions of the militants. The jihadists noticed the descending vehicle, thinking that it was damaged and was making an emergency landing.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of further coordination of the parties on issues related to relations between Washington and Moscow during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the US State Department reported.

"A detachment of the Northern Fleet consisting of the large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tugboat Altai under the flag of the commander of the anti-submarine ships, Captain 1st rank Stanislav Varik, entered the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean," the press service of the SF reported on Wednesday, October 6.

The DART spacecraft will have to separate from the rocket and reach the Didymus-dImorph double asteroid in the fall of 2022, collide with the smaller of them - Dimorph, and change its orbit

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will test the protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids for the first time.

A NATO official confirmed — as usual, on condition of anonymity - that the accreditation of eight members of the Russian mission to NATO had been revoked, and that the expulsion of eight people was not limited to. Formal explanations of the reasons for this decision were made. A statement was also made that the alliance remains "open for constructive dialogue."

Artillery units of Russia and Mongolia at the joint exercises "Selenga-2021" for the first time used a reconnaissance and firing contour when applying a massive fire strike on the "enemy", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.

The United States and its NATO allies have a lot of work to do in adapting the alliance to the changing strategic situation in the world and revising the strategic concept of the bloc, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.