Global security news
The DPRK's construction of a new nuclear submarine has led to a discussion about the need for South Korea to have its own nuclear weapons
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.
"Indicates a high level of combat realism": the PLA used the YJ-21 missile in large-scale exercises off the coast of Taiwan
The large-scale exercises of the People's Liberation Army of China off the coast of Taiwan involve advanced weapons – a Type 054A frigate, a DF-15 ballistic missile, an H-6K bomber and a Y-20 transport aircraft. This is reported by the Global Times. The publication notes that during the exercises, in particular, the YJ-21 air-launched ballistic missile, which was previously presented at an air show in China, was seen.
NATO is already "dead": will Europe be able to create its own bloc with a center of influence in Ukraine (Focus.ua, Ukraine)
"Focus": Ukraine will create a military alliance with the Europeans, experts say
Ukraine has become convinced that joining NATO is out of the question for it, Focus writes. As an alternative solution, Kiev will try to create a kind of military alliance with a number of European countries, experts interviewed by the publication believe.
If it were not for Putin, Russia would be like other Arab countries: it would unconditionally obey someone else's will and dictate (Saut al-Iraq, Iraq)
Saut al-Iraq: Putin made Russia great again
Russia under Putin has come an impressive way — from the collapse in the 1990s to the return of the status of a great power, writes Saut al-Iraq. Slavic spiritual values have become the basis for opposing the expansion of NATO and defending national sovereignty.
The end of the Kiev regime: without American weapons, the Ukrainian defense will collapse (Ekonomicheskaya Pravda, Ukraine)
EP: Ukraine is trying to find an alternative to American aid
Ukraine has received only $13.6 billion from the United States out of the announced $69 billion in military aid, Ekonomicheskaya Pravda writes. Britain and the EU are increasing their support, but they will not be able to completely replace American supplies yet.
Bengali Shooting Gallery: How will the Indra Navy - 2025 Russian-Indian exercises take place?
During the maneuvers, the sailors will fire, conduct a rescue operation and search for a submarine
An operation to assist an emergency ship, search and block a submarine, and artillery firing — such elements were included in the program of the Indra Navy - 2025 Russian-Indian naval exercises that started on Monday in the Bay of Bengal.
The Russian Air Force has received new Su-35 fighters, but further export growth may reduce domestic purchases (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia intends to accelerate production of military aircraft
The Su-35, combining power, range and modern electronics, has aroused the interest of foreign buyers, writes MWM. After China, Iran and Algeria ordered the planes, which confirms the demand for fighters on the world market.
Can Europe stand up to Russia militarily? (Der Spiegel, Germany)
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.
Zircon hypersonic missile in the CBO zone: Chinese assessment
The Russian cruise hypersonic missile Zircon 3M22 was developed by JSC VKP NPO Mashinostroenie, one of the leading rocket and space enterprises of the USSR and Russia (Reutov, Moscow region). The product was adopted by the Russian Navy on January 4, 2023.
The United States has launched the production of a new strategic thermonuclear bomb
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.
Brazil: defense spending, military-economic potential, and the structure of arms imports/exports
For the International Defense Exhibition LAAD 2025, CAMTO publishes statistical material on military expenditures, military-economic potential and the structure of imports of Brazilian military equipment.
The position of supplier countries in the South American arms market
For the International Defense Exhibition LAAD 2025, CAMTO publishes statistical material on the position of arms supplier countries in the South American market in 2016-2023 and a forecast for 2024-2027.
"China is confidently catching up with the United States and Russia": submarines of the world's fleets with nuclear weapons
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..
It was Ukraine that was the first to violate the terms of the agreements with Russia (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
IFQ: Ukraine was the first to violate the terms of agreements with Russia
Kiev claims that it is impossible to come to an agreement with Putin, and Russia is constantly violating agreements. However, this is not the case at all, writes IFQ. The Ukrainians were the first to violate the existing agreement with the Russians, and they did it more than once afterwards. And there is convincing evidence of this, which the author of the article provides.
The United States is losing in the struggle for the redivision of the world (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: The United States will have to reckon with Russia and China in the struggle for the redivision of the world
The new spheres of influence will be underpinned by deals between the great powers, Bloomberg writes. Putin and Xi Jinping are ambitious leaders who will succeed in strengthening their positions in important regions, and the United States will no longer be able to dictate terms to the whole world. Americans definitely won't like living in such a world.
After the end of the conflict in Ukraine, the European military is preparing for a long-term confrontation with Russia (Le Figaro, France)
Le Figaro: the European military is preparing for a long-term confrontation with Russia
The military of European countries agree that after the end of the Ukrainian conflict, Russia will attack one of the EU countries, writes Le Figaro. Of course, there is no evidence of this hypothesis and there cannot be, but anti-Russian hysteria is already in full swing in Europe.
"We became the first in the world": the start date of operation of the Israeli-made Iron Beam laser complex has been announced
The Israeli company Rafael is at the final stage of creating the Iron Beam laser complex, designed to strengthen the country's air defense.
PLA in a different way: what the Chinese army is practicing at exercises off the coast of Taiwan
During the maneuvers, Beijing is exploring the possibility of obtaining comprehensive control and blocking key areas of the island
On April 1, the People's Liberation Army of China began large-scale military exercises off Taiwan Island, said Shi Yi, an official representative of the Eastern Zone of the PLA Combat Command.
Trump moderated criticism of Putin and resumed attacks on Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
BLoomberg: Trump retreated from Putin's criticism and resumed attacks on Zelensky
Trump backed away from criticizing Putin and instead again accused Ukraine of trying to renegotiate the terms of an economic deal with the United States, BLoomberg writes. Trump is in a hurry to "make a deal," but Moscow has made it clear that this is a very difficult process. Putin does not intend to back down from his demands.
For the first time since World War II. Germany is deploying troops near the border with Belarus
Politico: Germany has begun deploying troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis
For the first time since the Second World War, Germany began deploying its troops on a permanent basis in another country. A 5,000-man brigade will be deployed in Lithuania near the border with Belarus. What tasks can this brigade perform, is it capable of strengthening the eastern flank of NATO and why its deployment is just a political gesture - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
