The decades-old Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian Naval Aviation will be armed with Kh-47M Kinzhal (dagger) hypersonic missiles, news agency Izvestiya reported. According to the report, the 98th mixed regiment as part of the Northern Fleet on the Kola Peninsula and the 317th Pacific Regiment in Kamchatkawil, receive the new version of Long-range MiG-31 fighters with K index that will be armed with Kinzhal […]
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South Korea is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany and France, according to an annual government report showed 14 December. Over the past five years, South Korea was one of the largest exporters along with the United States, Russia, France and Germany and China, according to data from the report. Seoul was the 10th-largest arms exporter in the 2015-2019 […]
Victory! Seville Cancels Electronic Warfare Europe Arms Fair By Palestinian BDS National Committee, BDS Movement. December 12, 2020 Victory! Seville Cancels Electronic Warfare Europe Arms Fair2020-12-122020-12-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bds.png200px200px In October, Liverpool, UK cancelled EWE’s planned arms fair there. Seville cancellation follows protests by progressive, anti-war and anti-racist groups. In a press release issued today by the City Council of Seville, the Councilor of Urban Housing, Tourism and Culture, […]
How A Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over To Arms Industry And Taiwan Supporters By Gareth Porter, Global Research. October 31, 2020 How A Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over To Arms Industry And Taiwan Supporters2020-10-312020-10-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/randall-schriver-e1604178649566.jpg200px200px Above photo: From The Grayzone. The “Fortress Taiwan” arms deal overseen by ex-Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver is one of the most provocative U.S. moves against China in years. […]
Guess Who Arms Both Azerbaijan And Armenia By David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy. October 23, 2020 Guess Who Arms Both Azerbaijan And Armenia2020-10-232020-10-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/nagorno-karabakh.png200px200px NOTE: This article exposes the United States arming conflicts around the world, particularly in the current war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In the United States, weapons manufacturers are for-profit entities, so conflict is good for their bottom line. We should not be surprised. […]
Hopes Rise Of Extension Of New START Arms Control Treaty October 22, 2020 Hopes Rise Of Extension Of New START Arms Control Treaty2020-10-222020-10-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/newstart-e1603403388799.jpg200px200px Russia offers to freeze arsenal. Russia on Tuesday offered to freeze its current arsenal, and proposed an extension of the treaty by one year. The treaty signed in 2010 capped the number of nuclear warheads by the two countries and its deployment. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/12/1080810012_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_578af4858f2b97c6b8d24176b779292d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sofia Chegodaeva. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010181080809689-us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-warns-of-sanctions-for-any-arms-sales-to-iran/ On 18 October, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from Iran were lifted. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and lead to sanctions. “For the past 10 years, countries have refrained from selling weapons to Iran under various […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010171080804073-tehran-announces-termination-of-all-restrictions-on-transfer-of-arms-to-and-from-iran/ In 2015, Iran signed the JCPOA with China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and the European Union, requiring Iran to scale back its nuclear program and severely downgrade its uranium reserves in exchange for sanctions relief, including lifting the arms embargo five years after the deal’s adoption. “As of today, all restrictions on the […]
DLT is among 20 “critical and emerging” technologies in the Trump Administration’s new strategy for preserving the U.S.’ technological edge. Source link
VT: Behind this election, behind the fake religion, behind the violence in the streets and the creation of COVID is a cult surrounding Donald Trump. This is a cult based on the old gods, one at the heart of modern Evangelical Christianity, one that looks to the Books of Moses (the Pentateuch). Qanon understands, to an extent. All Evangelical Christianity is based on debasing Jesus and […]
Using foreign military hardware is nothing new for the Ukrainian Army, where US-made weaponry, including patrol vehicles, fast boats, and Javelin anti-tank missiles are currently in service. Senior Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said on Friday that the UK had expressed readiness to provide the country with a hefty lethal weapons contract, in addition to a £1 billion ($1.2 billion) loan to the Ukrainian Navy. The […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father has taken heat on social media after he was photographed shopping without a mask. The PM just recently updated the strict mask-wearing rules amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases. Stanley Johnson, 80, was “caught red-handed” by the Daily Mirror, which published photos of him casually shopping without a mask. By doing so, the author and former Tory politician had flouted […]
JERUSALEM—In the lead-up to the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington last week, President Donald Trump said that he would be open to sales of the advanced F-35 warplane to the “very wealthy countries” of the Gulf. The F-35, which costs around $80 million a plane, is one of the most expensive U.S. arms programs in history. The Trump administration, which has viewed many of […]
Slightly less than a month after the United Arab Emirates announced that they would normalise ties with Israel, there was another dramatic announcement, this time coming out of neighbouring Bahrain. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that Bahrain had followed in the footsteps of the UAE and given a green light for the establishment of full diplomatic relations with Israel, with reports suggesting that Bahraini […]
According to the Russian military, NATO has increased its aerial surveillance efforts near the Russian border by 30 percent compared to the previous year. Russia is not interested in an arms race, but is forced to combat capabilities in response to unfriendly actions by NATO, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday. “All measures taken are aimed exclusively at strengthening the defense, are limited in scale […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080371362_0:314:3000:2001_1200x675_80_0_0_d3ecfd5f2b7d5290241b4165fa256e98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009051080371349-russian-embassy-proposes-constructive-dialogue-on-arms-control-to-pentagon/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States proposes a constructive face-to-face dialogue on the strategic stability and arms control to the Pentagon, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov told Sputnik. Several days ago, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Nuclear and Missile Defence Policy Robert Soofer said that Russia was initiating an arms race […]
US’ Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe By Jiang Feng, South China Morning Post. September 2, 2020 US’ Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/chinas-foreign-minister-visits-europe.png200px200px Above photo: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Europe. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of Europe comes at a time of heavy US pressure for the EU to step back from its dialogue and […]
Israel’s Crimes Must Be Met With Arms Embargo By Maureen Clare Murphy, Electronic Intifada. August 27, 2020 Israel’s Crimes Must Be Met With Arms Embargo2020-08-272020-08-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/10/200714_ash_00-12-e1598541717933.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians flee to safety as the Israeli military attacks the Shejaiya neighborhood between Gaza City and the Israeli border. Ashraf Amra. Israel’s bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip must be met with an “urgent and comprehensive military embargo,” the Palestinian […]
China, which is believed to have a far smaller nuclear arsenal than those of Russia and the US, earlier declined an invitation to join the two’s Vienna arms control talks, dashing Washington’s hopes of making the New START Treaty trilateral. US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea has described the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal as a “rapid buildup”, arguing that Beijing has sought […]
Aoun: Impossible that Beirut blast was caused by Hezbollah arms [ Editor’s Note: President Aoun is stepping very carefully through the political landmine that is before him. One small misstep can eliminate his coming through this unscathed. Hence he has said that all input on what happened will be accepted and evaluated. But the big question there will be ‘evaluated by whom and what are their […]
Trump’s War On Arms Control And Disarmament By Melvin Goodman, Counterpunch. August 17, 2020 Trump’s War On Arms Control And Disarmament2020-08-172020-08-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ban-nuclear-weapons-from-womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom-e1597677596732.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ban Nuclear Weapons from Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 Japanese and injuring another 100,000. The great fires that raged in each city consumed many of […]
On Friday, the United Nations Security Council rejected a draft resolution submitted by the United States to indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran, originally envisioned by the Iran nuclear deal ahead of its expiration in October, saying the draft did not obtain the necessary support to be adopted. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday described the UN Security Council’s decision to not allow an […]
The US resolution, envisaging an extension of an arms embargo against Iran, was rejected by the UN Security Council, drawing disappointment from Washington, as the Trump administration claimed that it would nonetheless continue its attempts to prevent Iran from buying and selling weapons on the international market. US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham denounced the UN Security Council rejection of an extension of the Iran arms embargo, […]
The Israel Defence Forces’ relations with the Lebanese political and militant group are extremely hostile, with the two fighting numerous skirmishes and engaging in a full-scale 34-day long war in 2006. Israeli Defence Minister and alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz has taken aim at Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, claiming that his organization poses a threat to Lebanon and its population. “While Nasrallah is our biggest enemy […]
No one wants to give Iran the opportunity to buy and sell weapons, Washington has claimed, arguing that regional security would suffer if an arms embargo on Tehran is allowed to expire. There is no desire to give Iran a chance to enter the arms trade, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Sunday. He supported the rather presumptuous claim by insisting that the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107738/90/1077389085_0:0:3062:1723_1200x675_80_0_0_ae271363cfd059cfc5e227b40e01dc9f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007261079985081-uk-defence-secretary-stresses-need-for-policy-review-after-alleged-russian-space-arms-test/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has stressed the importance of the current comprehensive security review after the reports about the alleged anti-satellite weapon test by Russia. “This week, we have been reminded of the threat Russia poses to our national security with the provocative test of a weapon-like projectile from a satellite threatening the peaceful use […]
US President Donald Trump has signed a measure giving the nod to American weapons producers to sell more military-grade drones to foreign nations, insisting previous export controls were “outdated” and “unfair.” The new directive – announced by the White House on Friday – eases restrictions on the sale of large drones, which were previously classified similarly to cruise missiles and under strict export restrictions. The move […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday held rare phone talks, which, in contrast with the current political narrative in the US, focused on cooperation and unity. The talks revolved around strategic stability issues, the Kremlin press service said Thursday, and the two leaders agreed to continue negotiations on the crucial New START treaty. The major arms control deal is set […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107733/57/1077335783_0:0:1897:1068_1200x675_80_0_0_561eb2f53f2d8eeae1dab5a8cdfca51e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007241079969094-us-to-discuss-russias-recent-space-test-during-vienna-talks-next-week-arms-control-envoy-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in a statement that he would discuss Russia’s recent anti-satellite weapon test during the meeting with his Russian counterparts next week in Vienna. “This will be a major issue discussed next week in Vienna”, Billingslea said via Twitter on Thursday. “The United States will deter, defend, defeat […]
TRIPOLI (Sputnik) – The United Nations Security Council has approved a request by the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) to hold a session of the Sanctions Committee at the end of July over violations of the arms embargo imposed on the country, Libya’s permanent representative to the UN, Taher El-Sonni, said on Thursday. “The Security Council, chaired by Germany with support of a number […]
Beijing is imposing sanctions on US arms firm Lockheed Martin for its involvement in a missile deal with Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory. The move could further worsen relations between the US and China. Lockheed Martin is reportedly a major contractor for Washington’s $620 million package to upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot surface-to-air missiles system. The deal was approved last week by the US State […]
The United States Marine Corps takes new steps to receive new suppressors for use with M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR), M4 Carbine and M4A1 Close Quarter Battle Weapon. The Marine Corps is turning to its trusted supplier – Knight’s Armament Company of Titusville, Florida – to design, develop, build and supply a new generation of suppressors for their small arms. “The Government intends to solicit and negotiate […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia does not deliver weapons to Libya and does not breach the United Nations Security Council’s arms embargo, Russia’s charge d’affaires ad interim in the North African country, Jamshed Boltaev, said in an interview. “As for the weapons in Libya, we used to deliver arms before the sanctions were introduced, but we certainly do not do it now, we do not violate the […]