Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
March 24, 2023
SUPERPOWERS
Xi's Moscow visit risks further emboldening Putin: analysts



Paris (AFP) March 23, 2023
There is no sign the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow will rein in President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, even if it again highlights a lopsided relationship where Russia is clearly the junior partner, analysts say. Xi held two days of talks this week in Moscow, his first visit since Putin unleashed his war against Ukraine in February last year. Every aspect of their body language was scrutinised to try to ascertain the intentions of the two leaders. Xi, bearing what ... read more

SUPERPOWERS
Sweden to seek explanation from Hungary on NATO delay: PM
Stockholm (AFP) March 23, 2023
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday he would seek an explanation from Hungary about why it is delaying its parliament's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid but not Finland's. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Russia to modernise Moscow's air defence systems
Moscow (AFP) March 22, 2023
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Wednesday plans to modernise anti-missile defence systems in the capital Moscow, after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Moscow trip seen as a win for 'big brother' Xi
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2023
Xi Jinping's pomp-filled visit to Moscow underscored a burgeoning but unequal alliance between the two countries, cementing China's status as a "big brother" to Vladimir Putin's Russia. ... more
TECH SPACE
Breaking the One Part-One Material Paradigm
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2023
In traditional design and manufacturing of planes, ships, vehicles, and other engineered structures, every part or individual component is typically constructed from a single material. This "one par ... more
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WAR REPORT
'Together for now': Ukrainian families serving on the front
Druzhkivka, Ukraine (AFP) March 23, 2023
When Marta Synchina was first sent to Ukraine's war-ravaged east as a military nurse, she and her father - deployed in the same brigade - decided not to tell her mother. ... more
NUKEWARS
NATO rejects Russian complaints on UK uranium ammo
Eindhoven, Netherlands (AFP) March 23, 2023
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday dismissed Russian complaints about Britain's announcement that it will send Ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. ... more
CYBER WARS
Inside TikTok's operation to win over Washington
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2023
With a giant billboard at Washington's main train station, an army of influencers on Capitol Hill and ad campaigns in the political press, TikTok is pulling out all the stops as it fights for survival in the US capital. ... more
CYBER WARS
TikTok users protest proposals for US ban at Congress
Washington (AFP) March 22, 2023
A group of TikTok content creators descended on the US Capitol Wednesday to protest against calls for a ban on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, amid fears that it presents a national security threat. ... more
CYBER WARS
TikTok chief faces US Congress as lawmakers mull ban
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2023
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S. China Sea
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2023
The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to "leave" waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as "false" by American forces. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack 'drone'
Seoul (AFP) March 24, 2023
North Korea claimed Friday it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone able to unleash a "radioactive tsunami", as it blamed recent US-South Korea exercises for a deteriorating regional security situation. ... more
UAV NEWS
11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Beirut (AFP) March 24, 2023
Eleven pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday. ... more

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