Europe scrambling under Russia’s hypersonic threat

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German and Spanish missile manufacturers jointly aim to develop a hypersonic missile interceptor, a move that will seek to modernize wider Europe’s missile defenses against emerging new Russian threats. The European Hypersonic Defense Interceptor (EU HYDEF) project will cover the concept phase to develop a so-called endo-atmospheric interceptor, which will aim to cover threats from […]

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Death toll in China’s Sichuan earthquake rises to 82

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Climate forecasters issued a good orange warning, the 2nd highest, for achievable geological disasters in Luding, which can consist of landslides. A less severe yellow warning was issued to get central and western Sichuan. In China’s four-tier weather-warning system, red-colored represents the most serious, followed by orange, yellow-colored and blue.Continue Reading

Veteran Russiagater eyed as Biden’s next chief of staff

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It has for months been an open secret in Washington that Biden White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain will likely be departing come the November midterm elections.  The conventional wisdom holds that one of the members of President Joe Biden’s inner circle will take the reins from Klain. That could mean anyone from longtime […]

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