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Mar- 2023 -

6 March

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address

Putin’s Desperate Attempt to Control the Narrative Amid Military Failures

Putin's suspension of New START is a calculated but desperate move to control the narrative amid Russia's military failures in Ukraine.

Feb- 2023 -

28 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Has Uranium Particles Enriched to Nearly Bomb Grade: IAEA

The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed it had detected particles of uranium enriched in Iran up just under the 90 percent needed to produce an atomic bomb.

24 February

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency released this image on Jan. 28, showing what North Korea says was a long-range cruise missile test

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires More Missiles After US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that the US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war."

21 February

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference at the Kremlin

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Says Moscow Suspending Participation in New START Nuclear Treaty

Putin announced that Moscow would suspend its participation in the last remaining arms control treaty between Russia and the US.

20 February

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Future Sentinel ICBM

Northrop Grumman has completed wind tunnel tests on the future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.

14 February

Weapons load crew members assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit transport an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to a B-1B Lancer during a Load of the Quarter competition at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 14, 2022. A JASSM is a conventional long-range standoff munition that offers weapons system officers the capability to engage various targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)

Rojoef Manuel

Sypris to Test, Deliver Missile Electronics for US DoD

Sypris Electronics has received a contract to deliver and test electronic interface control assemblies for the US Department of Defense.

Jan- 2023 -

19 January

China's President Xi Jinping inspecting People's Liberation Army soldiers

Christopher Gettel

China Aims for Nuclear Parity: Should the US Be Worried?

It’s likely that before 2030 China will possess nuclear weapons and delivery systems nearly approximate to the US -- a worrying parity not seen since the Cold War.

16 January