President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s nuclear triad — its three-pronged arsenal of weapons launched from land, sea and air — was “much more” advanced than that of the United States. “Our triad, the nuclear triad, it is more modern than any other triad. Only we and the Americans actually have such triads. And … Read more
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV (Associated Press) MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin’s blunt warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead … Read more
THIS is the moment one of Putin’s multi-million dollar tanks was completely obliterated by an anti-tank mine. The dramatic footage was taken during an operation near the Lyman region in October, when a Russian T-90 tank was zeroing in on Ukrainian forces. 8 Russia’s most advanced tank has been wiped out by a mineCredit: twitter/@AncientAlien01 8 Dramatic … Read more
A RUSSIAN spy drone has been blasted out of the sky by a British-made missile over a city on the frontline of war-torn Ukraine. Incredible footage showed Vladimir Putin’s ZALA drone, believed to be for reconnaissance, erupt in a fireball and plummet to the ground. 8 A Russian ZALA ‘reconnaissance drone’ is detected in the … Read more
A member of the notorious Yakuza crime syndicate allegedly tried to sell nuclear materials to undercover agents posing as an arms dealer and an Iranian general in exchange for weapons for a rebel leader in Myanmar, U.S. authorities say. “It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of the conduct alleged in today’s indictment,” U.S. Attorney … Read more
The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange for heroin and meth. Ebisawa is charged with narcotics importation, money laundering and conspiracy to acquire surface to air missiles. NBC News Federal prosecutors in … Read more
U.S. prosecutors have charged a man identified as a leader of the Japanese organized crime syndicate Yakuza with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Burma to other countries, according to a superseding indictment announced Wednesday. Authorities said they brought the charges against Takeshi Ebisawa after he and other associates in Thailand allegedly showed samples of … Read more
Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes and Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won three. British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first best … Read more
THOUSANDS of protesters swarmed Russian embassies to express their outrage over the death of Alexei Navalny. Many chanted slogans critical of Vladimir Putin, whom they blamed for the activist’s death, holding up signs calling him a “killer” and demanding accountability. 19 Hundreds of activists hold a vigil outside Russian embassy in LondonCredit: Rex 19 Police … Read more
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said he is “skeptical” of the threat posed by the development of a Russian anti-satellite capability in a recent interview on CNN. “[I]n terms of destroying another satellite, like I said, there [are] already ways to do that. There are these… what they call kinetic kills, where you can take a … Read more
