Month: January 2024

The nuclear-armed state has been conducting frequent missile tests in recent months, heightening regional tensions. The latest launch occurred near the port of Sinpo, with the exact number and type of missiles yet to be confirmed. 

Just days earlier, North Korea test-fired a new strategic cruise missile named Pulhwasal-3-31, as reported by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. 

According to various estimates, the number of nuclear weapons North Korea possesses is uncertain. However, it is believed that North Korea has produced a small arsenal of nuclear weapons, but the exact number is difficult to determine. Estimates typically range from 20 to 60 nuclear weapons. It’s important to note that these estimates are not officially confirmed by North Korea.

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North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast, Seoul reports#Asia #News_Briefing #North_Korea #World_News #featured #Main_Headlines #North_Korea_missiles #World_News https://t.co/U3E5R3p0QK pic.twitter.com/UqhAUPskDe

— WTX Arabi (@WTXNewsArabic) January 28, 2024

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The United States intends to once again station nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom amid increased tensions with Russia, The Telegraph reported on Friday. 

The United States intends to station nuclear warheads at the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath base, the report said, citing Defense Department documents. 

Washington removed its nuclear weapons from the United Kingdom in 2008 after having stationed them there during the Cold War.

The exact number of nuclear weapons that the United Kingdom holds is not publicly disclosed. However, as of 2020, the official UK government position is that its nuclear arsenal consists of no more than 180 warheads. The United Kingdom maintains a nuclear deterrent through its Trident program, which is deployed on submarines. It’s important to note that nuclear weapons stockpiles of countries are highly classified information and subject to change over time.

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Though asteroid 2024 BJ will fly just 220,000 miles from Earth, it poses no threat to our planet. 

An airplane-sized asteroid is predicted to sail between Earth and the Moon on January 27. Asteroid 2024 BJ was detected earlier this month, and will come within 220,000 miles (354,000 kilometers) of Earth tomorrow—about 92% of the average distance from Earth to the Moon.

Asteroid 2024 BJ. It is an asteroid that was discovered on January 20, 2024. Its estimated diameter is between 25 to 55 meters (82 to 180 feet). Currently, based on available data, it is not considered to be a potential Earth impact threat.

Asteroid 2024 BJ is not considered to be a danger to the world. It is not projected to pose any significant threat of impacting the Earth. However, it’s worth noting that further observations and calculations are continuously made to track the trajectory of asteroids and ensure the safety of our planet. This information can always be subject to updates as we gather more data.>/.

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Near-Earth asteroid 2024 BJ is safely coming very close (354k km, 92% of the lunar distance) in about 24 hours.
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See it live here: https://t.co/SAK38rFqdL pic.twitter.com/z9jEoqncSf

— Virtual Telescope (@VirtualTelescop) January 26, 2024

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The move leaves Hungary as the last holdout yet to approve Stockholm’s application to join the US-led military bloc

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally ratified Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military bloc, finalizing the decision after months of political wrangling over the Nordic state’s stance toward Kurdish militant groups deemed terrorists by Ankara.

In a presidential decree published on Thursday, Erdogan signed off on an earlier decision by the Turkish parliament to approve Sweden’s bid, some 20 months after the country’s initial application. The final accession document will now be sent off to Washington for review, as is required under the bloc’s regulations.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hailed the decision in a social media post, saying it marked a “key milestone” for “Sweden’s path towards NATO membership.” In his own post, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom noted that “only Hungary’s ratification remains before Sweden can become a member of NATO.”

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Russia knows against who the NATO drills are held and has never had any illusions about this matter, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. 

On Wednesday, NATO spokesman Dylan White announced the launch of Steadfast Defender 2024, the alliance’s largest military exercise in recent decades. 

“The exercises are rather unprecedented, and they do not hide who they are conducting these exercises against. Actually, we have never had illusions, we know what the NATO military infrastructure is,” Peskov told reporters.

📍NORFOLK, Va. — The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Naval Station Norfolk for Steadfast Defender 2024, Jan. 24. NATO’s largest exercise in decades. #NATO #SteadfastDefender24 https://t.co/nfNfISUZ8p

— U.S. Fleet Forces (@USFleetForces) January 25, 2024

In the meantime china is responding

"We have drawn attention to inappropriate statements by the NATO Secretary General regarding China. As a regional military organization, NATO has launched and participated in wars since the very days of its inception," Wu Qian said.

— G̷-̷B̷z̷ -̷ ̷ ג̷ב̷ר̷י̷א̷ל (@GZeroConspiracy) January 25, 2024

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The North Korean Missile Administration on Wednesday carried out the first test-fire of the still under-development “new-type strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31”, the North’s state-run news agency KCNA reported.

The launch of the missile is “a process of constant updating of the weapon system,” which is “a regular and obligatory activity of the administration and its affiliated defence science institutes,” KCNA cited the administration as saying.

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The Kiev regime shot down the plane, seeking to pin the blame on Russia for the deaths of the Ukrainian POWs, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that radar facilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces recorded the launch of two Ukrainian missiles.

“The aircraft was attacked by Ukrainian forces from the Liptsy locality of the Kharkov region using an anti-aircraft missile system. The radar of the Russian Armed Forces observed the launch of two Ukrainian missiles,” the ministry said. 

Advisor to Zelensky’s Office Head Refuses to Comment on Russian Il-76 Crash

Advisor to the head of Zelensky’s office, Mykhailo Podolyak, refused to comment on the downed Russian Il-76, telling Reuters that time is needed to clarify the information.

Earlier in the day the Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that the plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war was shot down by two Ukrainian missiles over the Belgorod Region.

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