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US military-industrial complex is main beneficiary of fighting Russia in Ukraine – Moscow

21 Apr 23,  https://www.rt.com/russia/575116-galuzin-rt-interview-ukraine/

The American arms industry will now have contracts for years to come, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin has insisted.

US policy on Ukraine is inherently cynical and ignores the interests of the Ukrainian people, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin claimed in an interview with RT. Washington is the biggest beneficiary from the hostilities, he added.

The US and its NATO allies “consider Ukraine as just raw material for [fulfilling] their aggressive purposes against Russia,” the senior diplomat said in an interview. Washington has declared the “strategic defeat” of Russia in Ukraine as its goal, he noted, with the US and its allies delivering weapons to Kiev on an unprecedented scale.

“The main beneficiary of [arming Ukraine] is the USA. [Its] military industrial complex… is now ensured orders for years to come. They are making profit on the war they conduct in Ukraine against us,” Galuzin said.

The deputy minister also commented on the Chinese peace plan for Ukraine, which Beijing presented earlier this year, affirming it could serve as the basis of a future peace agreement. However, it is up to Kiev to resume negotiations, he said, as it was the party that pulled out in the first place.

“In March 2022, it was Russia that responded positively to a Ukrainian proposal to hold peace talks. And the two sides were close to an agreement. We even formulated a draft treaty with Ukraine,” he said, referring to talks mediated by Türkiye.

Kiev has not responded to a document that Moscow put forward in April based on what Ukraine suggested in Istanbul, Galuzin said.

“The Kiev regime was stopped by its Western mentors,” he claimed, reiterating the view previously expressed by other senior Russian officials. The US “and its satellites” want to weaken Russia and are using Ukraine as a tool to do that, the diplomat stated.

They seem to be ready to continue this fighting to the last Ukrainian, unfortunately,” he remarked.

In the interview with RT, Galuzin also discussed Russian relations with Belarus and Moldova and the escalating religious conflict in Ukraine.

April 22, 2023 Posted by | Ukraine, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Rep. Gallagher Says War Game Shows US Needs to Arm Taiwan ‘To the Teeth’

The House’s new committee on China conducted a simulation of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan with the think tank CNAS, by Dave DeCamp   https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/20/rep-gallagher-says-war-game-shows-us-needs-to-arm-taiwan-to-the-teeth/

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) has said that a congressional war game that simulated a Chinese invasion of Taiwan shows that the US must arm Taiwan “to the teeth.”

Gallagher is the head of the House’s new panel on China, which participated in the war game on Wednesday evening, a highly unusual move by members of Congress that demonstrates the US government is preparing for a future war with Beijing.

“We are well within the window of maximum danger for a Chinese Communist Party invasion of Taiwan, and yesterday’s war game stressed the need to take action to deter CCP aggression and arm Taiwan to the teeth before any crisis begins,” Gallagher said in a statement, according to Reuters

The war game was conducted with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a hawkish think tank that receives funding from US arms makers and the Taiwanese government through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Taiwan’s de facto embassy.

A source close to the China committee told Reuters that the war game’s conclusions were that a US-China fight over Taiwan would result in high US losses, the depletion of long-range missiles, and would leave global markets in “absolute tatters.”

Gallagher and other China hawks insist increasing support for Taiwan will prevent a Chinese attack. But Beijing has only put Taiwan under more military pressure in response to the growing military and diplomatic ties between Washington and Taipei.

April 22, 2023 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Unmanned Starship explodes over gulf after liftoff

Story by Christian Davenport

SpaceX’s Starship lifted off the pad in Southern Texas and cleared the launchpad, its first milestone, but then began tumbling as it was preparing for stage separation and the vehicle came apart some four minutes i

SpaceX’s Starship lifted off the pad in Southern Texas and cleared the launchpad, its first milestone, but then began tumbling as it was preparing for stage separation and the vehicle came apart some four minutes into flight. “Obviously this does not appear to be a nominal situation,” SpaceX’s John Insprucker said during the broadcast.

SpaceX’s Kate Tice said it was unclear what caused the rocket to come apart. She said that “teams will continue to review the data and work toward our next flight test.”

Still, since it was a test, SpaceX hailed the flight as a success because it would provide the company new information about how the vehicle performs in real life that will help them on future flights. And it did not damage the launchpad, a risk SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had said was his greatest worry.

There were no people on board.

It is not clear when the company might try to fly again. On Twitter, Elon Musk said the company “learned a lot for next test launch in a few months.”

The rocket was about four minutes into flight when it exploded. It is not known yet what caused the explosion or whether SpaceX officials deliberately destroyed the rocket as it tumbled out of control over the Gulf of Mexico.

  • The Federal Aviation Administration has assumed control of the investigation as it does with all failed rocket attempts. It said there were no reports of injuries or property damage because of the failure.
  • Despite the disappointing ending to the test, congratulations poured into SpaceX for its first successful launch of the integrated Super Heavy Booster and Starship vehicle.

April 22, 2023 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

New member Finland leads team in world’s largest, 38-nation NATO cyber warfare exercise — Anti-bellum

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of ExcellenceApril 21, 2023 World’s largest cyber defense exercise Locked Shields kicks off in Tallinn The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) annual cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2023 started in Tallinn. For four days, more than 3,000 participants from 38 nations will…train tactical and strategical decision-making in […]

New member Finland leads team in world’s largest, 38-nation NATO cyber warfare exercise — Anti-bellum

April 22, 2023 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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