- The Washington Post has uncovered evidence of more than 300 sales of U.S.-origin technology to dozens of entities involved in China’s hypersonic missiles
- Investigators analyzed records dating back to 2019, and found out the sales – often through intermediaries – were carried out by almost 50 firms
- Under U.S. law, companies cannot sell technology to China for the use in their missile programs, and saying they were unaware is no shield
- Analysts say that the controls need to be tightened up, noting that the U.S. and China are involved in a hypersonic arms race
American firms funded by the Pentagon are selling their technology to Chinese companies involved in hypersonic missiles, according to a new analysis.
Under U.S. law, the sale of American products to China is banned if there is knowledge or even reasonable suspicion that they will be used for developing a missile.
Yet an investigation by The Washington Post, published on Monday, found numerous examples of U.S. firms supplying Chinese entities with their software or equipment – often with the use of middlemen.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- North Korea launches more missiles as U.S. redeploys carrier
- North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula
- The latest missiles were launched 22 minutes apart from the North’s capital region and landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
- Japanese assessments announced by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada…added that the second missile was possibly launched on an “irregular” trajectory. [Meaning] travels at low altitudes and is designed to be maneuverable in flight to improve its chances of evading missile defenses.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Russia bombards cities across Ukraine, with shelling in the north, cluster bombs in Mykolaiv and missile strikes in Odessa
- Russian forces struck a school, houses and a community center in Odessa using Kalibr missiles
- Cluster shells rained down on Mykolaiv, injuring two, while 150 mines and shells were fired in Sumy
- Ukraine is preparing a counterattack to recapture the biggest swath of territory taken since the invasion
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Putin stages nuclear drills with intercontinental missiles capable of hitting Britain after former president warned crisis could lead to ‘the end of mankind’
- The road-launched Yars missile was tested in a forest in western Siberia
- The 7,500-mile range means they can strike Britain or anywhere in Europe
- Comes as Dmitry Medvedev issued the Kremlin’s latest nuclear threat
- Medvedev, who was Putin’s stand-in president between 2008 and 2012, said on Telegram today: ‘The idea of punishing the country that has the largest nuclear potential is absurd in itself. And potentially threatens the existence of mankind.’
- He then accuses the US of trying to ‘sow chaos and destruction’ through the ICC, branding the Western superpower a ‘daredevil or an idiot’.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- UK seizes Iranian missiles in international waters with US assist
- The U.K. announced Thursday it had seized “sophisticated” Iranian missiles from smugglers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year in what officials have pointed to as proof Tehran is supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen.
- In direct violation of a 2015 arms embargo enforced by the UN Security Council, the smugglers were found to have been carrying “dozens of packages” containing surface-to-air missiles and engines for land-attack cruise missiles.
- The embassy said, adding that 358 surface-to-air missiles and 351 land-attack cruise missiles were discovered.
- The U.S. and the U.K. have said they are committed to working together to stop Iran’s illegal smuggling of weapons to Yemen, which is the site of one of the greatest humanitarian crises in the world.
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Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Important Takeaways:
- Why is Iran showing off a ‘secret’ drone base? – analysis
- Iran’s emerging drone program and the drones now have more advanced weapons.
- Iran is at least trying to pretend that its drones can now carry missiles and various types of pods used for surveillance, radar or targeting.
- Iran’s goal in revealing this base is to show that it is continuing to develop weapon systems that can threaten the region.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- BORDERING ON WAR Russia ‘deploys nuke missiles’ to border with Finland in chilling threat over country’s NATO bid
- Menacing mobile Iskander missiles were spotted being transported towards the dividing line
- The Russian despot had warned Finland and Sweden that joining the Western alliance would be a “mistake”
- Moscow has made it clear they will suffer the consequences of joining NATO, boasting they could wipe out Finland in “ten seconds”.
- Also Putin has warned of a “lightning fast” retaliation if the West directly intervenes in the Ukraine conflict.
- US President Joe Biden held a joint call with Finland’s leaders on Friday to support their NATO application — although Turkey has warned it may veto the move.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Russia Fires Hypersonic Missiles at Odessa After Holiday Pomp
- The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles from the air at Odesa, hitting a shopping center and a warehouse. One person was killed and five were wounded, the military said
- As part of the barrage, a Russian supersonic bomber fired three hypersonic missiles, according to the Center for Defense Strategies, a Ukrainian think tank tracking the war. The center identified the weapons used as Kinzhal, or “Dagger,” hypersonic air-to-surface missiles
- Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use Victory Day holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither. Instead, he sought to justify the war again as a necessary response to what he portrayed as a hostile Ukraine.
- The official said that overall, the Russian effort in the Donbas hasn’t achieved any significant progress in recent days and continues to face stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- RUSSIA PARADES NUCLEAR MISSILES THROUGH MOSCOW
- Nuclear missiles, along with their remaining tanks, were paraded in Moscow’s Red Square. The parade, which marked Russia’s 77th annual Victory Day, also featured a giant thermonuclear missile and smaller Iskander-M missile launchers.
- It comes several weeks after Russia’s foreign minister gave an interview in which he stated in no uncertain terms that a nuclear Third World War is a possibility and that by providing Ukraine with weapons, NATO has already fired the first shot.
- Additionally, Russian newscasters are laughing on camera while reporting on the potential of nuclear Armageddon.
- In March, Russia has issued a chilling threat to attack the West with nuclear weapons if NATO forces enter Ukraine.
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war games in the northern Indian Ocean and near the entrance to the Gulf.
The test-firing comes as the United States is seeking an extension of a U.N.-imposed arms embargo against Iran, which is due to expire in October under Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Washington withdrew from that pact.
“During the exercises, short-range and long-range coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missiles were successfully fired from the coast and from decks of ships, hitting their targets with great precision,” the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
The new generation cruise missiles, with a range of 280 km (175 miles) were tested during exercises by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman, which lies next to the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the mouth of the Gulf, and the northern Indian Ocean, Tasnim said.
In April, Iran said it had increased the range of its naval missiles to 700 km.
Western military analysts say Iran often exaggerates its weapons capabilities but concerns about its long-range ballistic missiles program contributed to the U.S. decision to leave Iran’s 2015 deal to rein in its nuclear ambitions in exchange for an easing of economic sanctions.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Edmund Blair)
