Military commentator Alexander Golts: no INF Treaty we are somewhere on the eve of the Cuban missile crisis

Military commentator Alexander Golts: no INF Treaty we are somewhere on the eve of the Cuban missile crisis Without an Agreement on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF) “by itself” dies and the Contract on reduction of strategic offensive arms (start). Without them we find ourselves in a situation similar to the Cuban missile crisis. This opinion 4 Dec broadcast RTVI stated military commentator Alexander Golts. Upstairs According to experts, if the U.S. withdraws from the INF Treaty, the consequences will be very severe. “First of all, under attack is the main thing Russian-the American agreement in the field of arms control start Treaty,” — said Goltz. He recalled that the contract on reduction of strategic offensive arms already expires in 2021, but the leadership of the United States and Russia are conducting negotiations over a new contract. Browser said: the chances that the contract simply ends,

The state Department urged the EU to abandon the “Nord stream — 2”

The state Department urged the EU to abandon the “Nord stream — 2” WASHINGTON, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. A senior official of the US state Department said that the incident with the detention of military ships of Ukraine in the Kerch Strait at the border violation of the Russian Federation should force the EU to abandon the “Nord stream-2”. Earlier, the German foreign Minister has stated that the incident in the Black sea did not change the relationship of Berlin to the construction of this pipeline. Upstairs “The incident in Kerch should be a reminder to all European allies that “Nord stream-2” is a bad idea. And this incident provides more clarity in this. I would say that the incident in Kerch — the reminder that the more gas you have the infrastructure to bypass Ukraine thanks to the “Nord stream-2″, the weaker the deterrent and deter Russian military

NATO condemns Azov

NATO condemns Azov Relations between Russia and Ukraine is back in the spotlight of the Alliance. Upstairs “Destabilizing behavior of Russia” has once again become a Central theme of the Ministerial meeting of NATO. The foreign Ministers of the Alliance adopted a statement in which he accused Russia of violating the agreements it has with the United States in 1987 Treaty on intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF). According to Secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Moscow given 60 days to respond to the allegations. The Ministers discussed the recent incident in the Kerch Strait. We will remind, shortly before it the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged to send in the Black and Azov sea NATO ships and in General to strengthen the support of Kiev. Being in the headquarters of NATO, the correspondent of “Kommersant” Pavel Tarasenko caught every word in the speech of the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who

Scientists told about the missing region in the North sea

Scientists told about the missing region in the North sea MOSCOW, 4 Dec — RIA Novosti. An international team of archaeologists from Wessex Archaelogy project confirmed the existence of the missing region, known under the code name Doggerland, reports LiveScience. Upstairs To do this, scientists took samples of bottom sediments in the southern North sea, which flooded about eight thousand years ago, with the result that Britain was finally cut off from continental Europe. All this process ended about four thousand years ago. The archaeologists have found the remains of organic matter, confirming the hypothesis that this region was inhabited. Among other things, the researchers were able to detect in the samples of bottom sediments of peat, which, in their opinion, speaks about the population of this region in the past. Also, scientists have found microscopic fossil charcoal. They believe that the marks from the fires that have lit the

Roscosmos has published a playlist of the crew “Soyuz MS-11”

Roscosmos has published a playlist of the crew “Soyuz MS-11” A list of 17 tracks made up of Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronauts and the Canadian space Agency Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques. Upstairs Roscosmos on the page in social network “Vkontakte” has published a playlist of the crew “Soyuz MS-11”. A list of 17 songs made up the members of the expedition MKS-58/59 Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronauts and the Canadian space Agency Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques. “Before the start of the space ship, always playing music, it helps the crew keep a positive attitude,” — said in the message. On 3 December, the carrier rocket “Soyuz-FG” with the spacecraft “Soyuz MS-11” was launched with the first pad of the Baikonur cosmodrome (Gagarin launch). The ship docked with the ISS in automatic mode after a six-hour orbital flight. The crew will work in orbit for 194

First read the genome of the jellyfish

First read the genome of the jellyfish Genetics first published the full genome of the animal, in a life cycle which is present medusoid phase. The results will allow to understand the evolutionary success of this ancient group of organisms. A description of the work published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Upstairs In addition to the type of bilateral-symmetric organisms, which include the absolute most common types of man (and man himself), the animal Kingdom includes several groups. One of them is flowing down or cnidarians. These include the Hydra, coral polyps, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Some members of this group during the life of the “sessile” polyps turn into floating jellyfish, but some species lack one or another stage. Biologists have already read the genomes of sea anemones Nematostella vectensis and Exaiptasia pallida, common Hydra Hydra vulgaris, but none of these animals in the course of his

“Ball” is irrelevant here

“Ball” is irrelevant here Azerbaijan will not be able to buy coastal missile system because of the position of the Russian military. Upstairs As found “Kommersant”, the delivery of the armed forces of Azerbaijan coastal missile complex (BRC) “Bal-e” fell through because of the position of the defense Ministry. The Russian military considered that even an export modification of the missile of the complex can be a potential threat to the ships of the Caspian flotilla of the Russian Federation, located in Russian territorial waters. The refusal to supply one product for Russia is not critical: in recent years, Azerbaijan has purchased Russian weapons and equipment in the aggregate of $5 billion. The first information about the readiness of the Azerbaijani military to purchase the divisions of type “Ball” in the export version appeared in 2014, when the manufacturer of the complex — the Corporation “Tactical missiles” (tactical missiles Corporation)

US senators confident of the involvement of the Prince to the murder Khashoggi

US senators confident of the involvement of the Prince to the murder Khashoggi The crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he “ordered the killing and supervised the murder” of the journalist, said the head of the international relations Committee, Republican Senator Robert Corker after a private briefing by the head of the CIA Gina has Haspel in the U.S. Senate. He added that the Prince planned the attack. Upstairs “If Mohammed bin Salman appeared before the Grand jury, he would be convicted of murder for about half an hour,” said Mr. Coker (quote via CNN). The Republican Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham called for the introduction against the Prince of sanctions. He stated that he assumed that the Prince can be involved in the murder. After the briefing, he said, he had no doubt that his “assumption is

The state Department demanded to release the detained Ukrainian sailors

The state Department demanded to release the detained Ukrainian sailors WASHINGTON, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. A senior official of the US state Department said that Russia expected the pain and the consequences if she will not let the Ukrainian sailors, detained in connection with the provocation of Kiev in the Kerch Strait. Наверх9фотографий9фотографий9фотографий “We want the Russians perceived the message that they need to release the crew, or there will be consequences, and the pain will only get worse with time. I think that is our permanent message to the Russians in all areas regarding the different forms of aggressive behavior (of Russia — ed.) and it (the message — ed.) will be no exception,” said the official. Transcript of the official press service of the state Department. The name of the representative office is not specified, but one of the fragments of speech he calls himself a co-chair

“Roscosmos” scared of the future without US

“Roscosmos” scared of the future without US “Roscosmos” is concerned about the forthcoming completion of the contract with NASA for the delivery of astronauts to the ISS on vehicles of “Soyuz” family. About it the head of the Department for manned flights of the American space Agency William Gerstenmaier told Bloomberg. Upstairs “They are clearly concerned” over the loss of income from sending American astronauts into orbit, he said during the meeting held in Moscow before traveling to the Baikonur launch vehicle “Soyuz MS-11”. According to Gerstenmaier, the space budget of Russia, and the United States, is part of the national discretionary budget. Roskosmos refused to tell Bloomberg the losses that the Corporation will incur due to the termination of delivery of astronauts to the ISS. The publication notes that in 2011, NASA for the delivery of astronauts on MKS listed Roskosmos $ 2.6 billion. Currently the Russian Soyuz is