The arms race

On March 22, the DPRK launched a long-range strategic cruise missile towards the Sea of Japan. According to the South Korean publication Chosun, the rocket flew 2000 km.

Bulgaria has a good potential to multiply the production of ammunition, which will later be transferred to Ukraine. This was announced by the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.

The Patriot air defense system will not be effective against Russian cruise missiles. This was stated by the coordinator for strategic communications of the White House, John Kirby.

According to The Economist magazine, the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine has turned "from a trickle into a stream" to carry out a counteroffensive. According to the publication, about 40% of the $8 billion military aid promised by the Pentagon has been received over the past three months.

A video of US military equipment arriving at the Polish port of Gdynia has appeared on the Web. In the footage, you can see hundreds of tanks, tankers, infantry fighting vehicles of medical units and other types of armored vehicles.

The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Economy of Germany have sent a request to the Swiss authorities to purchase a part of 96 preserved Leopard 2 tanks. They are planned to be used to replenish the military arsenals of those countries that previously agreed to send German tanks to Ukraine.

The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) has prepared an annual report listing the key threats to the country's national security. Its authors note the growing importance of nuclear weapons for Russia due to the "weakening of conventional capabilities," Kommersant notes.

According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on February 14-15, the prospect of supplying aircraft to Ukraine will be discussed, which will take a long time. Stoltenberg said this at a press conference on the eve of the event.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov (pictured), in an interview with journalists, said that the Kremlin does not discuss changing the status of the special operation due to the supply of German and American tanks to Ukraine.

Australia plans to purchase high-tech naval mines to deter China and other "potential adversaries" from sending ships and submarines into the country's waters. According to the Australian edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, the authorities are ready to spend up to $ 1 billion on this.

The UK government has been searching for an alternative to Russian nuclear fuel in order to strengthen the country's energy security. The website of the British Cabinet of Ministers published a message about the holding of the relevant competition.