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11/23/2024 10:01:25 pm

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Spy boss

Chen Wenqing Named China’s Spy Boss; has a Shot at Politburo Membership

He was Wang's deputy at CCDI when it investigated Zhou Yongkang.

Seawall

PLAAF Announces Regular Combat Aerial Patrols over ‘First Island Chain’

PLAAF revealed it has sent patrols over the First Island Chain and conducted military exercises in the West Pacific six times.

Call anywhere

China Unveils First Satellite Smartphone with Coverage up to South China Sea

The cost per call is around $0.15 (RMB1.00) per minute.

Gun problems

US Navy Considers Replacing Ammunition Costing $800,000 Apiece for USS Zumwalt Guns

LRLAP is the only munition designed to be fired from the AGS.

Export only

China Claims Upgrade of Obsolete CM-301 Cruise Missile is World’s Best; Better than BrahMos

"They can be supersonic only during one certain part of the flight and can't be mounted on multiple platforms."

Strengthening NATO

Russia Claims US Choking it to Death with ‘Anaconda Strategy’

The manifestations of this strategy are the U.S.' insistence on establishing a string of military bases along Russia's vast border with NATO.

Goodbye!

One US Bomb Hits ISIS in Mosul Every Eight Minutes

The air coalition attacking ISIS has conducted more than 191 strikes through Nov. 1.

Easy meat from the air

Russia is Defenseless against NATO Air Attack; still Short of Modern Surface-to-Air Missiles

"The S-500s will at best be created in 2020 -- no earlier," he said.

Ordinary

Indian Air Force Derides Alleged ‘Stealth’ Capabilities of China’s J-20 Jet

Air Marshal Deo pointed out the J-20 has stealth features only at the front.

Poyang Lake?

Poyang Lake, China’s Largest Freshwater Lake, is Fast Drying-up and becoming a Prairie

In early 2012, the size of the lake reached a low of 200 square kilometers.

Hello, Marines

Russians say US Marines in Norway are Targets Begging to be Destroyed by their Ballistic Missiles

Russian military experts and media seem convinced this latest deployment plan is part of the United States' strategy to encircle and choke Russia.

Hotter then the sun

China’s EAST ‘Tokamak’ sets Record Plasma Burn Much Hotter than the Sun

Chinese scientists hope EAST will eventually be able to sustain plasma for 1,000 seconds at twice the current temperature.

Healthy

Sunshine is Really Good for Your Mental Health, Especially in Winter, says New Study

Take away sun time and distress can spike.

Eye on the universe

China’s New KDUST Telescope in Antarctica to begin Operations in 2020

China has sent its astronomers to Dome A every year since 2007.

Hacker

US will Launch Cyberattack on Russia if it Disrupts US Presidential Election on Nov. 8

Experts confirm the U.S. has been hacking into the computer infrastructure of adversary nations such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea for many years.

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