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Illustrative image US National Security Advisor John Bolton visited Moscow on October 22 nd . The visit and discussions that followed happened 48 hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Defense News cited experts who are concerned that the US could possibly also withdraw from the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which was signed in 2010 between the US and Russia. It limits the deployed forces of both nations to 1,550 nuclear warheads over 700 delivery systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and bombers. National Public Radio’s David Welna also was skeptical about the future of the new START treaty, following the INF withdrawal. When he was asked about the treaty, while in Moscow, Bolton said that the US government is “currently considering” its position on the agreement. He, however, said that the Trump administration “...

FILE IMAGE: Reuters / Amir Cohen The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the country’s leadership are openly preparing for a military operation against the Palestinain movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. During the past week,  the IDF deployed over 60 battle tanks and armoured vehicles as well as additional troops in the area near a security fence at the contact-line between the Israeli-controlled area and the Gaza Strip.  Earlier, Israel also declared a new policy towards Gaza officially allowing stronger military actions against any “hostile” actions by the protestors or Hamas. Meanwhile, the Israeli top leadership is openly calling for an invasion in Gaza. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is among the key supporters of the operation. “ Wars are only conducted when there is no choice, and now there is no choice ,” Lieberman told the parliament on October 22. He repeatedly claimed that Tel Aviv had exhausted the “other options” to stabilize the sitautio...

A screenshot from the video RT released a translation of the documentary on Russia’s state-of-the-art Mi-28UB combat training helicopter produced by the Russian Defense Ministry’s TV network “Zvezda”. The Mi-28UB  is designed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. It is based on the Mi-28NE Night Hunter combat helicopter and is often used to train military pilots that require flight practice on Mi-28NE Night Hunter helicopters. The Mi-28UB was officially revealed to the public at the International Aviation and Space Salon in 2013. The Russian military is going to acquire up to 60 helicopter of this type.