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REUTERS / Peter Nicholls The UK and its allies continue to push “The Russians did it” version in the Skripal poisoning story. On March 4, former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia suffered the effects of an alleged nerve agent in Salisbury, the UK. Claiming that the substance used in the attack had been a Novichok-class nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union, London and its allies rushed to accuse Russia of being involved in the incident. Moscow rejected the accusations, describing the allegations as a provocation against Russia. However, the UK seems to be totally silent over the Novichok’s origin and Russia’s alleged involvement in the Salisbury case last days. As the “case does not exist in the media space”  stated the sposekwoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova  on April 29. “British journalists lapsed into silence in a day as if, let’s speak openly, there had come an order for everyone to keep si

ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Israeli battle tanks On March 30, the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, voted in favor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to grant him the authority to declare war with only the defense minister’s approval in “extreme circumstance”. The prime minister made the request in the morning of the same day during a debate on a bill aimed at transferring responsibility for declaring war from the full cabinet to the smaller security cabinet. According to the Israeli media, the passed bill states that the security cabinet will be authorized to make a decision on launching war or significant military operations without specifying the makeup of the panel that makes the decision. Earlier on the same day, Netanyahu made a public adress on the Iran deal accusing Teheran of having a secret program to produce nuclear weapons.  MORE ABOUT THIS HERE The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced Netanyahu’s “ridiculous” and “shameful” show adding that the Israeli govern

The inter-Korean summit took place between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area on April 27. This meeting was an important step towards a peace in the region and a significant event for the entire eastern part of t Eurasia. Following the summit,  the sides signed a joint declaration  that affirms bringing peace and unification of the Korean Peninsula. It aims at “achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula through complete denuclearization” and establishing “a joint liaison office with resident representatives of both sides in the Gaesong region in order to facilitate close consultation between the authorities as well as smooth exchanges and cooperation between the peoples”. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs  released a statement  of spokesperson Lu Kang’ saying Beijing “welcomed” positive outcomes of the summit. Kang stressed that “China stands ready to continue to play its positive role

GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb The Syrian pro-government blog “ Encyclopedia of Syrian military ” has noted an interesting fact in the photos appearing from  the site of the last night Israeli strike on Syria. According to the report, the photos may show the wreckage of the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The GBU-39 SBD is a (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb designed by the US to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of more accurate bombs. The GBU-39 SBD can be used against stationary targets such as ammo depots, bunkers, etc. The GBU-53 SDB II is upgrated for gaining an ability of striking mobile targets. However, the problem is that the GBU-39 SBD’s max operational range is 110 km and even a bit more. This can be done by an aircraft flying on a high speed and altitude. Such an aircraft will be an easy target for the Syrian Air Defense Forces’ long range air-defense systems, such as S-200 air defense systems. So, the Israeli Air Force would have to