US plans to spend $138Bln by 2049 to upgrade its nuclear arsenal — reports

The US plans to spend about $138 billion on modernizing its nuclear arsenal by 2049, which "in fact" signals the beginning of an arms race, according to a report by the Roscongress Foundation.

In 2023, the Pentagon received more than 200 upgraded nuclear warheads, the largest annual delivery since the end of the Cold War. The United States plans to spend about $138 billion on nuclear warhead modernization through the Department of Energy between fiscal years 2024 and 2049," the report said.

Roscongress also added that the number of people employed by the nuclear modernization program has increased by more than 70 percent over the past decade.

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US Democratic lawmakers face Thanksgiving bomb threats

The homes of several Connecticut Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Joe Courtney, Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes and John Larson, received bombs threats on Thanksgiving Day, according to ABC News.

"At this time the investigation is ongoing. I thank law enforcement for their swift attention to this matter, their actions demonstrate there is no place in our country for political violence," Rep. Jahana Hayes said.

Earlier this week, there were reports of "violent" threats against Trump administration appointees, including Rep. Elise Stefanik and Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense.

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🐬🐊 Risky game!

Eyewitnesses film dolphins playing with alligator tail in Brazil's Itapará River.

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📹🔥 Thermal cameras capture Ukrainian paratroopers' surrender near Kharkov

Ukrainian paratroopers holding a long-term firing position have surrendered to the 1st Tank Army of the Zapad battlegroup near Kopanka in the Kharkov region.

Sputnik has obtained thermal imaging footage of the militants laying down their weapons.

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Russia, China conduct strategic air patrol over Sea of Japan - Chinese Defense Ministry

Russian and Chinese air forces on Friday conducted joint strategic air patrol over the Sea of Japan, the Chinese Defense Ministry said.

"On November 29, in accordance with the annual plan of cooperation between the armed forces of China and Russia, the two sides organized and conducted the 9th joint strategic air patrol in the airspace over the Sea of Japan," the ministry said in a statement.

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❗️Russia's Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on an official visit, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
 
It is noted that he has planned "a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of the military and military-political leadership of the republic."
 
At Sunan Airport, the Russian counterpart was greeted by the defense minister of the DPRK, Army General No Kwang-chol.

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Terrorist actions in Syria part of US plan to destabilize West Asia - Iranian Ministry
 
Recent actions of terrorist groups in Syria are part of the plan of Israel and the US to destabilize the West Asian region and a gross violation of the Astana process agreements, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
 
The official representative of the ministry pointed out that, in accordance with the agreements, the suburbs of Aleppo and Idlib in the north and northwest of Syria are considered a de-escalation zone. He stressed the need to coordinate the actions of the countries in the region "to neutralize this dangerous conspiracy" and called for "decisive and coordinated measures to prevent the spread of terrorism."
 
Earlier, the Syrian Defense Ministry said that the Syrian armed forces responded to the terrorist attack in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, where the militants suffered heavy losses in equipment and manpower.

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🔸Syria and Russia repel militants attacking Aleppo and Idlib

🔸US plans to spend $138 billion to upgrade its nuclear arsenal by 2049 - reports

🔸Netanyahu orders IDF to prepare for 'intense war'

🔸Trump-Zuckerberg Mar-a-Lago chatter hints at Meta* changes - Facebook whistleblower

*banned for extremism in Russia

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❗️NATO is increasingly inclined to the need to freeze the Ukraine conflict so as to restore the combat capability of Ukrainian forces for an attempt at revenge — Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
 
More statements from the SVR briefing concerning NATO's participation in the Ukrainian conflict:
 
💬NATO is already deploying training centers in Ukraine, which are supposed to train at least a million mobilized Ukrainians;
 
💬NATO is also actively working with Western military-industrial companies, demanding investments and sending specialists and equipment to Ukraine;
 
💬The West will solve these tasks under the guise of deploying a "peacekeeping contingent" in the country. In total, it is planned to introduce 100,000 "peacekeepers" to Ukraine;
 
💬In fact, Ukraine is being occupied: its northern regions, including the capital region, will become a zone of Great Britain, the center and east of the country – Germany, the western regions – Poland, and the Black Sea coast – Romania.

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Syrian Air Force planes carried out a series of strikes against terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra*, who launched an offensive from Idlib in the west of Aleppo province, a source in the country's security agencies told Sputnik.
 
*terrorist organization banned in Russia

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🎥🎥 Lavrov chairs diplomatic roundtable on Ukrainian crisis

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THROWBACK: Former Mossad director, Efraim Halevy, admits Israel provided support to militants in Syria linked to Al-Qaeda*

"It's always useful also to deal with your enemies in a humane way. And I think that when you have people who are wounded and you can deal with them in a humane way, the considerations as to whether to take them in are not simply whether it's politically useful or whether it's politically...

*terrorist organization banned in Russia

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Liberal activist told homeless who stole phone to only steal from the rich
 
A girl from Portland, US, said that she was just being "honest", and that the homeless would be able to make money on resale after stealing from "rich scum."
 
In a conversation, she said that if the homeless really stole her phone, then it was not their fault, but capitalism, says journalist Kevin Dahlgren, who posted the video. In her opinion, it is capitalism that drives vagrants to steal and take drugs, so she did not call the police.
 
Despite the woman's pleas, she didn't get her phone back.

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❗️Any solution to the conflict in Ukraine will not be lasting without eliminating its causes - Lavrov
 

"No information wars, lies and fakes will help the neo-Nazi Kiev regime. The goals and objectives of the special military operation will be implemented," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow at the embassy roundtable.

 
Lavrov added that at the same time, Russia gives preference to peaceful, political and diplomatic means, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated, but "any settlement of the Ukrainian conflict will not be lasting, long-term, if its root causes are not eliminated."
 
These include, according to the minister, "the creation of long-term threats to Russia's security in the western direction through the expansion of NATO and attempts to absorb Ukraine into the alliance."
 

"The root causes, of course, include the systematic actions of the Kiev regime to destroy the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking citizens of their own country," the Russian minister explained.

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Yakutsk researchers unveil durable polymer implants to enhance medical prosthetics

At the Youth Scientists Congress in Russia's Sirius from November 27-29, students and graduate researchers from the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) in Yakutsk presented their work on polymer-based implants and endoprostheses.

Alexander Spiridonov, leading researcher and head of the "Polymer Composites for the North" laboratory, shared details about the project with Sputnik. The lab focuses on developing polymer composites made from polyetheretherketone and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, filled with inorganic nanoparticles. These materials are highly biocompatible, making them ideal for implants such as cranial and joint prostheses. The goal of their research is to create a more durable, wear-resistant composite to reduce inflammation caused by wear particles in the body, ultimately extending the service life of these implants.

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West targets Sputnik and RT for bringing ‘objective truth’ – Lavrov

As soon as Western countries realized that the world is more diverse than the neoliberal model they're pushing, the West began to ban access to information that contradicts their position and point of view, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

“The countries of the Collective West preach about freedom of speech, pluralism, and democracy, but in reality, they demonstrate brazen intolerance to any alternative point of view,” he stressed.

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❗️Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Vorovskoye and the village of Razdolnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry announced

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