The outlook for nuclear-armed drones

Richard Bitzinger reports,

e US military increasingly relies on drones to carry out a multitude of tasks, usually those deemed too “dull, dirty, or dangerous” for manned missions. Most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carry out routine reconnaissance. They also act as decoys, serve as communication relays, and even deliver light cargoes. But a growing number of drones are armed, such as the US Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, which are used mostly in tactical situations, such as targeting terrorists or insurgents.

Now military strategists are considering acquiring longer-range drones, especially those capable of carrying out nuclear missions. In 2015 there were reports that Russia was attempting to build nuclear-armed drone submarines.

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Pentagon declassifies details about Israel's nuclear program

Here is another topic that the mainstream media has missed:

(The) Pentagon saw fit to declassify sections on Israel's sensitive nuclear program, (but) it kept sections on Italy, France, West Germany and other NATO countries classified, with those sections blocked out in the document.

Israelnationalnews.com reveals:

In a development that has largely been missed by mainstream media, the Pentagon early last month quietly declassified a Department of Defense top-secret document detailing Israel's nuclear program, a highly covert topic that Israel has never formally announced to avoid a regional nuclear arms race, and which the US until now has respected by remaining silent.

But by publishing the declassified document from 1987, the US reportedly breached the silent agreement to keep quiet on Israel's nuclear powers for the first time ever, detailing the nuclear program in great depth.

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Putin: "It's best not to mess with one of the world's leading nuclear powers"

Vladimer Putin appeared at a youth camp near Moscow today dressed in a sweater and blue jeans. Alexei Anishchuk reports for Reuters:

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: "It's best not to mess with us. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers."

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