The USS Gerald Ford is the first in a line of nuclear-powered ships being built at Newport News Virginia. It's set to join the Navy fleet in February 2016.

 9836

 The USS Gerald Ford is the first in a line of nuclear-powered ships being built at Newport News Virginia. It's set to join the Navy fleet in February 2016.

 

CLIC HERE FOR MANY MORE (28) STATE OF THE ART OF WAR VIDEOS

 

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/06/18/uss-gerald-ford-orig.cnn

\The USS Gerald Ford is the first in a line of nuclear-powered ships being built at Newport News Virginia. It's set to join the Navy fleet in February 2016.

 

 

The soldier of the future

9827

Published on Jul 6, 2015

At international military exercise Capable Logistician, outside the Hungarian town of Veszprem, a number of leading scientists and engineers gathered to demonstrate the latest in equipment and technology.

Ravi Zacharias on the Christian View of Homosexuality #Apologetics

9813

This video is part of "Answering the Biggest Objections to Christianity," a live Q&A with author and scholar Dr. Ravi Zacharias on April 12, 2015 at Christ Community Chapel.

For a video of the full event, please visit http://bit.ly/1IrEUBm.

For more information about Christ Community Chapel, please visit our website at http://ccchapel.com.

More information about RZIM and Dr. Zacharias can be found on their website at http://rzim.org and http://rzim.org/about/ravi-Zacharias.

Is Tolerance Intolerant? Pursuing the Climate of Acceptance and Inclusio...

http://www.veritas.org/talks - We encounter an incredible diversity of cultures, lifestyles, and faiths. Unfortunately our conflicting identities and beliefs often exclude others. Is there truth to real acceptance and inclusion? Join in discussion with renowned international speaker and Christian philosopher Ravi Zacharias. Extended Q&A following the dialogue with Dr. Zacharias and Michael Ramsden, speaker and Director at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University.

President Obama Delivers Eulogy at Charleston Shooting Funeral of Clemen...

This plan will see the replacement of 13 per cent of Russia's entire arsenal of inter-continental nuclear missiles in one year

Vladimir Putin accused of 'nuclear sabre-rattling' as he promises 40 new Russian missiles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11678521/Vladimir-Putin-says-Russia-beefing-up-nuclear-arsenal-with-40-new-ballistic-missiles.html

This plan will see the replacement of 13 per cent of Russia's entire arsenal of inter-continental nuclear missiles in one year

Russia will build 40 more SS-27 missles, each carrying up to six nuclear warheads - one of which could destroy London Photo: Alamy

By Tom Parfitt, Moscow and David Blair

6:45PM BST 16 Jun 2015

Nato accused Russia of "nuclear sabre-rattling" on Tuesday when Vladimir Putin promised to deploy at least 40 new inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) this year.
 

Russia possesses about 300 ICBMs, so this ambitious plan will see the replacement of 13 per cent of the country's entire arsenal in one year, representing an almost unprecedented rate of modernisation.

The older weapons will be withdrawn and succeeded by new SS-27 missiles, each capable of delivering between four and six strategic nuclear warheads. If loaded to full capacity, these new ICBMs could deliver 240 nuclear warheads – more than Britain’s entire arsenal.
 

Speaking at the opening of “Army 2015”, an exhibition of weapons outside Moscow, Mr Putin said: “This year the size of our nuclear forces will increase by over 40 new inter-continental ballistic missiles that will be able to overcome any, even the most technologically advanced, missile defence systems.”
 

Mr Putin’s announcement came after Poland and Lithuania said they were negotiating with America over a plan to store US heavy weapons, including Abrams main battle tanks, within their borders. The plan calls for the US army to “pre-position” the weapons and equipment – but not troops – for one brigade in six countries along Nato’s eastern flank.
 

The US air force is also considering whether to send its most advanced jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor, on rotational deployments in Europe.

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian deputy defence minister, said the Kremlin was obliged to respond to these moves. “There’s a feeling that our colleagues from Nato countries are pushing us towards an arms race,” he added.

Earlier, Russia’s foreign ministry described the plan to store US heavy weapons in Eastern Europe as an answer to a “perceived Russian threat” that was a “myth”.

A statement from the foreign ministry accused America of “fuelling tensions and nurturing its European allies’ anti-Russian fears” to create a pretext for expanding its “military presence and hence strengthen its influence in Europe”.

The ministry added: “There is growing risk that the US military strategy on Nato’s ‘eastern flank’ will take on a life of its own, disregarding realities and Europe’s political interests.”

But Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary general, condemned Mr Putin's announcement of 40 new missiles. "This nuclear sabre-rattling by Russia is unjustified, destabilising and it is dangerous," he said.

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, joined the condemnation, saying: "Nobody should hear that kind of announcement from the leader of a powerful country and not be concerned about what the implications are."

Russia’s intervention in eastern Ukraine – and the annexation of Crimea – have unnerved Nato’s members in Eastern Europe. Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have all asked America and the other allies to deploy troops inside their respective territories. The plan to store enough heavy weapons for one brigade represents a compromise proposal.

After his speech, Mr Putin toured the arms fair and inspected a new commercial line of clothing recently launched by the army, including a £600 “victor’s jacket”. The label features the words of Tsar Alexander III: “Russia has only two reliable allies – the army and the fleet.”

BRIC NOW BRICS bloc(k) rising? BrazilRussiaIndiaChinaSouthAfrica

The past decade has seen the emergence of a variety of alliances both inside and outside the post-Second World War global governance system, often resulting in new plurilateral organisations and structures, not least in the Asia-Pacific and the ‘Global South’. These initiatives have mostly been driven by one purpose:

balancing out the perceived domination of international institutions and organisations by Western powers – namely the US, the EU and Japan. 
 
Those countries that have been most successful in stirring the waters of global governance and advancing a distinct set of interests in key international issues through collective action are now commonly referred to as the BRICS.

 Click here to see the PDF ...

http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/Brief_17_BRICS.pdf



see also BRICS – what’s in a name?

http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/Brief_44_BRICS.pdf

The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – constitute a fledgling ´club´ that aims to coordinate positions and work jointly towards reforming global economic governance to make it better reflect the realities of the twenty-first century. This grouping also increasingly attempts to formulate a common political agenda that focuses on what unites rather than (still) divides its members.  
 
The emergence of the BRICS, highlighting as it does the changing distribution of global power and setup of the international system, has reinforced engagement on the part of both the EU as a whole and some of its member states with powers that potentially challenge their traditional view of multilateralism. Indeed, the five BRICS countries often diverge from the EU-28 on key issues, and remain reluctant to assume international responsibilities commensurate with their size and stated diplomatic ambitions.  But what impact are these five individual countries – and this particular grouping to which they belong – likely to have in global politics in the years to come, and what future trajectory might the BRICS club take? And how could the EU respond?