Swiss Air Force jets will once again take off and land on motorways, as they did during the Cold War, according to a speech given by Air Force Commander Peter Merz and reported today by Schweiz am Wochenende. Speaking at Bottighofen, Merz spoke of the need to rebuild the lost know-how of the armed forces, […]
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China and Russia arm in arm on the moon: agreement to build a space station
The strategic collaboration between Russia and China is expanding further and further, even into deep space. Yesterday’s news was the will of the two States to sign a historic intergovernmental agreement soon that will lead to the construction of a space station on the Moon, the first born of a synergy between Moscow and Beijing. […]
Gorbachev, the man who paved the way for a “free Europe”
As the highest-ranking official in the Stavropol region, Gorbachev began to apply his ideals, starting with the Agriculture where he began to adopt innovative methods for the time leading him to be appointed Minister of Agriculture in the Central Committee of the CPSU in 1978, which was ultimately his springboard to reach the general secretary […]
UN Secretary-General warns of ‘nuclear annihilation’
UN Secretary General António Guterres © Justin Lane/EPA Author: Lusa UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday of the danger of global “nuclear annihilation” and noted that the nuclear threat has been forgotten since the height of the Cold War. “Until now we have had extraordinary luck. But luck is not a strategy or a […]