BLU-126/B – LOW COLLATERAL DAMAGE BOMB (LCDB)
>In response to the need for an aircraft bomb with a more localised effect than the Mk 82, the U.S. military sought a bomb that would use the same body as the Mk 82, but contain a lower explosive fill weight. Inert material was added to the interior...
Israel is signing a death warrant for itself, India shall keep distance at this point. What is all this noise gonna help India, maybe only for Modi's elections?
East Asian culture is pragmatic.
Instead of outright conquering, Anglos were grooming Japan into an offshore balancer against Russia and China. That was the background of the British-Japan alliance. Japan also adopted the change mentally - as "脱亚入欧“.
NK's trade has been 85-95% with China over the years, fairly large military industry, has well-established connections to China's supply chain.
Unlike Iran, NK will not be swung by offers from the US. NK can function as a giant ammunition plant for Russia. But I guess Russia would have to make...
Nah, Saudi wants to make sure the terms and status given are appropriate. For example, whether new members would have fewer rights than older members, quite understandably that might be unacceptable.
It is not an anti-west league, but rather a de-risking from dollar/euro league.