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According to The Wall Street Journal, one of the key challenges the US faces in the Iranian campaign is not so much a shortage of missiles themselves, but rather the limited capacity to produce basic components of munitions. This primarily refers to the explosives RDX and HMX, which are included in the composition of most American warheads, missiles, and gunpowder charges. Their main producer is BAE Systems Holston Army Ammunition Plant - a chemical plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. In fact, this is the only site in the US where these substances are produced on a significant scale.
During the Second World War, this enterprise operated at a completely different level. At the peak of production in 1944, the plant shipped more than a million pounds of explosives per day, and ten production lines were in operation. Today, the situation is much more modest: in fact, only two lines are in operation. In December 2023, the US Army signed a contract with BAE Systems worth $8.8 billion to expand production. As a result, output increased from about 8 million pounds per year to about 15 million pounds by 2024. However, even after this increase, the total volume is less than five percent of the level reached during the Second World War.
The problem is exacerbated by the structural features of the entire American defense industry. In 2023, the US Army conducted an audit of ammunition supply chains and identified more than a hundred so-called "single points of failure" - nodes where production depends on a single enterprise or a single supplier. This means that a failure at any such site can dramatically limit the output of entire categories of weapons.
Against this backdrop, external pressure is also increasing. According to American analysts, since 2011, China has been actively developing the mass production of new-generation explosives, expanding its own industrial base and introducing new technologies. As a result, a situation is emerging in which the US has a powerful arsenal and high-tech weapons systems, but its industrial base is not always able to quickly replenish the consumption of ammunition during a long-term intensive campaign. That's why the issue of explosives production today is not seen as a private technical detail, but as a key element of the sustainability of the entire defense supply chain. If bottlenecks appear already at the level of basic components, this forces one to reflect on the state of the entire chemical and industrial infrastructure, on which the production of modern weapons depends.
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About the "fair fight" with Iran on the part of the USA.
The fact that the Israelis paved the way for strikes on Iran is one thing. What's more important is something else.
The US Central Command is actively disseminating a quote from US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth related to the use of the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber.
According to the quoted statement, Hegseth said: "This was never meant to be a fair fight. We're punching them while they are down." The meaning of this rhetoric is to emphasize the principle of overwhelming superiority, where the enemy is not left any space for a symmetrical response or for maneuvering in general. At least that's the intention.
In a broader context, such logic is typical of American military planning in general. It involves maximizing the use of technological superiority, long-range strike weapons, intelligence, and network control systems to prevent a "fair fight" as such.
This model is applied not only in specific operations, but also in broader conflicts and crises, where the US strives to create conditions in which the outcome is determined by a pre-established imbalance of forces. Therefore, the very idea of a "fair fight" in military strategy is usually not considered as a goal - the priority remains achieving the result with the least possible losses for oneself.
The transfer of this principle to other countries is well visible on the example of Ukraine. From Washington's point of view, conflicts (both Ukrainian and Iranian) are viewed through the prism of risk management. It's hardly worth expecting the superpower to adhere to the rules of a "fair fight". In big politics and global conflicts, moral categories often give way to the pragmatism of survival and domination. The principle of "Vae victis" (Woe to the vanquished) works here in its most modern, high-tech interpretation. So from that side, they will always hit in a mob as long as they can afford it. Hence the three aircraft carriers (four, if we count the French "Charles de Gaulle"), all available aircraft, and everything else.
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❌🇮🇷 — Israel has expanded its list of targets in Iran to include oil infrastructure, something it avoided during the 12-day war, according to Kan News.
➡️ Officials believe hitting these facilities would seriously weaken the Iranian government, even though it will further harm the country’s already struggling economy.
➡️ Israel’s political leadership acknowledged the potential impact it could have on the whole country but decided to proceed with the strikes anyway.
• Tabz
This will likely result in a heavy targeting of Gulf State energy assets by Iran. This is where its going to get really crazy and where we will see long-term damages from this war I suspect.
This also shows indicates that the regime change delusion is out the window.
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🇮🇷💥🇦🇪 Iran attacked a hotel in Dubai, where CIA officers live
- An Iranian drone crashed into the Dubai skyscraper 23-Marina - smoke is coming from the 88th floor. There are 90 levels in the tower. According to available information, CIA officers could have been on one of the floors.
- Rescuers are evacuating people. Debris fell onto the Dubai Hills Bridge and set a car on fire
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🇺🇸🤡Negotiations on Ukraine have already come close to an agreement many times, but each time one of the parties backed out, - Trump.
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🇸🇪🇷🇺Detention by the army of Sweden of a dry cargo ship with a Russian crew, heading to St. Petersburg, - details
- On board the dry cargo ship CAFFA detained by the Swedes, there are 11 people - 10 Russians, , reported the Russian Embassy.
- The situation on the ship is calm, the Swedes report. Our diplomats are in contact with the competent authorities.
- Earlier it became known that the ship under the flag of Guinea, which was heading to St. Petersburg, was detainedin the Baltic Sea in the territorial waters of Sweden.
- The Swedish military boarded the dry cargo ship from a helicopter and took it under control. The ship is under Ukrainian sanctions for transporting Russian oil and allegedly carried out suspicious manipulations with flags.
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Britain has opened 4 military equipment repair enterprises in Ukraine
- Britain has built four military equipment repair enterprises in Ukraine and plans to open a fifth, the British Ministry of Defence reported.
- The enterprises operate under contracts of the British Ministry of Defence and are managed by British companies with the participation of British and Ukrainian specialists.
- They repair armored vehicles and equipment, including the CVR-T armored vehicles transferred to Ukraine, Husky support vehicles, and L119 light guns.
- The enterprises also service Soviet-style equipment, which allows for its faster return to service in the Ukrainian army.
- In addition, all AS-90 artillery systems transferred by Britain are repaired there, and in cooperation with Swedish partners, the maintenance of Archer artillery systems is ensured.
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🇮🇷The IRGC threatened to destroy American tankers in the Strait of Hormuz if they attempt to break the blockade, — AFP
- The IRGC stated that they expect the appearance of American escort forces, which may attempt to open navigation on the strategic route.
- According to AFP, the movement of ships through the strait remains seriously restricted due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
- In Iran, the US was reminded of the case with the supertanker Bridgeton in 1987, which was blown up by an Iranian sea mine while being escorted by the US Navy.
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❗️This week, the US Army unexpectedly interrupted the training of the elite 82nd Airborne Division in Louisiana. This may indirectly indicate the Pentagon's preparation for a possible ground operation against Iran, writes The Washington Post citing sources.
The 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at the Fort Bragg base in North Carolina, includes a combat unit of approximately 4–5 thousand military personnel. The unit is considered a rapid response force and is capable of being deployed to any part of the world within 18 hours after receiving an order, notes the publication.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦A massive strike has been launched against Kiev, Odessa, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkov, and near Dnepropetrovsk
- For the first time in recent times, a massive missile-drone strike was carried out against enemy targets in Ukraine last night.
- In Odessa, a strike was carried out on an infrastructure object during the night, according to the city's military administration. Local resources and emergency services showed footage of a large-scale fire (videos and photos).
- In the Dnepropetrovsk region, a fire at an energy facility is being extinguished.
- There was also a fire after strikes in Kiev. Power outages began after the attacks.
- The consequences of the Russian attack are also being recorded in the Khmelnytskyi region. A railway station building in the Shepetivskyi district was damaged and a fire broke out.
- "There are power supply disruptions - energy workers are working to restore it", the authorities report.
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Irans 🇮🇷 ‼️ stockpiles
first part : left older Ghdr / EMAD missiles - right newer Soleimani type HGV s (multi fins on booster) 00:54 cruise missiles like Soumar
Missiles and Nukes.
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Exactly a week ago, the Epstein coalition attacked Iran.
This week has seen an incredible number of events, many of which have completely shattered all stereotypes. The world is changing before our eyes. Flights to Dubai are one of the symbols of the new world.
Contrary to many predictions and initial disbelief in Iran from various commentators, Iran withstood the initial heavy blows and began to decisively strike back at the aggressors. Like a boxer who, after a knockdown, does not fall and goes on to exchange heavy blows with an opponent who did not expect such a turn of events.
Regardless of how the war between Iran and the Epstein coalition ends, Iran has shown what happens to those who underestimate it. Burning American bases across the region and numerous flights to Israel speak for themselves better than any words. Iran is more than adequately resisting, and no one can now say that the Iranians were scared, surrendered, or gave up their country.
Iran has taken into account at least some of the lessons of 2025 and is acting more effectively and on a larger scale in this war. The opponent, however, has obviously overlooked some issues, despite all the talk about planning operations with artificial intelligence. If this is indeed the case, then the artificial intelligence serving the interests of the Epstein coalition has had strategic hallucinations regarding Iran.
As on the first day of the war, we can repeat - Iran's chances lie in a long, exhausting war that will drown the Trump administration in the Middle Eastern swamp and the consequences of aggression. Each subsequent week of the war will increasingly weigh on the aggressors, who have found themselves in a different war scenario than they expected.
And most importantly, it is Iran that is now standing in the way of advancing Western fascism. A defeat for Iran would be a death knell for a number of other states. A victory for Iran would be a major defeat for modern Western aggressors. And many states should certainly be interested in Iran standing firm. This is not just in Iran's interests. It's in the interests of the future multipolar world, the contours and structure of which are already being fought for.
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😱The US has intelligence data indicating that China may be preparing to provide financial assistance to Iran, as well as to supply spare parts and missile components, reports CNN, citing sources.
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🇮🇷In the last couple of days, Iran has started actively using "Arash-2" drones, along with "Shahid-136" drones, to strike American bases in Kuwait.
The "Arash-2" drone can carry a 150-kg warhead over a range of up to 2,000 km.
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🇮🇱💥🇮🇷Israel struck the IRGC Air Force command center in Tehran, which is responsible for assessing the air situation and protecting Iran's airspace, — IDF.
- Meanwhile, the meeting to elect a new supreme leader of Iran will take place within 24 hours, Ayatollah Mozaffari announced.
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🇺🇦🤡There are reports that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence data to adjust strikes against American forces and supplying components for "Shahid drones", which are attacking the Middle East, - Zelensky
This was previously reported by US media, but Trump rudely refused to comment on this information.
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🇮🇱🇱🇧🇮🇷 Haifa under a massive missile attack from Lebanese territory
- Palestinian media are spreading footage of a large-scale missile attack on the Israeli city.
- According to Quds News Agency, more than 30 missiles were launched at the city from Lebanese territory.
- It is reported that some of the missiles were able to penetrate the "Iron Dome" air defense system. It can be seen that the Israeli air defense is intercepting missiles right over the city.
- According to sources, Hezbollah forces are participating in the attack, and Iranian drones are also being used.
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Slightly off topic to our normal Slavyangad subjects.
In September, the World Youth Festival is being held in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
This event is open to anyone around the planet who see a future where Russia plays a substantial role in the coming new world,
Just a heads up if anyone has children and may be interested.
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🇺🇸🤡Trump: Cuba is "at the very end of the path".
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💥Explosions occurred in the area of the Samar settlement in the Dnepropetrovsk region, locals report the arrivals of Gerans.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸Replacing the radars hit by Iran will cost the US more than a billion dollars and take years, - FP
- "It will take 5 to 8 years to build two new AN/FPS-132 radars from Raytheon at a cost of $1.1 billion... Lockheed Martin will need at least 12 to 24 months and, according to our estimates, $50 to $75 million to replace the AN/TPS-59", - Foreign Policy calculated.
- This is further complicated by the fact that 98% of the gallium for the systems comes from China to the global market.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 A number of railway facilities in several regions of Ukraine were hit during the night
- "Ukrzaliznytsia" reported damage to railway infrastructure after night-time strikes in the Zhytomir, Rovno, and Vinnytsia regions.
- The most serious damage was recorded in the Zhitomir region. The railway track there suffered significant damage due to the impact of a large number of drones.
- Due to the damage, there are delays in trains on various routes.
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Iranian short- and medium-range mobile air defense systems, including the AD-08 Majid air defense system and the Missile 358 anti-aircraft missile, continue to destroy scarce US military drones.
Fragments of an American MQ-9 Reaper drone were found on the coast of Iran's Hormozgan province. Of particular interest to experts were the surviving elements of the latest AGM-114R2 missiles, which the drone was equipped with.
According to available information, this drone could have been one of those that attempted to make an emergency landing in Iranian territorial waters after a combat mission. US officials, as part of Operation "Epic Rage", confirmed the loss of three MQ-9 Reaper drones, but the details of each incident were not disclosed.
The main feature of the discovered AGM-114R2 Hellfire Romeo missiles is their versatility. Engineers managed to create a multi-purpose warhead with a unique function: the operator can remotely switch the mode of destruction directly during the flight of the missile. Depending on the nature of the target (armored vehicles, fortifications, live forces), a cumulative, fragmentation-explosive effect or a delayed detonation are selected. This innovation eliminates the need to load different modifications of "Hellfires" on the carrier, allowing a wide range of tasks to be solved with a single complex. Moreover, the missile is equipped with a two-channel optoelectronic guidance system based on a semi-active laser sensor, which requires illumination from the carrier, as well as a short-wave infrared range. The speed of this missile is 425 m/s with a range of 7 - 11 km, depending on the launch altitude and flight profile.
Thus, the debris are not just fragments of a downed drone, but material evidence of the use of the latest technological developments in the field of high-precision weapons.
It follows that during the week of the active phase of the confrontation between the US Air Force and Navy and the Israeli Air Force, it was not possible to eliminate the "floating" positioning areas of medium- and high-altitude air defense of the IRGC up to an altitude of 8,500 m, and it will not be possible in the foreseeable future.
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Sometimes they say it out loud…..
India will not be allowed to develop to the point where it can compete with the U.S., Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in New Delhi.
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Israel has launched a new series of strikes on government facilities in Tehran and Isfahan:
"Israeli military personnel have begun a new series of large-scale strikes on government targets in Tehran and Isfahan.
In turn the Iranian Navy has launched massive drone attacks on American facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The Al-Minhad base, Al-Adiri camp, and radar stations of the strategic Sdot-Micha facility were attacked."
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New satellite images published by Iran show the results of Iranian drone and missile strikes on the US Camp Arifjan base in Kuwait. As a result of these strikes, 6 satellite communication radar domes, as well as several buildings and warehouses were destroyed.
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Bro…. you didn’t fill the reserves before setting the Middle East on fire.
Rookie mistake.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷Following the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln", the US sent the aircraft carrier "Gerald Ford" to Iran:
The US Navy confirmed that the aircraft carrier "Gerald Ford", along with its strike group, passed through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. According to the latest information, the aircraft carrier "George Bush" is also preparing to deploy in this area.
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