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How two wars are pulling Europe and the US apart – POLITICO

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“The takeaway from Iran's tactics is that adversaries are likely to combine precision #weapons with #cheap, mass-produced #drones to overwhelm air defense systems so that the #precision weapons can get through.

Managing this threat means developing #LowCost defensive weapons, produced and used at #scale, to complement the interceptor missiles costing millions that are built to target aircraft and ballistic missiles.”

#Conflict / #economics <https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/nato_air_defenses/>

The drone swarm is coming, and NATO air defenses are too expensive to cope

: Ukraine's battlefield lessons show quantity and affordability now trump exquisite hardware

The Register

PugJesus 2h ago

Two copper alloy swords, Iraq, 1500-900 BCE

Richard Michael Blaber 3h ago

https://theconversation.com/the-iran-war-has-lessons-to-teach-us-about-nuclear-weapons-but-we-risk-learning-the-wrong-ones-278455.There is also the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of #Nuclear #Weapons of 2017, see: https://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/2017/07/20170707%2003-42%20PM/Ch_XXVI_9.pdf. 70 States have ratified this, & a further 4 have acceded to it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons).

Frankie ✅3h ago

'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on #Alibaba

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-03-19/low-cost-autonomous-cruise-missile-drones-listed-on-alibaba/106448410

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'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibaba

One-way attack drones described as "cruise missiles" were listed on the popular online retail platform Alibaba for less than $50,000, the ABC has found.

Harms Committed 5h ago

"Honduras is poised to strengthen its solidarity with Israel under President Nasry 'Tito' Asfura."

"[S]on of Christian Palestinian migrants."

"[A]nnounced its decision to withdraw from The Hague Group."
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Author: Ana Maria Monjardino
Publication: Mondoweiss @mondoweiss
March 22, 2026
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#Honduras #Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Military #Weapons #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/meet-nasry-tito-asfura-hondurass-new-christian-zionist-president-of-palestinian-descent-who-is-looking-to-deepen-ties-with-israel/

Meet Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura, Honduras’s new Christian Zionist president of Palestinian descent, who is looking to

Honduras’s new president is a right-wing Christian Zionist and businessman who is close to Donald Trump. He is also the son of Palestinian migrants from the West Bank, which might make his efforts to cozy up to Israel somewhat more surprising.

Mondoweiss

News Beep 6h ago

Has Iran brought down an ‘unkillable’ US F-35 jet? | US-Israel war on Iran News

After a United States F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at an airbase in the Middle East…
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