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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 18, 2023

With Ukrainian personnel and equipment losses mounting, the U.S. defense secretary has promised more Bradleys and Strykers will be delivered.

In June 2023, Russia’s expert community descended into a public debate about the wisdom of preemptive nuclear use. The exchange occurred against the backdrop of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and betrayed a fear that Russia might lose the war — if not imminently, then over time. The debate about nuclear use marked a qualitative shift compared to previous Russian debates in that select voices flirted expressly with nuclear strikes against European countries, expressing considerable confidence that the United States would not retaliate in kind.

Russia tightens health protocols on flights from Egypt after reports of unidentified disease. Symptoms include body aches, fever, and, in some cases, vomiting and nausea.

Mounting Deficits Force Euro Minsters To Cut Energy Support Measures

U.S. soldier crossed into North Korea ‘willfully and without authorization,’ Austin says

Homes evacuated after train carrying hazardous materials derails in Pennsylvania

Aging infrastructure poses additional challenges. The Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve were initially designed with a 25-year lifespan. As such, the risk of cavern dissolution increases with each drawdown and refill. Maintenance issues, along with the ballooning costs of the $1.4 billion modernization program, add further strain to the already troubled reserve. Related: As a result, onshore oil inventories estimated at 980 million barrels at the end of June are just 20 million barrels below an all-time record in August 2020. Thus, China’s oil inventories are much larger than that of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) which President Biden depleted to keep gasoline prices in check before the mid-term election last year. The SPR stands at 347 million barrels from a capacity of more than double that amount—the lowest level since 1983.

eGenesis has started transplanting gene-edited pigs’ hearts into infant baboons—and humans may be next.

AI writing detectors are flagging the U.S. Constitution, one of America’s most significant legal documents, as a piece of AI-generated text.

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