Wednesday, May 29, 2024

From Allies and Advisers, Pressure Grows on Biden to Allow Attacks on Russian Territory; Space Weapons and Russia; Is it time for a US Military Buildup?

 From Allies and Advisers, Pressure Grows on Biden to Allow Attacks on Russian Territory

President Biden is weighing fears of escalation with a nuclear-armed adversary as he considers whether to let Ukraine shoot American weapons into Russia.

Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

A plant still under construction in Mesquite, Texas, will soon turn out 30,000 artillery shells each month, roughly doubling current U.S. output.

Opinion | America’s Military Is Not Prepared for War — or Peace - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Russia-Ukraine Border That Separates Families Is Now Also a Front Line - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

In northeastern Ukraine, and in the part of Russia it touches, the war strains the emotions of people with relatives, and family histories, that span both sides.

Russia's Cosmos 2576 satellite is a 'space weapon,' U.S. says : NPR