Missiles like Zirkon or Kinzhal are nearly impossible to intercept.
The main problem is hitting a moving target like aircraft carrier or destroyer, but this problem can be solved with new precise technologies that will be developed in the near future-----more advanced assets in space/ uavs/...
It seems like slowly slowly aircraft carriers, destroyers and other naval platforms become obsolete and impossible to defend which means the end of power projection capabilities of the superpower (USA and in the future China)
Recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh showed increased utility of drones.
We can see how these small cheap drones slowly take the role of attack helicopters and destroy enemy tanks/APC/trucks etc.
Probably TANK as a weapon has no future--too many challenges for tank---ATGMs, mines, UAVs.
Tank...
First they will take Nagorno-Karabakh, then they will take southern Armenia and link Turkey with Azerbaijan.
Then Turkey and Azerbaijan will unite and Turkey will become a dominant power in the Caucasus, using Azerbaijani territory to destabilize Azeri parts of Iran and influence Muslims...
Video of Iranian Azeris attacking military truck that was transporting weapons from Iran to Armenia
Also there are news about Iran moving tanks to the border with Azerbaijan
If Azerbaijan will occupy Nagorno-Karabakh region -next step will be to occupy southern Armenia with Turkish support, and this will create a continious land bridge between Turkey and Azerbaijan allowing these two countries to link with each other.---this will turn Turkey into a dominant power in...
By improving relations with Israel MBS hopes to:
1) get a strong ally which can be very useful against Iran
2) establish good ties with powerful Israeli Lobby in USA, which can force American superpower to conduct pro-Saudi and anti-Iranian policies
BUT
Improving relations with Israel can...
In 1990s a small generation of Russians was born who are now in their 20s and 30s. This small generation (due to urban lifestyles and cultural reasons) will produce even smaller generation and Russian population will continue aging and declining
According to UN, Russia's population will be...
First reason: low savings rate means low investment rate and low GDP growth rate
Second reason: lack of domestic energy sources forces Pakistan to spend its limited hard currency reserves to import oil and gas and no dollars are left for import of capital equipment----this dependence on...
Why Africa is poor---reason is geography.
In order to be successful, a country must have several geographical characteristics:
1) temperate climate which is good for agriculture and prevents spread of diseases
2) navigable rivers, which were used as natural transport highways in 19th century...
I have been in 45 countries and 150 cities around the world.
I've been in both India and CHina.
In India I've been in Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Fair to be, infrastructure and houses are in very poor condition and streets are not clean...To give you the sense, after Delhi I...
Seems like Persian Gulf monarchies are so much afraid of Iran that they are ready to befriend the Jews, in order to recieve Israel's support and establish better ties with Israel's Lobby in Washington.
However this move can discredit and destablize these monarchies as most of their people and...
It was in times when Russian Empire had a population of 120mln compared to 12mln in Iran and Soviets had 293mln compared to 38mln in Iran.
Today Russia has 143mln people compared to 83mln in Iran and in the future Russian population will continue declining and aging while Iran becomes a bigger...
Why were Ashkenazi Jews considered smart?
Because in Medieval Europe they were denied the right to own land and work on it and thus had no other choice but to become merchants.
As many of them were engaged in merchant activities they developed skills in mathematics and a culture of education...
You should remember that Assad regime consists of Alawites.....
Sunni Arabs and Turks will never treat Alawites as equals and will always conspire to topple minority Alawite regime by energizing majority Sunnis like how they tried in this Civil War.
Alawites can never trust Sunnis and can only...