The US Air Force will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman 3 westward from the Western Missile Base at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 6, between 09:31 and 16:37 PM.
This move serves as a warning and threat to both China and North Korea, sources report.
Following the series of North Korean ballistic missile launches, the U.S. is sending a message to Kim and Xi Jinping regarding the Western Pacific region.
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Russia is suspected of sending incendiary devices to aircraft bound for the U.S. and Canada, reports the Wall Street Journal
The incendiary devices that exploded in Germany and the United Kingdom in July were part of a secret Russian operation aimed at igniting fires on cargo flights and causing chaos among passengers heading to the U.S. and Canada, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing Western security officials.
In July, the explosions of devices at DHL logistics hubs in Leipzig, Germany, and Birmingham, UK, sparked a race to identify the suspects.
When asked about the incidents, a spokesperson for DHL Express told CNN that the company "is aware of two recent incidents involving shipments in our network," adding that they "are cooperating with the relevant authorities."
The devices, reportedly electric massage appliances implanted with a flammable magnesium-based substance, were sent to the UK from Lithuania and "appear to have been a test to understand how such incendiary devices can be smuggled onto aircraft bound for North America."
When the WSJ requested comments from Russia regarding the alleged conspiracy, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the claims.
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"We have never heard any official accusation" regarding Russian involvement, he added: "This is just traditional baseless media speculation."
When asked about Russian involvement, a U.S. government official stated that "currently, there is no active threat targeting flights bound for the US"
In October, Polish authorities reported that four individuals were arrested as suspects involved in international sabotage and a sabotage group, according to a statement from the Polish prosecutor's office, while an international investigation has been launched for two additional suspects.
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The Polish announcement, which does not name the sabotage group, states that "parcels containing camouflaged explosives and dangerous materials" were sent via courier to the UK and EU countries, and "caught fire or detonated spontaneously during ground and air transport."
It adds that the goal of the scheme "was also to test the transport channel for such shipments that were ultimately intended to be sent to the United States and Canada."
A spokesperson for the UK counter-terrorism police confirmed to CNN that "they are investigating an incident at a commercial site on Midpoint Way" in Birmingham.
"On Monday, July 22, a parcel at the location caught fire. It was handled by staff and the local fire department at the time, and there were no reports of injuries or significant damage," the spokesperson said.
He added that "the investigation is ongoing, and they are cooperating with other European law enforcement partners to determine whether this may be linked to other similar incidents across Europe."
CNN reported in July that Russia has been involved in a "bold" sabotage operation in NATO member states for over six months, targeting the weapon supply lines to Ukraine and the decision-makers behind them, according to a senior NATO official.
Many security officials across Europe describe a spreading threat as Russian agents recruit local accomplices to undertake high-risk crimes.
Cases of sabotage and attacks in the EU and the U.S. are increasing, as are drone attacks against critical Russian infrastructure.
All of this translates into a regular spy war in the background, possibly at a level worse than the Cold War, while such operations always precede a conventional war.
