The National Nuclear Security Administration has given the go-ahead for work on upgrading the B61 airborne nuclear bomb, as the Pentagon is eager to embark on a multi-billion-dollar scheme to improve the US nuclear arsenal. This means that the first upgraded bombs are set to roll out by 2020. Source: RT
Greek battleships have encircled Kastellorizo, the island at the centre of a territorial dispute with Turkey, and several uninhabited islets to shield Greek territory against Turkish attempts to survey for hydrocarbons, according to Greek media. Source Ahval
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that he had asked the prefect to take legal action. Jérémie Bréaud the LR mayor of Bron, a town in the metropolis of Lyon (Rhône), is targeted by death threats. “We’re going to behead you , ” was tagged in Chassieu, a neighboring town, with the identity of the chosen one. “Fuck la mumu” , we can also read, in reference to the municipal police. The whole thing is accompanied by insults. Source Actu17
A man was arrested with a drone and two blocks of explosives but also detonators, near Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), during a customs check. He now sleeps in prison. What intentions did this man have? Aged 22, this inhabitant of the metropolitan area of Montpellier (Hérault) was arrested on October 7 during a customs check at the Gye tollgate, on the A31 motorway, near Nancy, reports Midi Libre. Source Actu17
