Arms race in full swing as Russia launched largest ballistic missile in history

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ and the new missile race
  • On Friday, Russia launched the largest ballistic missile in history. Weighing in at 200 tons, Moscow says the Sarmat rocket – dubbed “Satan 2” by Western defense analysts – is the first with sufficient range to hit any location on earth from a single launch point.
  • Russian military officials claim their new Zircon anti-ship missile is capable of speeds in excess of 4,000 miles per hour, roughly six times the speed of sound
  • In the last two years, China has showcased its own trove of medium-range missiles, one dubbed the “carrier-killer” for its intended ability to take out the United States’ largest warships.
  • Russia and China see missile technology as key to pushing back the United States and its allies. China is believed to be installing such systems on the network of artificial islands it is constructing to dominate the South China Sea.
  • This escalation comes at a dangerous time. Around the world, cyberattacks and other new forms of confrontation are redefining what it even means to be at war. Combined with the return of this very Cold War-style missile contest, the world may be heading towards a very disconcerting balance of terror

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Troops head to Australia in anticipation of conflict with China

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Biden sending THOUSANDS of Marines to Australia in Anticipation of Conflict with China
  • 1,000 Marines have already arrived in the country
  • The Pentagon is to deploy over two thousand troops to Australia by September to join an established rotational force of 200
  • Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton warned Wednesday that Beijing may look to annex Taiwan while the eyes of the world are on the conflict in Ukraine.
  • China has signaled that it could use nuclear weapons in response to the AUKUS security pact between Australia, America and Britain, which sees the former receiving nuclear powered submarines in years to come.
  • China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded but saying “the US … creating and spreading false information”.

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After U.S. response to Ukraine, Russia and China no longer fear American power

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • China’s nuclear threats are following on the heels of Russia’s threats and should be a US wake-up call
  • China’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday threatened to impose the “worst consequences” on countries helping Taiwan defend itself.
  • Revealingly, China Military Online, an official English-language site of China’s People’s Liberation Army, translated the last sentence of the spokesperson’s words this way: “Anyone who makes troubles on the Taiwan question will suffer the worst consequences in the end.”
  • Usually, Beijing’s official English translations soften Chinese texts. This is one of the rare cases where the opposite is true, indicating the Chinese military is itching to use its nuclear weapons.
  • Last July, the Chinese regime threatened to incinerate Japan over its support for Taiwan.
  • In September, China issued a nuke threat against Australia because it was working with the U.S. and U.K. to maintain stability in the region.
  • Before that, Chinese generals and civilian propagandists had made, over the course of decades, unprovoked threats to destroy American cities.
  • Many believe President Biden is not fighting harder to save Ukraine because he fears Russia will use its nuclear arsenal. Can it be any coincidence that, after having seen Putin successfully issue nuke threats, Beijing is adopting the same intimidation tactics?

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China sends 13 jets into Taiwan’s defense zone

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Taiwan Scrambles Jets as 13 Chinese Aircraft Enter Air Defense Zone
  • Taiwan has been governed independently from mainland China since 1949, but Beijing sees it as a breakaway province. China has repeatedly condemned US assistance to the government in Taipei as interference in the country’s domestic affairs.
  • Speculation has increased among some Western politicians and analysts that China could undertake a similar step against Taiwan.

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China expanding dominance by increasing defense spending and encroaching into neighboring economic zones

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • All eyes on Ukraine, China flexes in South China Sea
  • Beijing warns regional states against ‘external interference’ in disputes while announcing military drills in Vietnam’s claimed EEZ
  • Beijing announced that it will increase its defense spending by 7.1%
  • This brings official Chinese defense spending to $229 billion, a whopping figure dwarfing all other regional rivals’ defense budgets combined and second only to the United States globally.
  • Meanwhile, there are growing indications that China has stepped up… deep-sea exploration activities across the South China Sea and well into the EEZ of neighboring states, in a clear bid to lay claim to and dominate precious resources in the area.
  • Taiwan, which has been repeatedly threatened with a potential military invasion by top Chinese leaders, has been on high-alert mode.

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Beijing concerned about civilian casualties but vowed to continue normal trade with Russia

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • China considers buying stakes in Russian energy, commodity firms
  • China is considering buying or increasing stakes in Russian energy and commodities companies, such as gas giant Gazprom PJSC and aluminum producer United Co. Rusal International PJSC, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • Any deal would be to bolster China’s imports as it intensifies its focus on energy and food security — not as a show of support for Russia’s invasion in Ukraine — the people said.
  • Worried about the impact surging prices will have on the economy, China’s top government officials issued orders to prioritize commodities supply security, Bloomberg reported last week.

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China and Russia Have Located Our Bio Research Labs in Ukraine

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia Tells the US “We Have Found Your Biological Weapons”
  • The Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova, told the United States on Wednesday, “We have found your biological weapons!”
  • Russia now demands the US to explain bio labs in Ukraine.
  • Russia accused the U.S. of violations of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention and has covered it up.
  • Official spokesman for the China Communist Government confronted the United States on its 336 biological labs in 30 countries around the world. According to China, there are 26 US biological labs in Ukraine alone.

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Another Warning from China to Not Back Taiwan

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • China Warns U.S. Against Forming Pacific NATO and Backing Taiwan
  • China has often accused the U.S. of trying to form blocs to suppress its growth, a complaint that’s likely to attract greater attention after President Vladimir Putin cited similar grievances before his invasion of Ukraine.
  • Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “This would not only push Taiwan into a precarious situation, but will also bring unbearable consequences for the U.S. side,” Wang said on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, later adding: “Taiwan will eventually return to the embrace of the motherland.”

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Pompeo Says: U.S. Should Recognize Taiwan as a Country

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • US should formally recognize Taiwan as a country to stop China’s ‘egomaniacal’ President Xi seizing it after Beijing’s ‘brutally successful takeover of Hong Kong’, says Mike Pompeo
  • Pompeo, speaking during a visit to the capital Taipei, urged the US to recognize Taiwan as a ‘free and sovereign’ country because the Chinese President will not ‘be satisfied stopping at Hong Kong’
  • Pompeo said after Beijing’s ‘brutally successful takeover of Hong Kong,’ Chinese President Xi Jinping feels more powerful and ‘won’t be satisfied stopping at Hong Kong’.
  • ‘Taking over Taiwan, a necessary mission, is not only to boost Xi’s egomaniacal claim of greatness, but indeed to solidify it,’ Pompeo said.
  • Yesterday, Pompeo met with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to warn that Taiwan must not be allowed to suffer the same fate as Ukraine following Russia’s barbaric invasion of the country.

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Buying Transformers from China has Created a Back Door to Our Electric Grid

Important Takeaways:

  • The Weak Link: How China Built in a ‘Backdoor’ Threat that Could Take Down the US Electric Grid
  • “Transformers have been called by many people the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of the electric grid,” explained Joe Weiss, an engineer, and independent consultant.
  • Transformers take voltage sent by power plants and convert it to a level that can be distributed. Essentially, they keep electricity flowing at safe levels.
  • They are responsible for transporting 60 to 70 percent of our electricity.
  • They’re also custom-made in China and experts like Weiss say, while the U.S. is busy securing its networks, China has the ability and opportunity to sabotage the equipment we rely on them to manufacture.
  • Essentially, they’ve created a “backdoor” into our electric grid.
  • He said this is no hypothetical warning. The U.S. has already discovered backdoor electronics in a Chinese-made transformer.

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