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Russia Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia has world's most advanced nuclear weapons
Russia possesses the most cutting-edge nuclear weapons in the world, guaranteeing the country's sovereignty and the global balance of power, President Vladimir Putin has said. Addressing a government meeting on the national armament program on Wednesday, he urged 'special attention' to be paid to the continued development of the nation's nuclear triad. Nuclear triad is a term used to describe the combination of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and strategic bombers, which can carry nuclear payloads. These weapons systems ensure that a nation's nuclear forces cannot be destroyed in a first-strike disarming attack. 'Now, the share of the state-of-the-art weapon systems and equipment in our strategic nuclear forces comes to 95%,' the president told the meeting, adding that Russia is making 'good progress' in this regard. 'That is the highest level among all of the world's nuclear powers,' Putin stated. A similar assessment was articulated by Air Force General Anthony Cotton, commander of the US Strategic Command. 'Russia is currently in possession of the largest and most diverse nuclear arsenal of any nation,' Cotton said in March 2024, warning that Moscow's capabilities exceed those of the US. Russia has significantly upgraded its nuclear arsenal in recent years. The Sarmat ICBM was approved for combat duty in September 2023. One of Russia's most capable nuclear weapons, the Sarmat has an estimated range of 11,000 miles (about 18,000km), with a payload of around ten tons. Moscow should not focus only on nuclear weapons, however, according to Putin. The government should develop a new long-term armament program focused on various types of the most advanced weapon systems and based on the experience gained during the Ukraine conflict, he said. Both Moscow and Kiev have heavily relied on drones in the ongoing conflict. The Times reported in May that Russia is beating Ukraine in 'the drone race' both in terms of development and battlefield use. In particular, the newspaper pointed to Russia's fiber optic drones, which are 'altering the physical make-up of the front line, the tactics of the war and the psychology of the soldiers fighting it.'
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Maxwell Anderson trial, Sade Robinson killed; recap of week 1
The Brief Opening statements in the trial of Maxwell Anderson began on Wednesday. Anderson is accused of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson. New surveillance video, body camera video and witness testimony were all presented during the first week. MILWAUKEE - New surveillance video, body camera video and witness testimony were all presented during the first week of the Maxwell Anderson trial. He is accused of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson after a first date in April 2024. What we know The 34-year-old appeared in court with a new look for his murder trial. He was clean-cut and freshly shaven, very different from his mugshot. On day one, a jury of 12 women and three men were selected inside Judge Laura Crivello's courtroom. "Jury service is, I believe, your highest form of civic responsibility that you will have as citizens of Wisconsin or as citizens of the United States of America," Crivello said. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android Prosecutors say Anderson killed and mutilated Robinson following a first date on April 1, 2024. Lead prosecutor Ian Vance-Curzan laid out his case in opening statements. Anderson's defense attorney, Anthony Cotton, revealed that someone else was inside Anderson's home when the two returned the night of their date. "What Pete Worbington will tell you is he was home. He was there that night, there was no struggle. There was no fight. There was no horrific event argument between Max and Sade," Cotton said. "This is a downstairs tenant who can hear even the TV playing. He doesn't hear a thing." Building their case, the prosecution's first witness was Osyrus Terrell, who first made the discovery of one of Robinson's body parts the day after her date at Warnimont Park. "We were walking down there and there was a severed leg," Terrell said. Body camera video took the jury to the scene. Surveillance video of Warnimont Park shows an unidentified silhouette on the bluff. More videos appear to show Robinson's car driving in the area the night she vanished. Detectives retraced her steps. One video shows her leaving her apartment in the Brewer's Hill area. She then goes to work at Pizza Shuttle before going out with Anderson. It wasn't until the next day, when she didn't show up for work, that a manager went to the police. "When I messaged her, I said please just text me and to let me know you're okay," manager Angela Jung said. "Because she doesn't have to come to work. She doesn't have to answer her phone. But I just wanted her to let me know she's okay, and I knew she would If she could. And when she didn't, I got very scared." Dig deeper Robinson's car was found torched near 30th and Lisbon. Prosecutors say videos show Anderson walking away wearing a backpack. Before that he allegedly appears on surveillance footage driving Robinson's car in the area. "A witness statement reported that they had seen an individual walking away from the 2020 Honda Civic after throwing what the witness claimed appeared to be a lit lighter into the driver window," ATF agent Ricky Hankins said. Robinson's clothes matching the description of what she wore on the date were found in the trunk. As more evidence places Anderson in the area where the fire was lit and her remains were discovered before heading home. Prosecutors zeroed in on Anderson as emotions run high into week two of the trial. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News The end of Friday's testimony focused on Robinson's torso and arm, which were found in South Milwaukee more than two weeks after she was reported missing. What's next The state will resume its case on Monday, June 2, at 8:45 a.m. The state will continue to make its case. The Source FOX6 News was in court for the Anderson trial.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
What to know about Anthony Cotton, defense attorney for Maxwell Anderson
Waukesha defense lawyer Anthony Cotton is the man who will represent accused killer Maxwell Anderson at trial in Milwaukee. Anderson, 34, of Milwaukee, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the death last April of Sade Carleena Robinson, 19. Trial for Anderson begins May 27. Education: Cotton was born and raised in Waukesha and went to Catholic Memorial High School before studying at University of Wisconsin in Madison. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2005. Experience: He joined the firm, Kuchler & Cotton S.C., in 2005. The firm, based in Waukesha, is run by his mother, Donna Kuchler, who represented Jessy Kurczewski in 2024 in what became known as the "Eye Drops homicide trial." 44 He represented Morgan Geyser, one of the defendants in the Slender Man case in Waukesha County. The 2014 case involved two 12-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, who stabbed their classmate and friend and left her for dead in a park. The girl survived the stabbing. Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and ordered to a mental health institute for decades-long commitments in 2017. Weier was released in 2021, and Geyser, represented by Cotton, was approved for conditional release March 6, 2025. Cotton was also the lawyer for Dominic Black, who faced weapons charge in November 2020 for illegally giving a rifle to Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old later acquitted of killing two people during protests in Kenosha earlier that year. Black took plea deal in order to avoid criminal conviction. Cotton was hired by a Yale law professor during his second year of law school to investigate human rights abuses in Eritrea, East Africa. He traveled throughout Eritrea to interview civilians and prepare claims for people who had been victimized as a result of the Eritrean-Ethiopian war. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What to know about Anthony Cotton, attorney for Maxwell Anderson
