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01.10.26 - 18:48
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Musk, Luckey And Gingrich Walk Into The Pentagon: Hegseth Unveils "Project Meridian" As Defense Stocks Suffer Record Losing Streak (ZeroHedge)
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Musk, Luckey And Gingrich Walk Into The Pentagon: Hegseth Unveils "Project Meridian" As Defense Stocks Suffer Record Losing Streak
What do you get when you put the world's first trillionaire, the man who builds killer drones in Ohio, and a former House Speaker in a room and ask them to design the next century of warfare? According to Pete Hegseth, you get "Project Meridian."
In a sprawling "State of the Force" address to junior officers and enlisted troops at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Wednesday, the Secretary of War announced that Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich (all three were in the audience) will lead an initiative "focused on discovering, developing and fielding the weapons and systems that our children and our grandchildren will need in their lifetimes."
"Its purpose is to creatively look to the future and identify the domains that we must conquer and capabilities we must master," Hegseth said, adding that &...
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01.10.26 - 10:48
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Exclusive-US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say (Reuters EN)
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The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help ease soaring global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, according to three people close to the discussions. The warning marks an escalation in pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential ban to help bring down US fuel prices ahead of November’s midterm elections.. --- The Iran war has disrupted one of the key sources of oil and fuel for the world. Russia has extended its ban on diesel exports until the end of October, adding further strain on the market, after Ukraine damaged many of its refiners. Chinese refiners suspended October fuel exports to bolster domestic stocks, sources said..
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