Introduction

Sweden's ruling social democrat party announced last night that it supports joining the nata military alliance. The news came shortly after its neighbor finland formally announced its wish to join. Both countries have stayed out of the 30 strong mutual defense pacts set up in 19 forty nine, but russian president vladimir puten's invasion of ukraine has prompted them to act. And you don't have to know anything about black holes to know that getting a picture of one is going to be tricky.