The U.S. Military is Unequipped for High-Intensity Combat
Repairing military equipment in a high-intensity conflict against a great power competitor should be identified as a gray rhino—a high impact, high
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China, Russia taking ‘batting practice’ in air intercepts of aging US aircraft, general says
Russian and Chinese forces are growing bolder in their aerial intercepts of U.S. aircraft, in part because they’re no longer intimidated by
DEFCON Warning System – Update 10/1/23
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, October 1st, 2023. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
China Taking Over While Europe Sleeps
Europe is in “complete denial” as China proceeds to spread its influence on the continent. At least that is the urgent, unequivocal
The Case for Urgency With China
Policymakers often assume the United States can deter China from invading Taiwan or win if deterrence fails. But that is no longer
The ‘Real Nuclear Crisis’ Fear Behind a Single Pentagon Document
The United States may be looking to station nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom for the first time in 15 years—and the
Xi Jinping Is Done With the Established World Order
The world’s most powerful leaders gathered in New Delhi for the year’s premier diplomatic event—the G20 summit—but China’s Xi Jinping deemed it
Ex-US intelligence officer for North Korea points to growing concern on nuclear threat toward South
The founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty, an isolationist totalitarian leader named Kim Il Sung, was still building some of the country’s
America Cannot Dismiss China’s 10-Dash Map
Last week, China released a new map called the 10-Dash map as a successor to Dash-9. This map represents an escalation by
This Is the Worst Place to Be If There’s a Nuclear Attack on America
This January, as global tensions rose worldwide, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close they
The big problem with the any-minute rapture
Like many of you, I long for the Lord’s appearance, and my greatest dream is that He will return in my lifetime.
North Korea’s Message to the World: Hundreds of Nuclear Weapons, Coming Soon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been giving the world a rare glimpse of his secretive country’s growing missile capabilities. Over