Turkey and Russia: Not Friends After All
“The Presidency’s Communications Office has launched a new online portal that will announce a daily list of friends and foes of Turkey
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DEFCON Warning System – Update 4/2/20
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Thursday, April 2nd, 2020. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. Russia
United States set to upgrade controversial nukes stationed in Germany
The US has stored nuclear bombs across Europe as a deterrent against Russia — including in Germany, where parliament voted in 2010
Russia’s Modernization Programs for Strategic Nuclear Bombers
Putin’s Russia has been modernizing its strategic nuclear bomber strike capability for two decades. Initially, this involved upgrading the Soviet legacy Tu-95
DEFCON Warning System – System Status Update
Washington State, which is the headquarters for The DEFCON Warning System, has issued a State-wide Stay At Home order. All non-essential workers
Under the Nuclear Shadow
Improvements to strategic situational awareness (SA)—the ability to characterize the operating environment, detect and respond to threats, and discern actual attacks from
Inside The Military’s Top Secret Plans If Coronavirus Cripples the Government
Even as President Trump says he tested negative for coronavirus, the COVID-19 pandemic raises the fear that huge swaths of the executive
Addressing Unresolved Challenges in U.S.-Russia Relations
Participants emphasized that the two sides can do little at this point to change the overall tenor of a relationship that has
Why Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Matter
The Iranian missile strike on Al-Assad air base in January marked the first time in history that U.S. forces have been on
The Oil Price Crash: Bad News for Putin’s Ambitions in the Middle East
Russia’s refusal to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on global oil quotas could ultimately have a disastrous impact on the Kremlin’s
What if North Korea Fired a Missile and Nobody Cared? Coronavirus Made that Happen.
A few days ago, North Korea launched several projectiles into the waters between it and Japan. Did you know this? Unless you
Russian nuclear forces, 2020
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