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The United States has experienced disruptions from electromagnetic pulses (EMP) due to high-altitude hydrogen bomb explosions and also space weather. The first
After infiltrating a Tehran warehouse two years ago, agents from Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, seized a massive collection of old plans, blueprints,
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Sunday, February 2nd, 2020. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
The United States has an arsenal of some 3,800 nuclear weapons, about half of which are deployed, with the rest in storage.
Opposition to the US has been a key component of the theocratic Iranian regime’s identity since 1979. The founder of that regime,
n January 3, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, Iran’s
Britain, France and Germany, the three European signatories of the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the longtime commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has profoundly changed the playing field between
Key Point: Yet beneath the smiles is wariness, suspicion and a clash of fundamental interests. Could Israeli air strikes in Syria trigger
Hypersonic weapons have grabbed the attention of the defense industry, with Pentagon Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin
Kim Jong Un has done a good job keeping the United States guessing about his next nuclear provocation. North Korea had threatened