Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan Face Off in Renewed Escalation
It’s the biggest escalation between South Asia’s nuclear-armed rivals in decades and with a bitterly contested national election in India just weeks
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Russia to United States: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one, and
China’s Logistics Modernization is Changing the Pacific Military Balance
The well-worn formulation that “amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics” has significant explanatory power when considering the rapidly changing balance of
China, Russia Join for Push to Split U.S. From Allies
DEFCON Warning System – Readers should note that the author of the article injects quite lot of his own opinion into the
Top US admiral in Middle East warns of growing Iranian threat
Iran is in possession of improved and dangerous weapons systems that give Tehran the ability to threaten some of the world’s most
DEFCON Warning System Digest – February 2019 Update
An in-depth analysis of the February 2019 DEFCON update plus update on current India/Pakistan conflict. DEFCON Digests are more comprehensive and contain
Goals for any arms control proposal with North Korea
President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are expected to meet for a second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, at
The real purpose of Russia’s 100 megaton underwater nuclear doomsday device
Ever since 2015 when images of a Russian nuclear torpedo first leaked on state television, the world has asked itself why Moscow
How Scientists Actually Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb
There are enough nuclear weapons in the world to cause atomic Armageddon many times over, according to scientists, who estimate that no
U.S. Military Warns of Threat From Chinese-Run Space Station in Argentina
Senior U.S. defense officials are growing increasingly concerned that the Chinese military can monitor and potentially target U.S. and allied satellites from
For Putin, economic and political reality dampen appetite for arms race
With his ratings down and state funds needed to hedge against new Western sanctions and raise living standards, Russian President Vladimir Putin
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