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Evidence reveals who is cheating on START treaty

While Russia has “suspended” its observance of the New START Treaty (clearly in violation of the Treaty), it nonetheless claims that it

Russia’s Gray Zone Threat after Ukraine

ussia is spent. Foreign investors and some of the country’s best minds have fled, the economy is hobbled by sanctions, and its

Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US

Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent

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 Digest – Unpacking Medvedev’s Nuclear Threats

A deeper dive into Russia’s nuclear threats and how serious they should be taken.

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker

An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile developer for at least five months

Russia takes a dangerous turn in its war on Ukraine

Russia has entered a dangerous new phase of its war against Ukraine since it exited the Black Sea grain deal earlier this

Japan raises alarm over China’s military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper

The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over Chinese assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst

Unpacking Medvedev’s Nuclear Threats

Dmitry Medvedev, currently holding the position of deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, has been making a lot of threats

Sweden’s NATO Accession Limits Putin’s Options

After months of diplomatic delays, Sweden can now join NATO—a genuine triumph for the Biden administration. This development has enormous geostrategic implications

Lavrov called US plans to give Kyiv F-16 an example of a dangerous development of events

The appearance of F-16 fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons in Kiev will be considered by Russia as a threat from the

The Mental Fitness of U.S. Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin

Two nuclear armed countries involved in a proxy war with each other on the battlefield of Ukraine. Two leaders who have the