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Is China stepping up its ambition to supplant US as top superpower?

It may have been an inelegantly, even ineptly, executed pivot, gratuitously alienating key allies, but by leaving Afghanistan and forming the Australian,

Members of Congress warn: U.S. nuclear weapons have ‘atrophied’

This story was originally published by the WND News Center Two members of Congress, both on the House Armed Services Committee, are

After Kabul, China exploits perceptions of American weakness

“If the U.S. cannot even secure a victory in a rivalry with small countries, how much better could it do in a

As Russia Talks Nuclear Weapons with U.S., It Forges Closer Military Ties with China

As Russian diplomats discussed the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons with their counterparts from the United States, the heads of the Russian and

Wonder Where World War III Might Break Out? Try Taiwan

Ever wondered where World War III might break out? A clear and troubling consensus has emerged in the American national security community

U.S. and Russia Refuse to Back Down as Black Sea Tensions Rise

NATO and Russian forces are both refusing to change course in the Black Sea, where recent military confrontations have raised fears of

United States Report on Managing Risks of Nuclear Escalation

The Conference Report (House Report 116-120) accompanying H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, requests the

United States Worried About Ukraine’s China Fling

U.S. President Joe Biden and his European allies are worried China is making inroads into Ukraine’s defense industry by buying up companies,

What’s next in U.S.-China relations

Hi, China Watchers! Your guest host this week is Shirley Martey Hargis. You’re familiar with Shirley’s work since she’s a regular contributor

United States flips on backing Abraham Accords

The White House is now dismissing President Trump’s Abraham Accords between Arab states and Israel — after candidate Joseph R. Biden in

United States claims China is resistant to nuclear talks

The United States is claiming that China is resisting talks on nuclear weapons, according to Ambassador Robert, Wood, who serves as the

Racing the Sun to Protect America

One hundred years ago, on the fifteenth of May 1921, random telegraph and telephone offices in the United States and around the