China develops weapons to fry US electric grid, eyes high-tech ‘Pearl Harbor’ attack
With the help of stolen U.S. technology, China has developed at least three types of high-tech weapons to attack the electric grid
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A Crisis Is Brewing Between India and China. But This Time There Is a Big Difference.
America has inserted itself deeper into the China-India-Pakistan triangle, altering the shape of the regional order, pushing it toward a bipolar one
United States Defense Space Strategy Summary
The Department of Defense (DoD) is embarking on the most significant transformation in the history of the U.S. national security space program.
Live nuclear testing could resume in ‘months’ if needed, official says
A live nuclear test could be arranged within “months” if requested by the president, a top defense department nuclear official said Tuesday,
Report to Congress on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
Recent debates about U.S. nuclear weapons have questioned what role weapons with shorter ranges and lower yields can play in addressing emerging
Will Russia Be the Real Loser in the New U.S.-China Cold War?
China found itself in the international wilderness after its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. The violent crackdown elicited widespread
China Has No Reason to Make a Deal on Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that any future agreement on nuclear-arms control between the U.S.
These Are 2020s 5 Most Dangerous Hotspots
The prospect of global conflagration in 2020 is low. Everyone awaits the result of the U.S. election, and a better understanding of
New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
Fact Sheet March1, 2020 (The data in this Fact Sheet comes from the exchange of data required by the treaty. This data
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
Hypersonic Missiles: Plethora Of Boost-Glide & Cruise
Hypersonic missiles will be deployed across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, not as “niche” weapons but as a broad new