RIP INF: The End of a Landmark Treaty
President Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally on October 20 that the United States would withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces
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America’s Electric Grid Is a Matter of National Security
ou are not alone when you experience that sinking feeling when your smartphone battery is low; “ Nomofobia” is actually a new
US Navy proposing major show of force to warn China
The US Navy’s Pacific Fleet has drawn up a classified proposal to carry out a global show of force as a warning
Amid trade spat, US-China military tensions soar
The bitter trade dispute between China and the US is increasingly spilling into the military domain, with a risky incident in the
America and North Korea Need To Work Toward a Stable Nuclear Deterrence
“Deterrence is concerned with influencing the choices that another party will make, and doing it by influencing his expectations of how we
United States Has a New Weapon to Cause Cyber Mayhem
The White House took a first step this week to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to launch “crippling, crippling” cyberattacks on adversaries
Trump admits friendship with China’s Xi could be over
US President Donald Trump admitted his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be over on Wednesday as he accused Beijing
United States Officials Express Doubts on Future of Nuke Pact with Russia
Russian arms control violations and other malign activities are eroding the confidence and trust required to extend a critical nuclear agreement between
United States, Russia remain at ‘impasse’ over Open Skies treaty flights
The United States and Russia continue to be at odds with each other over a military verification treaty, to the point where
Russia reportedly warned Mattis it could use nuclear weapons in Europe, and it made him see Moscow as an ‘existential threat’ to the US
At some point during the Trump administration, Russia told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that it could use nuclear weapons in the event
United States and Russia are Headed Toward a Hypersonic Showdown
<ore than sixty years ago, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Slessor, one of the authors of Britain’s nuclear deterrence
The US Government Is Updating Its Nuclear Disaster Plans And They Are Truly Terrifying
Amid concerns over North Korea, federal emergency managers are updating disaster plans to account for large nuclear detonations over the 60 largest