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America Cannot Dismiss China’s 10-Dash Map

Last week, China released a new map called the 10-Dash map as a successor to Dash-9. This map represents an escalation by

This Is the Worst Place to Be If There’s a Nuclear Attack on America

This January, as global tensions rose worldwide, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close they

2023 USSTRATCOM Deterrence Symposium

The 2023 U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium was held Aug. 16-17 in downtown Omaha, Neb.

Moving to ‘deterrence’ to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran

Washington’s fixation on the war in Ukraine is understandable given the horrors of Russian violence and atrocities. Unfortunately, while Washington is focused

U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations

The Biden administration is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications

China Poses “Alarming” Threat to United States Power Grid

China’s activities the U.S. power grid represent an “alarming” threat, according to Manny Cancel, senior vice president of the North American Electric

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

China’s Growing Clout on U.S. Doorstep

The worldwide nature of U.S.-China rivalry has been thrust back into the spotlight after Biden administration officials said a Chinese electronic eavesdropping

Ukrainian conflict and nuclear weapons – Russia’s view

This article was originally posted in Russian in Russia In Global Affairs. Translation by Google Translate. Response to Sergei Karaganov’s article “A

Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

This annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States responds to Section 617 of the FY21 Intelligence

The Possibility of Nuclear War Between China and the United States

The possibility of a nuclear war between China and the United States has become a topic of growing concern due to the