Assad calls U.S. forces ‘invaders,’ but still hopeful on Trump

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. forces in Syria were “invaders” and he had yet to see “anything concrete” emerge from U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to prioritize the fight against Islamic State. Assad has said he saw promise in Trump’s statements emphasizing the battle against Islamic State in Syria, where U.S. policy under President […]

US nukes just got a lot deadlier — and experts say it could cause Russia to attack

A recent report from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists details how the US massively upgraded the lethality of its submarine-based nuclear missiles — and US adversaries like Russia may be spooked to the point of considering countermeasures. Essentially, the US’s latest update to its Trident missiles aboard US Navy submarines ensures that each and every single […]

U.S. looks to resume sale of precision weapons to Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration is positioning itself to renew sales of precision guided weapon systems to Saudi Arabia, a move originally shelved by the Obama administration. The State Department has left a proposal for the arms sale with the White House for approval. The measure is seen as another form of the Trump administration taking a […]

Days after harassing US ship, Iran announces the successful test of new naval missile

According to reports released to Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim on Thursday, Iran has successfully test-fired a naval missile this week, highlighting recent aggressive interactions between Iranian forces and the United States Navy. According to Iraqi military officials, the missile, named the Hormuz 2, has a range of approximately 180 miles and was built entirely […]

Is it time to shut down Wikileaks?

Unambiguous cold opening: Wikileaks is a threat to American intelligence operations and diplomatic relations, and is thus a threat to American national security.  It is also a threat to Americans’ personal privacy. Do not believe me? Let us lay out the evidence.  Exhibit A is the recent so-called “Vault 7” release of roughly 9,000 alleged […]

US troops seem poised to take a prominent role in attacking the ISIS capital

US military forces seem poised to take a prominent role in the long-awaited battle to take down Raqqa, Syria, the capital of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Though the Pentagon has long downplayed the role of US ground troops in the fight against the ISIS terror group in Iraq and Syria, recent deployments of many more “boots […]

UN report calls for international cyber surveillance treaty amid new Wikileaks revelations

This week, Wikileaks unveiled their latest revelation regarding the American government (in particular the Central Intelligence Agency) and their cyber-capabilities, indicating that the CIA was able to remotely hack into most smartphones, as well as other common technology like certain television sets, in order to listen in on target conversations, among a number of other […]

Exclusive: U.S. weighs deploying up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against Islamic State as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters. Proponents of the option, which has not been previously reported, said it […]