Trump’s cabinet nominees diverge on Russia, security issues

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s picks for top national security posts diverged from the president-elect’s positions on key issues during confirmation hearings a week before the inauguration, increasing uncertainty about what policies the incoming administration would pursue, even on matters almost entirely under White House control. Retired Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense nominee; Rex Tillerson, named […]

Russians named in Trump dossier dismiss claims

MOSCOW—Russians named in an unverified dossier on President-elect Donald Trump reacted with incredulity to allegations they were tied to Kremlin-led efforts to interfere with the U.S. elections. The dossier contains claims that Russian officials have compromising evidence about Mr. Trump’s behavior that could be used to blackmail him, and that the Kremlin colluded with members […]

Why the present focus on Russian disinformation programs?

Although, or perhaps because, we seem to have a problem with politicization of the Intelligence Community – not many intelligence officers wish to view current national security problems through a political lens – if they expressed such views as I have described below – their careers would be in jeopardy, at a minimum. Conservative columnists […]

Taiwan latest to deploy military personnel to intercept Chinese operations

Taiwan has become the latest Asian state to scramble aircraft in response to Chinese military operations in the waterways dividing the region. China’s first and only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, as well as accompanying naval vessels, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday, prompting the Taiwanese Defense Ministry to send a Naval Frigate and […]

Controversy erupts over recent Russian plot allegations.

President-elect Donald Trump is caught in a news cycle frenzy due to unsubstantiated allegations put forward in a recently published ‘dossier’. New claims have emerged that Russia has a dossier of alleged compromising material. The Russians conduct espionage and attempt to cultivate people all over the globe, all the time. This tactic shouldn’t be a shock – […]

Unverified intelligence report implicates Trump in Russian hacking

Last night, Buzzfeed published an unverified report laying out significant ties between President Elect Donald Trump and various members of the Russian government.  Included in the report were allegations ranging from Trump participating in “perverted sexual acts” to his involvement in the hacking of the DNC’s e-mail servers, and how Russian officials have worked to […]

Pakistan tests nuke-capable missile in response to India’s nuke testing

Pakistan has responded to India’s recent nuclear capable Agni-V missile test by testing one of their own.  Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan’s military, announced the successful test launch of Pakistan’s first ever submarine based cruise missile on Tuesday. The Babur-3, according to the ISPR, is intended to bolster Pakistan’s defenses in […]

Russia ‘categorically rejects’ involvement in election hacking ‘witch hunt’

As has been the case since the Russian government was first accused of working to undermine American confidence in the U.S. presidential election process last October, the Kremlin continued to deny the latest round of allegations levied their way in last week’s intelligence briefings to both the current and incoming American presidents. “These are baseless […]

Navy Destroyer fires warning shots at four Iranian vessels Sunday

Tensions between the United States Navy and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard have once again spiked, resulting in the American Navy’s USS Mahan firing three warning shots and deploying a helicopter to intercept four fast-moving Iranian vessels closing with the destroyer and other U.S. ships on Sunday. According to reports, the USS Mahan contacted the […]

U.S. Marines returning to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon will deploy approximately 300 U.S. Marines to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan beginning in the spring, the Marines said Friday, a return of those forces to a region where they previously engaged in heated combat. The troops will be the first Marines in Helmand since 2014. Replacing a U.S. Army contingent, the Marines […]

Reality of DNC ‘hack’ a simple phishing scam that’s landed in your inbox

Hacking has become a buzzword in our society and it’s been misplaced on the leaked DNC emails that were almost given away, not stolen. The reality of this hack was it was simple, so simple your twelve-year-old daughter or son probably would have caught it. However, a DNC staffer fell for it. This is something […]