US Troops, F-35s, And Apaches Sent To The Baltics To Counter Russian Army

In an effort to bolster defensive positions in the Baltic region, President Biden has moved military reinforcements to a number of Baltic states and Poland to defend NATO’s eastern flank in the case that Russia decides to invade Ukraine fully. This report comes after Russia had moved in troops into the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic […]

Germany to Russia: Nein To Nord Stream 2, pulls the plug on certification process

After Russian President Vladimir Putin had recognized the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic as independent and sovereign states in violation of international law, Germany has responded by halting the certification process of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Germany is Russia’s biggest gas customer. “It is important to launch new sanctions now in […]

A Brief History of the Dragunov Marksman Rifle

A brief history of the Soviet Era Dragunov Rifle and its design. It may surprise some to learn that it was not designed to be or employed as a true sniper rifle even as it was used as one in the proxy conflicts of the Cold War.