The Pic of the Day: Astronaut and cosmonaut embrace their families after emergency rocket abort

The Pic of the Day: Astronaut and cosmonaut embrace their families after emergency rocket abort

Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and astronaut Nick Hague of NASA, right, embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Dzhezkazgan after Russian search and recovery teams brought them from the Soyuz rocket emergency landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft’s […]

The latest Russian propaganda in your news feed: The viral “Manspreading” video

The latest Russian propaganda in your news feed: The viral “Manspreading” video

Many people tend to think of Russian influence campaigns as overt forms of messaging that are easily discerned by the well-informed audience. The truth of the matter is, however, Russian influence comes in many forms — and most often, from Americans themselves that share narratives that are in keeping with their own sense of political […]

The Pic of the Day: India to buy Russian weapons despite US threat of sanctions

The Pic of the Day: India to buy Russian weapons despite US threat of sanctions

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, hugs Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Putin arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit during which India is expected to sign a $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems despite a new U.S. law […]

Watch footage from inside Russian Soyuz rocket that failed with American astronaut on board

Watch footage from inside Russian Soyuz rocket that failed with American astronaut on board

A Russian rocket transporting American astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin to the International Space Station suffered a malfunction shortly after launch on Thursday. The two-man crew separated their capsule from the malfunctioning rocket and initiated a “ballistic descent” back to the surface of the earth. Ovchinin, the mission commander, made the decision […]

How US sanctions against Iran might help Russia

How US sanctions against Iran might help Russia

Moscow, Russia—Could U.S. sanctions be benefiting the Russian economy instead of hurting it? President Trump’s recent decision to impose yet another wave of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program has Russian energy oligarchs and government officials rubbing their hands with pleasure. This new wave of sanctions is scheduled for early November. Iran and Russia […]

Russia is developing a new nuclear missile, and the US seems poised to destroy it

Russia is developing a new nuclear missile, and the US seems poised to destroy it

Washington, D.C., United States—The U.S. has threatened to destroy the covert development of a banned medium-range cruise missile if Russia doesn’t immediately cease the program. According to a Cold War treaty, the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the ground-launched missile is unlawful. The INF forbids medium-range cruise missiles that could be used to strike […]

The Pic of the Day: Hole discovered in the International Space Station—sabotage?

The Pic of the Day: Hole discovered in the International Space Station—sabotage?

Below is NASA’s statement about the International Space Station (ISS) Leak Investigation: On Aug. 29, 2018 a small hole was discovered on the International Space Station. This resulted in a pressure leak. The hole has been identified and fixed by space station crew. Russian media recently reported that General Director Rogozin said the hole was […]

NATO warns Russia with largest exercise since the end of the Cold War

NATO warns Russia with largest exercise since the end of the Cold War

Oslo, Norway—In a few weeks’ time, the beautiful Norwegian fjords and mountains will witness NATO’s largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War. The exercise, “Trident Juncture 2018,” will take place in a background of skepticism over America’s intentions with the transatlantic military alliance and heightened tensions with Russia. Trident Juncture will involve […]

US Army admits it has fallen behind Chinese and Russian artillery

US Army admits it has fallen behind Chinese and Russian artillery

Throughout nearly two decades of anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency warfare, the United States has continued to rely on long standing and reliable weapons platforms like the M777 Howitzer and the M1109AG Paladin Howitzer. These artillery platforms are capable of delivering a massive punch from a long distance — but as the U.S. Army is beginning to […]

India to bring Russia’s new T-14 Armata back from the dead?

India to bring Russia’s new T-14 Armata back from the dead?

Russia recently announced that they would be halting production on their latest and most technologically advanced main battle tank, the T-14 Armata, in favor of lower cost programs like updating their existing fleet of T-72 tanks. The problem with the T-14, like the nation’s stealthy fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, isn’t that the platform doesn’t seem […]

The Pic of the Day: US and Russian astronauts land in Siberia after returning from the ISS

The Pic of the Day: US and Russian astronauts land in Siberia after returning from the ISS

A Russian Soyuz MS-08 space capsule lands about 150 km (80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. The space capsule, with three men onboard, safely landed in a barren steppe in Kazakhstan after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Per NASA: “Three crew members who have been […]

Russians have just hacked the US power grid—what do you do?

Russians have just hacked the US power grid—what do you do?

Washington, D.C., United States—How can you shield your military installations, your nuclear power plants, your hospitals, and indeed all of your critical infrastructure against cyberattacks? Doctor Paul Stockton, a former Assistant Secretary of Defence for Homeland Defence and Security Affairs under the Obama administration, appears to have the answer. In research published by the Johns […]