Espionage

In just a bit over 240 years, the United States has gone from a noble experiment in democracy to the dominant superpower on the globe, and as many are keen to tell you in modern America, the nation hasn’t achieved this level of success without getting its hands dirty. American history is ripe with things […]

A 74-year old space scientist working for an arm of Russia’s civilian space agency Roscosmos is being held on treason charges following the apparent leaking of information pertaining to Russia’s ongoing hypersonic missile programs. Hypersonic missiles, or weapons capable of achieving speeds in excess of Mach 5, are nearly impossible to intercept using existing missile […]

According to recent reports out of Russia, security personnel from the nation’s space agency Roscosmos have been cooperating with an FSB investigation into an apparent leak of information pertaining to their advanced hypersonic missile platforms to Western spies. Russia and China are currently the only national militaries with hypersonic weapons in their arsenals. Hypersonic missiles […]

The United States has a long history of internal cultural struggles. As a melting pot nation that spans across thousands of miles and encompasses hundreds of millions of individuals, our permissive form of government allows our culture to create itself through the conjoining of seemingly disparate belief systems and ideologies. This process is invariably contentious, […]

Despite America’s focus on Russia’s ongoing efforts to exert influence over the American people, FBI Director Christopher Wray made a point not to lose sight of what many consider to be a far more significant threat to America’s long-term security: China. While Russia’s use of hybrid warfare and disinformation tactics against the American people can […]

In May, it was announced that the United States was “disinviting” China from participating in the annual Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) training exercise that aims to increase interoperability between allies national Navies in the Pacific. At the time, the U.S. cited China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, rapidly expanding their military presence and […]

The daring recovery of Eli Cohen’s wristwatch by Mossad serves as a poignant reminder of the agency’s unwavering dedication to honoring its fallen heroes, symbolizing not just a piece of history, but a deep, enduring connection to their legacy.

Hamas hacked into hundreds of smartphones of Israeli soldiers using fake dating and World Cup apps in order to gain sensitive information about the Israeli military and bases around the Gaza strip. The IDF’s Military Intelligence conducted an investigation which found that the 11 Hamas operatives (three approached soldiers on WhatsApp, eight approached soldiers on […]

Last week, news broke that Chinese hackers had successfully infiltrated an unnamed U.S. Defense contractor, making off with over 600 gigabytes of data relating to America’s undersea warfare efforts. The compromised data included signals and sensor data, information relating to cryptographic systems, and the Navy submarine development unit’s electronic warfare library — but perhaps the […]

Sensitive data about U.S. submarine research has been hacked from an unnamed government contractor by Chinese hackers working for China’s Ministry of State Security or MSS. Included in the loss were six hundred fourteen gigabytes of data which were stolen, including submarine communications data and information on a secretive project known as Sea Dragon. The Washington […]

Defense Secretary James Mattis has tapped Admiral Phil Davidson, a four star admiral with expertise in anti-submarine and electronic warfare, to take command of the U.S. Navy’s troubled Pacific Fleet. With what some have characterized as a “grueling” operational tempo and a rash of tragic and embarrassing incidents involving surface vessels in the Pacific over […]

The United States announced on Monday that President Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats, joining a bevy of other European nations taking similar actions following the use of a Soviet-era nerve agent on a former Russian spy on British soil. Although UK officials have permitted international access to the substance recovered from […]