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Despite the Carl Gustav’s age, it’s actually more versatile than many high-tech weapons, making it useful in tomorrow’s conflicts. In the new “hybrid warfare” pioneered by Russian forces in the Crimea, armies could face “little green men” (paramilitary troops) one moment and armored vehicles the next. The M3 will be able to counter both. Not […]
It is July 1965, and President Lyndon B. Johnson has made the decision to send troops into Vietnam. U.S. strategy in Vietnam demands a necessary escalation of force. American policy, stemming from Cold War doctrine, and events in Vietnam since at least 1954 have gone unchecked for too long. Yet, U.S. policy is destined to […]
United States Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson considered sharing the atomic bomb; in his plan to President Harry Truman. Secretary Stimson expressed a prophetic understanding of the global dynamics of what would soon become an international arms race for dominance of atomic and nuclear armament: The Cold War. Secretary Stimson’s plan addressed the fundamental […]
Russia has begun construction on a 19-kilometer bridge aimed at bypassing mainland Ukraine that will connect Kerch, in annexed Crimea, to Russia. It’s expected to open in December 2018. The connection is expected to cost the Russian budget some 283-349 billion rubles – $4.5 to $5.5 billion. The project comprises two parallel bridges, one for rail and […]
NATO foreign ministers are meeting on how to handle a daunting and simultaneous array of security challenges facing the alliance, from Afghanistan and the Middle East and North Africa to a rearmed and resurgent Russia. On the Afghanistan front, Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. made the case that US and coalition forces would have to […]
Exercise Noble Partner 16 got underway yesterday between the U.S., U.K., and Georgian militaries at Georgia’s Vaziani Training Area, Pentagon Press Operations Director Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today. Davis said the exercise will continue through May 26, and involves 650 U.S. troops, 500 Georgian service members, and another 150 troops from the United Kingdom. […]
What is the Strong Europe Tank Challenge? U.S. Army Europe and the German Bundeswehr co-hosted the Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 10-12, 2016, with an awards ceremony held on May 13. Six NATO nations took part in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge — each sending tank platoons to vie for first […]
President Vladimir Putin on Friday described the development of NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program as a threat to global security and vowed that Russia will take the necessary steps to maintain a strategic parity. Putin, speaking at a meeting with military officials, scoffed at U.S. claims that the shield isn’t aimed against Russia but instead […]
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work helped to inaugurate the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site here today, citing threats from Iran as a reason why NATO needs the protection. “As long as Iran continues to develop and deploy ballistic missiles, the United States will work with our allies and partners to defend NATO and its […]
The U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division loaded equipment and vehicles onto ferries in Varna, Bulgaria. A delegation of U.S. officers including General Ben Hodges, visited Batumi, Georgia to meet and greet with local and national Georgian officals. “We are here to look at the port in Batumi to understand what is required to […]
In the face of a “resurgent Russia” and other emerging challenges, NATO needs to stay agile and ready to “fight tonight,” the alliance’s new supreme allied commander for Europe said today. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti assumed command of NATO’s Allied Command Operations from Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove in a ceremony today at NATO’s […]
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has accused Russia of “nuclear sabre-rattling” and of being intent on eroding international order. He said he regretted strained relations with Moscow but said the US had to “prioritize deterrence” on Nato’s eastern flank. US-Russian ties have been strained by the Ukraine crisis and recent military encounters in the Baltic […]
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