China Will Increase Its Defense Ties, Influence in Africa

China Will Increase Its Defense Ties, Influence in Africa

China’s presence in Africa has been steadily growing and since establishing their first overseas military base in Djibouti, they are looking to expand their foreign military presence all across the continent. The claim is to protect their national assets, where the Chinese government has dumped billions in economic assistance. But now, they’re looking to expand […]

How would a conflict in space actually play out?

How would a conflict in space actually play out?

For large swaths of America, the concept of a space-based branch of the military was relegated to science fiction until President Trump made the announcement that he was directing the Pentagon to establish a “Space Force,” but for those attuned to the defense industry, it was merely another bullet point in a long standing debate […]

Kushner: US Will Present Its Own Peace Plan for the Middle East Soon

Kushner: US Will Present Its Own Peace Plan for the Middle East Soon

The Trump administration’s senior envoy to the Middle East, Jared Kushner said that the United States will soon present its own peace plan for the Middle East after meeting with regional leaders. He also slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for refusing to meet with him during the recent talks. Kushner’s comments were published in the […]

Russia threatens to ‘strongly retaliate’ if US establishes Space Force — forgets they already have their own

Russia threatens to ‘strongly retaliate’ if US establishes Space Force — forgets they already have their own

Although Russia has stood up space oriented branches of their armed forces on no fewer than three separate occasions, some Russian officials don’t seem aware of their nation’s defensive orbital efforts. Viktor Bondarev, the head of the Russian Federation Council’s Defense and Security Committee, responded to President Trump’s recent call for the establishment of a […]

Military Asked to Provide 20,000 Beds for Detained Immigrant Children

Military Asked to Provide 20,000 Beds for Detained Immigrant Children

  The U.S. military has been asked to prepare to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday. The request by the Department of Health and Human Services aims to provide temporary beds for up to 20,000 undocumented children at U.S military bases. That bed space would be needed beginning in July and […]

Vague Trump Directive Creates “Space Force” or Did It?

Vague Trump Directive Creates “Space Force” or Did It?

The President, love him or hate him certainly knows how to make a splash. And he definitely did just that on Monday afternoon when he signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to create a new ”Space Force,” which will certainly anger the Air Force. The President’s purposely vague directive, if followed thru will radically […]

US Cancels August Military Drill With South Korea, Kim Visits China

US Cancels August Military Drill With South Korea, Kim Visits China

The United States has canceled a major joint exercise with South Korea as a sign of good faith with the summit meeting with North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Consistent with President Trump’s commitment and in concert with […]

Breaking: President Trump orders the establishment of a space branch of the military

Breaking: President Trump orders the establishment of a space branch of the military

After months of debate and conjecture, President Trump announced on Monday that he would direct the Pentagon to establish a sixth branch of the United States military tasked specifically with space based and orbital defense. This new branch, which will take on the space role currently occupied by the Air Force’s Space Command, has seen […]

A gun to South Korea’s head: Why even a nuke-less North Korea poses a threat to US allies

A gun to South Korea’s head: Why even a nuke-less North Korea poses a threat to US allies

Early Monday morning, after a long awaited summit between American President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, the president announced that the U.S. will halt military exercises on the Korean peninsula. These military exercises date back years, and have long been touted as an integral component in developing interoperational capabilities between […]

Chinese Hackers Steal Sensitive Data on US Submarines

Chinese Hackers Steal Sensitive Data on US Submarines

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 […]

Iran Seeks Help From China After US Sanctions

Iran Seeks Help From China After US Sanctions

Politics makes for some strange bedfellows. This weekend, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani heads to China to participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Will China, insistent on pushing the United States on every turn, improve ties with the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security bloc led by China […]