Russia derails UN effort to regulate development of ‘killer robots’

After a week of discussions regarding the future of “lethal autonomous weapon systems” (LAWS) in Geneva, Russia took an in-character stand against the United Nations’ position that drones should not be developed to autonomously conduct military operations that involve taking human lives without any human operator input.  Although the intention of the UN meeting was […]

EU continues to train and advise Ukrainian law enforcement

Kiev, Ukraine — The European Union will continue to train and advise Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. The EU has renewed the deployment of the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) until 2019. It also approved a $38 million budget. Although mostly manned by civilians, the EUAM essentially does the equivalent of foreign internal defence, except with law enforcement […]

BREAKING: Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI

UPDATE: ABC’s Brian Ross has reported that he heard Flynn testify that President Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians,” during the plea hearing.  SOFREP has not been able to independently corroborate this report.  According to the ABC’s sources, Flynn is “prepared to testify” against the sitting president as a part of his […]

China’s new ICBM set to enter service next year, puts North Korea’s to shame

While a great deal of attention has been paid to North Korea’s rapidly developing arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, a solid argument could be made that the real looming threat to America’s long term security is coming from a different nation in the Pacific: China.  China’s national military, the People’s Liberation Army, has been undergoing […]

Caught in a lie: Russia attempts to shift blame for NK missile launch to the US

One day after Russia Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov attempted to claim credit for the lull in North Korean ballistic missile tests in recent weeks, North Korea launched its most powerful ballistic missile to date.  One day after that, Russia’s Foreign Ministry attempted to blame the United States for the launch, citing America’s military presence in […]

Russian cosmonaut claims to have found alien bacteria on hull of ISS

Russia is claiming to have found previously undiscovered living bacteria clinging to the external hull of the International Space Station, but with much further reaching implications, they’ve gone on to claim that the bacteria may not be terrestrial in origin. According to an interview released by the Russian state-owned news outlet TASS on Monday, Russian […]