A key American defense has failed, and now Russia fears no reprisal for hacking the US

Russia is accused of bold intrusions into vital US infrastructure (elections, nuclear power plants), actions that one expert says were made without fear of reprisal. The US has not offered a strong response to Russian cyberattacks despite being aware of them for years. Russia has compromised the US’s ability to enact independent foreign policy with […]

Russia took a jab at NATO on Twitter for close calls in the skies over Eastern Europe

The contentious exchanges between Russian and NATO aircraft above Europe carried over into cyberspace early on Friday. “6 interceptions of @NATO recon planes on our borders last week,” The Russian embassy in the UK tweeted Friday morning. “Transparency, provided for by Open Skies Treaty, not enough?” the tweet concluded. Russian aircraft and their NATO counterparts have had numerous […]

The latest cyber war developments have a new, worrisome twist

United States national security officials looking into Russian cyber-meddling of the recent elections are seeing that the recent “ransomware” cyber-attacks are part of an increasing problem. Hackers are now not just in the business of ransom but in chaos and disruption of the internet. The goals are to disrupt signaling capabilities, disruption of normal systems […]

Here’s how many countries buy military equipment from Russia

In late June, the Defense Intelligence Agency released a lengthy unclassified report on the Russian military for the first time since 1991, and it contained an interesting detail about Russian military-hardware exports. Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-owned military company accounting for about 85% of all exports, alone sold military equipment to about 70 countries in 2015, the DIA […]

Russian official decries ‘Nazi remnants’ in NATO over video of Baltic guerrillas

In a testy Twitter exchange this week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that Russia is currently dealing with “Nazi remnants” in Europe after NATO created an official video glorifying the actions of anti-Soviet partisans in the Baltics. NATO published a video about the ‘Forest Brothers’ killing our soldiers. This confirms that we are […]

Trump administration plans to certify Iranian compliance with nuclear agreement

The Trump administration, delaying an anticipated confrontation with Iran until the completion of a long-awaited policy review, plans to recertify Tehran’s compliance with the Obama-era nuclear deal, according to U.S. and foreign officials. The recertification, due Monday to Congress, follows a heated internal debate between those who want to crack down on Iran now — including […]

The Latest Cyber War Developments Have a New, Worrisome Twist

United States national security officials looking into Russian cyber-meddling of the recent elections are seeing that the recent “ransomware” cyber-attacks are part of an increasing problem. Hackers are now not just in the business of ransom but in chaos and disruption of the internet. The goals are to disrupt signaling capabilities, disruption of normal systems […]

U.S. kicks off ‘analog’ combat drills in Romania as part of Getica Saber ’17

U.S. European Command commenced this year’s Getica Saber exercises in Romania on Monday with artillery and mortar fire.  The exercises anticipated to continue through Saturday will see U.S. and Romanian forces working to “integrate and “synchronize” their defensive capabilities against the possibility of Russian incursion. Paladin mobile artillery launchers and M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]

The U.S. Navy is looking to dump the LCS for a better, more capable frigate

Despite a significant investment, the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has garnered its fair share of detractors, and it would seem the Navy has now decided to move on from the design it touts as “the future” of Naval warfare. According to a Request for Information (RFI) posted by the U.S. Navy’s Office of […]

Exclusive: Russia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses

FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) – Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany’s Siemens has become embroiled. Reuters has no independent confirmation the equipment on the dock was […]

Ukraine renews plan to join NATO amid hostilities with Russia

Ukraine will renew efforts to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), planning to do so by 2020 after a series of reforms, says President Petro Poroshenko. In a visit by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to embattled Ukraine, the two leaders took the opportunity to address Ukrainian security threats, with Stoltenberg using the […]