United States and South Korea begin massive air exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercisesintended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink of nuclear […]

United States and South Korea Begin Massive Air Exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercises intended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink […]

US flies strategic B-1 bombers over Korea during massive air exercise

The US flew its B-1B bomber jet over South Korea during a massive aerial exercise. North Korea hates it when the US does that, and has threatened to shoot the plane down. The flight follows the test of North Korea’s most powerful ever missile. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a B-1B […]

Russia’s Olympic team barred from the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea

The International Olympic Committee has issued the most severe penalties in history to the Russian Olympic team. Russia’s Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Not even Russian government officials will be allowed to attend; the Russian flag will not be displayed. There is an old saying in […]

Major Chinese hydroelectricity projects cancelled by Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar

Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar have canceled nearly $20 billion of hydroelectricity contracts with the same Chinese company, the Gezhouba Water and Power Group. This is a huge setback for the Chinese trade linking project, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which involves global infrastructure. This may represent a larger rejection of China’s economic imperialism in Asia. […]

US Deploys F-22 Raptors to South Korea

A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea. “The realistic air […]

Pictures of North Korea’s new missile have been released… and it’s big

Early Wednesday morning, North Korea tested their latest and most powerful missile to date, the Hwasong-15.  Despite evidence to show that the warhead reentry vehicle failed at the tail end of the test, the missile’s successful launch boasted a reported 53 minute flight time and maximum altitude of approximately 2,800 miles, giving it an estimated […]

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 […]

BREAKING: North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Japan

One day after Russian officials claimed North Korea had halted its ballistic missile testing as a part of the Chinese proposal for a mutual freeze of military activity, North Korea conducted what appeared to be yet another ballistic missile test. “North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile eastward from the vicinity of Pyongsong, South Pyongan […]

Misrepresenting the facts: Russia claims North Korea has ‘frozen’ missile tests

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Igor Morgulov, met with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul on Monday, where he warned that the situation with North Korea could grow to become “apocalyptic,” because of American influence.  The top Russian diplomat also seemed to take credit for the recent lull in North Korean ballistic missile tests. “We greatly value […]