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America Isn’t Ready for Russia's Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
America Isn’t Ready for Russia's Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops positioned near Ukraine’s border and President Biden promising to assist Ukraine against a Russian invasion, the risk of nuclear weapons use is once again on the rise. During the Cold War, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), long-range strategic bombers, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were the primary threat to human […]
·19fortyfive.com·
America Isn’t Ready for Russia's Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
"Military Conflict": China Just Threatened the US with War over Taiwan
"Military Conflict": China Just Threatened the US with War over Taiwan
China’s Ambassador Warns of “Military Conflict” With the US Over Taiwan: In a rare explicit threat to the possibility of open warfare with the U.S., China’s ambassador to the United States has said the two countries could face a “military conflict” over the future of Taiwan. “Let me emphasize this…the Taiwan issue is the biggest […]
·19fortyfive.com·
"Military Conflict": China Just Threatened the US with War over Taiwan
How the Iran 'threat' led to Arab-Israeli alliance
How the Iran 'threat' led to Arab-Israeli alliance
Gulf states have worked overtime to convince the Arab world that Iran, and not Israel, is their existential enemy - and Palestinians have paid the price
·middleeasteye.net·
How the Iran 'threat' led to Arab-Israeli alliance
Climate Change Could Make Coffee More Scarce Than We Thought
Climate Change Could Make Coffee More Scarce Than We Thought
The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the currently world’s largest coffee producer, will see its most suitable cof
·realclearscience.com·
Climate Change Could Make Coffee More Scarce Than We Thought
Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion | NYT News
Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion | NYT News
Flanked by rebel combatants and Russian forces to the east and Russian ships to the south, Mariupol is one place where President Vladimir Putin’s forces could attack first, or stage a provocation. We speak to residents and soldiers on the front line in this Ukrainian city. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.
·youtube.com·
Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion | NYT News
Russia and NATO Locked in High-Risk Standoff in Mediterranean and Black Seas
Russia and NATO Locked in High-Risk Standoff in Mediterranean and Black Seas
On Wednesday, January 26, the United States’ ambassador in Moscow, John Sullivan, personally delivered a memorandum to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs containing the official US reply to earlier Russian demands on security guarantees. Simultaneously, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) handed over to Moscow its separate written response. Both Washington and Brussels refused to deny countries like Ukraine …
·jamestown.org·
Russia and NATO Locked in High-Risk Standoff in Mediterranean and Black Seas
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China? - War on the Rocks
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China? - War on the Rocks
President Joe Biden doesn’t have a plan for China. Or, more precisely, the Biden administration has failed to articulate its approach to grand strategy in
·warontherocks.com·
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China? - War on the Rocks
Russia and China’s plans for a new world order
Russia and China’s plans for a new world order
For Moscow and Beijing, the Ukraine crisis is part of a struggle to reduce American power and make the world safe for autocrats
·ft.com·
Russia and China’s plans for a new world order
Iran’s UAVs tip the balance of power in the Middle East
Iran’s UAVs tip the balance of power in the Middle East
Their growing capabilities have raised the threat of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles from nuisance to strategic level, on par with that posed by Tehran’s rockets and missiles.
·jns.org·
Iran’s UAVs tip the balance of power in the Middle East
China-Russia Alliance, How The West Failed To See It Coming
China-Russia Alliance, How The West Failed To See It Coming
From President Barack Obama and onward, U.S. foreign policy pivoted toward containing China, and giving priority to Asia. Europe and Russia were seen as regional powers, absent from the global, strategic chessboard. Washington came to see NATO as an aging alliance and Russia, a power in decline. Pol...
·worldcrunch.com·
China-Russia Alliance, How The West Failed To See It Coming
Commentary: Vladimir Putin Senses Weakness
Commentary: Vladimir Putin Senses Weakness
Fiona Hill, a leading expert on Russia, says it's no 'accident that Putin has decided to act against the backdrop of Biden grappling with his own party.'
·barrons.com·
Commentary: Vladimir Putin Senses Weakness
North Korea Launches Suspected Cruise Missiles
North Korea Launches Suspected Cruise Missiles
Such launches aren’t covered by U.N. resolutions that govern Pyongyang’s weapons activity. Kim Jong Un regime previously conducted four ballistic-missile tests this month.
·wsj.com·
North Korea Launches Suspected Cruise Missiles