As China’s navy continues to expand, it’s pushing existing shipyards to the limit. Recent satellite images show the country’s only facility for building nuclear submarines is undergoing considerable expansion.
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Romania – Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defense Systems
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defense Systems (CDS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this …
Read More »Republic of Georgia’s Concessions to the Azerbaijani War Effort Against Armenians
The Republic of Georgia’s airspace is used by Turkey and Israel to support Azerbaijan in its war against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. Flight from Libya to Baku, Azerbaijan, September 30, 2020 Using Georgian Airspace
Read More »Lebanese Mediation Between Assad Regime, Washington?
Lebanese security officials have visited Washington, to serve as a mediator and secure the release of US citizens being held in by the Syrian regime writes Baladi News.
Read More »Powerful Russian-Syrian Attack on Training Camp Kill 30 Opposition Fighters
The Russian Air Force, with help from the Syrian counterparts, launched a devastating attack against the Turkistan Islamic Party in Idleb, causing a great many casualties reports Al-Masdar.
Read More »Erdogan Declares War on Arabs
“Some countries in our region did not exist yesterday, and they may not exist in the future….” — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addressing parliament on October 1, 2020.
Read More »U.S. Working to End Chinese Secrecy Around Nuclear Capabilities
America’s senior arms negotiator said Washington is taking diplomatic and military steps to put an end to Beijing’s “great wall of secrecy” that surrounds its rapid and expanding strategic weapons program.
Read More »US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria
The U.S. military carried out a drone strike Thursday, killing two senior Al Qaeda operatives in northwest Syria. “U.S. forces conducted a strike against Al Qaeda in Syria in the vicinity of Idlib, Syria, Oct. 15. AQ-S continues to present a threat to America and our allies,” Maj. Beth Riordan, …
Read More »New World Order redux
The effort to erode Iranian influence in the Middle East will take far more than precision strikes, argues former US national security advisor, H.R. McMaster.
Read More »Jannah or Jahannam: Options for Dealing with ISIS Detainees
Introduction Similar to Christians, Muslims believe that a life well-lived leads to Jannah (heaven), while a life of laziness and misdeeds leads to Jahannam (hell). For many of the thousands of ISIS detainees held in camps in Syria and Iraq, including both former ISIS fighters and their families, they are …
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