A Taliban Splinter Group Has Pledged Allegiance To ISIS
A splinter group of Pakistan's Taliban has pledged support to Islamic State (IS), a spokesman said on Monday, in another indication of the appeal of the Iraq- and Syria-based jihadist group in a region...
View ArticleIncredible Photos Of The F-35 And The F-22 Flying Their First Joint Training...
This is what Air Force generals have envisioned for decades. Two sets of fifth generation fighters flew side-by-side earlier this month to practice offensive counter air, defensive counter air and...
View ArticleRetaking ISIS-Controlled Territory Is Only The Beginning
If and when the Islamic State is dislodged from the territory it holds in Iraq it will likely return to more traditional insurgent methods. That will require counterinsurgency tactics by the Iraqi...
View ArticlePutin Inspires Wave Of Applause With More Tough Talk About America
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday."They do not want to humiliate us, they want to subdue us, solve...
View ArticleThe State Of Terrorism In The World Today
Within a single year the world has experienced a 61% increase in terrorist attacks, according to the 2014 edition of The Global Terrorism Index from the Institute for Economics & Peace. The index...
View ArticleJapan's Military Is Revving Up To Meet China's Growing Regional Ambitions
For a long time, Japan's military force was an exercise in contradiction. The country has ranked among the world's top military spenders, at almost $50 billion in 2013 — despite a constitution that...
View ArticleWestern Space Agencies Are Tracking What Could Be A Russian Satellite Killer
The US military's space defense command, or NORAD, is tracking an orbiting object that analysts speculate might be designed to fix — or attack — other satellites.Governments keep tabs (and so can you)...
View ArticleRussian Foreign Minister Calls NATO Expansion 'Reckless'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called the "reckless" expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization a mistake that would hurt Europe's security."We believe, and we've been...
View ArticleThe British Embassy In Kiev Is Trolling The Kremlin ...
The British embassy in the Ukrainian capital has tweeted out a snarky guide on how to recognize a Russian tank.The guide was created to help Russia identify its own T-72BM tanks within Ukrainian...
View ArticleThese Mesmerizing GIFs Show Russian Artillery Being Fired In Slow Motion
A recent LiveLeak video shows a variety of Russian artillery weapons firing in ultimate slow motion.Many of these weapons have been used during the current war in Ukraine between Russian-back...
View ArticleTerrorism In Jerusalem Is Rattling Israel
As details of the gruesome terror attack in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood began to emerge on Tuesday morning, its tragic familiarity became apparent: The perpetrators were two Palestinian residents...
View ArticleRussia Is Moving Combat Aircraft To The Ukrainian Border
According to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is continuing to amass forces at the border. These forces include radar stations and Mig-31 Foxhound combat...
View ArticleHere's The Army's Plan For Adapting To Future Threats
The US Army is seeking to reinvent itself in the face of a host of unprecedented challenges. Between tightening budgets, a shrinking military force, and a world of smaller and asymmetrical threats, the...
View ArticleOne Man's Path From ISIS Commander To Iraqi Informant
The former Islamic State group commander walked into the visitors' room of his Baghdad prison, without the usual yellow jumpsuit and shackles his fellow inmates wear. In slippers and a track suit, he...
View ArticleObama Is Making His Middle East Allies Look Like Chumps
Last week, CNN reported that President Barack Obama had asked his national security team for a review of the Syria policy. According to the report, the review is premised on the recognition that...
View ArticleHere Are All The Russian Weapons Separatists Are Using In Ukraine
As Russian military supplies continue to pour into Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists. Since the conflict in eastern Ukraine began...
View ArticleChina's Nuclear Weapons Are Getting Bigger And More Destructive
China is on the cusp of truly ominous nuclear and space warfare gains, the 2014 annual congressional report from the US China Economic and Security Review Commission states. The report warns that...
View ArticleInteresting Video Shows The Ukrainian Army Launching A Spacecraft-Like Drone
Some months ago we published pictures showing a Tu-143 Reys drone, recovered almost intact, in a field by the pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine.Here is an extremely interesting video showing the...
View ArticleHayden: US Intelligence Probably Couldn't Detect Iran's Development Of A...
Former top George W. Bush administration official Gen. Michael Hayden said on Thursday that unless Iran provides the West with extensive access to its suspected nuclear facilities—a concession the...
View ArticleUS-Led Airstrikes Continue To Hammer ISIS In Iraq And Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have staged 30 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday.The 23 strikes in...
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