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Russia has used the “Z” symbolism on its tanks and military vehicles. But, as our Editor-in-Chief Sean Spoonts pointed out, these markings have different meanings and allow Russian forces to recognize each other on the battlefield. The Letter “Z” represents the Eastern Military District and also covers other interpretations like “Za pobedy,” which means “for […]
Just as the second person in line for the US Presidency touched down in Taiwan the other day, the Chinese state-run news agency, Xinhua, released a map showing six boxed zones where their nation will be conducting war games not far from the coast of the disputed island nation. A Sand Table The blue line […]
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted tests at a high altitude near the disputed border with India to evaluate the precision strike capability of its newly developed rocket launch system, which was capable of hitting strong Indian military bases. At the same time, both sides worked together on addressing border issues. During the test, […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei has recently unveiled its latest artificial-intelligence surveillance (AI) “corps” in an unsettling military-like event that underscored the firm’s strong ties to China’s security establishment. A National Review report indicated Tuesday that Huawei established a new internal business unit to create surveillance equipment powered by AI. The new division will be responsible […]
North Korea has yet again added fuel to the fire by continuing its missile tests. Pyongyang reportedly fired eight short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern coast last Sunday. This comes a day after the United States and South Korea ended their joint military drills. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, some eight missiles […]
President Biden and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk Yeol, agreed to reignite discussion about restarting and possibly expanding previous joint military exercises between the two countries. While this was happening, North Korea had launched various missiles, including a suspected ICBM, to show their supposed military capabilities. The move from the US and South […]
Coordinated strategic Russian and Chinese bombers were spotted in the northeastern waters of East Asia in a show of force to President Biden, who was visiting the region. The Russian and Chinese bombers flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to send off Biden, who was in Tokyo, to meet with […]
North Korea has fired what appears to be another ballistic missile towards the open sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula this Wednesday, marking the country’s 14th round of weapon tests this year. The launch came as the South was preparing for their new president’s inauguration when the newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol […]
North Korea is posturing to detonate its first nuclear bomb since 2018 as the world is busy dealing with Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s aggression in the South China Sea, making sanctions from the United Nations unlikely. Reports from South Korean media company Dong-A Ilbo say signs of reconstruction have been recently identified at […]
In the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, North Korea has decided that it was time for them to share the limelight with Russia. Pyongyang has reportedly completed its first launch and testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) after a four-year moratorium that started last 2017. North Korean state media said that the launch […]