Holy Mother of Blessed Acceleration, don’t fail me now! The words of Elwood Blues echoed in my head as I entered the highway interchange with .25 miles of space to navigate across 7 lanes of traffic, including the on-ramp. Along the way I also had to deal with a love-struck Romeo performing a running roadblock […]
Global Politics
Ukraine Is Asking For More Powerful Weapons: This Is Why We Are Hesitating
More, Please As we provide Ukraine with increasingly powerful weapons systems, we are mindful of how they will be used. According to the BBC, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) we have sent to Ukraine has a maximum effective range of approximately 50 miles. They have been used to good effect to destroy enemy […]
US Intel: Iran Set to Supply Hundreds of Drones to Russia
Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of drones, some of which will be able to carry weapons for use in the conflict in Ukraine. Iran is also preparing to train Russian forces on operating these drones as early as July. The Iranian government is preparing to supply Russia with up to several hundred […]
Germany’s Rheinmetall Ready to Supply Ukraine With up to 50 Leopard 1 Tanks
Ukraine can get their hands on some German Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks as Rheinmetall’s chief executive Armin Papperger expressed that the company was ready to provide 50 Leopard 1 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. If approved by the German Government, it could take just 6 weeks before it would be delivered. According to […]
China Delivers Anti-aircraft Missiles to Serbia
China has delivered three anti-aircraft missile systems in a covert delivery to Serbia over the weekend in what is believed to be the biggest overseas airlift using the Chinese Y-20 transport planes. This is reportedly part of Serbia’s efforts of bolstering its military capabilities through a purchase deal that also includes drones. Serbia, a Russian […]
North Korea Tests First ICBM Since 2017, Preparing for a “Long Confrontation” with US
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 […]
Bidens Warn Russia Of “Severe” And “Significant Reaction” If It Uses Chemical And Biological Weapons
President Biden stated on Monday that Russia had been planning to use chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with a severe western response if his attacks were to push through. He said that Putin’s “back is against the wall and now he’s talking about new false flags he’s setting […]
100 Seconds To Midnight: A Glance At The World’s Nuclear Weapons
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought back the Cold War specter of the use of nuclear weapons in a world-ending conflagration. The fear of this is grounded in the belief that Putin is both insane and suicidal and wants victory in Ukraine or to end the world entirely. We find that line of reasoning […]
US Sending Patriot Missile Defense Systems To Poland As VP Harris Meets With Duda
Two Patriot missile defense systems from the US military are being sent to Poland as Western European states are preparing their defenses if Russia decides to move further west in the case that it successfully takes Ukraine. The deployment is said to be defensive to protect the US’ NATO allies as Russia has reportedly fired […]
Pentagon Postpones Ballistic Missile Test Amid Rising Nuclear Tensions With The Kremlin
The Pentagon has announced that the US will postpone a scheduled ballistic missile test originally scheduled for this week to demonstrate the US capability as a responsible nuclear-armed country amid rising nuclear tension with Russia. “In an effort to demonstrate that we have no intention of engaging in any actions that could be misunderstood or […]