Sourced: Defence News By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, and Ken Thomas President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into his administration ahead of key decisions on Iran and North Korea. Trump tweeted Thursday that McMaster has done “an outstanding… Continue reading TRUMP REPLACED MCMASTER WITH JOHN BOLTON AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
US ARM TWISTING TURKEY TO ABANDON RUSSIAN S-400 DEAL AND BUY PATRIOTS INSTEAD
Sourced: Defence World The United States will begin a high pressure lobbying and arm-twisting effort to force Turkey to abandon the S-400 missile defence system deal with Russia and buy US-made Patriots instead. Acting assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs Tina Kaidanow is expected to travel to Turkey next week to swing Ankara’s decision… Continue reading US ARM TWISTING TURKEY TO ABANDON RUSSIAN S-400 DEAL AND BUY PATRIOTS INSTEAD
RUSSIA, WEST INCREASING THEIR MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE ARCTIC
Sourced: Navy Recognition The joint ICEX-2018 exercise of the United States, the UK, Canada and Norway began in the Arctic in March 2018. Three nuclear submarines surfaced through the ice of the Beaufort Sea. The Izvestia daily writes about growing military activities of the regional countries. The Skate polar station was set up in the… Continue reading RUSSIA, WEST INCREASING THEIR MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE ARCTIC
MATTIS SAYS SAUDI ARABIA IS “PART OF THE SOLUTION” IN YEMEN
Sourced: Military Times By: Robert Burns Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said Saudi Arabia was “part of the solution” in Yemen, where the Saudis are leading a U.S.-supported military campaign against Houthi rebels that is heavily criticized for inflicting civilian casualties. Mattis spoke at the start of a Pentagon meeting with Saudi Crown Prince… Continue reading MATTIS SAYS SAUDI ARABIA IS “PART OF THE SOLUTION” IN YEMEN
RUSSIAN SUB IN ARCTIC TRACKED ENEMY SUB UNDETECTED FOR DAYS
Sourced: Asia Times A crew member of a Russian nuclear submarine says his vessel tracked a “foreign” submarine for days in Arctic waters without being detected in what’s described as a record feat for Russia’s navy. “From the [moment] first contact with the foreign submarine happened, it lasted for several days and that was a… Continue reading RUSSIAN SUB IN ARCTIC TRACKED ENEMY SUB UNDETECTED FOR DAYS
THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
Sourced: The National Interest By Dave Majumdar The United States Navy commissioned its news attack submarine, USS Colorado (SSN-788) into service this weekend. The powerful Block III Virginia-class attack submarine is the fifteenth vessel of its kind to join the fleet as they slowly replace the long-serving Los Angeles-class boats as the backbone of the… Continue reading THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
300,000 TROOPS WILL SOON TRAIN FOR WAR WITH N. KOREA
Sourced: The National Interest By Andrew Salmon Washington and Seoul have announced that their annual joint military drills will commence from April 1, while a massive diplomat effort is underway to lay the foundations for two summits designed to resolve issues on the troubled peninsula. The military drills, involving over 300,000 troops, were delayed because… Continue reading 300,000 TROOPS WILL SOON TRAIN FOR WAR WITH N. KOREA
WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?
Sourced: The National Interest By Daniel L. Davis On March 1, the State Department authorized the sale of 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the sale because she said it shows the United States is “serious about protecting the interests of our… Continue reading WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?
THE SECRET YACHT SUMMIT THAT REALIGNED THE MIDDLE EAST
Sourced: Middle East Eye George Nader, the Lebanese-American businessman and convicted paedophile, who is co-operating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign funding, organised a secret summit of Arab leaders on a yacht in the Red Sea in late 2015, Middle East Eye can reveal. Nader proposed to the leaders gathered on… Continue reading THE SECRET YACHT SUMMIT THAT REALIGNED THE MIDDLE EAST
GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY
Sourced: EKathimerini By Vassilis Nedos The tension with Turkey fueled by the arrest of two Greek soldiers almost three weeks ago and the incendiary rhetoric coming out of Ankara has raised concerns in the government that the two countries are heading for a protracted crisis, and that Washington and Brussels can only do so much… Continue reading GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY