IRAN MISSILE TEST EXPOSES ANOTHER LINK TO NORTH KOREA

Sourced : Israel Defence Last week, Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a “midget” submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The submarine appears to be based on a North Korean design, a further indication that the two nations are collaborating on their missile and nuclear programs. Iran and North Korea are the only… Continue reading IRAN MISSILE TEST EXPOSES ANOTHER LINK TO NORTH KOREA

U.S TIPPED FRANCE TO RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING SAYS CYBER COMMAND CHIEF

Sourced : Defense News By: Joe Gould The U.S. watched as Russia “penetrated” French systems during the election runup and gave French officials “a heads up,” Adm. Mike Rogers said Tuesday. Rogers, who also serves as the director of the National Security Agency, said the U.S. is also cooperating with Britain and Germany amid fears that Russia… Continue reading U.S TIPPED FRANCE TO RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING SAYS CYBER COMMAND CHIEF

FORMER U.S AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS : QATAR NEEDS TO STOP FUNDING ISLAMISTS

Sourced USA Today By Dennis Ross (Former Ambassador Dennis Ross is counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served in senior national security positions in the Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations) President Trump is looking anew at American allies and partners. While saying he will preserve these relationships, he wants them to pay… Continue reading FORMER U.S AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS : QATAR NEEDS TO STOP FUNDING ISLAMISTS

PUTIN HAS A NEW SECRET WEAPON IN SYRIA, CHECHEN AND INGUSH COMMANDOS

Sourced : Foreign Policy By Neil Hauer Τhe Russian intervention in Syria has been, by most accounts, a success. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to do everything he can to keep it that way. Beginning with an air campaign on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in September 2015, Russian forces have not… Continue reading PUTIN HAS A NEW SECRET WEAPON IN SYRIA, CHECHEN AND INGUSH COMMANDOS

TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES

Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul McLeary Α top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted Wednesday that U.S. commandos in northern Syria could be targeted by Turkish rockets if they continue to work with Kurdish fighters along the border with Turkey. The comments by Ilnur Cevik, a senior political advisor to Erdogan, came… Continue reading TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES

OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Stout is on a scheduled deployment supporting U.S. 6th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)

Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that includes a $593-billion defense spending package to allow the Navy and Marine Corps to continue with planned ship and aircraft procurement and readiness increases. This bill represents a compromise… Continue reading OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT

TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

Sourced : DW US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be honored to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances.” “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump told the New York-based Bloomberg News… Continue reading TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE

Sourced : Live Mint By Lalit K Jha The Trump administration is determined to take a regional perspective on the Afghan- Pakistan issue, the White House said on Thursday, noting that the previous regimes have “not done enough” to address the challenges in the war-torn country. The White House is currently in the middle of… Continue reading TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE