Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review By James Stavridis As the doomsday rhetoric intensifies between two untested and inexperienced leaders in Pyongyang and Washington, the risk of actual combat is rising. At the United Nations, President Donald Trump shocked most of the U.N. General Assembly by threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea to end the “suicide… Continue reading WHAT ARE TRUMP’S MILITARY OPTIONS IN NORTH KOREA ?
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NORTH KOREA’S MISSILE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER A DISTANT THREAT
Sourced : Asia Times By Harry J Kazianis Νorth Korea is claiming it now has the capability to hit the United States with a nuclear weapon, after testing another advanced missile on Tuesday. While such an assertion is hard to confirm so early after the test, one thing is clear: Pyongyang’s missile program is entering… Continue reading NORTH KOREA’S MISSILE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER A DISTANT THREAT
NATO SAYS NON-US 2017 DEFENCE SPENDING TO RISE 4.3%
Sourced : Yahoo News European NATO allies and Canada will increase defence spending this year by 4.3 percent, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump to spend more. “In 2017 we foresee an even greater annual real increase of 4.3 percent. That is three consecutive years of accelerating defence spending,”… Continue reading NATO SAYS NON-US 2017 DEFENCE SPENDING TO RISE 4.3%
INDIA SHOPS FOR STRATEGIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY PARTNER AGAINST CHINA
Sourced Asia Times Three figures influential in Indian defense circles told a top US think tank this week that, while maintaining a pragmatic set of alliances, India is also looking for a strategic partner to work with its private defense contractors to significantly upgrade its capabilities to better counter China, specifically, as well as other… Continue reading INDIA SHOPS FOR STRATEGIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY PARTNER AGAINST CHINA
RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN
Sourced : The Irish Times By Benjamin Weiser and Patrick Kingsley In late February, as the United States and the rest of the world were adjusting to President Donald Trump, and Turkey was focused on a push by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to expand his power, Erdogan agreed to an unusual meeting with some… Continue reading RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN