The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned of increased tensions with South Korea after its defense minister spoke out on his country’s ability to strike Pyongyang with precision weapons. Friday’s comments by South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook have “further worsened the inter-Korean relations and military tension …
Read More »‘Stop your saber rattling!’ Russia tells US to sail its warships in its own waters, and not jeopardize peace in far-away Black Sea
On Wednesday, the US Navy announced that it had conducted maneuvers in the Black Sea, joining Turkish vessels “in an integrated surface, air and subsurface warfare exercise.” It said the show of force with another member of the NATO military bloc “enhanced combined tactical command and control proficiency.” However, Moscow’s …
Read More »‘Stop your saber rattling!’ Russia tells US to sail its warships in its own waters, and not jeopardize peace in far-away Black Sea
On Wednesday, the US Navy announced that it had conducted maneuvers in the Black Sea, joining Turkish vessels “in an integrated surface, air and subsurface warfare exercise.” It said the show of force with another member of the NATO military bloc “enhanced combined tactical command and control proficiency.” However, Moscow’s …
Read More »No matter who wins the US election, expect more sabre-rattling. The only question is when and where the next conflict will begin
And, this lack of debate does not accurately reflect the American electorate’s concern about such matters, with a recent Pew Research Center poll showing a solid 57 percent of registered American voters consider “foreign policy” a “very important” issue. Of course, this should be an important issue, given the US …
Read More »Saber rattling: Russia conduct exercises with the participation of 11 missile regiments
Involved about 400 pieces of large equipment. On combat patrol routes from Tver to the Irkutsk region of Russia in the framework of the teachings of the strategic missile forces left 11 missile regiment mobile ground missile systems (pgrk) “Topol”, “Topol-M” and “YARS”. “A third of them makes intensive maneuvering …
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