Inside the Army’s secret study to combat a rising Russia
(NationalSecurity.news) Following Russia’s stunningly successful and wholly unexpected incursion into eastern Ukraine the Pentagon and, the U.S. Army in particular, has had to step back and reassess the military capabilities of its Cold War nemesis. According to a report from Politico Magazine, planners are extremely alarmed and concerned by what they have seen. Top Army brass have Read More
Cold War II: Russia deploying subs to historic chokepoint as U.S. upgrading European bases
(NationalSecurity.news) It’s “unofficially” official: Cold War II is underway, as recent moves by the U.S., NATO and Russia are proving. As reported by Defense One, the U.S. government’s recent pledge to fund upgrades to Iceland’s Keflavik military airfield is no small deal for a small ally. Rather, the improvements will make it possible for the Read More
U.S. quietly shipping more and lethal weapons to Europe with addition of tanks, artillery in secret Norwegian caves
(NationalSecurity.news) Not that the Pentagon has ever been overtly public about its war preparations, but quietly, steadily the Defense Department is getting ready to fight in Europe. That is, if it comes to that. The most recent evidence that the Pentagon considers the likelihood of war in Europe much higher than, say, in the years Read More
Russia flies fighter jet 20 feet from U.S. aircraft in dangerous intercept in international airspace
It appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin really does long for the bad ol’ days of the Cold War, given his resumption of tactics, that made for plenty of tensions in the days when the world feared a nuclear World War III. The most recent provocative incident came in late January, when a Russian Su-27 Read More
Turkish forces down Russian war plane; pilots maimed by Western-backed forces as they descend in parachutes
Update: Reports now confirm a Russian rescue helicopter was shot down by U.S.-backed Syrian rebels while searching for its missing pilots. The Turkish army shot down a Russian war plane using two F-16s on Tuesday after claiming its airspace was violated 10 times within a five-minute period, according to reports; however, Russia begs to differ, Read More
Russia and NATO now “actively preparing for war” as global tensions escalates to Cold War levels
Tensions between NATO and Russia are at their highest since the end of the Cold War. A clash of military war games caused a number of close encounters between the two powers. Many fear that the war games have the two forces teetering on the brink of war. NATO and Russia started preparing their military Read More
