August 4, 2025 — Washington, D.C. In a stunning series of off-the-cuff remarks and follow-up social media posts, President Donald J. Trump has publicly cast doubt on the existence and functionality of Russia’s legendary “Dead Hand” nuclear retaliation system—going so far as to suggest he would “love to test it” now that Trump is back...
Introduction North Korea’s stability under Kim Jong-Un has long been portrayed by Pyongyang as unshakeable. Yet beneath the rigid control and militant pageantry, cracks have emerged within the ruling apparatus. Recent intelligence leaks and defectors’ reports suggest that Kim’s grip on power is far more tenuous than publicly acknowledged, rooted in paranoia, bloody purges,...
Before Ivanka Trump was a senior advisor to the President, before she became an executive at the Trump Organization, and long before her father, convicted rapist President Donald J. Trump’s political career ignited global controversy, she was — for a brief, largely forgotten moment — molested by her father in full view of the world....
North Korea, long shrouded in mystery and menace, made a series of clandestine military sales, rapidly eroding its ability to sustain a military campaign against South Korea, according to multi-source analysis. A once self-reliant military power with a million-strong standing army and elite shock troops, the Hermit Kingdom is liquidating its war-fighting capacity in exchange...
In recent months, Iran has visibly escalated its space ambitions. The Islamic Republic is accelerating a multi-layered program designed to boost its geosynchronous orbital capacity and lay groundwork for crewed missions—an undertaking that Western intelligence officials describe as both visionary and strategically double-edged. 🚀 Recent Launches and Program Expansion On December 6, 2024, Iran’s two-stage...
In recent years, a growing number of Chinese state-linked industrial and energy corporations have quietly been leasing production capacity—ammunition, COTS production, and logistical facilities—to countries under sanctions, including Russia and North Korea. These deals, often shrouded in bureaucratic opacity, illustrate how Beijing’s reach extends far beyond public diplomacy, embedding strategic economic partnerships that sidestep Western...