AI Drone Swarms on the Battlefield in Ukraine Conceptual Sci-Fi to Real-World Combat Ukraine has advanced into uncharted territory by deploying AI-enabled drone swarms in active combat zones. This is widely recognized as the world’s first routine battlefield use of such systems, powered by software developed by Ukrainian firm Swarmer. The stakes are high:...
PYONGYANG, August 25, 2025 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un awarded top state honors to Korean People’s Army troops involved in undisclosed overseas military operations, state media reported on Sunday. At a ceremony in Pyongyang, Kim presented medals, including the “Hero of the DPRK” title, to soldiers and posthumously honored those killed, while meeting their...
Pentagon: Russian Decapitation Strategy The Pentagon’s Cold War-era “decapitation strike” plans, designed to eliminate Soviet leadership and cripple command-and-control systems, remain updated for today’s multipolar nuclear landscape. While the USSR is gone, modern threats from Russia, China, cyberattacks, and hypersonic weapons have driven efforts to strengthen U.S. nuclear command resilience. Strategies now emphasize distributed command...
Washington, D.C.—What began as whispers in diplomatic back channels has exploded into a full-fledged scandal: credible reports suggest that the President of the United States has been the target of a carefully orchestrated blackmail campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Leverage Game According to intelligence insiders, the Kremlin cultivated sensitive material over decades—business entanglements,...
Overview For nearly four decades, Moscow-linked operators—from late–Soviet–era spies to today’s GRU and SVR–aligned teams—have used cyberspace to surveil, disrupt, and pressure European states that support Ukraine. Their campaigns range from classic espionage and supply-chain compromises to industrial sabotage, satellite comms takedowns, and mass-market hacktivist DDoS. Together, they form a through-line of “hybrid” power: cheap,...
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...
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 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...