Trump Administration Nuclear Posture Review A Strategic Triumph
The Trump administration Nuclear Posture Review has finally given the long-overdue strategic guidance to deter Putin’s Russia in Europe, China in the South China Sea and Indian sub-continent, Iran in the Middle East, and North Korea. The return of the nuclear-tipped, Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) to the US strategic deterrent will send shock waves through the military high commands of America’s great power strategic competitors, and its rogue state opponents, not felt si
North Korea Test-Fires ICBM That Can Strike the Entire Continental US, Europe and Australia
North Korea test-fired an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) at approximately 3 am local time from a launch site just north of the capital Pyongyang. It flew 50 minutes on a lofted trajectory to 4500 kilometers above the earth and landed 1000 kilometers away in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. This is significantly higher in altitude than the successful Hwasong-14 ICBM test in July at 2802 kilometers. Estimates of range vary, but one credible source puts the range a
ISIS Challenging Al Qaeda for Dominance in Somalia and Yemen, Zimbabwe Ready for a Coup, North Korea
In Africa, the Zimbabwean Army Commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF Party to stop, or the military will intervene. The warning comes one week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. There are now unconfirmed reports of tanks blocking routes in and out of the capital and that the main radio station has been seized. On the terrorism front, the US has carried out drone strikes
North Korean Tensions Increase Ahead of Trump Visit to China and South Korea
Three US aircraft carrier strike groups have now converged in the waters off the Korean peninsula including the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan. This comes after the US replenishment and increase in munitions being held in Guam, reported concerns that Secretary of State Tillerson’s efforts to find a diplomatic solution had hit an impasse, and reports that the US was in the process of increasing the readiness and alert status of its strategic,
North Korea Preparing For More Tests and Iran Under the Microscope
South Korean and US intelligence have recently reported that 30 Scud Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBMs) were moved from Hwangju, south of the capital Pyongyang, to a missile maintenance facility in the western coastal city of Nampo. It is believed that North Korea is preparing to fire multiple SRBMs on or about the opening of the Chinese Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress on October 18th. If true, this would be the fourth time in just over a year that North Korea h
North Korea Sticks a Finger in Trump's Eyes as Iran Rubs Salt in America's Wounds
There are two developments of note today that are almost certainly related and geared to put further pressure on US President, Donald Trump’s national security team. First, North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, called President Trump, "deranged," and warned that the US will "pay dearly" for his threats. Last night, the North Korea’s Foreign Minister threatened that Pyongyang would detonate a thermonuclear device over the Pacific Ocean in what would be the first above ground or
Russia and China: Let the Hand Wringing Begin
The last day has seen a great deal of pontification, criticism, whining, and sucking air through clenched teeth over US President, Donald Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly. In a plainly-worded address, President Trump warned the world body about the dangers posed by Iran and North Korea, and pushed the UN and America’s allies to share more of the global security burden. None of this should come as a surprise to anyone. President Trump went on to caution on North Kore
War on Terror Continues, as Europe Fears Invasion and Asia Heats Up With More Threats From Kim Jong-
In the war on terror, a record 379 terror arrests were made in the UK in the last year with dozens coming after the Islamic State (ISIS) London and Manchester attacks. In Africa on Wednesday, US forces in Somalia conducted three precision airstrikes against al-Qaeda aligned al-Shabab, killing six terrorists. This is the third in a series of Somalia strikes this month and what appears to be a ramping-up of action against al-Shabab. Elsewhere in Africa, a girl with a bomb stra
Seeds for the Next Pearl Harbor Sown Today at the UN Security Council Vote on North Korea
Sadly, the Trump administration has followed the paths of its predecessors and gone to the UN Security Council for one more round of ineffective sanctions on Pyongyang in a bid to halt North Korea’s nuclear and long-range ballistic missile programs. It is a move doomed to failure. In the aftermath of North Korea’s sixth nuclear test, in this case a two-stage thermonuclear device and test firing of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), the US and its allies had talked
US Should Bring Back and Forward Deploy the Theatre-level, Nuclear-Tipped, Tomahawk Land Attack Crui
A great deal has happened since my Friday blog post entitled “The World is Sleepwalking into a Preemptive Military Strike on North Korea.” On Saturday evening, after announcing that they had deployed Hydrogen bombs or thermonuclear warheads on Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), and were ready to carry out Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) attacks, North Korea set off a likely two-stage thermonuclear explosion at its Punggye-ri test facility. The yield on the underground
