Security

The successful updates to Russia’s long-range aviation forces illustrate the ability of the Russian defense industry to meet the challenges of today.

NATO is rapidly increasing the tempo of military activities near Russia on unprecedented scale, undermining whatever is left of European security.

Under the direction of an operator working at a safe distance, the well-armed, fast, agile, and small Uran-9 is a real boon for the Russian infantry on the battlefield.

The US policy of diktat will backlash, bringing together those who are threatened by US sanctions. But the addiction to teach, dictate and bark orders is too great to get easily rid of.

The prompt responses from Western governments calling for criminal proceedings against Moscow are further indication that the whole effort is an orchestrated campaign to frame-up Russia.

They call themselves non-profit professional societies, but they often act as enabling trade associations for the companies and businesspeople who fund them.  At their worst, they serve their paymasters and remain in the shadows, avoiding publicity and visibility.  When guided by their better angels, professional societies can be authoritative tribunes for a more healthy and safe society.

The new flexible warhead dangerously lowers the nuclear threshold. Any commander-in-chief would feel less restrained from using low-yield ordnance in a crisis.

This element of Russia’s nuclear triad offers the best of modern technology to guarantee the inevitability of retaliation in case of attack as it’s impossible to destroy it in a first strike.

The House Committee’s decision reflects a trend. The OST is used for INF verification. Looks like the Congress is inclined to destroy the whole preventing an unfettered arms race.

A hot topic in military prognostications regarding China, Russia and the United States revolves around the development and use of hypersonic technology for missiles or UAVs as an invulnerable means of attack. As we will see, not all three countries are dealing successfully with this task