North and South Korea conduct missile tests as arms race heats up

South Korea says it test fired missile from submarine North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea U.S. and Japan condemn North’s launch SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 September 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Did it strike you as amusing, the way coronavirus edicts were announced in the midst of an unmitigated disaster in Kabul?  Let us get up in the air about some draconian, ruinous domestic orders, shall we?  Let’s … Read More

U.S.-UK-Australia defense deal a ‘stab in the back’ says France

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A Tomahawk cruise missile similar to those acquired by Australia is fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry. /US Navy/AFP France’s foreign minister says a nuclear submarine deal announced by Australia as part of a new alliance with the U.S. … Read More

Alexander Vindman, whistleblower in first Trump impeachment, condemns Gen. Mark Milley for calls with China

WASHINGTON — A new book claiming that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held calls with Chinese military leaders to head off a nuclear confrontation prompted swift backlash from many Trump allies — and one very consequential Trump critic. … Read More

Experts: Cooperation between Russia and China problem for Europe

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14th Lennart Meri Conference day one. Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR Rapid convergence between China and Russia heralds problems for the European Union and Estonia, experts attending the Lennart Meri Conference found. However, allied relations between the two countries should not … Read More

Taiwan says China can ‘paralyze’ its defences, threat worsening

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FILE PHOTO: A Taiwan domestically-built Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) releases flares during annual Han Kuang military drill simulating the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) invading the island, in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo TAIPEI, Sept … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 August 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, This might have been our worst week since the terrorists knocked down the World Trade Center. The extent of this humiliation will reverberate around the world.  The vaunted United States has lost stature with enemies and allies … Read More

Chinese-Russian Axis In Afghanistan

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Russia and China are now following a coordinated policy towards the rapidly developing situation in Afghanistan. Both countries have been long in contact with the Taliban, seeking friendly ties with Afghanistan’s new government and business deals in the country. Meanwhile, … Read More

Afghanistan’s collapse leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby listens to a question about Afghanistan at a briefing on Aug. 13, 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP) LONDON — The Taliban’s stunningly swift advances across Afghanistan have sparked global alarm, reviving doubts about the credibility of U.S. foreign … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 August 2021

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August 13, 2021 Greetings from Tyler, Real life has become a science fiction thriller that we wouldn’t even watch.  It’s too predictable, not believable, and hokey beyond description.  It has ugly proponents who think they’re movie stars, telling us what … Read More

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