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By Alex Lockie, Business Insider May 24, 2018

Military Tech

Watch Russia Flex Its Nuclear Muscles With A Sub Salvo Equal To ‘160 Hiroshimas’

Russia's navy put on a massive display of nuclear force by launching four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Yuri...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider May 16, 2018

News

Is John Bolton Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Historic North Korea Summit?

North Korea and the U.S. backslid from previously rosy relations on Tuesday when media from Pyongyang attacked President Donald Trump's national security advisor...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider May 3, 2018

Military Tech

Is Mattis Messing With The US’s Longstanding Aircraft Carrier Strategy?

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at major changes in the Navy's way of deploying aircraft carriers in comments to the...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider May 1, 2018

Analysis

Israel Is Stomping On Iran — And It Could Bring One Of The Worst Wars The Middle East Has Ever Seen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israeli intelligence had obtained a trove of “secret” documents outlining a clandestine nuclear program...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Apr 17, 2018

News

Israeli Intel Officials: Trump’s Syria Strike Accomplished Nothing

The US, UK, and France's missile strike on Syria's suspected chemical weapons sites involved 105 missiles fired from air and sea to...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Mar 26, 2018

Analysis

Iran Harassed The US Navy Under Obama. Here’s Why It Stopped Under Trump

Iran's navy made a point of harassing and humiliating U.S. Navy vessels in 2016 after then-President Barack Obama sealed the...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Mar 15, 2018

News

PACOM Chief: A US Conflict With North Korea Will Be Either All Out War Or Nothing

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Mar 6, 2018

News

North Korea Had Some Mysterious Nuclear Activity Just Before It Reportedly Offered To Discuss Disarmament

South Korean diplomats emerged from a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday with the shocking news...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Mar 6, 2018

News

The Navy Just Sent Its First-Ever F-35 Carrier To The Pacific

The Navy made history on Monday by putting to sea for the first time ever an aircraft carrier with F-35B...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 27, 2018

News

Leaked Audio Reportedly Captures Russian Mercenaries Describing Humiliating Defeat By US In Syria

Leaked audio recordings said to be of Russian mercenaries in Syria capture expressions of lament and humiliation over a battle...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 22, 2018

News

Renowned SOCOM Chief Praises Florida Students’ Courage In Wake Of School Shooting

Former Navy SEAL Admiral Bill McRaven, the former commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command who helped plan the 2011 raid...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 22, 2018

Gear

Russia’s Newest, Mysterious Fighter Jet Just Showed Up In Syria

Videos on social media appear to show Russia's Su-57, a prototype of a new, fifth-generation fighter jet, operating in Syria...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 20, 2018

News

Russia Warns US Not To ‘Play With Fire’ In Syria After Massive Battle Reportedly Killed Hundreds

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the U.S. not to “play with fire” in Syria after a massive escalation in...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 16, 2018

News

Russian Mercenary Attack In Syria Reportedly Meant To ‘Test’ US Military Resolve

More details have emerged from a massive battle in Syria that is said to have pitted hundreds of Russian military contractors and...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 13, 2018

News

Here’s Video Of A US Drone Strike Flattening A Russian-Made T-72 Tank In Syria

The Department of Defense has released video that it says shows a drone strike destroying a Russian-made T-72 battle tank...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 13, 2018

News

That Massive Firefight Between US And Pro-Regime Forces In Syria Reportedly Killed Hundreds Of Russian Mercenaries

U.S. airstrikes in response to what it called an “unprovoked attack” killed around 100 people in Syria earlier this month...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Jan 16, 2018

Analysis

The Case For Bombing Kim Jong Un’s Personal Toilet, According To A North Korea Expert

A top authority on North Korea has jokingly suggested the U.S. launch an unorthodox attack on the country's leader. Jeffrey...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Jan 9, 2018

News

What We Know About North Korea’s Latest High-Level Talks With The South

North Korea and South Korea sent 20 diplomats to the “truce village” on Tuesday, where the two states, technically still at...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Jan 9, 2018

News

Report: Mattis And Tillerson Are Trying To Talk Trump Out Of Striking North Korea

The Trump administration is debating a “bloody nose” attack on North Korea, recent reports say, with the president's inner circle...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Jan 4, 2018

News

A Failed North Korean Missile Test Reportedly Crashed On One Of North Korea’s Own Cities

North Korea reportedly launched a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile in April 2017 that failed a few seconds into flight and...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Dec 17, 2017

History

US Naval Academy Discovers 150-Year-Old Battle Flags Taken From Kim Jong Un’s Ancestors

The US Naval Academy just made a startling discovery recalling the violent past between the US and North Korea's Kim...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Dec 15, 2017

Community

The F-22 Came Face To Face With Russia’s Top Fighter And Was At A Major Disadvantage

Two US F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted Russian Su-25 and Su-35 jets that crossed into the US's area of operation over Syria...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Dec 15, 2017

News

US Hints At Naval Blockade, North Korea Threatens Nuclear War

After North Korea's latest missile test, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on all nations to clamp down on the...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Dec 11, 2017

News

NYC Bombing Suspect Identified As 27-Year-Old Brooklyn Resident From Bangladesh

Police identified the suspect in the New York City bombing as Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident from Bangladesh. Ullah is...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Nov 25, 2017

News

The US Is Planning A Massive Exercise Right Off North Korea’s Borders To Cap Off A Heated 2017

The US and South Korean militaries will join together for a final military exercise to close out a heated 2017...

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Watch Russia Flex Its Nuclear Muscles With A Sub Salvo Equal To ‘160 Hiroshimas’

Is John Bolton Trying To Sabotage Trump’s Historic North Korea Summit?

Is Mattis Messing With The US’s Longstanding Aircraft Carrier Strategy?

Israel Is Stomping On Iran — And It Could Bring One Of The Worst Wars The Middle East Has Ever Seen

Israeli Intel Officials: Trump’s Syria Strike Accomplished Nothing

Iran Harassed The US Navy Under Obama. Here’s Why It Stopped Under Trump

PACOM Chief: A US Conflict With North Korea Will Be Either All Out War Or Nothing

North Korea Had Some Mysterious Nuclear Activity Just Before It Reportedly Offered To Discuss Disarmament

The Navy Just Sent Its First-Ever F-35 Carrier To The Pacific

Leaked Audio Reportedly Captures Russian Mercenaries Describing Humiliating Defeat By US In Syria

Renowned SOCOM Chief Praises Florida Students’ Courage In Wake Of School Shooting

Russia’s Newest, Mysterious Fighter Jet Just Showed Up In Syria

Russia Warns US Not To ‘Play With Fire’ In Syria After Massive Battle Reportedly Killed Hundreds

Russian Mercenary Attack In Syria Reportedly Meant To ‘Test’ US Military Resolve

Here’s Video Of A US Drone Strike Flattening A Russian-Made T-72 Tank In Syria

That Massive Firefight Between US And Pro-Regime Forces In Syria Reportedly Killed Hundreds Of Russian Mercenaries

The Case For Bombing Kim Jong Un’s Personal Toilet, According To A North Korea Expert

What We Know About North Korea’s Latest High-Level Talks With The South

Report: Mattis And Tillerson Are Trying To Talk Trump Out Of Striking North Korea

A Failed North Korean Missile Test Reportedly Crashed On One Of North Korea’s Own Cities

US Naval Academy Discovers 150-Year-Old Battle Flags Taken From Kim Jong Un’s Ancestors

The F-22 Came Face To Face With Russia’s Top Fighter And Was At A Major Disadvantage

US Hints At Naval Blockade, North Korea Threatens Nuclear War

NYC Bombing Suspect Identified As 27-Year-Old Brooklyn Resident From Bangladesh

The US Is Planning A Massive Exercise Right Off North Korea’s Borders To Cap Off A Heated 2017