A US submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, less than a week after the US sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the Korean Peninsula for the first time since 1981. The USS Annapolis, a Los Angeles-class submarine, which is nuclear-powered but not nuclear-armed,...
Zelensky Says Ukrainian Offensive Was Delayed Due to Lack of Weapons
Ukrainian President Voldymr Zelensky said in an interview aired on Sunday that the Ukrainian counteroffensive started later than he wanted due to a lack of weapons and training. "We did have plans to start it in spring. But we didn’t, because, frankly, we had not...
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence: Drone Attacks on Moscow Will ‘Increase in Scale’
After two drones targeted Moscow early Monday, a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman warned such attacks on the Russian capital city will "continue and increase in scale" in a rare Ukrainian admission of responsibility for attacks inside Russia. "The strikes on...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Journalist With US Cluster Bombs
Russia on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of killing a Russian journalist in the southern Zaporizhzhia region using US-provided cluster munitions, which are widely banned due to the harm they cause civilians. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Rostislav...
US, Australia Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise
The US and Australia on Friday launched the largest-ever iteration of their Talisman Sabre exercise as the US is increasingly focused on building alliances in the Asia Pacific against China. The Talisman Sabre started in 2005 as a biennial exercise between the US and...
Lukashenko Claims Wagner Fighters Want to Go Into Poland
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed on Sunday that members of the Wagner group who are in Belarus want to go into Poland, comments that come amid heightened tensions between Warsaw and Minsk. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Lukashenko told...
Experts Say Demining Ukraine Could Take Hundreds of Years
Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, and demining efforts could take decades or even hundreds of years, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. "The sheer quantity of ordnance in Ukraine is just unprecedented in the last 30 years. There’s nothing...
US Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iran Tensions
US Central Command announced on July 20 that the US was deploying a Marines Corps unit and additional warships to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. The command said in a press release that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of...
WSJ: Western Officials Knew Ukraine Didn’t Have Enough Weapons and Training for Counteroffensive
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Western officials knew Ukrainian forces didn't have enough training or equipment for their counteroffensive but hoped they would be able to break through anyway. The report reads: "When Ukraine launched its big...
FBI’s Unapproved Snooping on US Lawmakers Fuels Debate Over Surveillance Powers
A newly declassified court document has revealed the FBI improperly searched a surveillance database seeking information about a US senator, a state senator, and a state judge. The disclosure comes during a heated Congressional debate over intelligence agencies’...