In response to North Korea’s recent intermediate range ballistic missile test that overflew Japan on Aug. 28, Washington, Tokyo and Seoul have embarked on a show of force to deter Pyongyang. As part of that show of force, the U.S. Marine Corps flew four of its stealthy new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters…
U.S. Deploys B-1Bs, F-35s to Korea in “Unprecedented” Show of Force…
A day after President Donald Trump finally broke his silence on North Korea after the isolated nation twice provoked its geopolitical adversaries in the span of just four days, Yonhap is reporting that the US sent four F-35B stealth jets and two nuclear-capable B-1B strategic bombers to train with South Korea’s F-15K fighter…
North Korea Fires a Missile Through Japan’s Airspace…
Pyongyang has launched a missile which, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments, passed through northern Japan’s airspace. The Japanese government activated its J-Alert warning system after North Korea fired an unidentified missile early Tuesday morning. The North Korean missile passed over Japanese territory…
North Korea Fires “Several Unidentified Projectiles” into East Sea…
After going more than a month without a ballistic missile test – which some analysts had taken as indication that Trump’s hard-ball tactics with Kim are working – moments ago Yonhap reported, and ABC confirmed, that North Korea has reportedly launched what appear to be several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea…
Why Doesn’t This Household Debt Worry Anyone?!…
With all the attention going to political tensions between the USA and North Korea and the interest rate policies and monetary policies established by the various central banks around the world, we would almost forget to keep track of how the ‘real’ economy is doing. And then we aren’t talking about GDP results or…
China Joins Russia in Condemning New U.S. Sanctions over North Korea…
China has made a statement condemning America’s most recent sanctions targeting individuals and entities in China and Russia alleged to be conducting business with North Korean entities. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has stated, “China opposes the imposition of unilateral sanctions outside…
A Furious China Responds To Latest Sanctions: Demands “U.S. Immediately Correct Its Mistake” Or Suffer Retaliation…
Less than 4 hours ago, the US Treasury announced that in the the latest set of actions targeting North Korea’s “WMD program”, among the entities sanctioned would be several Chinese and Russian companies and individuals. We said that “what this latest round of sanctions will achieve, is to further anger Beijing and…
Lebanese Army Finds Islamic State Anti-Aircraft Missile Cache…
Does ISIS have the capability of taking out a civilian passenger jet? According to an alarming new report by Reuters the answer appears to be yes. The Islamic State has long been rumored as in possession of surface-to-air missiles, and now it appears a US ally is providing ground level confirmation of what might be […]
Steve Bannon, Unrepentant…
You might think from recent press accounts that Steve Bannon is on the ropes and therefore behaving prudently. In the aftermath of events in Charlottesville, he is widely blamed for his boss’s continuing indulgence of white supremacists. Allies of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster hold Bannon responsible for a campaign by Breitbart News…
Kim Jong Un Backs Down In Nuclear Showdown…
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un decided Tuesday not to fire ballistic missiles at Guam, reserving the right to change his mind if “the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions,” according to North Korean state media. Kim appears to be attempting to de-escalate tensions to prevent conflict between the U.S. and North Korea…
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