WNU Editor: The Military Summary Channel's analysis on why NATO is positioning a large number of its forces in Poland on the border of Ukraine in the upcoming exercises is spot on ..read more

  BBC: Ukraine war: Russian oil depot hit in Ukrainian drone attack  Fire has broken out over a large area of an oil storage depot in southern Russia after officials say it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.  Russian media say four oil tanks caught alight and the fire then spread over an area of 1,000 sq m (10,763sq ft). Russian authorities in the Bryansk region say no-one was hurt.  The Bryansk governor said the drone was intercepted near the town of Klintsy and its explosives then fell on the oil depot.  The drone strike is the second on Russian oil facilities in two da ..read more

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range on January 14, 2020 (Photo: AFP)   Trend News Line: American MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down near Migdadiyah in Diyala Province, Iraq   American MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down near Migdadiyah in Diyala Province, Iraq  In a recent incident that has sparked concern and raised questions about regional tensions, an American MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down near the town of Migdadiyah in Diyala Province, located in eastern Iraq. The downing of the drone, which occurred on January 18th, has p ..read more

North Korean state media published these images of the "underwater nuclear system" when the drones were revealed last April BBC: N Korea conducts 'underwater nuclear weapons system' test - state media  North Korea says it has carried out a test of its "underwater nuclear weapons system" in response to drills by the US, South Korea and Japan this week.  The underwater drone, which supposedly can carry a nuclear weapon, was tested off the east coast, state media said.  There is no other evidence of the tests being conducted and Seoul had earlier said the North's descriptions of ..read more

An employee works on an electric vehicle assembly line in Ningde, Fujian province, in August. [Photo/Xinhua]   FOX News: 17 retired military officials raise alarm on Biden's electric vehicle push  Biden's EV push is 'clear example of tone-deaf policymaking,' retired military officials write  A coalition of 17 retired military officials — including multiple one-, two-, and three-star officers — are raising the alarm on President Biden's aggressive electric vehicle (EV) push over its national security implications.  In a letter addressed to Biden and Environmental Protection ..read more

  CTV News/Canadian Press: Day after Trump win in Iowa, Trudeau says U.S. faces choice between optimism, retreat  MONTREAL - Voters in the United States will likely face a choice in the November presidential election between optimism for the future, or nostalgia for a past that never existed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.  And while a second Donald Trump presidency "won't be easy," Trudeau told a Montreal business audience, the federal government is prepared for that possibility.  Trudeau made the comments a day after Trump handily won the Iowa Republican cau ..read more

Sent to us from CFB Trenton. This is a picture of a men's washroom, think maybe the Troops are tired of being humiliated by the woke nonsense? pic.twitter.com/WgL9nNaX2u — Veterans 4 Freedom (@Vets4FreeCanada) January 10, 2024 True North: Removal of tampon dispensers in men’s bathrooms “will not be tolerated,” Defence Department says  The Department of National Defence says it won’t stand for members of the Canadian Armed Forces removing or vandalizing the feminine hygiene fixtures now required in men’s washrooms.  True North has received reports and photos of damaged or removed tam ..read more

An artist's concept of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM.   Air & Space Forces Magazine: New ICBM Has ‘Critical’ Cost and Schedule Overruns, Needs SecDef Certification to Continue  The new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program being developed by the Air Force and Northrop Grumman will cost 37 percent more than expected and take at least two years longer than previous projections before achieving initial operational capability—compelling the service to extend the life of some of its Minuteman ICBMs, senior service and Northrop officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine ..read more

  Reuters: NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops  BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the alliance's eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up with a "near-peer" adversary.  Some 90,000 troops are due to join the Steadfast Defender 2024 drills that will run through May, the alliance's top commander Chris Cavoli said on Thursday.   Read more ....  NATO To Hold Its Largest Exercise Since The Cold War  ..read more

(Photo credit: AFP)  TASS: US bases in Middle East attacked 140 times since October 2023 — Pentagon  Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that 57 of these attacks targeted US bases in Iraq and 83 - in Syria WASHINGTON, January 18. /TASS/. US bases in Iraq and Syria have been attacked around 140 times since October, 2023, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh has told reporters.  She said that 57 of these attacks targeted US bases in Iraq and 83 - in Syria.  In a statement, posted on the Telegram messenger, Shiite groups earlier warned the United State ..read more