The photo on the left is the burned-down church of the Parish of St. Paul in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, July 4, 2020. Credit: OIDACE. Attacks on holy places are taking place across the length and breadth of the United States, and elsewhere around … [Read more...] about Improved Security Needed With Risk Growing to Holy Places*
Contributor: Stephen Bryen
Sergei Lavrov’s Complaint
Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister has publicly complained against the West's airbrushing Russia out of World War II history, or perhaps worse, denigrating Russia and treating it even as one of the aggressors in the war. Lavrov goes on … [Read more...] about Sergei Lavrov’s Complaint
Run, Hide or Fight Is a Poor Strategy for an Active Shooter
The FBI Should Embrace an Alternative Scenario *Photo credit: Ready Navy The FBI model, endorsed by many security professionals in the United States and abroad proposes that in the case of an Active Shooter those impacted should first run, … [Read more...] about Run, Hide or Fight Is a Poor Strategy for an Active Shooter
Trump was right to walk out on Kim Jong-un
President Trump walked out on his meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un when the North Korean leader would only accept a very limited deal on nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of all US and international sanctions on North … [Read more...] about Trump was right to walk out on Kim Jong-un
It’s MiG-21 versus the F-16 over Kashmir
Questions still remain over whether India shot down a Pakistani jet, but the planes on both sides perform quite differently Can an old MiG-21 aircraft destroy a more modern F-16? Yes. An Indian pilot flying a version of the MiG-21 … [Read more...] about It’s MiG-21 versus the F-16 over Kashmir
Putin Digs Deeper As Global Danger Lurks*
Russian President Vladimir Putin is painting himself into a corner and it is his fault. Now Putin is threatening another Cuban missile crisis, and hell-bent on building even more terrible nuclear weapons delivered from hypersonic platforms. … [Read more...] about Putin Digs Deeper As Global Danger Lurks*
Iranian parallels hanging over US-North Korea negotiations*
Left: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in a photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters In advance of the summit between … [Read more...] about Iranian parallels hanging over US-North Korea negotiations*
Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements
Russia, China and the United States are all working on hypersonic weapons – missiles that fly so fast current technology has difficulty picking them up on radar and even bigger problems trying to defeat them President Vladimir Putin has claimed t … [Read more...] about Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements
US Could Skirt Russian Sanctions to Fight Wildfires*
Left: The Russian Beriev Be-200 releases water to fight fires in Taganrog Russia. Photo: iStock. With thousands of wildfires hitting the US every year, the solution to limit the devastation could be the best firefighting aircraf available - the R … [Read more...] about US Could Skirt Russian Sanctions to Fight Wildfires*
Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran*
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is ratcheting up the pressure on Saudi Arabia for the now-admitted killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi – a strategy that threatens the US effort to contain Iran. Instead of letting the United States and Saudi A … [Read more...] about Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran*