A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND—The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine–Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time—a meeting underscoring the growing ties between the two militaries and coming at a critical time as Russia’s war…
US and Japan Sign Historic Defense Agreements, Extend Mutual Aid to Space
January 13, 2023
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The leaders of Japan and the United States are expanding the nations’ alliance with a series of new commitments regarding defense spending, military modernization, and a new agreement that will extend their mutual defense treaty to space. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House on Jan. 13, where…
Dr. Peter McCullough Says Military Vaccine Mandate Repeal a Victory for Health Freedom Movement
Dr. Peter McCullough is celebrating the repeal of the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and is calling for 24-year-old Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin to reveal his vaccination status after his recent cardiac arrest during a live NFL game. “Out of all the sectors that we have in the economy and our American existence, the…
Japan Signs Agreements With US to Secure Defense Supply Chains
January 13, 2023
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The United States and Japanese defense chiefs signed two memorandums of understanding on Jan. 12 to expand cooperation in advanced technologies and defense supply chains as both nations seek to step up their alliance. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada signed the agreements during a meeting at the Pentagon,…
Taiwan Officer Reveals Details of Rare Interaction With NATO
HSINCHU, Taiwan—A Taiwan air force officer revealed details on Wednesday of a rare interaction between the island’s military and NATO, describing how he had attended a six month academic program with senior officials in Italy. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has no formal diplomatic relations with any NATO members, but has close…
Austin Says US Willing to Use Nukes to Defend Japan as 2 Nations Boost Military Cooperation
January 11, 2023
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The United States is willing to use nuclear weapons to defend its ally Japan, and will defend Japan’s claim to the Senkaku Islands, which communist China claims as its own, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Jan. 11. His remarks came as the two countries agreed to deepen strategic and military cooperation in the face of…
US ‘Watching Very Closely’ for Potential CCP Assistance to Russia’s War in Ukraine
January 11, 2023
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The United States is monitoring potential efforts by communist China to provide military assistance to Russia for its war in Ukraine or to help the embattled regime dodge international sanctions. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the United States was laser focused on rooting out any possible attempts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Taiwan and US Could Repel China’s Invasion, but With Catastrophic Losses: Wargame
Taiwan could defend its de facto independence from an amphibious invasion by China, according to the results of a new wargame. The United States would need to be a player in the war, however, and losses to life and materiel would be immense on all sides. The wargame was developed by the Center for Strategic…
‘Everybody Is Alarmed’ by Joint China-Russia Military Drills in Indo-Pacific: Ex-Marine
January 9, 2023
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Russia and China completed joint naval drills in the East China Sea from Dec. 21-27, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their call on Dec. 30 that Moscow seeks to strengthen military ties with Beijing. These developments followed the joint air exercise that included nuclear-capable bombers flying over the Sea of…
China Needs to Know the Economic Consequences If It Invades Taiwan: Former NATO Chief
January 8, 2023
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The former head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) urged countries to show China the economic consequences it will face if it invades Taiwan. Western countries need to make it clear that China would face “severe economic consequences” if it moves against the independent republic of Taiwan, said former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during…
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