Expert: Russia sold China its new long-range air-to-air missile
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Russia’s sale of 24 Sukhoi Su-35S 4+ generation fighters to China has been made more deadly by the sale of the 200km to 300km range (more…)
North Korea not seen proliferating currently but could test a new U.S. administration
Geostrategy-Direct Though it is not currently engaged in weapons proliferation, North Korea may decide to test the mettle of a new U.S. administration with some sort of provocation, U.S. (more…)
Report: Khamenei in decline, may have passed power to his son
Geostrategy-Direct Amid concerns over his failing health, Iran’s 81-year-old supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly transferred power to his 51-year-old son Sayyid Moitaba Hosseini Khamenei. No official confirmation (more…)
Brennan echoes Iran regime, hints President Trump behind assassination of scientist
Geostrategy-Direct Fearing he is the “next in line” following the killing of the top Iranian nuclear scientist, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah has increased security measures around him, a report (more…)
Kim family received covid vaccine from China, according to Japanese sources
Geostrategy-Direct North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his family have received an experimental coronavirus vaccine from China, a U.S. analyst said on Dec. 1, citing Japanese intelligence. Harry Kazianis, (more…)
Peace through weakness? Biden could shelve upgrade of aging nuclear forces
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: U.S. nuclear forces The U.S. government’s $1.2 trillion program to upgrade America’s nuclear forces would be in jeopardy in a Biden administration if Democrats are able to (more…)
Iran also blames U.S. after ‘father’ of nuclear program killed in ‘complex’ operation
Geostrategy-Direct The “complex operation” which killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist was likely carried out by opposition group People’s Mujahedeen of Iran along with Israel’s Mossad, Iranian officials said after (more…)
Vietnam builds 100 steel-hull ships for ‘fishing militia’ to counter China’s
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 26, Vietnamese sources revealed that Vietnam will build up to 100 new reinforced steel-hull fishing ships to fill a number of missions for (more…)
China’s ongoing moon mission sets stage for larger space ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 23, China launched its Change-5 unmanned 23-day Moon mission to return a Moon sample to Earth. But this unmanned mission has a more (more…)