Kremlin’s no-show at Africa’s biggest airshow after SA military snubs US
The Department of Defence either deliberately sabotaged the United States’ participation in the AAD or is staggeringly incompetent.
US seeks stronger ties in Africa amid Russian, Chinese influence
The U.S. was forced to pull its 1,000 troops and critical counterterrorism and drone base from Niger and is now courting other West African nations that are interested in working with the U.S. and may be open to an expanded American presence.
Robert Gray: We need dialogue channels with China on space
Messages from the US about China may contribute to a sentiment among Chinese citizens that they are being deliberately held back.
Thousands of fake accounts targeting U.S. voters exposed
Thousands of AI-controlled social media accounts designed to disrupt the U.S. election have been linked to China, according to a report by cyber investigators. The network, known as “Green Cicada”, has been uncovered by cyber security firm CyberCX, which found…
US prepares for threat of joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike
The United States is making plans to counter the growing possibility of a joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike, according to a classified Pentagon document. In March, Joe Biden, the US president, secretly approved a significant change to…
China is planning to arm submarines with lasers capable of destroying satellites
Chinese defence chiefs are planning to install a star wars type laser on its nuclear submarines so that it will be able to shoot down British and US spy satellites while hidden beneath the ocean. Chinese scientists claim the weapon will be able…
Google warn of Russian cyber threats and Chinese espionage at Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympic games are facing an unprecedented threat with security experts warning that state-level hackers are aiming to seriously disrupt the global sporting event with cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns. Dr Jamie Collier, a threat expert at Mandiant, Google’s…
Ukraine’s path to Nato membership is “irreversible”.
Nato members meeting at the 75th anniversary of the alliance have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine.While a formal timeline for it to join the military organisation was not agreed at a summit in…
Has World War Three already begun?
Sir Iain Duncan Smith is a long serving Tory MP and a vocal critic of the Chinese state. He has been sanctioned by China for describing the treatment of the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western…
AI Arms Race: China could have killer robots on the battlefield in two years
China could deploy fully autonomous military weapons onto the battlefield within two years, according to a leading weapons expert. Defence analyst Francis Tusa said China was not hindered by the ethical concerns surrounding so-called killer robots and was developing autonomous…
