In a bid to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar as a trade currency and reserve, Russia and China have been buying up gold furiously over the past several months. Both nations have also proposed bilateral trade in their respective currencies. Burgeoning gold reserves According to the World Gold Council, the Russian central bank bought ...
Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Head, has accused Russia of violating the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The allegations seem to have paved the way for America’s’ exit from the agreement. Russia conducting low-yield nuclear tests? “The United States believes that Russia probably is not adhering to its nuclear ...
In the 19th century, a book claiming to be the lost religious text of ancient Slavic tribes started gaining global attention. Known as the Book of Veles, it was later declared to be a forgery. However, this has not stopped certain groups from propagating the text as an authentic ancient relic. The Slavic Book of ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lambasted the Chinese government for supporting the oppressive Maduro regime in Venezuela, accusing Beijing of pushing the Latin American country into chaos. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government is reportedly increasing its military headcount. Chinese involvement in Venezuela “China’s bankrolling of the Maduro regime helped to precipitate and prolong ...
Hackers from Russia and China are trying to meddle in Indonesian elections, according to Arief Budiman, the head of Indonesia’s General Elections Commission. Indonesian elections start next month and the official believes that the hackers may be attempting to discredit the democratic election process. Hacking Indonesian elections “They try to hack our system… Not only ...
Germany’s defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, has warned Russia that it is at risk of China’s medium-range missiles. Her comments come on the backdrop of America and Russia pulling out from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The problem with the INF treaty The INF treaty was signed by the U.S. and the Soviet ...
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has long been a controversial project given how much power Moscow will have over Berlin once it is completed. Now, the U.S. has threatened Germany with sanctions if the country decides to move ahead with the Russia gas pipeline. The EU is also siding with ...
The Director of National Intelligence, Daniel Coats, recently unveiled the U.S. National Intelligence Strategy that identifies China and Russia as the major threats to America. This is the first intelligence strategy released since 2014. The threats China’s growing technological prowess was the highlight of the report. The report states that China has been able to ...
A team of scientists from Russia and China to modify the sky in a bid to manipulate it for military purposes. The experiments were done on the ionosphere, a layer of atmosphere that lies 75-1,000 km (46-621 miles) above the earth, known to be ionized by cosmic and solar radiation. Russia and China modify the ...
During the ongoing UN Disarmament Conference, the United States plans on bringing global attention to Russian and Chinese attempts to militarize space. The conference is scheduled to run for five weeks in New York and will cover a wide range of international security issues. Russia and China developing technologies to militarize space Both Russia and ...
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