LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The head of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said he stands ready to carry out the president’s nuclear strike orders no matter the target. Responding to a hypothetical question, Adm. Scott Swift affirmed Thursday that he would launch a nuclear strike against China next week if Trump ordered…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The head of the CIA has stressed that China is one of the most serious threats to American interests. The U.S. faces a number of threats from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. “I think China has the capacity to present the greatest rivalry to America of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Pentagon has reportedly detected signs of indicating that a North Korean missile test may be imminent. “They’re setting up for something,” a U.S. defense official told AFP. The U.S. military has spotted a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile transporter-erector and firing table in Kusong in North Pyongan Province, U.S. officials…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea’s sole ballistic missile submarine has been engaging in “unusual deployment activity,” according to recent reports. The experimental Gorae (Sinpo)-class submarine sailed almost 100 kilometers into the East Sea/Sea of Japan, which is surprising as most previous voyages have been significantly shorter and close to its…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Washington is pushing for a bloodless solution to the North Korea problem, but Pyongyang believes the U.S. has other plans. Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned in May that taking military action against North Korea would result in a conflict that would be “tragic on an unbelievable scale,” adding…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Gabrielle Okun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the dangers of political Islam while commemorating the 75th anniversary of the expulsion of French Jews during World War II in Paris Sunday. Netanyahu addressed Israeli-Palestinian relations, saying that political Islam is an obstacle to peace in that region…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Turkey and Germany to sort out their differences amid a growing diplomatic dispute. Germany moved to withdraw its forces from a military base in Turkey after the Turkish government blocked access for German lawmakers. Turkey has lashed out at Germany for refusing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Iran, the world’s top terror sponsor, denounced President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries Friday, calling it a “shameful exhibition.” “US now bans Iranian grandmothers from seeing their grandchildren, in a truly shameful exhibition of blind hostility to all Iranians,” said Foreign Minister Javad Zarif…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Benjamin Decatur Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Wednesday that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has taken President Donald Trump’s warning against launching another chemical attack seriously. “They didn’t [launch a chemical attack]. It appears they took the warning seriously,” Mattis told reporters aboard a U.S. military aircraft destined…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster cast blame for the dire current situation in Afghanistan on the previous administration’s handling of the war effort, while speaking at a Center for New American Security conference Wednesday. The national security advisor’s comments came during an answer to a question as to…