The U.S. Navy and Army successfully conducted a test of hypersonic weapons components and materials on Oct. 26, the Pentagon announced, amid continued efforts to surpass Russia and China in developing the emerging class of weapons. Hypersonic weapons refer to weapons that can travel faster than Mach 5—meaning five times faster than the speed of sound,…
US Navy, Army Successfully Test Hypersonic Weapon Components: Pentagon
Alleged Former Marine Pilot Arrested Under US Sealed Warrant in Australia
An alleged former U.S. Marine fighter pilot and flight instructor has been arrested in Australia after a warrant was issued by the United States for his provisional arrest. Reuters reported that Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Oct. 21 in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, with judicial records showing…
Beijing Headhunting Military Forces for PLA Training Instigates Defence Inquiry
The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has requested the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) launch an investigation into allegations Beijing has been headhunting former and serving members. This comes after the BBC reported that up to 30 former UK military pilots were believed to have been recruited by the Chinese regime to train members of the…
China’s Military Advantage Over US in Indo-Pacific Is ‘Alarming’: Defense Expert
China’s military maintains a sizeable advantage over the United States in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to one defense expert. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said that China’s military dwarfed that of the United States and would have the advantage of numerous land-based systems in a conflict. “Numerically, it’s very concerning,”…
Nicolas Chaillan: The CCP Is Using TikTok to Manipulate Americans and Gather Data for AI Weapons
TikTok is one of the Chinese regime’s most powerful weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, argues Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. TikTok was the most downloaded app globally and in the United States in 2021. The Chinese regime is using TikTok to manipulate Americans—particularly the younger…
Southeast Asia Needs More Submarines—Not Fewer
Commentary It is a common cliché that the Asia-Pacific is somehow in the “grip of a regional arms race.” Every few months, there appears an article in the press that Asian militaries are in a “missile race” or a “naval arms race” or some kind of “action-reaction arming.” Much of this is driven by rising…
China, Russia Could Launch ‘Space Pearl Harbor’ on Aging US Satellites: Expert
The United States is not prepared for strategic space competition against a united China and Russia, according to one expert. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is nearing technological parity with the United States in key space domains, according to Brandon Weichert, an independent geopolitical analyst. That means that it will soon threaten the United States’…
Commercial Technology Vital to Deterrence of Taiwan Invasion: Experts
The Pentagon will need to more swiftly integrate commercial technologies with military applications if it is to deter China’s communist regime from invading Taiwan, according to two experts. The rapid pace at which modern technologies are advancing means that traditional defense acquisition processes, which can take decades to develop new systems, are too slow, according…
‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform
On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s…
PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform
This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…
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