by Dave Patterson | Oct 8, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Recent media reports suggest US President Joe Biden only just noticed that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons. The US chief executive has invoked strong words like “Armageddon,” and suggested America has not seen this level...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 3, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Despite Vladimir Putin having explained in a 7,000-word manifesto a year ago what was on his mind, pundits continue to try predicting his next move. And that is precisely the problem. Putin plays the tune, and NATO and the US begin the waltz, always a couple of dance...
by Sarah Cowgill | Oct 2, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently reintroduced conscription – the Russian draft – to help overrun Ukraine and immediately felt a backlash from his people as men of military age endeavored to high-tail it out of town. But hold it right there, comrade. Not only...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 27, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Is what the United States says to Russia in private the same as what it says in public? Responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats that he would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the Biden administration’s national security team has been making...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 21, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
In what appears to be a move of desperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up 300,000 reservists to be sent to Ukraine after Kremlin forces have been getting the worst of the war they started. In a break-of-day television address to the Russian people on...
