World Military Analysis
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Military hints behind tens of thousands of US satellites’ wrapping-up of earth
Is the Starlink program only intended to provide satellite network services for the world? What will so many satellites do to the space? Today Senior Colonel Shao Yongling, a professor at the PLA Rocket Force Commanding Academy, will help us answer these questions.
2019-11-18 20:11 -
Iran probes into situation cautiously under US extreme pressure
It is not difficult to find that while Iran is flexing its muscle, it still repeatedly expresses the willingness to stay in the Iranian nuclear deal. Its actions are still controllable and reversible, and the main intention is to urge Europe to take concrete actions.
2019-11-14 20:18 -
US senior officials visit ROK in turn to save GSOMIA
Several US government and military high-ranking officials have visited ROK since November 13th to save the ROK-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement that will be invalid soon.
2019-11-14 17:24 -
Macron: NATO is heading for “brain-death”
The rift between the US and Europe will further expand unless the US changes its traditional zero-sum game thinking of "Winners Take All".
2019-11-13 17:32 -
Russia worried about thousands of satellites deployed by US: Reasonable
This is not the first time that Russia has expressed concern about the huge satellite cluster deployed by the US in space. Previously, the Russian Astro Space Center issued a report saying that the satellites of the US GSSAP, located in the geosynchronous orbit to monitor military satellites of other countries, maneuver at high frequency.
2019-11-12 10:51 -
"Dawn" is emerging: will Syria be far away from peace?
There are still factors destabilizing the peace process in Syria, in spite of the facts that the Syrian Constitutional Committee has begun to operate and Turkish cross-border operation against the Kurdish militia in Syria has gradually subsided.
2019-11-06 20:33 -
Pyongyang vents discontent with Washington through repeated test launches
The situation of the Korean peninsula is in an important period and all parties should display good faith and walk toward each other to maintain the hard-won stability and ease of tension.
2019-11-06 20:28 -
US admiral "warning" about "threat of Chinese aircraft carriers"
If India wants to dominate the Indian Ocean, the real challenge doesn't come from a peace-loving China, but from the aggressive United States.
2019-11-05 20:48 -
JSDF has ax to grind through Middle East escort
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently held a phone conversation about the Middle East. Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan won't join the US-led "escort coalition" but will send its Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safe transportation of petroleum to Japan.
2019-11-05 15:35 -
International counter-terrorism campaign remains a long, hard journey
The power of the post-Baghdadi ISIS cannot be underestimated and the international counter-terrorism campaign remains a long and hard journey.
2019-10-30 22:39 -
US Marine Corps conducts massive war games for potential "major-country confrontation"
An American military website reported that the US Marine Corps is preparing for a large-scale military exercise. Nearly 10,000 American marines and military personnel from other North Atlantic Treaty Organization members will assemble at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in the desert of California.
2019-10-29 18:10 -
Arms export: France's new glory?
Since the beginning of President Charles de Gaulle in the 1960s, French leaders have always insisted on an independent defense industry foundation, that is, independent of American technology, and capable of developing and manufacturing all major weapons systems.
2019-10-17 17:29 -
Power pattern in the Middle East undergoes profound changes
It should be pointed out that these non-Arab countries are not major powers, but their political ambitions are generally greater compared with their own strength at present. In the long run, this has far-reaching implications for peace and development in the Middle East.
2019-10-15 18:21 -
Japan's new defense white paper seeks pretexts for future military expansion
Recently, Japan released its 2019 defense white paper, which elaborates on the country’s recognition of its surrounding security environment, the security threats it faces and the security policies to be implemented.
2019-10-14 11:18 -
Driven by different motives, joint military exercise could hardly change regional situation
Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia kicked off their joint military exercises code-named "Caucasian Eagle 2019" in Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku on September 23.
2019-10-10 16:58 -
Consequences of US dumping Kurdish allies
Syria TV reported on October 7 that that night in northeastern border of Syria, Turkish troops launched a military operation targeting the position of the Syrian Democratic Forces led by the Kurdish armed forces. The White House issued a statement on the previous day, announcing it will not support or be involved in the Turkish military operations and the US troops will withdraw from the relevant regions.
2019-10-09 17:23 -
Indian military industry suffocated by troubles
The primary reason for the frequent and serious problems in Indian military industry is its consistent dependency on weapon and equipment import and neglect of independent R&D.
2019-10-09 16:51 -
Why does US preach that NATO has lost its advantage over Russia?
A few days ago, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and the US' highest-ranking military officer, expressed concerns about NATO's loss of military superiority to Russia during the NATO's Military Committee meeting. This has raised great attention around the world.
2019-10-09 16:26 -
American diplomacy hits walls all around
American diplomacy has seen a series of changes since President Donald Trump came in office more than two years ago, generally shifting from Obama's "don't do stupid stuff" to the current "America first".
2019-09-30 17:06 -
US navy's ability no match for its ambition
As the US interests are spreading all over the world, the missions of the US Navy are of complicated and diverse types for that matter. Therefore, the US Navy faces the contradiction between too large a scope of military operations and relatively insufficient vessels.
2019-09-27 17:08 -
US media launch grounds for nuclear arms control treaty withdrawal
Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, expressed his concern about the prospects of the international arms control system, especially the nuclear arms control treaty system.
2019-09-25 18:07 -
US troops increase exacerbates tensions in the Middle East
The attack on Saudi Aramco's facilities is like a match. The US took the opportunity to increase troops and as a result, the Middle East "gunpowder barrel" is likely to be further ignited.
2019-09-25 11:18 -
US speeds up to seek "space dominance"
Washington’s eager steps to launch a military race in the space and seek space dominance is an important approach of seeking absolute military superiority under the influence of Trump’s “America first” concept.
2019-09-18 16:54 -
Japan promotes military industry overseas via DSEI
Japan will host the DSEI, the world's largest defense equipment exposition, on November 18 for the first time. Relevant insider said that several overseas enterprises have expressed their intentions to buy defense equipment from Japan.
2019-09-17 17:30 -
The US' "maximum pressure" policy towards Iran is hardly effective
Recently, the US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's conditions for resuming negotiations, and expressed that the US will not lift its sanctions against Iran. The Iranian President Hassan Rohani, however, announced that Iran will formally fulfill its third-phase commitment to reducing the implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal.
2019-09-11 17:57 -
Why Germany openly picked a quarrel against US over NATO military spending?
Europe wants to control its own destiny. This intention is beyond reproach; after all no one wants to be a slave at others' service. It is natural for Europe to have such an intention.
2019-09-11 17:37 -
Reasons behind US stealth bombers training with British fighters for the first time
On August 27, the United States European Command (EUCOM) announced that the US Air Force deployed three B-2 stealth bombers with the capability of carrying nuclear weapons to the Royal Air Force(RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire of southwest England.
2019-09-10 17:45 -
Where are the ROK-US relations heading to?
The Republic of Korea (ROK) government recently held a Standing Committee conference of the National Security Council (NSC). It decided to speed up the reclamation of 26 US military bases, and demanded that the US military should assume the huge costs of environmental restoration. The move has once again intensified bilateral relations.
2019-09-06 17:50 -
It would be difficult for Japan to develop military space unit
Japanese Defense Ministry's draft budget for fiscal year 2020 states that it will set up a new military space unit to enhance space-related capabilities. What is the basic composition of the Japanese military space unit? And what is the purpose for establishing such a unit?
2019-09-06 16:55 -
British Royal Navy's past glory are fading in the wind
If the UK could stop blindly following the pace of the "neo-interventionism" of the US and setting fire everywhere, and instead focus on its own defense and strategic self-reliance, the days of the Royal Navy would be not so difficult.
2019-09-05 17:03 -
Preventing space armament competition demands immediate action
The US had gone one step further to form an independent space force by US President Donald Trump officially announcing the establishment of the Space Command. The new Space Command will be responsible for planning and implementing space operations including missile early warning, satellite operations, space control and support and so on.
2019-09-02 17:49 -
US missiles plan could spark arms race
Once the US deploys medium-range ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific, China will face the threats of being surrounded by medium-range missiles and the strategic balance in this region will be broken.
2019-08-31 21:07 -
Beijing and Manila can be closer friends
Over the past few years, China and the Philippines have strengthened their relations thanks to frequent high-level exchanges between the two heads of state and the remarkable restraint they have exercised over the South China Sea dispute.
2019-08-28 22:38 -
Now stop piracy, on the high seas
The proposed UN-led naval task force should deploy warships in greater numbers, and with more wide-ranging patrols, and these should be tasked with shooting at pirate vessels as soon as they can be located.
2019-08-28 22:33 -
Sydney think tank makes up excuses for US MRM deployment in Asia Pacific
The United States Studies Center of the University of Sydney in Australia published a report titled "Averting Crisis: American Strategy, Military Spending and Collective Defence in the Indo-Pacific" on August 19. The US' Bloomberg, Voice of America and other major western media have reproduced it almost the same time of its publishing.
2019-08-26 17:12 -
American strategic failure on Iran destroys its credibility
American policy-makers and pundits are making strategic miscalculations on Iran, leading the country and the world closer to armed conflict.
2019-08-26 09:07 -
Missile treaty excuse 'unacceptable'
China's envoy to the United Nations reiterated his country's position Thursday on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, saying it is "unacceptable to use China as an excuse for leaving the treaty.
2019-08-24 21:48 -
Australian report questioned: Who on earth does China's military development "threaten"?
The report issued by The University of Sydney advised the US to make necessary strategic adjustments and truly shift its strategic focus to the Indo-Pacific region. Such advice may seem insightful from the American perspective and may become a component of the China-targeted "re-balancing" strategy in the future.
2019-08-23 10:47 -
Russia appeals to Europeans to heed US INF exit, warns of new arms race
Russia's deputy UN envoy on Thursday appealed to European countries to heed the United States' recent withdrawal from a Cold War arms control treaty and warned of a possible new arms race.
2019-08-23 08:07 -
DPRK warns ROK of new cold war
The DPRK warned Thursday that "dangerous and unusual military moves" by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States would trigger a new cold war on the Korean Peninsula.
2019-08-22 16:58