The Russian bear is back with a vengeance. But seen from Moscow, the Kremlin is simply reacting to a series of provocations by the United States and Nato as the Western alliance creeps towards Russian borders, threatening the security of the state.
The “new Cold War” has its origins in a speech made by Mr Putin [...]

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First, the West should acknowledge that Putin’s government is unconstitutional. Events in Russia and the murder of Alexander Litvinenko justify this. Next, deliberate pressure on the institutions of power. This has many forms, including rebellion as the final means. There is one fundamental limitation: such pressure must minimise the provoking of violent action by the [...]

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan on Saturday successfully test-fired a new air-launched cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the military said.
The missile, named Hatf-8 or Ra’ad, has a range of 350 kilometres, an army statement said.
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Western Europe has a Muslim problem, and it is particularly acute in Great Britain, which is more intimately linked to constitutional traditions and procedures. The French are quietly aghast at the presence of 5 million Muslims in their midst and are endeavoring to cope. But that is a country which is enjoying (or accommodating) its [...]

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Both long-range and short-range Russian air defense complexes are popular exports. Those exports almost doubled last year, and now the Almaz Antey plant is working at full capacity, including the production of the S-400 Triumph system for the Russian Defense Ministry. Russia’s military exports have increased every year since the late 1990s, keeping Russia in [...]

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Clifford Coonan investigates the legend of one of the most extraordinary men who ever lived.
His ruthlessness was legendary. His armies went in fast on horseback, running rings around their cumbersome opponents, firing arrows from the saddle and causing deadly mayhem. Then, when the defeated enemy was still trying to work out what had happened, the [...]

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In December, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council, whose members are Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE, announced a joint project for peaceful nuclear energy. Jordan and Egypt have expressed a desire to go nuclear as well, in hopes of conserving their natural gas and oil reserves.
Most recently, Yemen also jumped [...]

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This is a resource for all things about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): How-to’s, links, videos, images and a discussion group.
Link to this website.
Among other things, this is where we’ll be listing all the parts, software and instructions to build each of our UAVs. Here are some starting links for the first five (and a [...]

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Russia has made significant cuts to oil supplies sent to German refineries recently, rekindling concerns in Germany over the reliability of Russian energy supplies.
Lukoil, Russia’s second largest oil producer, on Friday acknowledged that supplies to Germany had been reduced by about one-third in July and August but refused to explain why the reduction had occurred.
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