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The destroyed Scientific Research Center is seen in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

AT Finance, France, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US message for North Korea in strike on Syria

by Stephen Bryen April 15, 2018

An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows volunteers giving aid to children at a hospital following a reported chemical attack on the rebel-held town on April 8, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Syria Civil Defence

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump needs to take drastic action against gas attack

by Stephen Bryen April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Self-Defense Forces with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defense unit at a US Air Force on the outskirts of Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Is the Patriot system good enough for missile defense?

by Stephen Bryen March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev and Viktor Sukhodrev visit a hunting farm at Zavidovo, Russia, May 1973. Photo via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Congratulations or none, ostracizing Russia might be worse

by Stephen Bryen March 22, 2018

A 'Go-fast' narco boat off the coast of Panama, as tracked by a US Customs and Border Protection P-3 aircraft. Photo via YouTube

Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Narco submarines offer lessons for Pacific defense

by Stephen Bryen March 21, 2018

Emergency workers in protective clothing are shown near the bench where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned in Salisbury, Britain, March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Henry Nicholls

Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Dissecting the ‘dusty agent’ used in UK attack

by Stephen Bryen March 15, 2018

A Taiwanese flag flies in front of Taiwan Navy ships. Photo: Central News Agency

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Taiwan faces a crucial decision on technology transfers to China

by Stephen Bryen March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwanese soldiers take part in a military drill in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on January 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

Chengdu, China, European Union, Germany, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

America’s Taiwan strategy badly needs rethinking, rebuilding

by Stephen Bryen February 26, 2018

Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock

China, Iran, Middle East, World

Mobile apps, smartphones pose a clear and present danger

by Stephen Bryen February 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Patriot missile launcher near the Israeli city of Eila. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Afghanistan, Chengdu, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Iran’s stealth drone was shot down in a new way

by Stephen Bryen February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian Army has Russian-made T-90 tanks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

A lesson for Kim Jong-un: tank warfare is changing fast

by Stephen Bryen February 2, 2018

A US A-10 aircraft is pictured at the Kandahar air base in Afghanistan, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

In any war with North Korea, the A-10 is a powerful weapon

by Stephen Bryen January 25, 2018

Drones used in an attack on Russian military bases in Syria. Photo: Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation via AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russians asking for help after swarming drone attacks

by Stephen Bryen January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The risk bombing North Korea holds for US interests in Asia

by Stephen Bryen January 11, 2018January 13, 2018

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement mark 1,000 days of the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemeni conflict, in Sanaa on December 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Australia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, World

Implications of Houthi capture of US Navy underwater drone

by Stephen Bryen January 6, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Kim Jong-un’s strategy for a unified Korea

by Stephen Bryen December 31, 2017

Bacillus anthracis. Photo: iStock / Getty

China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

S. Korea, Japan had best stock up on antibiotics to treat anthrax

by Stephen Bryen December 21, 2017

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

How US can respond to Iranian missiles

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

France has stopped shipments of chanterelles from Belarus because they have been found to contain radioactive cesium. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Russia, World

France takes mysterious radioactive mushrooms off the menu

by Stephen Bryen December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Hollywood has form in making apocalypse movies. This image shows a scene from 1983's The Day After.

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Let Hollywood make a movie for Kim Jong-un

by Stephen Bryen December 6, 2017

Kim Jong-nam arriving at Beijing airport in 2007. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Kim Jong-nam’s possession of atropine, and what it means

by Stephen Bryen December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

The USS Arizona burns in Pearl Harbor. Photo: Public Domain

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

The North Korea dilemma and the lesson of Pearl Harbor

by Stephen Bryen November 29, 2017

Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.

World

Does the US care more about cars than guns?

by Stephen Bryen November 8, 2017November 8, 2017

Access to the US National Security Administration may not be as secure as people like to believe. File Photo: Reuters / Gary Cameron

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Loss of NSA software a cybersecurity disaster

by Stephen Bryen October 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Marine F-35B Joint Strike Fighter Jet sits in a hangar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Reuters / Michael Spooneybarger

Afghanistan, Chengdu, China, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Should US military be betting the farm on stealth?

by Stephen Bryen October 19, 2017

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Russia’s S-400 missile system: A new Middle East invasion

by Stephen Bryen October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Even so-called secure cellphones may have been hacked. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Public officials risk national security by using cellphones

by Stephen Bryen October 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A missile is launched during a drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Time to retrieve missiles, nail Pyongyang’s acquisition networks

by Stephen Bryen September 21, 2017

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China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Ducking under desks to avoid The Bomb won’t save anyone

by Stephen Bryen September 16, 2017September 16, 2017

Former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu flashes the V-sign after winning his freedom on 21 April 2004. Vanunu said he was "proud and happy" to have blown the whistle on Israel's nuclear program as he was released at the end of an 18-year prison sentence. The one-time technician at the Dimona nuclear plant in southern Israel was abducted by secret service agents in Italy, then smuggled back to Israel and jailed back in 1986 after leaking details of the plant to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper. Photo: AFP / Yoav Lemmer

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Israeli lesson: Japan, S. Korea will get nukes of their own

by Stephen Bryen September 12, 2017