American Defense News has been busy reporting against all of the threats against the United States that our brave men and women in uniform are monitoring. Here is a summary take from previous American Defense News articles of all of these threats.
China
China is threatening military retaliation against the United States and Japan. They are worried that the cooperation between the U.S. and Japan will be a threat. China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have a history of slinging threats against the U.S. But these are new threats. These new threats came this week as the U.S. and Japan started to unveil the results of a new initiative that would better combat the Beijing military. This comes as China is asserting more pressure to take control of Taiwan. Read more on American Defense News. Click this link.
Russia
If Russia is defeated by NATO arms in the war against Ukraine, then there is a threat of nuclear fallout. The threat which has been repeated over and over again since 2008. These empty, repetitive threats signal that the Russians are bad losers. NATO countries have been providing countless armament in the forms of weapons, tanks, missiles, etc. to help Ukraine battle Russia. Read more about the nuclear threat on American Defense News by clicking this link.
Russia has also been sending an intelligence gathering ship off of the coast of Hawaii. Read more here.
Iran
The U.S. Navy seized more than 2,000 assault rifles after halting a suspected smuggling vessel on its way from Iran to Yemen, the Navy announced Tuesday. This is at least the third time in recent months that the Navy has stopped the international smuggling of weapons. Read more on American Defense News about this interception.
Syria
The U.S. Base in Syria was hit by two rockets on January 4th, the third anniversary of the killing of Iranian Military Leader Quassem Soleimani who was killed on January 4, 2020. Learn more about this attack here.
