Category Archives: CurrentEvents

That give us about one more hour. Well, there goes the neighborhood. The world is waiting for the next move of crazed dictator Kim Jong-un, after he warned that North Korea’s military would attack the South at 8.30am on Saturday. He told his troops last night to be ‘fully ready for war’ following an exchangeContinue reading “North Korea warns it ‘will attack South at 8.30am Saturday’ as Kim Jong-un declares state of war – Mirror Online”

So, according to GlobalSecurity.org, the US and South Korea haven’t gone to WATCHCON2 since June of 1999. The WATCHCON, or Watch Condition to measure reconnaissance posture against the DPRK, was upgraded Friday after the exchange of fires between the two Koreas. According to the article, there are four “Watch Conditions”: WATCHCON 4 is in effect during normalContinue reading “US, ROK Go To WATCHCON2”

Well, then. According to the FMSO, the Kremlin is looking to place short-to-medium range antiaircraft SA-22 Pantsir-S1 battalions at Murmansk by the Norwegian border and at unspecified locations in the east of Russia facing both the US and Japan. via Russian Arctic air defense systems – Business Insider.

I guess the Marines are beefing up the Black Sea Rotational Force with some guns and armor. More than 160 Marines arrived in Germany on Sunday with four M1A1 Abram [sic] tanks, three 155 mm Howitzers, six light-armored vehicles and a supporting logistics package of vehicles and equipment. via Marines move tanks into Europe |Continue reading “Marines Move Four Tanks into Bulgaria”