Author: Michael

The USS Chung-Hoon in the Pacific Ocean in 2020. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer/U.S. Navy).

A Chinese warship came dangerously close to hitting an American destroyer earlier today in the Taiwan Strait. 
The incident happened when the Chinese ship claimed the USS Chung-Hoon, an Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer, and the Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal were sailing into Chinese waters (the Canadian Navy disputes this).
The destroyer was in the Taiwan Strait along with the HMCS Montreal, after sailing through the South China Sea for the previous week.

The Biden administration is willing to enter into unconditional talks with Russia to establish a new nuclear arms control framework, including taking countermeasure steps in response to the Kremlin’s decision to suspend the latest arms control treaty between the two countries, according to the White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Russia suspends the Nuclear Arms Control Treaty.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved a project for developing and producing combat vehicles that will replace the aging Russian-sourced T-72 tanks in service.
This initiative is expected to promote the manufacture of FRCV (Future Ready Combat Vehicles) armored vehicles with cutting-edge features and technology.
Advances in the national development program
The Make I Category project contemplates manufacturing 590 FRCV armored vehicles with government financing of up to 70% for developing prototypes.

Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4.’ (Photo by Murray Close/Moviepix/Getty Images).

Task & Purpose has been following the saga of John Wick for some time. The movie series about the legendary hitman, dog fan, widower and possible former Marine has been a favorite for the site. This year’s John Wick: Chapter 4 was a superb action film. It also made $432 million at the box office. Not bad for a series that almost started out as a direct-to-video release.

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Last week, I wrote about the major expansion of the U.S.

Anatol Lieven, Responsible State.
Democracy and legality haven’t solved the problem so the U.S. must also rely on humanity, reality, self-interest, and sheer common sense.

C. Pandolfo, Fox N.
The U.S.

Military History On.
China has a containment problem.

Ian Whitfield, RCDefense

NATO members agree that Ukraine will eventually join the North Atlantic alliance, but the current priority is to ensure that it prevails as a “sovereign and independent nation” and can repel a Russian invasion, the secretary general said in Norway on Thursday. of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
Speaking to reporters before a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo, Stoltenberg stressed that only members of the alliance – not the Kremlin – will decide whether Kyiv joins NATO.
“Moscow cannot veto NATO enlargement,” he said.