What Have We Bargained for in Ukraine?: Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, Jan. 7, 2023
Putin, Taboos, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Michelle Bentley, Current History, Volume 122, Issue 840, January 2023
Study This Picture: Russia’s Thermobaric Weapons Might Be the Worst Way To Die: Brent M. Eastwood, 1945, Jan. 19, 2023
Why Russia’s ‘Terminator’ Vehicle Might Be the Next Stage In Tank Evolution: David Hambling, Forbes, Jan. 19, 2023
Pentagon Racing To Restore US Superiority In Hypersonics: Courtney Albon, C4ISAnet, Jan. 6, 2023 — In 1959, the U.S. Air Force and Navy partnered with NASA to fly a piloted hypersonic test aircraft, the X-15, for the first time.
Russia’s Hypersonic Missile-Armed Ship to Patrol Global Seas: VOA, Jan. 4, 2023 — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a frigate armed with the country’s latest Zircon hypersonic missile on a trans-ocean cruise in a show of force as tensions with the West escalate over the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine War: US Provides Offensive Weapons for First Time: Situation Reports, Geopolitical Monitor, Jan. 9, 2023 — The latest US weapons package to Ukraine, worth an estimated $2.85 billion, is being billed as a potential game-changer as key offensive platforms are being included for the first time.
U.S. Defeats China in Simulated War Over Taiwan, but Costs Are High, Says New Study on Risks: Bill Gertz, The Washington Times, Jan. 9, 2023 — A sophisticated new study of a simulated war between China and the U.S. over Taiwan reveals Chinese forces would be defeated in the conflict but with a high cost in casualties and heavy losses of U.S. and allied large ships and aircraft, according to a think tank report made public Monday.
