NATO Ally Says ‘Worst Suspicions’ Confirmed After Railroad Bomb Attack
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the “worst suspicions have been confirmed” and that a bomb had destroyed rail track after “an act of sabotage” along the Warsaw to Lublin route. “An explosion of an explosive device destroyed the railway track,” Tusk said, originally in Polish, in a post on X. “Emergency services and the […]
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US’s NATO Ally Test-Fires Nuclear Missile
Nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their arsenals, with France—a major U.S. military ally in NATO—recently test-firing an upgraded but unarmed nuclear missile. The medium-range, air-to-surface missile, known as the ASMPA-R, will be equipped on Rafale fighter jets deployed on the aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle, serving as the airborne component of the country’s nuclear […]
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NATO nation opens multiple investigations over suspicious drone incursions
Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office launched eight investigations following the 17 unexplained incidents involving drones flying over sites which included airports, nuclear power plants, and military bases. The incidents come on the heels of drone incursions into the airspace of other NATO members which have been blamed on Russia. Newsweek has contacted Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s […]
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Drone fragments crash into NATO territory
Romania has found suspected drone fragments on its soil, the country’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, after Russia attacked Ukrainian port facilities close to the NATO country overnight. Authorities were told a drone had hit the ground roughly 5 kilometers, or just over three miles, from the Romanian border with Ukraine at 1.09 a.m. local […]
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How NATO Can Cripple Russia’s Vulnerable Sukhoi Fighter Jets
Western countries could exploit weak points in supply chains for many of Russia’s advanced fighter jets, including by tightening up sanctions as Ukraine strikes Russia’s industrial facilities, according to a new report. Despite a powerful domestic defense industry, Moscow has a “high level of dependence” on imported materials and parts to keep producing its combat […]
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Russia Can Attack NATO ‘as Early as Tomorrow’: Top General
A senior German military official responsible for defense planning warned that Russia can launch a limited attack on NATO “as early as tomorrow” if it wanted to, and a much larger assault by 2029 as Moscow heavily re-arms amid its ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia-NATO tensions have risen sharply over the course of the Russian […]
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NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Major Long-Range Russian Strikes
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NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Russian Missile Attacks
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‘Nuclear Power’: NATO Ally Issues Trump Credibility Warning Over Russia
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NATO Country Issues Nuclear War Warning as Russia-US Tensions Escalate
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