Guam Missile Defense Test: Success and Challenges
Guam's successful December 2023 missile defense intercept test, using a multi-layered system of Aegis, THAAD, and Patriot, demonstrates progress but also highlights the immense challenges of building a nationwide defense against evolving missile threats, as proposed by President Trump.
Guam Missile Defense Test: Success and Challenges
Guam's successful December 2023 missile defense intercept test, using a multi-layered system of Aegis, THAAD, and Patriot, demonstrates progress but also highlights the immense challenges of building a nationwide defense against evolving missile threats, as proposed by President Trump.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Russia's Missile Advantage and the 'Oreshnik' Threat
Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia has 1400 long-range missiles and produces 40-50 Iskanders, 30-50 Kalibrs, and 50 Kh-101s monthly; Western reports claim Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile is untouchable by Patriot systems, while Ukraine has only 20 ATACMS left.
Russia's Missile Advantage and the 'Oreshnik' Threat
Ukrainian intelligence estimates Russia has 1400 long-range missiles and produces 40-50 Iskanders, 30-50 Kalibrs, and 50 Kh-101s monthly; Western reports claim Russia's new 'Oreshnik' missile is untouchable by Patriot systems, while Ukraine has only 20 ATACMS left.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Heavy Losses Reported for North Korean Troops in Ukraine Conflict
Ukrainian intelligence reports heavy losses for North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in the Kursk region, facing logistical issues and significant casualties near Novoivanovka, while President Zelensky highlights increased US military aid despite concerns over the incoming Trump administrat...
Heavy Losses Reported for North Korean Troops in Ukraine Conflict
Ukrainian intelligence reports heavy losses for North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in the Kursk region, facing logistical issues and significant casualties near Novoivanovka, while President Zelensky highlights increased US military aid despite concerns over the incoming Trump administrat...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Putin Threatens Missile Deployment Amidst Ukraine Conflict Escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to lift restrictions on Russian missile deployment in response to perceived Western provocations, claiming territorial gains in Ukraine while escalating the conflict.
Putin Threatens Missile Deployment Amidst Ukraine Conflict Escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to lift restrictions on Russian missile deployment in response to perceived Western provocations, claiming territorial gains in Ukraine while escalating the conflict.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Ukraine Strikes Russian Airfield with US Missiles; Russia Vows Retaliation
Ukraine used six US-made ATACMS missiles to attack a Russian military airfield in Taganrog, causing minor damage; Russia promised retaliation, and a Ukrainian official hopes for the return of refugees from Germany.
Ukraine Strikes Russian Airfield with US Missiles; Russia Vows Retaliation
Ukraine used six US-made ATACMS missiles to attack a Russian military airfield in Taganrog, causing minor damage; Russia promised retaliation, and a Ukrainian official hopes for the return of refugees from Germany.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Lavrov Warns of All Means Necessary for Russia's Defense in Ukraine Conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Thursday that Russia is prepared to use all necessary means to defend itself against what it sees as Western attempts to achieve a strategic defeat of Russia, highlighting the use of a new hypersonic missile as a signal to the West. This follows a rec...
Lavrov Warns of All Means Necessary for Russia's Defense in Ukraine Conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Thursday that Russia is prepared to use all necessary means to defend itself against what it sees as Western attempts to achieve a strategic defeat of Russia, highlighting the use of a new hypersonic missile as a signal to the West. This follows a rec...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Putin's Year-End Address: Selective Narrative on Ukraine and Omitted Key Events
In his four-and-a-half-hour televised address on December 19th, Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on Russia's military advancements in Ukraine, largely ignoring the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a major terrorist attack in Moscow, and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
Putin's Year-End Address: Selective Narrative on Ukraine and Omitted Key Events
In his four-and-a-half-hour televised address on December 19th, Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on Russia's military advancements in Ukraine, largely ignoring the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a major terrorist attack in Moscow, and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
Progress
32% Bias Score
North Korean Casualties in Kursk, Russia's Hypersonic Threat, and Uncertain US Aid to Ukraine
Ukraine reported significant North Korean troop losses in the Kursk region due to Ukrainian attacks, impacting Russia's military strategy; Russia threatens further strikes with its new hypersonic Oresnyik missile, while the upcoming change in US leadership raises concerns about future aid to Ukraine...
North Korean Casualties in Kursk, Russia's Hypersonic Threat, and Uncertain US Aid to Ukraine
Ukraine reported significant North Korean troop losses in the Kursk region due to Ukrainian attacks, impacting Russia's military strategy; Russia threatens further strikes with its new hypersonic Oresnyik missile, while the upcoming change in US leadership raises concerns about future aid to Ukraine...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Russian Orenburg System Poses Insurmountable Challenge to US Patriot Air Defenses
A former German military officer, Jürgen Rose, asserts that the Russian Orenburg missile system, with its speed (ten times the speed of sound), multiple warheads, and decoys, poses an insurmountable challenge to US Patriot air defenses, creating a 'cloud of targets' too difficult to intercept.
Russian Orenburg System Poses Insurmountable Challenge to US Patriot Air Defenses
A former German military officer, Jürgen Rose, asserts that the Russian Orenburg missile system, with its speed (ten times the speed of sound), multiple warheads, and decoys, poses an insurmountable challenge to US Patriot air defenses, creating a 'cloud of targets' too difficult to intercept.
Progress
60% Bias Score
US Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile
The US successfully tested a conventional hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking a significant advancement in its hypersonic weapons program and escalating the global arms race.
US Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile
The US successfully tested a conventional hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking a significant advancement in its hypersonic weapons program and escalating the global arms race.
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56% Bias Score
Belarus to Deploy Russian Hypersonic Missiles in 2025
Belarus will deploy Russian-made Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in 2025, a move announced by President Lukashenko in response to the perceived threat of Polish and Lithuanian troops near Belarus's western border. The missiles, provided free by Russia, are seen by Moscow as a means of deterring further...
Belarus to Deploy Russian Hypersonic Missiles in 2025
Belarus will deploy Russian-made Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in 2025, a move announced by President Lukashenko in response to the perceived threat of Polish and Lithuanian troops near Belarus's western border. The missiles, provided free by Russia, are seen by Moscow as a means of deterring further...
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48% Bias Score
Llamada entre jefes militares de Rusia y EE.UU. tras ejercicio militar ruso en el Mediterráneo
El jefe del Estado Mayor ruso, General Valery Gerasimov, llamó al jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto estadounidense, General C.Q. Brown, el 27 de noviembre para informar sobre un ejercicio militar ruso a gran escala en el Mediterráneo oriental que incluyó el lanzamiento de misiles hipersónicos, lo cual ...
Llamada entre jefes militares de Rusia y EE.UU. tras ejercicio militar ruso en el Mediterráneo
El jefe del Estado Mayor ruso, General Valery Gerasimov, llamó al jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto estadounidense, General C.Q. Brown, el 27 de noviembre para informar sobre un ejercicio militar ruso a gran escala en el Mediterráneo oriental que incluyó el lanzamiento de misiles hipersónicos, lo cual ...
Progress
40% Bias Score