NATO response to Vostok 2018 : Trident Juncture 2018
NATO response to Vostok 2018 : Trident Juncture 18, abbreviated TRJE18, is a NATO-led military exercise to be held in Norway in October and November 2018 with an Article 5 collective defence scenario. Trident Juncture 2018 will consist of three main parts:– A phase of deployment lasting from August to October,– LIVEX (live field exercise)…
Foreign & Defence Policy Program of US presidential candidates
Donald Trump Trump used a major speech on Thursday to lay out an “America first” foreign policy that would see Nato allies contribute more to their own defence. Castigating the “reckless and rudderless” policies of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that he said “blazed a path of destruction” in the world, Mr Trump said…
HMS Vengeance : serious Trident missile malfunction
Downing Street has been accused of covering up a Trident missile malfunction weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the future of the submarine-based missile system. A Trident II D5 missile test ended in failure after it was launched from the British submarine HMS Vengeance off the coast of Florida in June 2016. The weapon…