Two years ago a Russian espionage effort in Britain ran afoul of local incompetence and mixed signals from the FSB. It all began after the Russian invasion of Ukraine when Russia ordered the revival ...

Russia has had problems with its oil exports via tankers two years ago. These problems were related to the fact that Russia has few shipping routes that it can use. Tankers are used in the Baltic and ...

Oliver Wiswell is a novel by Kenneth Roberts. Roberts (1885-1957), who had served as an intelligence officer during World War I, rising to captain (which earned him a plot in Arlington), was for many ...

May 9, 2025: Russian Fiber Optics Guided or FOG drones are being used by the Ukrainians to reveal where the Russian drone operators are. This is done with Ukrainian First Person View or FPV drones ...

May 8, 2025: The Ukraine war disrupted Russian manufacturing activity as production shifted to military needs. The large number of Russian men mobilized for the war caused labor shortages. Then there ...

Since 2022 Russia has already been hit with sanctions on Russian IT or Information Technology companies. This effort has had little impact because the Russian computer manufacturers continue to obtain ...

But 85 percent of the two million Russian rail cars and engines had coil bearings when the Ukraine war began in 2022. Western sanctions then cut off deliveries of new coil bearings. The 300,000 rail ...

These drones are awesome and debilitating weapons when used in large numbers. A major limitation to the expansion of drone operations is the need for trained drone operators. Ukraine found that many ...

May 7, 2025: The war in Ukraine depends on how much industrial production each side can muster. As of early 2025 the Russians were winning because they have much more industry and industrial workers, ...