The White Death: History’s Deadliest Sniper Excerpt by Author Taipo Saarelainen, The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä According to an American study, an average of 7,000 rifle-calibre shots were required to achieve one combat kill during the First World War. During the Vietnam War this number had increased to 25,000. Considering, however, that a professionally trained …
U.S. Confirms Delivery Of Javelin Antitank Missiles To Ukraine RFE Christopher Miller The United States has confirmed to RFE/RL its delivery of American-made, Javelin antitank missile systems to Ukraine in a move that is welcome in Kyiv but will almost certainly enrage Moscow amid a four-year conflict that pits Russia-backed separatists against Ukrainian national troops. …
President Petro Poroshenko took part in the final testing of the Vilkha missile complex in Kherson region. “The Ukrainian army will finally get a high-precision weaponry that will substantially increase the efficiency of the AFU units. Also the Vilkha missile is fully made of Ukrainian details. Nobody can hinder us in producing this high-precision weaponry,” the Head of State emphasized. The President instructed to begin mass …
NRA/ILA By any measure, Switzerland is a great place to live. In 2018, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked Switzerland the fifth happiest nation on earth; from 2012-2014 the idyllic nation ranked first. Switzerland ranks second out of all nations in the United Nation’s Human Development Index, which takes into account factors such as gross …
Gen. Dunford: The Character of War & Strategic Landscape Have Changed Posted on April 30, 2018 by Katie Lange Over the past two decades, the strategic landscape has changed dramatically. While the fundamental nature of war has not changed, the pace of change and modern technology, coupled with shifts in the nature of geopolitical competition, …
