MGM-140 ATACMS

The leverage Trump needs when talking with Putin

Too Little, Too Late, By Biden on Iran

President Biden pulled punches when enforcing oil sanctions against Iran. Forsaking the leverage inherited from President Trump’s “maximum pressure,” Biden opted for “maximum deference” from the get-go, and with clearly disastrous results. Not only is there no deal in place today constraining Iran’s nuclear program, but Tehran’s theocrats have used oil export revenues – an estimated at $144 billion of which was earned during Biden’s first three years – to underwrite the cycle violence currently engulfing the Middle East.

Team Trump mustn’t buy Putin’s nuke threats: We’re not on the verge of WW III

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is beating his chest again, hinting he may use nuclear weapons. Don’t buy the bluffs: We’re not on the verge of a nuclear World War III. Putin’s huffing...

‘Ready For Any Developments’: Russia Launches Experimental Missile at Ukraine

Ukraine Comes Under Attack From Russian Experimental Missile: Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed that a missile launched by Russia at Ukraine on November 21...

U.S. Temporarily Shutters Embassy in Kyiv Fearing ‘Significant Air Attack’

U.S. Issues Warning of Russian Attack: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed on November 20 “out of an abundance of caution,” telling U.S. citizens in Ukraine to be prepared to shelter in place following a warning that it had received “specific information” about “a potential significant air attack” from Russia.

Ukraine Needs More Missiles to Take Full Advantage of New Biden Policy

Explosions thundered in Russia’s Bryansk region last night after Ukraine struck an ammunition depot near the city of Karachev. According to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, this was Ukraine’s first strike...

What do long-range missiles in the Ukraine-Russia war mean for Israel?

The Ukraine-Russia war has escalated with Ukraine's use of long-range missiles, but what does that mean for Israel and the wars it is fighting?

The Missiles ‘Will Speak for Themselves’: Biden Approves Ukrainian Use of ATACMS Inside Russian Territory

• U.S. Lifts Limits for Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes: President Joe Biden has approved Ukraine’s deployment of long-range American missiles against Russian targets in the Kursk...

Iranian Lawmaker Admits Tehran Sent Missiles to Russia

A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee acknowledged on September 8 that Iran had transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use in...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They...

U.S. in Talks With Israel Over Transfer of Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine

The Biden administration is in talks with Israel about transferring its aging U.S.-manufactured Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on June 27. Improving...

Israel SitRep: June 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: In IDF Operations in Southern and Central Gaza, Soldiers Find Weapons, Eliminate Terrorists | IDF Airstrike Kills Four Senior Hezbollah Nasser Unit Officers | IDF: Hezbollah Response to...

Stones from the sky. Ukraine can be saved from constant bombardment only if the U.S. authorizes ATACMS strikes on Russian territory

Mykhailo, an eight-year-old from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, was asked to do something no child should ever have to do. After Russia bombed Kharkiv’s Epicenter shopping center on May 25, police asked the...

Update on Russia-Ukraine War – status, next steps

The Despotic Duo

Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests

Putin’s defeat in Ukraine

That should be the goal of liberals and conservatives alike

Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East

The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it's desperately needed.

On ATACMS for Ukraine, don’t settle for a job half done

In this op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley Bowman argue that the US should send Ukraine as many ATACMS as it can without impacting US military readiness.

Ukraine Now Has ATACMS — But Will Soon Need More

The U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, has already demonstrated significant value for Ukraine, which employed the system for the first time on Tuesday. But unless Kyiv receives...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch.