This week on Weapons and Warfare, the team dives into the battle against misinformation. Host Ryan Robertson visited with intelligence analyst and YouTube content creator Ryan McBeth to talk about his battle against misinformation and how he thinks the U.S. and its allies need to deal with bad actors. Also featured in this episode: You…

In July, the electricity grid operators of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania informed Russia that they would exit a 2001 agreement that has kept them connected to a Russian-controlled electricity system. The three NATO members will shift their grid connections to the main European energy network in February 2025 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of…

Things are heating up in one of the coldest places on the planet. For the better part of July and into early August, some of the most elite special operations forces in the U.S. military participated in Operation Polar Dagger.  The exercises test the most highly trained U.S. personnel in one of the planet’s most…

German authorities are investigating possible sabotage at a military base after an apparent attempt was made to contaminate drinking water at the Bundeswehr base in Cologne-Wahn. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, a guard at the base discovered a hole in the fence near the water processing plant, prompting a search of the premises. No trespassers were…

A Russian court has sentenced a Russian-American ballerina to 12 years in prison for treason. Ksenia Karelina was arrested in February 2024 while visiting family in Russia. Russian authorities took her into custody because she donated about $50 to a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in its war with Russia.…

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine said it now controls around 386 square miles in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, an area roughly the size of Indianapolis. This region includes nearly 30 different towns or settlements and is home to hundreds of thousands of Russians, many of whom are now fleeing. Previously, Kyiv took…

NATO forces were on high alert over the weekend of Aug. 10, engaging in sophisticated monitoring of Russian military maneuvers close to Western territories. On Saturday, Aug. 10, a Russian spy plane equipped for electronic intelligence but unresponsive to radio contact breached international norms by entering the Baltic Sea airspace without a flight plan. In…

Growing skepticism is shaping American views on international aid, especially regarding Ukraine. According to a poll released Thursday, Aug. 8, by Defense Priorities and YouGov, most Americans are hesitant to provide unconditional aid to Ukraine amid doubts about its ability to succeed against Russia. This unease reflects broader concerns that U.S. foreign policy may not…

Ukraine has destroyed several Russian air defense systems that could be used to shoot down Ukrainian aircraft and missiles. To effectively deploy the Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets expected to arrive by the end of the year, the Ukrainian military will need to continue targeting and destroying more Russian air defenses. Watch the video above, where…

United States Forces Japan is getting a glow up, and Japan couldn’t be happier about it. After a meeting between the U.S. secretaries of State and Defense and their Japanese counterparts, the four leaders announced a plan to upgrade the headquarters of U.S. military personnel in Japan to a joint force headquarters. “This will be…