Editor's Note Thursday, 19 October 2017 Conflicts, Military, News, Political, Wars, World I have a number of personal/business things to do today. Blogging will return at 14:00 EST. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted at 17:00 EST and 18:00 EST respectively. Tweet Subscribe to receive free email updates: Related Posts :China's Military Industrial Complex Show What They Are Capable Of The Type 054 frigate is a warhorse of the Chinese navy. Photo: Weibo SCMP: China’s well-oiled military machine launches three warshi… Read More...U.S. Considering Providing Ukraine With 'Actionable Intelligence' If Russia Invades New from @helenecooper (with a small assist from me) the US is mulling providing more battlefield intelligence to Ukraine to prepare for an… Read More...Russian President Putin Says He Will Pick From A Range Of Responses If US, NATO Fail To Guarantee Its Security Russian President Vladimir Putin today announced he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarante… Read More...World Economy To Top $100 Trillion In 2022 Women pose for pictures at a shopping mall near the CCTV headquarters and China Zun skyscraper in Beijing Reuters: World economy to top $10… Read More...Fully Vaccinaed U.S. Navy Warship USS Milwaukee Sidelined With Covid Outbreak The littoral combat ship Milwaukee steams through the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 16. (Navy) USNI News: USS Milwaukee Kept Pierside in Gu… Read More...