A secret military base has been discovered in North Korea near the border with China, reportedly storing #ballisticmissiles.
The base is located 27 kilometers from the Chinese border in a mountain valley. It is believed to house up to nine intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, as well as their launchers, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, citing a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (#CSIS) in Washington.
A few fragments from latest analysis from Center for Strategic and International Studies #CSIS
Russian fatalities and casualties have been extraordinary. Russia will likely hit the 1 million casualty mark in the summer of 2025—a stunning and grizzly milestone. Overall, a high of 250,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine, with over 950,000 total Russian casualties.
Russian fatalities in Ukraine (in just over three years) are 15 times larger than the Soviet Union’s decade-long war in Afghanistan and 10 times larger than Russia’s 13 years of war in Chechnya.
Russian forces have advanced an average of only 50 meters per day in such areas as Kharkiv, slower than during the Somme offensive in World War I, where French and British forces advanced an average of 80 meters per day.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-battlefield-woes-ukraine
Troop #Casualties in #Russia #Ukraine War Near 1.4 Million, Study Finds
Nearly 1 million Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the country’s war against Ukraine…a staggering toll as Russia’s assault on its neighbor grinds on.
The study, published on Tuesday by the Center for Strategic & International Studies #CSIS in Washington, said that close to 400,000 Ukrainian troops have also been killed or wounded since the war began.
Seth Jones, president of the defense & security department of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (#CSIS), describes the #US role so far in the negotiations as "relatively #weak" & cautions that if the admin were to walk away from the talks "it would fundamentally shift the balance of power in the #war to the Russian side."
He adds that European nations could not easily or quickly replace the #intelligence that the US has provided.
Reports about the US "spying" on Greenland, possibly agitating amongst the small Greenland independence movement, a report not denied by the US govt, is a warming to #Canada and #Alberta. #CSIS must watch for any US attempts to work with the #DanielleSmith govt and the #AB separation movement. If it's happening, the public needs to know so we can react with greater US boycotts.
@Ratoncita Indeed. Why would #Poilivere carry this albatross into an election campaign if he didn't have something to hide.
He's been essentially campaigning for over two years - why would he let this issue sink his campaign... unless he can't pass.
PP sounds unhinged implying CSIS is an 'arm of the Liberals'
PM Carney's comments on Mr #Poilievre's refusal to obtain top-level security clearance.
“I find it beyond baffling, I find it downright irresponsible that the leader of the opposition, day after day, month after month, year after year, refuses to obtain his security clearance.
As a normal course in peacetime, in times of tranquil, it’s unacceptable, but at this point in our history when we face the greatest threats that we’ve faced in generations, he has to answer for that.”
The core question that every Canadian needs to ask inre today's #CSIS #ForeignInterference revelations & #India interfering with Canadian #Conservative leadership election in 2022 is why interfere for #Poilievre over say #Charest or #PatrickBrown? What's the #QuidProQuo?
#ForeignInterference #SecurityClearance #cdnpoli #Election2025 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-india-alleged-foreign-interference-pierre-poilievre-conservative/
Via #CBC Mar 25, 2025
#CSIS alleges #Indian government organized support for #Poilievre's 2022 #Conservative party leadership bid.
#DanielleSmith is a despicable quisling traitor. Can the #ElbowsUp movement help remove her from power? #InvestgateDanielleSmith #CSIS #RCMP #cdnpoli #abpoli
Russia’s Shadow War Against the West.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-shadow-war-against-west
#csis #russia #shadowwar #eu #geopolitics #disinformation #sabotage @geopolitics
@SnowshadowII already signed it, but if he’s Canadian can’t we get him charged with sedition? hey #CSIS are you listening?
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I'm pretty sure that's a fake poll released by Ford's people after a bad news week (Auditor General's Report on Ontario Place.) A recent national poll had Ford's popularity as Premier at 31%. What I object to is unquestioning Ontario and #Cdnmedia leaping at this fake bait like trout. I believe #CSIS should investigate where Canadian Conservative campaign offices source these wacko polls.
Seems #CSIS needs new leadership. "The threat posed by political foreign interference activities was not clearly communicated by CSIS," https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nsira-china-interference-adviser-csis-1.7216076?cmp=rss
Canadian Mainstream Media Launches Another Volley of TikTok Conspiracy Theories
After CSIS said that TikTok should not be used by Canadians, Canada's Mainstream media pushed a new round of conspiracy theories about the app.
