US Missile Defense Plans

Problems and Consequences for the World   Victor Hvozd In mid-January 2019 President of the United States D. Trump unveiled the Missile Defense Review. The document defines the main threats to the United States’ security in the missile and nuclear sphere, as well as the plans for further development of US and NATO missile defense systems. The Review is fully in line with Washington’s vision of the need to strengthen the defense of the United States and its allies in the conditions of the proliferation of nuclear missile technologies in the world and their reaching a qualitatively new level. This was the reason for the USA’s withdrawal…

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Donald Trump’s “Equator”

The Beginning of the US Election Campaign and Its Consequences   Victor Hvozd January 2019 marks exactly two years since D. Trump’s official becoming US President. In fact, this is the “equator” of his presidential term, which is usually the peak of the activities of the Master of the White House and the start of preparations for the new election (scheduled for 2020). However, unlike most other US Presidents, D. Trump’s “equator” coincided with a significant complication of the political situation in the United States, which is turning into a rigid confrontation between the two branches of power in the country. An example of this was the so-called “shutdown” — D. Trump’s next…

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