Vietnam

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s General Staff inspected preparations for the 2026 Ha Tinh provincial defensive area exercise. The review covered live fire planning, force mobilization, weapons and equipment preparation, security/safety measures, firing area layouts, and refresher training on weapons systems.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2053441058445332836

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s Deputy Defense Minister met Turkish and Azerbaijani counterparts while attending SAHA 2026. Cooperation areas included training, SAR, defense industry, U.N. peacekeeping, arms/services cooperation, cybersecurity, logistics, and technical support. Strategic read: not a crisis item, but Vietnam is widening defense industrial and military diplomatic ties beyond its immediate region.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2053597634661691700

 

[NuclearID]

DPRK state media says Vietnamese special envoy Le Hoai Trung arrived in Pyongyang on May 12. He is a Politburo member of Vietnam’s Communist Party Central Committee and Vietnam’s foreign minister, visiting as special envoy of General Secretary and President To Lam.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054539390668460240

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s official military press reports Vietnam participated in the PRAGATI-I multinational exercise in India, with the exercise including theoretical training, advanced practical skills training, and a comprehensive field exercise.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2057587264046166253

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s official military press reports Vietnam and Russia agreed to strengthen defense cooperation, including implementing existing agreements, experience exchanges, humanitarian mine clearance cooperation, and other defense cooperation channels.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2057878514905292821

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s official military press reports Gen. Phan Van Giang met with the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058126590374998248

 

[william]

Do you think Vietnam would be an ally with the US in a war with China?

 

[Yingyang]

Do you think Vietnam would be an ally with the US in a war with China?

No

 

[Dr Arthur]

Do you think Vietnam would be an ally with the US in a war with China?

Seriously Vietnam would not trust the USA in anyway since they waged a war on their soil, treated their citizens disgustingly and left behind an ecological disaster for the Vietnamese to clean up.

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s Defense Minister Gen. Phan Văn Giang hosted a U.S. delegation in Hanoi on May 26, with talks framed around expanded parliamentary and defense cooperation. Quiet item, but useful: Vietnam keeps widening security channels without formally breaking its “Four No’s” posture.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059368181458743319

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam and Japan are continuing to deepen defense cooperation, with Hanoi describing the relationship as increasingly substantive and practical.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060304957358616735

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam and the Philippines elevated bilateral ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership and exchanged an MoU on defence cooperation between their defence ministries. Both sides tied the upgrade to maritime security, freedom of navigation and overflight, peaceful dispute resolution, and UNCLOS.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061405967384764540

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s military newspaper says Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, held talks with Gen. Uchikura Hiroaki, Chief of Staff of Japan’s Joint Staff, during Uchikura’s official visit to Vietnam. The two sides discussed expanding defense cooperation, including delegation exchanges, training, defense industry, cybersecurity, military medicine, U.N. peacekeeping, and multilateral coordination.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062295338254221744

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding on defense industry cooperation in Hanoi.

Agreement was signed by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense Nguyen Truong Thang and UAE Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072245639421804941

 

[william]

Seriously Vietnam would not trust the USA in anyway since they waged a war on their soil, treated their citizens disgustingly and left behind an ecological disaster for the Vietnamese to clean up.

I might go there and soak up some sun. I hear it is very nice for tourists now. Cheap too.

 

[william]

What really happened! Sound familiar!

Victor Davis Hanson: Nixon Could Have Survived Watergate. The Watergate Scandal ended with Nixon resigning after getting nearly 61% of the popular vote. Could he have been vindicated? “They tried to really destroy him as a person

https://twitter.com/x/status/2071995991620735169

 

[william]

11 Days of Bombing Changed the Course of Vietnam War Forever

In December 1972, with peace talks stalled, President Nixon ordered Operation Linebacker II, a massive 11-day bombing campaign that targeted the heart of North Vietnam.

This video explores the intense air raids over Hanoi and Haiphong, where over 200 B-52 bombers were deployed to break North Vietnam’s defenses and force them back to the negotiation table.

Known as the "Christmas Bombing," this operation played a critical role in securing the Paris Peace Accords, ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, and bringing home hundreds of American POWs.

From the strategic planning to the tactical challenges of facing Soviet-made air defenses, this video covers the crucial moments that led to one of the most significant turning points of the conflict. Learn how the operation changed the course of history and left a lasting impact on U.S. military tactics.

 

[NuclearID]

Pacific Partnership 26 concluded a combined mission in Quang Tri, Vietnam, with roughly 270 U.S. personnel working alongside Vietnamese, Canadian and German partners.

Activities included a mass casualty drill at Hon La Port, casualty transfer aboard USAV Paulus Hook, medical outreach, and engineering projects.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2073344487976309038

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam’s defense minister received Japan’s ambassador in Hanoi, with both sides discussing expanded defense cooperation.

Vietnam says priority areas include defense industry, training, military medicine, cybersecurity, UN peacekeeping, war remediation work, and multilateral coordination.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074775738666909883

 

[NuclearID]

Chinese & Vietnamese naval forces conducted joint maritime training following a PLAN goodwill visit to Vietnam. Qijiguang and Kunlunshan carried out formation manoeuvring, communications drills and maritime etiquette training with the Vietnam People’s Navy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2075929205515186283