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The U.S. Army‘s PrSM Comes into Greater Focus
The replacement for the United States Department of Defense‘s MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is coming into ...
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China Holds Major Naval Exercise With a Carrier Near Taiwan
The exercise was “to test the joint combat readiness” of the Command‘s forces and be a “stern warning” against Taiwanese ...
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Stealth Jihad
The Trump administration should commit to designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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Advanced Nuclear Energy Could be the Next Frontier for U.S. States
U.S. states are leading the push for advanced nuclear energy, aiming to boost energy security, support industry, and drive ...
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North Korea Now Has a Nuclear Submarine—And There’s Only One Place They Could Have Gotten It From
North Korea’s indigenous technological base is clearly insufficient to have developed the submarine on its own—almost ...
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The Army’s Newest Units are Needed in the Indo-Pacific
By placing an MDTF in Japan, South Korea, or the Philippines, the Army could bolster deterrence in the Western Pacific and ...
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Why It’s Time for a South Korean Nuclear Deterrent
With North Korea preparing to strike southward, and the United States deeply ambivalent about its defense, Seoul needs ...
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The F/A-18 Hornet: Inside the Navy Plane that Almost Never Flew
The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately ...
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How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Paved the Way for the F-35
The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was ...
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U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa’s recently passed land expropriation law drew President Trump’s ire in the form of a February 7 executive order ...
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Israel Strikes Syrian Airbases In a Message to Turkey’s Erdogan
Indeed, if the latest round of Israeli airstrikes is any indicator, the IDF ops tempo in Syria is actually ratcheting up in ...
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How Russia Is Growing Its Military in the Ongoing War with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to see as many as 160,000 individuals called for military service, surpassing the 133,000 conscripted personnel last fall.