In the silent war down in the black abyss, Russia is now stronger than the US Navy
It took years of work, but the Russian navy’s secretive, highly specialised submarine AS-31 – nicknamed “Losharik” – is finally ready for
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America’s War Machine Runs on Rare-Earth Magnets. China Owns That Market.
The American war machine depends on tiny bits of metal, some as small as dimes. Rare-earth magnets are needed for F-35 jet
Integrated Deterrence: An Admission That America Is No Longer Militarily Dominant?
Since 2021, the Biden administration’s key defense concept has been “integrated deterrence.” The administration’s first strategy document, the March 2021 Interim National Security
As Threats in Space Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting Key Services
The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource: time itself.
Could The United States Be A Bad Ally?
For decades, the United States has held itself out as a staunch, strong ally. Its industrial and military complexes make the U.S.
Some Israelis Are Questioning Their Nation’s Dependence on the U.S.
Israel is increasingly split over its alliance with the U.S., with Washington’s decision to allow for the passage of a U.N. Security
2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
This report reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community, which is committed every day to providing the nuanced, independent, and unvarnished
Taking Nuclear War Seriously
(Opinion authored by Newt Gingrich) It is vital that Americans take nuclear war seriously. For the last three and a half decades,
Radioactive waste also dumped off Los Angeles coast
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of
Does Joe Biden Have a Deterrence Problem?
Would you be deterred by an antagonist you believe to be incompetent, irresolute, or both? That question has become part of daily
Taiwan’s Doubts About America Are Growing. That Could Be Dangerous.
The collection of American memorabilia, vast and well-lit in a busy area of City Hall in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan,
Russia and China are on the brink of a military alliance that could overwhelm the United States
For decades, the military might of the US was unchallenged. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the US was