Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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Could the United States fight a two-front war? This would entail continuing the shooting conflict with Iran and facing an aggressive China that finally...
Donald Trump’s Way of War: An American Tradition At first, conventional minds worried that President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran would draw us into...
Extending the life of the A-10 Warthog ‘Flying Tank’ until 2030 is an extremely smart idea for the Pentagon, as the classic close-air-support platform...
As the Iran war grinds on, the administration of US President Donald Trump has cast around for rationales to justify US bombing. The president...
Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
Strategic expert Andrew A. Michta explores how Russia is capitalizing on the Iran War to consolidate gains in Europe. With U.S. resources drained and...
Key Points and Summary – The recent NATO summit in The Hague, where European allies agreed to a new 5% of GDP defense spending...
The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he...
The United States is in the golden age of defense spending. The FY2027 presidential budget request is an astounding $1.5 trillion. This number may...
The US F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced fighter in the world; however, its combat radius is approximately 500–700 nautical miles (575–800+ miles)...
“The basic objectives and principles of war do not change. The final objective in war is the destruction of the enemy’s capacity and will...
Iran Saved the A-10 Warthog: The A-10C Thunderbolt II, known as the “Warthog,” got another extension on its long life this week, with the...
President Trump’s FY2027 defense budget requests $1.5 trillion, a record high representing a 44 percent increase over prior levels. The structure includes $1.15 trillion...
With the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran due to expire on April 22, President Donald Trump may soon face the same...
Key Points and Summary – Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., possessed what Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz called coup d’oeil — the...
Veteran says VA denied him coverage for cancer treatment: In another story about the Veterans’ Administration not providing adequate care, a veteran with stage-4...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Defense and aerospace industrial firms from the Islamic Republic of Iran that had been scheduled and confirmed to participate in Defense...
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran expires tonight. No deal has been reached. No formal extension has been agreed. Vance is...
Key Points and Summary: “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” Napoleon Bonaparte made the observation aboard HMS...
“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is...
Fake Russian IDs, Orders Never to Be Captured, and 50% Casualties: Inside North Korea’s Secret War in Ukraine The Russian Army has sustained nearly...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., a political science professor and proliferation expert, evaluates the strategic partnership between Iran and North...
Summary and Key Points: Reuben F. Johnson, a veteran defense technology analyst and Casimir Pulaski Foundation fellow, scrutinizes the Ninth Congress of the Workers’...
Korea’s Division Isn’t a Glitch Anymore. It’s a Feature of the New Order The division of Korea was always understood to be temporary. In...
“We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We finally found them. We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.” – Lewis “Chesty” Puller...
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. The very prevention of war requires more faith, courage, and resolution than preparing for war does....
Do you ever wonder why the U.S. Navy wants only nuclear-powered and not diesel-electric submarines? Diesel-electrics are much less expensive and easier to build....
“There are no extraordinary men…just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.” – U.S. Navy Admiral William Bull Halsey These were...
With the USS Gerald R. Ford returning to operational service in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy will be operating “three” aircraft carriers in...
