Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – China has reportedly begun building its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Type 004, at Dalian shipyard—a direct bid to...
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Key Points and Summary – The USS Nimitz, the Navy’s oldest carrier, is slated for decommissioning in 2026 after more than 50 years of...
Key Points and Summary – China is quietly opening a new front in undersea warfare. Beijing’s latest AI-enabled underwater drones can execute zero-radius turns,...
Key Points and Summary – Picking just five “greatest” U.S. Navy and overall warships is almost impossible, but a few icons stand above the...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s surprise declaration that Venezuelan airspace is “closed” sparked fears of imminent U.S. intervention—and raised deeper questions about...
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 strain in US-European relations under the second Trump administration stems primarily from a deepening ideological divide, not just policy disputes over trade or...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Key Points and Summary – In 2021, the B-2 “Spirit of Georgia” suffered a hydraulic failure and landing gear collapse at Whiteman Air Force...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” was billed as Beijing’s homegrown answer to the F-16, but its real origins are far...
Key Points and Summary – In the 1970s, Lockheed’s Skunk Works, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force quietly pursued the L-301 or X-24C, an...
Key Points and Summary – China’s long-rumored Xi’an H-20 stealth bomber is edging closer to reality, and it will eventually reshape deterrence in the...
Key Points and Summary – After losing the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance contest to Boeing’s F-47, Lockheed Martin is pushing an aggressive...
The global financial and technological order is changing rapidly, and the U.S. must be at the center of these changes. As China aggressively pushes...
It is in the DNA of Star Wars to borrow from other genres. Indeed, George Lucas built his science fiction universe around the visual...
Key Points – Canada’s re-evaluation of its 88-unit F-35 fighter deal, driven by political tensions with the US, faces significant practical hurdles if Ottawa...
Key Points and Summary – Donald Trump’s anniversary proclamation for the Monroe Doctrine adds a “Trump Corollary,” vowing that only Americans will shape their...
Article Summary: Washington’s proposed 28-point Russia-Ukraine deal—trading Ukrainian territory, NATO aspirations, and war-crimes accountability for a ceasefire and cash—would echo Munich by rewarding aggression,...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Arkady Moshes argues that Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed a glaring reality: Moscow has neither a viable...
In October 2024, Iran threatened to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and pursue a nuclear weapon if attacked by Israel. If history and...
Summary and Key Points: –North Korea‘s deployment of 15,000 troops to support Russia in Ukraine offers critical battlefield experience that could significantly enhance its...
Summary and Key Points: North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent casualties reported....
North Korea and the Change Question: More than two decades ago, a defense and foreign affairs writer could visit China and not be constantly...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
Key Points and Summary – China has reportedly begun building its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Type 004, at Dalian shipyard—a direct bid to...
Key Points and Summary – In April 1989, a catastrophic explosion in Turret 2 aboard the battleship USS Iowa killed 47 sailors during a...
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruisers were the largest and most heavily armed surface warships afloat outside of aircraft carriers, combining...
Key Points and Summary – China has spent decades building a “carrier-killer” missile arsenal designed to keep U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups and airpower...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-35 “Super Flanker” was billed as one of Moscow’s most capable air-superiority fighters. In Ukraine, it is taking...
