Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the ultimate icon of Cold War engineering, designed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works to outrun any threat. -Composed of 85%...
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20 Days of Oil: Inside the U.S. Blockade Pushing Cuba to the Brink WARSAW, POLAND – “Cuba is in crisis” is a phrase heard...
On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the 2022 invasion, the Kremlin faces a paradoxical reality: while it occupies roughly 20% of Ukraine,...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump’s use of IEEPA to levy tariffs exceeds his constitutional authority, returning...
Summary and Key Points: Northrop Grumman is preparing to “flex” production of the B-21 Raider at Plant 42 to meet a rapidly growing U.S....
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...
Summary and Key Points: Royal Netherlands Air Force State Secretary Gijs Tuinman sparked international debate in mid-February 2026 by suggesting the F-35’s proprietary software...
Summary and Key Points: China claims to have developed two revolutionary technologies capable of tracking U.S. nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs and SSBNs) without using traditional...
Summary and Key Points: SR-71 Blackbird pilot David Peters recently revealed a “time-traveling” exploit involving a flight from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, to Beale...
Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird, developed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in history. -While its official cruising...
Summary and Key Points: In April 1925, Chancellor Winston Churchill restored the British Gold Standard at the pre-war parity of $4.86. -Despite warnings from...
Quote of the Day from the Great Mark Twain – Summary and Key Points: -Samuel Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, remains...
Summary and Key Points: Some Canadian travelers are being denied entry to the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for reasons ranging...
Summary and Key Points: Stephen Hawking entered Cambridge as a promising young scholar, then watched his body begin to fail. -Diagnosed with ALS in...
Summary and Key Points: In February 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Budapest to herald a “new golden age” of relations, signing a...
Summary and Key Points: On February 18, 2026, President Trump publicly warned British PM Keir Starmer that entering a 100-year lease for Diego Garcia...
Summary and Key Points: The expiration of the New START Treaty in February 2026 completes the dismantling of the global strategic arms control system....
Summary and Key Points: The 2026 Munich Security Conference confirmed a fundamental U.S. departure from the liberal international order. -While Secretary of State Marco...
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...
Key Points and Summary – When North Korea stormed across the 38th parallel in June 1950, an exhausted post-WWII US Army rushed a tiny...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s special operations forces are often overlooked, but estimates place them among the world’s largest elite formations. -Designed...
Key Points and Summary – North Korea’s most underrated weapon isn’t its nukes or artillery, but its vast tunnel network under and around the...
Synopsis: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the ultimate icon of Cold War engineering, designed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works to outrun any threat. -Composed of 85%...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is currently navigating a record-breaking, multi-theater deployment that underscores both its unmatched power and...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet has been effectively neutralized as a dominant regional power. -Despite...
Summary and Key Points: USS George Washington’s midlife Refueling and Complex Overhaul ballooned into a nearly six-year, 2,117-day stretch in port, driven by stoppages,...
Summary and Key Points: Germany is reportedly considering acquiring at least 35 additional F-35A fighters, potentially doubling its planned stealth fleet to 70+ units....
