Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The deployment of the U.S. Bomber Triad—the B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress—over Iran represents a rare and lethal synchronization of American airpower....
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The deployment of the U.S. Bomber Triad—the B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress—over Iran represents a rare and lethal synchronization of American airpower....
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham, a professor of international relations and fellow at Defense Priorities, evaluates the strategic limitations of Operation Epic...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham, a Defense Priorities fellow and professor at Macalester College, evaluates the maritime opening of a potential U.S.-Iran...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham, a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities, analyzes a high-stakes 2026 scenario: a kinetic Iranian missile strike on...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham, a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities, analyzes the strategic transition from the Charles de Gaulle to the...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham, a professor of International Relations and a fellow at Defense Priorities, analyzes the tactical friction in the...
Article Summary and Key Points: Washington’s Iran war planning is built around limited political aims, not regime conquest. -It focuses on degrading nuclear and...
Synopsis: The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber presents an insurmountable challenge for Iran’s integrated air defense network. While there is a chance Iran...
The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East signals a shift from symbolic signaling to active strike preparation against Iran....
Summary and Key Points: Critics often cite the strained U.S. submarine industrial base—currently prioritized for Columbia-class SSBNs—as proof that AUKUS will fail. -However, AUKUS...