Harry J. Kazianis

Harry J. Kazianis (@Grecianformula) is Editor-In-Chief of 19FortyFive and National Security Journal. Kazianis recently served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest. He also served as Executive Editor of its publishing arm, The National Interest. Kazianis has held various roles at The National Interest, including Senior Editor and Managing Editor over the last decade. Harry is a recognized expert on national security issues involving North & South Korea, China, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and general U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges. Past Experience Kazianis previously served as part of the foreign policy team for the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz. Kazianis also managed the foreign policy communications efforts of the Heritage Foundation, served as Editor-In-Chief of the Tokyo-based The Diplomat magazine, Editor of RealClearDefense, and as a WSD-Handa Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): PACNET. Kazianis has also held foreign policy fellowships at the Potomac Foundation and the University of Nottingham. Kazianis is the author of the book The Tao of A2/AD, an exploration of China’s military capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. He has also authored several reports on U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific as well as edited and co-authored a recent report on U.S.-Japan-Vietnam trilateral cooperation. Kazianis has provided expert commentary, over 900 op-eds, and analysis for many outlets, including The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Yonhap, The New York Times, Hankyoreh, The Washington Post, MSNBC, 1945, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, USA Today, CNBC, Politico, The Financial Times, NBC, Slate, Reuters, AP, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, RollCall, RealClearPolitics, LA Times, Newsmax, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, DefenseOne, Newsweek, NPR, Popular Mechanics, VOA, Yahoo News, National Security Journal and many others.

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115,080-Tons of US Navy Iowa-Class Battleships Fired 1,083 Shells, 52 Cruise Missiles, and Drones at Saddam Hussein Before Becoming Military History as Museum Battleships

At 1:30 a.m. on January 17, 1991, USS Missouri, laid down in 1941, fired the first battleship Tomahawk of the war. Over five weeks...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 11, 2026

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2,072 Years Later, Julius Caesar’s Best Quote Of All Time Is Simple and Effective but Still the Most Arrogant Military Message Ever Sent

“Veni, vidi, vici” — I came, I saw, I conquered — is how Julius Caesar reported his war against Pharnaces II of Pontus in...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

80,000-Ton Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Hit a Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine Moving at 15 Knots: Parts of the Submarine Stuck to the Carrier’s Hull

At 10:07 p.m. on March 21, 1984, the 80,000-ton aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, making 15 knots through the Sea of Japan during Team...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 10, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Came Back From Every Mission 3 to 4 Inches Longer Than It Took Off. At Mach 3.2 the Titanium Skin Ran Around 620 Degrees Fahrenheit, So Lockheed Built the Panels Loose on Purpose and the Fuel Tanks Leaked on the Ramp Until Heat Swelled the Joints Closed.

At Mach 3.2 in air 70 below zero, the SR-71 Blackbird’s titanium skin averaged 620 degrees and its 107-foot fuselage grew three to four...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 10, 2026

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The Mach 3 Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Ran on a Fuel So Stable You Could Put Out a Match in It. Then They Had to Invent a Way to Light It.

Shell built JP-7 for the SR-71 with a 140-degree flash point so 80,000 pounds of it could sit in uninsulated tanks at Mach 3.2...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 9, 2026

Vanguard-class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Royal Navy Nuclear Missile Submarine HMS Vanguard Spent 89 Months in Refit at Devonport. It Had Taken 83 Months to Build Her. Her 3 Sisters Averaged 42 Months for the Same Overhaul, and She Came Home in March From a 204-Day Patrol — the Longest in Royal Navy History.

Britain has kept a missile submarine at sea every day since 1969 with just four Vanguard-class boats. HMS Vanguard’s refit ran 89 months, longer...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 9, 2026

Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter. Image Credit: Chinese Internet.

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China’s J-20 And J-35A Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

America built 187 F-22 Raptors and shut the line in 2011. Satellite imagery suggests Chengdu alone builds 100 to 120 J-20s a year, matching...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 8, 2026

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America Did Not Have Enough High-Grade Titanium to Build the USAF SR-71 Blackbird, So the CIA Bought It From the Soviet Union Through Shell Companies in Neutral Countries. The Airframe Was 85 to 90 Percent Titanium, and Much of the Ore Came Out of Soviet Ukraine.

To survive 1,000-degree leading edges at Mach 3.2, the SR-71 Blackbird had to be about 90 percent titanium, and the world’s dominant supplier was...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 8, 2026

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China Bolted an Electromagnetic Railgun to the Bow of a Type 072III Landing Ship in December 2017 and Has Kept It at Sea Ever Since. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 Over 15 Years, Never Got Its Gun to Sea at All, and Cancelled the Program in July 2021.

China mounted a railgun on the landing ship Haiyangshan in 2018 and never took it off. Its researchers claim Mach 6, 100 to 200...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 8, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The Navy Bolted 32 Tomahawk Missiles Onto 58,000-Ton Iowa-Class Battleships. The Upgrade Took Their Reach From 24 Miles to 1,553.

Four Iowa-class battleships left mothballs with 32 Tomahawks in eight armored boxes, 16 Harpoons, and guns that put 15 shells into a 220-yard pattern....

Harry J. KazianisOctober 8, 2026

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115,080-Tons of US Navy Iowa-Class Battleships Fired 1,083 Shells, 52 Cruise Missiles, and Drones at Saddam Hussein Before Becoming Military History as Museum Battleships

Aerospace & Defense

2,072 Years Later, Julius Caesar’s Best Quote Of All Time Is Simple and Effective but Still the Most Arrogant Military Message Ever Sent

Aerospace & Defense

80,000-Ton Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Hit a Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine Moving at 15 Knots: Parts of the Submarine Stuck to the Carrier’s Hull

Aerospace & Defense

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Came Back From Every Mission 3 to 4 Inches Longer Than It Took Off. At Mach 3.2 the Titanium Skin Ran Around 620 Degrees Fahrenheit, So Lockheed Built the Panels Loose on Purpose and the Fuel Tanks Leaked on the Ramp Until Heat Swelled the Joints Closed.

Aerospace & Defense

The Mach 3 Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Ran on a Fuel So Stable You Could Put Out a Match in It. Then They Had to Invent a Way to Light It.

Aerospace & Defense

Royal Navy Nuclear Missile Submarine HMS Vanguard Spent 89 Months in Refit at Devonport. It Had Taken 83 Months to Build Her. Her 3 Sisters Averaged 42 Months for the Same Overhaul, and She Came Home in March From a 204-Day Patrol — the Longest in Royal Navy History.

Aerospace & Defense

China’s J-20 And J-35A Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

Aerospace & Defense

America Did Not Have Enough High-Grade Titanium to Build the USAF SR-71 Blackbird, So the CIA Bought It From the Soviet Union Through Shell Companies in Neutral Countries. The Airframe Was 85 to 90 Percent Titanium, and Much of the Ore Came Out of Soviet Ukraine.

Aerospace & Defense

China Bolted an Electromagnetic Railgun to the Bow of a Type 072III Landing Ship in December 2017 and Has Kept It at Sea Ever Since. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 Over 15 Years, Never Got Its Gun to Sea at All, and Cancelled the Program in July 2021.

Aerospace & Defense

The Navy Bolted 32 Tomahawk Missiles Onto 58,000-Ton Iowa-Class Battleships. The Upgrade Took Their Reach From 24 Miles to 1,553.

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