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Army Quote of the Day By General George Patton: ‘Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and…’

Isaac Seitz, defense columnist and Strategic Intelligence graduate, examines three of General George S. Patton's costliest tactical miscalculations: the Sicily Operation Husky advance on...

Isaac SeitzMarch 17, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea training as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mitchell Mason)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Not Retiring Yet — the Iran War Just Changed Everything for the U.S. Navy

Caleb Larson, former POLITICO Europe defense reporter, covers the U.S. Navy's decision to keep USS Nimitz — its oldest aircraft carrier — in service...

Caleb LarsonMarch 17, 2026

190907-N-UR565-0660NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Is Keeping Its Ohio-Class Submarines Alive After Iran Proved They Are Irreplaceable

Caleb Larson, former POLITICO Europe defense reporter, examines the U.S. Navy's decision to extend the service lives of USS Ohio and USS Florida. Following...

Caleb LarsonMarch 17, 2026

A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the forward vertical launch system of the USS Shiloh (CG 67) to attack selected air defense targets south of the 33rd parallel in Iraq on Sept. 3, 1996, as part of Operation Desert Strike. The attacks are designed to reduce risks to the pilots who will enforce the expanded no-fly zone. President Clinton announced an expanded no-fly zone in response to an Iraqi attack against a Kurdish faction. The larger no-fly zone in Southern Iraq will make it easier for U.S. and coalition partners to contain Saddam Hussein's aggression. The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga Class cruiser launched the missiles as it operated in the Persian Gulf.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Ticonderoga Tomahawk Missile Cruiser Retirement Is Creating a Strike Gap the U.S. Navy Cannot Afford

Harrison Kass, attorney and national security journalist, examines the strategic consequences of retiring the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. Each ship carries 122 Vertical Launch...

Harrison KassMarch 17, 2026

Russian President Putin. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The Signs that Putin’s Grip on Russia Is Finally Starting to Slip

Is a coup against Russia's president Putin possible? One expert gives us what the evidence might look like as the war in Ukraine goes...

Reuben JohnsonMarch 17, 2026

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The Case for NATO: Leaving Europe Would Be a Serious Strategic Mistake for America

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The Iran Deal Doesn’t Stop at Iran: Russia, China, and North Korea are Watching

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

The Iran War Is Giving China Time, Russia Money, and North Korea an Opening

Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy

Russia Is the Big Winner in the Iran War

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Sturgeon-Class Submarine Fought The Cold War’s Most Secret Undersea Battles. Then The U.S. Navy Scrapped Almost All Of Them

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Is Almost Invisible To Radar. Keeping It That Way Is The Hard Part

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Was Mocked for Buying a Destroyer With Empty Decks. It Became One of Its Best Ships, Then the Navy Sank Most of Them

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USS Long Beach Was The Powerhouse Nuclear Cruiser The U.S. Navy Never Repeated

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A Utah Project Bets That Small, Factory-Built Reactors Can Solve America’s Looming Power Crunch

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The World’s First Marine Engine Certified to Run on 100% Hydrogen Just Cleared Its Biggest Hurdle

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The U.S. Spent $43,000,000 on a Single Gas Station in Afghanistan. It Should Have Cost $500,000

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My Wife and I Bought a 2024 Jeep Gladiator We Can’t Park in the Garage, Because It Might Catch Fire, and There’s No Fix Yet

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The Gulf No Longer Trusts America to Protect It, So It’s Cutting Its Own Deal With Iran

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Germany’s Army Is Rebooting for What Was Once Unthinkable: A War with Russia

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The Flaw in JD Vance’s Iran Deal: The IAEA Only Inspects Declared Nuclear Sites

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Target Moscow: The Ukraine War Has Come Right to Putin’s Doorstep

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KN-23: Russia Is Using North Korean Ballistic Missiles in the Ukraine War That Keep Getting Deadlier Every Passing Day

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North Korea Capsized Its New Destroyer on Live TV Before Kim Jong Un: Now It’s Building Warships Twice the Size

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6,000 North Korean Soldiers Are Dead in Ukraine: Kim Jong Un Keeps Sending More

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Iran Has An ICBM Program: They Got it From North Korea

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Army Quote of the Day By General George Patton: ‘Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and…’

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Not Retiring Yet — the Iran War Just Changed Everything for the U.S. Navy

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Is Keeping Its Ohio-Class Submarines Alive After Iran Proved They Are Irreplaceable

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Ticonderoga Tomahawk Missile Cruiser Retirement Is Creating a Strike Gap the U.S. Navy Cannot Afford

The Embassy

The Signs that Putin’s Grip on Russia Is Finally Starting to Slip

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Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle’s Propeller Broke Off In The Middle Of The Atlantic — And That Was Only Her Second-Worst Sea Trial

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Charles de Gaulle: The 42,000-Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier With A Construction Saga That Makes The F-35 And Ford-Class Look Easy

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Have a Message for Russia and China

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The F-35 Is the Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built. A New Report Says It Can Do Its Full Job Just 25% of the Time

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A Soviet spacecraft built in 1972 to land on Venus finally made its landing 53 years later, on 10 May 2025 — except it came down on Earth, carried through a fiery reentry intact by the same titanium shell its engineers had built to survive the hottest planet in the solar system.