Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George Patton General George S. Patton is a...
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“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George Patton General George S. Patton is a...
Synopsis: Shakespeare’s fictional quote from Julius Ceaser—“Cowards die many times…”—endures because it captures a leadership trap: fear can inflict damage long before real danger...
Key Points and Summary – China’s late-2025 drills around Taiwan revived a question Taipei and Washington can’t ignore: how well can Taiwan detect and...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 is shaping up as the PLAN’s first carrier-capable stealth fighter, and 2026 could be the year it...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s new F-15IA deal adds fresh-built, Israel-specific Eagles to complement its existing F-15I fleet, pairing long range with a...
Key Points and Summary – Newly released footage circulating from China appears to show a J-20 stealth fighter near or over Taiwan’s Pingtung area,...
Key Points and Summary – How did the JAS 39 Gripen ever get into a position to challenge the F-35 fighter in sales competitions...
Key Points and Summary – Gen. William C. Westmoreland is often treated as the face of America’s Vietnam failure, but his own maxim—politicians start...
Key Points and Summary – Theodore Roosevelt’s 1902 quote was simple: military strength, especially at sea, is not about picking fights—it is about preventing...
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-27 is alarming less for its speed or range than for what it blurs: the line between conventional...
Synopsis: “Only the dead have seen the end of war” is one of the most repeated lines in military culture, but it’s commonly credited...