Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: After fresh warnings from U.S. President Trump over Iran’s nuclear program, U.S. naval forces moved deeper into the 5th Fleet...
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Summary and Key Points: After fresh warnings from U.S. President Trump over Iran’s nuclear program, U.S. naval forces moved deeper into the 5th Fleet...
World War III in 2026? Summary and Key Points: With restraints on great-power behavior weakening, 2026 could bring sharper escalation risks across five arenas....
Can Iran Really Shut Hormuz? The Small-Boat And Missile Threat Facing U.S. Warships Iran’s threat to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz is resurfacing as...
Can Iran’s “Black Hole” Subs Sink a US Supercarrier? Now that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has entered U.S. Central Command waters,...
Summary and Key Points: Iran unveiled the Qaher-313 in February 2013 as a domestically produced “stealth fighter,” portraying it as a major leap in...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. has deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the Middle East amid warnings from Iranian leadership...
Summary and Key Points: Exercise Kraken Reach 2026 stress-tested U.S. heavy airlift by pushing eight C-17 Globemaster IIIs out back-to-back from Joint Base Lewis-McChord...
Internal tabulations from Iran's Health Ministry indicate that over 30,000 protesters were killed by security forces between January 8-9, 2026, a toll so high...
Summary and Key Points: Amid rising tensions in January 2026, Iran has renewed threats to “close” the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint...
Summary and Key Points – Iran Crisis Deepens: President Donald Trump confirmed that a U.S. naval “armada,” led by the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier...