Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official, analyzes whether China forced the timing of the 2026 Iran War. -Despite ongoing...
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Summary and Key Points: Dr. Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official, analyzes whether China forced the timing of the 2026 Iran War. -Despite ongoing...
Summary and Key Points: Four U.S. B-52 bombers flying with Japanese fighters over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea sent a clear...
Summary and Key Points: As Washington sends a second carrier group to the Middle East, the key question isn’t negotiations with Iran but whether...
Summary and Key Points: The Mitchell Institute’s latest report, “Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries,” calls for doubling the...
Summary and Key Points – A Supercarrier Crisis? : Anti-ship missiles like China’s DF-26 drive the argument that carriers are too big and too...
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: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warning that China could knock out U.S. aircraft carriers in “20 minutes” spotlights the hypersonic era: maneuvering weapons above Mach...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump announced a record $11.5 billion arms package for Taiwan, covering eight tranches: 82 HIMARS launchers, 420 ATACMS...
Key Points and Summary – Satellite images from western China have revealed full-scale mockups of U.S. aircraft carriers and destroyers laid out on rails...