Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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...
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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...
Key Points and Synopsis: The Pentagon’s 2025 China Military Power Report confirms that Beijing has fielded the DF-27, a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile...
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...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat ICBM, long touted by Vladimir Putin as an “unstoppable” nuclear super-weapon, has suffered yet another spectacular...
The United States has a strategic nuclear weapon problem. The military needs a new model to replace the old Minuteman III ICBM, but this...
Key Points and Summary: China’s nuclear expansion is alarming U.S. military leaders. In 2020, the Pentagon projected that China’s ICBM warheads would reach 200...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Oreshnik ICBM, hyped as a revolutionary hypersonic weapon, appears to be more bark than bite. -Launched against Ukraine in...
Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force faces significant development and programmatic challenges. A test launch failure of Russia’s newest and most capable ICBM, the...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. is advancing its Sentinel ICBM to replace the aging Minuteman III, essential for maintaining nuclear deterrence amid rising...