Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
As Operation Epic Fury enters its second week, Iran is pivoting to a "Hezbollah blueprint" of asymmetric defiance to counter the destruction of its...
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As Operation Epic Fury enters its second week, Iran is pivoting to a "Hezbollah blueprint" of asymmetric defiance to counter the destruction of its...
The strategic landscape of Operation Epic Fury has shifted from a search for a "moderate" successor to a confrontation with a decentralized military dictatorship....
The current phase of Operation Epic Fury has sparked a high-stakes debate: is destroying hardware enough, or is the 2026 conflict the ultimate moment...
However, Harrison Kass, a national security analyst and attorney, warns that "tactical success and strategic failure can be true together." While the infrastructure is...
As of March 6, 2026, the strategic success of Operation Epic Fury is colliding with a cold political reality: the "risk premium" of a...
Christian D. Orr, Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force officer, evaluates the "dolorous goodbye" delivered to the IRIS Shahid Bagheri—Iran's prized drone carrier....
Harry J. Kazianis, Editor-in-Chief of 19FortyFive and veteran national security expert, evaluates the "Washington-speak" beginning to echo in the West Wing. He argues that...
As of March 6, 2026, Operation Epic Fury is entering soon a second week of high-intensity kinetic strikes without a single American or allied...
The B-2 Spirit, the world’s only operational long-range penetrating stealth bomber, continues to serve as the ultimate "big stick" of American diplomacy in 2026....
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of The Shadow War, evaluates the looming logistics collapse, warning that President Trump’s "forever war"...