Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The U.S. Navy will soon play some musical chairs of the nuclear-powered supercarrier variety. The USS George Washington (CVN-73) will return to Japan by...
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The U.S. Navy will soon play some musical chairs of the nuclear-powered supercarrier variety. The USS George Washington (CVN-73) will return to Japan by...
The US is the world’s dominant military power. No surprise, perhaps, that this has led to extraordinary hubris. Washington officials regularly circle the globe...
During a recent visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to London, the UK and Japan finalized a bilateral agreement that will expedite security...
Nikkei Asia recently interviewed retired marine general and assistant secretary of defense Wallace “Chip” Gregson (also a 19FortyFive contributor) on the subject of how...
Late last year, it was announced that a rotation of United States Air Force F-22 Raptors would be temporarily deployed to Japan to replace...
One good 19FortyFive article on East Asian nations’ submarine forces deserves another … and another … and now yet another. After having examined the...
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been conducting a number of exercises this month, and that has reportedly included simulated attacks on Taiwan...
Last week, Japan announced that it will increase defense spending by more than a quarter next year. Among the high-ticket items that will be...
Earlier this month, the Japanese government published its latest National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy documents, outlining how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and...
Meet the Okha: Japan’s Kamikaze Pilots Became the First Rocket Men – Desperate times call for desperate measures, but few would have expected that...