Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Herbert Hoover’s 1944 warning—“Older men declare war… but it is youth that must fight and die”—captures a timeless imbalance at the heart of...
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Synopsis: Herbert Hoover’s 1944 warning—“Older men declare war… but it is youth that must fight and die”—captures a timeless imbalance at the heart of...
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Synopsis: A new Defense Department Inspector General report says U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps F-35 fighters were mission-capable only about half the...
Synopsis: The piece revisits Volodymyr Zelensky’s defining response as Kyiv faced imminent attack in February 2022: he didn’t want evacuation help, he wanted the...
Synopsis: The piece argues that a U.S. military move against Venezuela would be an unnecessary gamble, even if it might unfold more smoothly than...
Synopsis: The USS Abraham Lincoln’s rapid move from San Diego to Guam and now in the Philippine Sea places another U.S. supercarrier in the...
Synopsis: George S. Patton’s leadership is often remembered for bluntness and aggression, but his defining trait was resilience—his ability to rebound fast after setbacks...
Synopsis: Douglas MacArthur’s career is a study in how command success depends on the people who execute it. Raised in an Army family, he...
Synopsis: Winston Churchill’s line—“The story of the human race is war”—captures his bleak view that conflict is not an exception but a recurring feature...
Synopsis: The much-hyped “Mar-a-Lago peace deal” is not a peace deal at all—only a political gesture between Washington and Kyiv that leaves the core...