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World War III over a Tree Near North Korea? It Almost Happened: The DMZ tree incident, or “axe murderer incident,” occurred on August 18,...
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World War III over a Tree Near North Korea? It Almost Happened: The DMZ tree incident, or “axe murderer incident,” occurred on August 18,...
Stephen Silver, an award-winning journalist and national security analyst, evaluates the enduring legacy of Albert Einstein’s most chilling prophecy regarding the cycle of global...
World War III in 2026? Summary and Key Points: With restraints on great-power behavior weakening, 2026 could bring sharper escalation risks across five arenas....
Einstein’s famous line about World War IV being fought with “sticks and stones” distills a grim logic: a nuclear World War III could shatter...
Synopsis: Albert Einstein’s famous warning—World War IV fought with “sticks and stones”—has become shorthand for the idea that a nuclear war would collapse civilization...
Key Points: Assessing the US Army’s readiness for major conflict (“World War III”) under the second Trump administration, this analysis argues the force will...
Key Points and Summary: The Soviet Union’s Foxtrot-class submarines were diesel-electric relics of the Cold War, but in October 1962, one nearly changed history...
During his re-election campaign, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to end wars in the world rather than ignite new ones. The current conflicts in...
Key Points and Summary: A floating pier the U.S. built off Gaza for delivering aid struggled with bad weather, high costs, and frequent repairs—lessons...
Key Points: In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy explored vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighters to counter potential airstrip losses in nuclear war. Lockheed’s...