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How vulnerable is the continental United States to drone attack? Could a wily adversary cause vast destruction of military ...

Russia has more friends than Western analysts like to admit, even three years into the Russo-Ukrainian War. While many have ...

Anduril, the $30 billion defense startup, is on a roll. In May, it partnered with Meta to build virtual reality devices for ...

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The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is ...

On Aug. 1, 2025, the Office of the Historian published National Security Policy, 1985–1988 Part 1, which focused on President ...

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The future fight won’t be won by those with the biggest budgets, most polished strategies, or largest armies. It will be won ...

Though relatively limited in their duration and destruction, Israel’s airstrikes on Syria last month were conspicuous for ...

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