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Arleigh Burke-Class Arleigh Burke-Class

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...

Trump-Class Battleship

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – President Trump wants a new class of Trump-class “guided missile battleships,” but the case for them is unclear, and...

NGAD Lockheed Martin Photo

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – The 6th-generation F-47 is being engineered for “stealth supremacy,” featuring a “paradigm-changing” blended wing-body with no vertical tails, similar...

FCAS Fighter from Dassault

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – Europe’s flagship sixth-generation project, FCAS, is stumbling just as Russia grows more aggressive and the air domain becomes harsher...

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in Test Run

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – China’s Type 003 Fujian has been commissioned, giving the PLAN its first CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapults and...

M551 Sheridan Light Tank From U.S. Army M551 Sheridan Light Tank From U.S. Army

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – The M551 Sheridan was America’s last true light tank: airdroppable, amphibious, and armed with a 152mm gun that could...

(March 31, 2006) - The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) conducts sea trials off the coast of Virginia. Florida will be delivered to the Fleet in April, and a Return To Service ceremony is scheduled for May 25 in Mayport, Fla. As the second of four SSBN submarines to be converted to SSGN, this nuclear-powered submarine will have the capability to: launch up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles; conduct sustained special warfare operations with up to 102 Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel for short durations or 66 SOF personnel for sustained operations; and provide approximately 70 percent operational availability forward deployed in support of combatant mission requirements. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist (SW/AW) Dave Fliesen. (March 31, 2006) - The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) conducts sea trials off the coast of Virginia. Florida will be delivered to the Fleet in April, and a Return To Service ceremony is scheduled for May 25 in Mayport, Fla. As the second of four SSBN submarines to be converted to SSGN, this nuclear-powered submarine will have the capability to: launch up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles; conduct sustained special warfare operations with up to 102 Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel for short durations or 66 SOF personnel for sustained operations; and provide approximately 70 percent operational availability forward deployed in support of combatant mission requirements. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist (SW/AW) Dave Fliesen.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – In 2010, the U.S. Navy surfaced three Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines across the Indo-Pacific to signal that American undersea...

Ukraine War

Putin Back in 2023 Speaking

Ukraine War

Key Points and Summary – At dawn in Moscow, Russia, a car bomb killed Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s...

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin

Ukraine War

Key Points and Summary – EU leaders have agreed to lend Ukraine €90bn over 2026–27 to avert a cash crunch and keep public services...

Tu-95 Bomber from Russia. Tu-95 Bomber from Russia.

Ukraine War

Ukraine Can Be Summed Up in 1 Word: Misperception Key Points and Summary on Ukraine War Crisis – Europe treated NATO enlargement after 1991...

The Treaty

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is photographed after landing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. Three bombers deployed for Bomber Task Force Europe with a total force integration team composed of roughly 30% active-duty and 70% reserve Airmen from the 7th Bomb Wing and 489th Bomb Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

The Treaty

Key Points and Summary – Dr. Ted Galen Carpenter argues the Trump administration is inflating Venezuela into a major U.S. security threat to justify...

Fat Boy Nuclear Bomb At U.S. Air Force Museum Fat Boy Nuclear Bomb At U.S. Air Force Museum

The Treaty

Key Points and Summary – In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel struck Egypt after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, seeking to preserve Western leverage...

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, posts security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2025. The IIT is a facility which provides an urban training environment for Marines and Sailors, aiding in increasing combat efficiency by training in realistic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos) A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, posts security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2025. The IIT is a facility which provides an urban training environment for Marines and Sailors, aiding in increasing combat efficiency by training in realistic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

The Treaty

Key Points and Summary – In a sharp escalation of maritime pressure on the “Axis of Upheaval,” the Trump administration quietly ordered U.S. special...

Dollars and Sense

White Emperor Fighter from China

Dollars and Sense

Key Points and Summary – America and China tell grand stories about external threats—carrier fleets, alliances, missiles—but the most decisive constraint on both powers...

President Joe Biden visited the MTA Long Island Rail Road West Side Yard on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023 to announce a federal grant of $292 million toward the Hudson Tunnel Project, a vital rail link between New York and New Jersey along the Northeast Corridor. President Joe Biden visited the MTA Long Island Rail Road West Side Yard on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023 to announce a federal grant of $292 million toward the Hudson Tunnel Project, a vital rail link between New York and New Jersey along the Northeast Corridor.

Dollars and Sense

Key Points and Summary: New York’s new inflation refund is a one-time state payment meant to offset higher prices and sales taxes. -Eligible residents...

Capt. Andrew "Dojo" Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs aerial maneuvers during the Wings Over Houston Airshow Oct. 18, 2019, in Houston, Texas. The show featured performances from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Tora, Tora, Tora, and Oracle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook) Capt. Andrew "Dojo" Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs aerial maneuvers during the Wings Over Houston Airshow Oct. 18, 2019, in Houston, Texas. The show featured performances from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Tora, Tora, Tora, and Oracle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

Dollars and Sense

Key Points and Summary – America’s most dangerous rival isn’t China or Russia—it’s its own debt. -Dr. Andrew Latham argues that a federal debt...

North Korea Talk

Russia and North Korea

North Korea Talk

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s reliance on North Korea is one of the clearest side-stories of the Ukraine war—and it will matter as...

Hwasong-20 ICBM Hwasong-20 ICBM

North Korea Talk

Key Points and Summary – China’s new disarmament and arms-control white paper pointedly omits any commitment to North Korean denuclearization, confirming what Beijing’s behavior...

North Korea and Donald Trump DMZ North Korea and Donald Trump DMZ

North Korea Talk

Why A Trump-North Korea Summit Might Not Happen  Despite intense speculation, a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is highly...

Zumwalt-Class U.S. Navy Zumwalt-Class U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s abrupt decision to effectively kill the Constellation-class frigate program after just two ships is more than...