Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Kiev-class carried P-500 Bazalt anti-ship cruise missiles. After the USSR’s collapse, Kyiv and Minsk were sold to China and converted into museum...
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The Treaty
This morning, I went on my hometown radio station, 99.7 WPRO, in Providence, Rhode Island, to talk about the war in Iran and the...
The Treaty
Democrats want to impeach Donald Trump for starting a war without congressional authorization. The constitutional case is strong. But the proposed remedy misses the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Congress and the Pentagon are reviewing the Ford-class aircraft carrier program — including whether the CVN-80 and CVN-81 block buy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Vladimir Putin and his senior military leadership did not believe they were starting a multi-year war in Ukraine when they attacked back in February,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy is preparing to use retired F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as adversary aircraft, replacing the 1960s-era Northrop F-5 Tigers that have served as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s New Columbia-Class Submarine Was Built to Fire Nuclear Missiles from Under the Waves
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), is now projected for delivery by late...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan’s modified Izumo-class destroyers JS Kaga and JS Izumo are now operating as light aircraft carriers for the U.S.-built F-35B Lightning II — Tokyo’s...
Ukraine War
Summary and Key Points: Ukrainian long-range drones have struck 24 of Russia’s 33 major oil refineries since 2022, knocking out roughly a quarter of...
Ukraine War
We are so used to Vladimir Putin leading Russia that it rarely seems that there could be a different president someday. He has created...
Ukraine War
Ukraine launched attack drones and Western-supplied cruise missiles at targets within Russian-occupied Crimea earlier this week, striking several administrative buildings and related infrastructure. The...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a U.S. base in Kuwait on May 28, after American forces hit Iranian military infrastructure...
The Treaty
Could Vladimir Putin grow so frustrated with the war in Ukraine that he would somehow attack the Baltics? Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have high...
The Treaty
A little-known Cuban state-run organization is the main lifeline for the privileged elite of the Communist party and a circle of military officials around...
Dollars and Sense
Russia’s economy has held together not just because of oil revenue, but because the Kremlin is quietly forcing state banks to finance the war...
Dollars and Sense
America’s emergency oil stockpile is shrinking at one of the fastest rates ever recorded as the war with Iran continues to disrupt energy flows...
Dollars and Sense
Global oil markets are behaving as though the Strait of Hormuz crisis is not temporary, despite continued public optimism from the Trump administration about...
North Korea Talk
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on May 21 that Chinese President Xi Jinping may travel to Pyongyang as early as next week, according...
North Korea Talk
MANILA – Russia has paid North Korea up to $ 14.4 billion in military aid since 2023. The figure is roughly equivalent to North...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force revived approximately 45 F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft after their 2008 retirement. The U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk fleet is slated...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The South Korean K3 next-generation main battle tank looks like the B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The South Korean K3 next-generation main battle tank is...