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A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, fires a TOW missile during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, April 18, 2021. Bougainville II is the second phase of pre-deployment training conducted by the battalion designed to increase combat readiness through complex and realistic live-fire training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russian Drones Have Violated NATO Airspace 144 Times — and a New Report Says They Were Quietly Mapping Europe’s Defenses for War

A new IISS report lays out an alarming pattern: 144 Russian drone incursions across 13 European countries in 15 months — over nuclear-sharing sites,...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 3, 2026

Ukraine War

Everyone Says Russia’s Losses Mean Putin Is Losing — a Professor Just Explained Why That May Be the West’s Most Dangerous Mistake

The numbers say Russia is failing: 1.4 million casualties, advances measured in meters, losses outpacing recruitment. But this analysis argues the West is making...

Andrew LathamJuly 2, 2026

Putin In a Meeting Last Year in 2025 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Struck a Refinery 800 Miles Inside Russia — Proof Its Homemade Missiles Can Now Reach Almost Anywhere Putin Hides

Ukraine spent years begging the West for long-range missiles. Now it builds millions of its own — and overnight it struck an oil refinery...

Jack BuckbyJuly 2, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin Knows He’s Losing — and Analysts Say His Own Survival Now Depends on the One Move He’s Most Afraid to Make

Putin knows he's losing, this analysis argues — and his options are narrowing to two. Russia bleeds 30,000+ soldiers a month against 27,000 recruits,...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 2, 2026

Ukraine War

Russia’s Losses in Ukraine Just Passed the Battle of Stalingrad — the Bloodiest Fight of World War II

The comparison is staggering: Russia's casualties in Ukraine now exceed the Battle of Stalingrad — the bloodiest fight of World War II. A new...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 2, 2026

The Treaty

The Iran War Has Already Cost Your Household About $1,000 — and One Harvard Expert Says the Real Bill Is $7,500

The Iran war is hitting your wallet whether you noticed or not: about $1,000 per household so far, by Moody's chief economist's "conservative" estimate...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 2, 2026

Putin in Hanoi 2024 Image by Russian Government

Ukraine War

The Betting Markets Just Moved on Putin’s Downfall — and Some Suspect the Big Money Knows Something the Public Doesn’t

Someone just moved the market on Putin's downfall. A newly created Polymarket account placed bets large enough to shift the odds that he leaves...

Jack BuckbyJuly 2, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Military Mothers’ Day event, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Dollars and Sense

While America Drained Its Oil Reserve Fighting Iran, China Quietly Sat on 1.4 Billion Barrels — and Won the War Without Firing a Shot

The Iran War's biggest winner never fired a shot. While America drained its emergency oil reserve to a four-decade low, China sat on 1.4...

Brandon WeichertJuly 2, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine War

A Mystery Bettor With a Ukrainian Flag Just Wagered $400,000 That Putin Falls This Year — the Payout if He’s Right: $2.5 Million

An anonymous Polymarket user — nicknamed "ZnotluvuiSamez," flying a Ukrainian flag avatar — has bet $409,000 that Putin will be out of power by...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 2, 2026

National Security Journal

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russian Drones Have Violated NATO Airspace 144 Times — and a New Report Says They Were Quietly Mapping Europe’s Defenses for War

Ukraine War

Everyone Says Russia’s Losses Mean Putin Is Losing — a Professor Just Explained Why That May Be the West’s Most Dangerous Mistake

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Struck a Refinery 800 Miles Inside Russia — Proof Its Homemade Missiles Can Now Reach Almost Anywhere Putin Hides

Ukraine War

Putin Knows He’s Losing — and Analysts Say His Own Survival Now Depends on the One Move He’s Most Afraid to Make

Ukraine War

Russia’s Losses in Ukraine Just Passed the Battle of Stalingrad — the Bloodiest Fight of World War II

The Treaty

The Iran War Has Already Cost Your Household About $1,000 — and One Harvard Expert Says the Real Bill Is $7,500

Ukraine War

The Betting Markets Just Moved on Putin’s Downfall — and Some Suspect the Big Money Knows Something the Public Doesn’t

Dollars and Sense

While America Drained Its Oil Reserve Fighting Iran, China Quietly Sat on 1.4 Billion Barrels — and Won the War Without Firing a Shot

Ukraine War

A Mystery Bettor With a Ukrainian Flag Just Wagered $400,000 That Putin Falls This Year — the Payout if He’s Right: $2.5 Million

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