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210618-N-JW440-2053 STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) As seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Strait of Malacca with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The ships are part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Threatening to Bomb Iran’s ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ — a Nuclear Site Buried So Deep American Bombs May Not Be Able to Kill It

Trump is threatening to strike Pickaxe Mountain — Iran's underground nuclear complex a mile from Natanz — if Tehran doesn't deescalate. Analysts say its...

Brandon WeichertJuly 17, 2026

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, and soldiers from the Kuwait Land Forces fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (U.S.) and BM-30 Smerch rocket systems (Kuwait) during a joint live-fire exercise, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train together frequently to maintain a high level of combat readiness and to maintain effective communication between the two forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Lefty Larimer)

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The CIA Just Put a Number on How Long a Russian Recruit Survives in Ukraine — and It’s Measured in Minutes, Not Days or Weeks

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday a Russian recruit's average life expectancy on the battlefield is twenty to thirty minutes, crediting Ukraine's AI-powered drones....

Jack BuckbyJuly 17, 2026

Finnish artillery units fire Howitzers At Rovajärvi exercise area In northern Finland.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The CIA Director Said It Out Loud: A Russian Recruit’s Life Expectancy on the Ukrainian Front Is Twenty to Thirty Minutes

CIA Director Ratcliffe says a Russian recruit's life expectancy at the front is now 20 to 30 minutes, crediting cheap AI-guided Ukrainian drones —...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 17, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Straps French Smart Bombs to Soviet-Era Jets and Aims Them With an iPad — Now France Is Handing Over the Blueprints

France is handing Ukraine the blueprints to build its premier cruise missile at home — though the weapons may arrive after the war.

Reuben JohnsonJuly 17, 2026

President Donald J. Trump meets with guests, including Penske Corporation Chairman Roger Penske, in the Oval Office before participating in a Freedom 250 Grand Prix Showcase on West Executive Avenue at the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Washington Assumes an Emptying Oil Reserve Will Force Restraint on Trump — It May Push Him Toward a Bigger War Instead

Dr. Andrew Latham argues the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — down 99 million barrels to a 1983 low, worth about sixteen days of prewar Hormuz...

Andrew LathamJuly 15, 2026

President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

There May Be Only One Way to Truly Reopen the Strait of Hormuz — and It Involves American Boots on Iranian Soil

Defense expert Harrison Kass examines why months of strikes, blockades, and diplomacy haven't reopened the Strait of Hormuz: Iran spent decades building dispersed, survivable...

Harrison KassJuly 14, 2026

President Donald J. Trump visits the El Arepazo Doral restaurant, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Declared America the ‘Guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz — Complete With a 20% Toll on Everything That Sails Through

Trump declared Monday that the U.S. will 'probably run' the Strait of Hormuz, reinstating a blockade on Iranian-linked shipping while keeping the waterway open...

Jack BuckbyJuly 13, 2026

President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

There’s One Move That Could Keep Iran’s Hated Regime in Power — and Washington Insiders Keep Pushing Trump Toward It

Former Pentagon official Dr. Michael Rubin warns that as the Iran war resumes, Washington's oldest 'magic formula' — backing ethnic separatism to fragment Iran...

Michael RubinJuly 13, 2026

Dollars and Sense

The World Is Quietly Redrawing the Oil Map Around Iran — and Tehran’s Greatest Weapon May Soon Be Worthless

The U.S. and its Gulf partners are racing to bypass the Strait of Hormuz — the UAE doubling its pipeline capacity, Saudi Arabia expanding...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 10, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Threatening to Bomb Iran’s ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ — a Nuclear Site Buried So Deep American Bombs May Not Be Able to Kill It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The CIA Just Put a Number on How Long a Russian Recruit Survives in Ukraine — and It’s Measured in Minutes, Not Days or Weeks

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The CIA Director Said It Out Loud: A Russian Recruit’s Life Expectancy on the Ukrainian Front Is Twenty to Thirty Minutes

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Straps French Smart Bombs to Soviet-Era Jets and Aims Them With an iPad — Now France Is Handing Over the Blueprints

Dollars and Sense

Washington Assumes an Emptying Oil Reserve Will Force Restraint on Trump — It May Push Him Toward a Bigger War Instead

Dollars and Sense

There May Be Only One Way to Truly Reopen the Strait of Hormuz — and It Involves American Boots on Iranian Soil

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Declared America the ‘Guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz — Complete With a 20% Toll on Everything That Sails Through

The Treaty

There’s One Move That Could Keep Iran’s Hated Regime in Power — and Washington Insiders Keep Pushing Trump Toward It

Dollars and Sense

The World Is Quietly Redrawing the Oil Map Around Iran — and Tehran’s Greatest Weapon May Soon Be Worthless

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