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Could Putin still use a tactical nuclear weapon? One scholar's honest answer is yes — Russia has them, its doctrine allows first use, and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
If Trump Can’t Restrain Israel: Netanyahu’s Options To Strike Iran After Tonight’s Missile Barrage: Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday evening, the first...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Northrop’s F-89 Scorpion holds two firsts: it was the first purpose-built jet interceptor in U.S. service and the first warplane...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The Skipjack-class nuclear attack submarines were the fastest SSNs in the world when they debuted in 1959, capable of 33...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Out of all the submarine stories I have worked on in nearly twenty years of defense publishing and running various national security outlets or...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Russia conducted its largest nuclear force exercise in years from May 19 to 21, mobilizing approximately 65,000 personnel, more than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-35A Lightning II has been certified as a Dual-Capable Aircraft, allowing it to deliver both conventional and thermonuclear weapons. It is the first...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on May 20 that its investigators detected elevated radiation on fragments of a Russian Vympel R-60 air-to-air missile mounted...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On December 29, 2011, a Russian Delta IV submarine called the Yekaterinburg caught fire in the PD-50 dry dock at Roslyakovo, near Severomorsk in...