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At the beginning of World War II, the United States Navy was considerably less formidable than its modern equivalent. In 1939, the Navy’s warships consisted of just 15 battleships, five aircraft...
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The first widespread effective use of airplanes came in World War I. Initially, planes were used only as scouts, reporting enemy positions. But as the war went on, they were repurposed for aerial...
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While the American military is continually in the process of modernizing its fleet of land, sea, and air vehicles and armaments, the process is a slow one. It takes years, sometimes decades, for a...
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While a lot of people might think of the American Navy as being the most powerful in the world, it is definitely not the largest. China has the largest naval fleet in terms of the number of vessels,...
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Earlier this year, the Biden Administration submitted an $842 billion defense budget for fiscal 2024. Of that spending, $185.1 billion is marked for the U.S. Air Force, closely in line with the...
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Guns and ammunition are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. The only country in the world with more guns than people, the U.S. is home to over 3,200 federally licensed gunmakers –...
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Gun sales in the United States hit new all-time highs in recent years. According to estimates from SafeHome.org, Americans purchased 21 million firearms in 2020, and 19 million in 2021 – shattering...
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The United States military, the most powerful in the world, totals 1.3 million in personnel. Of that total, 452,000 are in the Army as of July 31, 2023. That is a slight decline from 465,000 the...
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Estimates on the global count of nuclear weapons differ. The Federation of American Scientists, in an estimate from early 2022, indicated there were approximately 12,700 warheads, with over 3,000 of...
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The United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse from World War II after supplying its own military and its allies with a wide array of weapons and equipment. Among the many manufacturers...
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Most historians agree that there was no time on earth when the tank was more important for the outcome of combat than in World War II. But of course tanks were around before that time and continue to...
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The only country with more guns than people, the United States is the largest civilian firearm market in the world. And America’s gun industry is booming. According to a study from the University...
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Gun sales in the United States surged during the pandemic. Driven in part by sales to first-time gun owners, Americans bought about 20 million in both 2020 and 2021, according to a study from the...
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Currently, the United States ranks as the world’s strongest naval power with the U.S. Navy alone boasting a fleet of over 240 ships and submarines. Perhaps the crown jewels of the American fleet...
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In these days when single aircraft can cost billions of dollars, technological sophistication can often be more important than numbers. (This is the most expensive aircraft in the U.S. Military) But...
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